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Chapter 7

What happens at the hike?

Camping Trip begins

It was supposed to be a simple plan.

Jadon was leaning against the kitchen counter in Lexi and Daisy’s apartment, only half paying attention as Lexi scrolled through her phone, clearly building toward something she hadn’t said yet. Daisy, on the other hand, was watching him closely, like she was waiting for a reaction before the actual reveal even happened.

“We’re not going alone, by the way,” she said casually.

Jadon frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”

Lexi looked up, already amused.

“We invited Olivia.”

There was a pause.

Jadon’s reaction was quick, but not quick enough.

“Oh.”

Daisy caught it instantly.

“Oh?” she echoed, tilting her head.

Jadon straightened. “No—I mean, that’s fine. That’s good.”

Lexi narrowed her eyes at him. “You look like you just remembered something you didn’t want to remember.”

“I didn’t,” he said, a little too fast.

Daisy held his gaze for a second longer, something knowing in her expression, but she didn’t say anything.

Lexi shrugged. “She’s easy to be around. You’ll be fine.”

Daisy stepped in, tone lighter now. “Yeah. Just… act normal.”

“I am normal.”

“That’s debatable,” Lexi said.

Daisy smirked faintly. “You’ll survive.”

Jadon nodded, though the thought lingered longer than he wanted it to.

The trail had seemed easy at first, in the way plans always do before they begin to unravel.

That morning, the four of them stood at the trailhead beneath a pale sky that felt undecided, their backpacks freshly packed and boots still clean. The narrow path ahead slipped into the trees, inviting without revealing anything beyond the first bend.

Lexi adjusted her straps and glanced back at Daisy, clearly pleased.

“You lost the bet,” she said. “This is me going easy on you.”

Daisy exhaled slowly. “If this is easy, I don’t want to see difficult.”

“You said you wanted to get out more.”

“I said that casually. You took it personally.”

Jadon smiled faintly, staying quiet.

Lexi gestured toward Olivia. “I brought backup.”

Olivia gave a small nod. “I’m here to make sure this doesn’t turn into a bad idea.”

Daisy muttered, “Too late.”

Jadon glanced at Olivia.

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

It was simple. Normal.

But not entirely comfortable.

Daisy stepped in lightly, but deliberately. “We’re not making this weird.”

Olivia nodded once. “I’m not.”

Jadon nodded too. “Yeah.”

Lexi clapped once. “Perfect. Emotional stability achieved. Let’s go.”

For a while, the hike felt exactly like it had been promised.

They moved easily through the forest, sunlight filtering through the canopy above, the air still light enough for conversation to flow without effort. Daisy paused often, pointing out small details along the trail, while Lexi kept the energy high, teasing Jadon whenever she had the chance.

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“See?” Lexi called back. “You’re smiling.”

“I’m smiling because I haven’t collapsed yet,” Daisy replied.

Daisy drifted closer to Jadon as they walked, her voice lowering slightly.

“If I twist my ankle,” she said, “this is on you too.”

“I didn’t plan this.”

“You agreed to it.”

He didn’t argue.

There was something unspoken between them—subtle, quiet, but there. And while Lexi didn’t notice, Olivia did. Every now and then, her gaze shifted toward them, observant but unreadable. Then, slowly, things began to change. The trail steepened. The air grew heavier. The light dimmed as clouds gathered above them, darker and faster-moving than before. By midday, their pace had slowed. They stopped halfway up a steep incline. Daisy sat on a rock, rolling her shoulders. Lexi drank from her bottle. Olivia stood still, staring up at the sky.

“I think we should turn back soon,” Olivia said.

Lexi shook her head. “We’re not even halfway.”

“That’s exactly the problem.”

Daisy glanced back down the trail, hesitating.

“Maybe we should just—”

The rain began before she could finish. At first, it was light. Then, without warning, it wasn’t. The sky opened, rain pouring through the canopy in heavy sheets, soaking them within seconds. The trail turned slick, the sound loud enough to swallow their voices.

“Just keep moving!” Lexi called.

“Watch your footing!” Olivia said, sharper now.

“I can’t—” Olivia slipped slightly, catching herself. “I can’t see properly—”

“Stay close,” Jadon said. “Don’t split up.”

Daisy stayed composed, steady in her steps, even as the rain drenched everything.

But Olivia’s breathing had changed—quicker now, less controlled.

Then Jadon saw it.

Through the rain, across a narrow stream—

A cabin.

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They reached it soaked and quiet, the urgency still clinging to them even after the door shut behind them. The inside was dim, the air thick with the smell of damp wood. For a moment, no one spoke. Water dripped steadily from their clothes onto the floor. Then Daisy exhaled, controlled but firm. “This wasn’t supposed to happen.”

Lexi looked at her. “It’s just rain. We’re fine.” Olivia shook her head slightly. “No. We’re lucky.” That ended the conversation. The cold set in quickly once they stopped moving.

“Okay, we need to dry off,” Jadon said, glancing around. “Otherwise we’re just going to freeze.”

Lexi nodded, already pulling her bag closer. “Did anyone bring spares? I dont have any other clothes apartf from the ones that I am wearing.”

"Neither do I." said Jadon. "But I do need to get out of these pretty quickly."

"Then we do what is necessary, because we cannot afford to fall sick here." said Daisy, as she started removing her clothes one by one." And anyways, most of us have seen each other without clothes already."

"Fair, I guess." said Lexi as she followed her sister and started stripping as well.

"Are you two seriously doing that?" said Jadon. "Do you have any spares that you wanna give us?" asked Daisy, now in her black bra and underwear. "No, I haven't got anything else either.

"Then I guess you gotta get them off as well.. unless you're sure you wont fall sick." said Lexi.

"Guys.. I'm not wearing anything else apart from this, and I have no intentions of getting naked." said Olivia softly, who was shivering.

They worked it out quickly, practically. Daisy handed her a towel without hesitation. “Here. Just use this for now.” Olivia hesitated for a second. “Are you sure?” “Yeah,” Daisy said. “It’s fine.”

Lexi had already started changing out of her soaked clothes, turning slightly away, focused more on getting dry than anything else.

Jadon stepped away after a moment, not lingering longer than necessary, and moved toward Lexi.

She was standing near her bag, now into her strapless bra with a towel and running her fingers absently through her damp hair. She looked up as he approached, her expression thoughtful in a way it hadn’t been earlier.

“So,” he said, leaning lightly against the wall opposite her. “What’s the plan now?”

Lexi let out a quiet breath. “Originally?” she said. “We reach the top, take photos, come back before sunset.”

He gave her a look. “Yeah,” she added, “that’s not happening.” Another pause, then she glanced toward the door, listening to the rain. “If it slows by morning, we head back the way we came,” she said. “Trail will be a mess, but it’s safer than pushing forward.”

“And if it doesn’t?” She hesitated, just for a second. “Then we wait longer.” That was the first time she’d sounded uncertain. Jadon noticed. “You didn’t expect it to turn like this,” he said. She shook her head slightly. “No.” Her voice dropped a little.

“I thought it’d be easy.” He didn’t say anything to that. After a moment, she added, quieter, “They trusted me on this.”

It wasn’t said dramatically, but it carried weight. Jadon nodded once. “We’re here. That’s what matters.” Lexi gave a small, tired smile. “Yeah.” Not fully convinced. But holding onto it anyway.

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His eyes then settled on Olivia.

He moved toward her slowly, careful not to make it feel like attention was being drawn to her discomfort. “You okay?” he asked, his voice low enough not to carry across the room. Olivia gave a quick nod. “Yeah.” It was too quick. He didn’t push immediately, just leaned lightly against the wall beside her, giving her space without leaving.

“You were slipping back there,” he said. “That trail’s worse in the rain than it looks.” She let out a small breath, eyes still on the floor. “I just… couldn’t see properly.”

“That happens,” he said. “It’s not on you.” She shook her head slightly, but her voice softened. “I don’t like not knowing what’s ahead,” she admitted. “When it gets like that.”

He nodded once. “Yeah. I get that. A pause.

Then, quieter. “We’re not moving again tonight,” he said. “We’ll wait it out. Morning will be better.” Olivia glanced at him then, something steadier in her expression. “Okay,” she said. Her grip around the towel loosened, just slightly. That was enough.

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When he turned, Daisy was already watching outside while tying her hair into a messy bun.

She was leaning back against the wall near the window, in a set of black bra and panties. Compared to the others, she looked the most composed, like she had made a decision not to let the situation get to her. Jadon walked over, stopping a short distance away.

“You’re handling this well,” he said. Daisy tilted her head slightly. “Better than expected?”

“Much better.” She smiled faintly, eyes flicking toward the window before returning to him. “I just don’t see the point in panicking,” she said. “Doesn’t fix anything.”

“No,” he said. “It doesn’t.” There was a small pause. Then her expression shifted—subtle, but noticeable.

“Although,” she added, voice lowering just slightly, “this wasn’t exactly how I imagined spending today.” Jadon raised an eyebrow. “No?”

She shook her head slowly, a hint of amusement slipping in. “I had a very different version of this hike in mind.”

“Yeah? Like what?”

She leaned her head back against the wall, eyes still on him. “Something a little less… crowded.” It took him a second. Then he said, “Oh.”

She smiled properly this time. “Yeah.”

The rain filled the brief silence between them. Then she added, softer, almost like it was nothing— “Maybe we still get some of that.”

Jadon looked at her. “How?” Daisy glanced toward the others, then back at him. “Stay awake,” she said quietly. “After they fall asleep.”

There was a lightness to it, but not entirely a joke. Jadon let out a quiet breath, somewhere between amused and caught off guard. “You’re serious?” She shrugged slightly. “Depends if you are.” He shook his head faintly, a small smile forming despite himself.

“You’re unbelievable.”

“Mm,” she said, closing her eyes briefly. “You’ll live.”

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As the night settled in, the conversations faded.

Lexi eventually lay down on the bench, exhaustion catching up with her faster than she expected. Olivia followed, still tense at first, but gradually easing as the rhythm of the rain became something predictable. The cabin grew quieter. Daisy remained by the window. Jadon drifted back toward it too. Neither of them spoke immediately.

Jadon glanced toward the bench. “She okay?”

Daisy followed his gaze to Olivia, who had finally fallen asleep, though her grip on the towel hadn’t completely loosened.

“She’ll be fine,” Daisy said quietly. “She just doesn’t like not knowing what’s coming next.”

Jadon nodded. “Yeah… I could tell.” A small pause.

“And Lexi?” he asked. Daisy let out a soft breath, something between a sigh and a quiet laugh. “That’s different.” He glanced at her. “How?”. Daisy shifted slightly, leaning her head back against the wooden wall. There was a pause. Jadon glanced toward the bench, where Lexi lay still, her face turned away, her breathing slow and even.

“She seems fine,” he said. Daisy gave a faint, almost knowing smile. “That’s the thing,” she said. “She always seems fine.” He looked back at her.

“What does that mean?” Daisy shifted her weight slightly, folding her arms loosely, her gaze drifting toward Lexi for a moment before returning to the window. “Lex doesn’t like looking unsure,” she said. “Or wrong. Or… like she didn’t think something through.”

“That’s not unusual,” Jadon said.

“No,” Daisy agreed. “But with her, it’s… stronger.” She paused, choosing her words more carefully now. “She puts herself in charge of things,” she continued. “Plans them, pushes them, makes them happen. And when it works, it’s great. Everyone has a good time, and she feels like she did something right.”

“And when it doesn’t?” he asked.

Daisy’s expression softened, just slightly. “She doesn’t really know what to do with that,” she said. Jadon frowned faintly. “What do you mean?” “She doesn’t process it properly,” Daisy explained. “She just… skips over it. Acts like it was always under control, even when it clearly wasn’t.”

He thought about that for a second.

“She said earlier she didn’t think it’d get this bad,” he said.

“Yeah,” Daisy replied quietly. “And she meant it.” A small pause settled between them.

“But she’ll still act like she had it handled,” Daisy added. “Because the alternative is admitting she put people in a bad situation.”

Jadon glanced toward Lexi again. “You think she’s blaming herself right now?” Daisy didn’t answer immediately. “Yeah,” she said. “More than she’ll ever say out loud.” The rain filled the silence again. “She hates disappointing people,” Daisy continued, her voice softer now. “Especially when it’s her idea.” Jadon nodded slowly.

“That’s why you said you didn’t want to come,” he said. “You knew she’d push it too far.” Daisy huffed quietly. “I didn’t think it’d get this bad.” He glanced at her.

“You still came.”

Daisy’s eyes flicked toward him, then away again. “Yeah.”

There was something in that pause—familiar, but left unspoken.

Then she continued, a little quieter now—

“She’s been like that for a while,” she said. “Since school, honestly. Always the one organizing things, deciding things. It worked because… most of the time, nothing went wrong.”

“And now?” Jadon asked. Daisy looked toward Lexi again. “Now she’s in a situation she can’t control,” she said. “And she doesn’t know how to sit with that.”

Another pause. Then, almost as an afterthought, “She’ll probably wake up tomorrow and act like everything’s fine,” Daisy said. “Make a joke, brush it off, say we overreacted.”

Jadon let out a quiet breath. “And you?” Daisy shrugged slightly. “I’ll let her,” she said. “At least at first.”

“Why?”

Daisy tilted her head slightly, considering. “Because if I push too hard,” she said, “she’ll shut down.” Jadon nodded slowly. “You know her well.”

Daisy gave a faint smile.“Yeah.”

The rain continued outside, steady and endless. Then, after a moment, Daisy nudged his arm lightly, the seriousness easing just enough.

“Don’t get too invested in her,” she said. “Remember what I told you I wanted to do after everyone falls asleep.” She said with a mischievous smile and looking straight down towards Jadon's crotch.

"Uh.. I think i get an idea." Said Jadon as he was pretty sure where this was headed.

"Well, in that case then," said Daisy as she unhooked her bra and let it fall on the floor. "We should get to business."

She removed her panties," And there should be nothing coming in between us," she said and yanked his underwear on the floor as well. Jadon had an instant boner as soon as she dropped his underwear, and grabbed his dick into her hands. "Now that's the trail i wanna climb now" said Daisy as they tried to stay silent.

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Will they get caught?

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