Chapter 15“Jasper?” Blake’s footsteps come crunching towards him in the dark. Jasper turns his phone flashlight on so Blake can follow the light over to him. “You chuckin’ a piss, or have you been eaten by a bear?”
“Sorry. There’s just a lot going on. I needed to have some time.” Jasper stares up at the sky, concentrating on the view of the stars which shine brighter in the moonless sky through the branches and leaves above him, searching for that peace Ryan said he’d felt.
“You know, the whole point of this trip is to get to know each other better, not to hide away by yourself.” Blake’s joking nature disappears the moment Jasper turns his phone back on himself to turn the flashlight off. Blake sits down beside him. “Jas? Okay, dude, what the f**k is going on?”
Jasper sniffles back his
