Chapter 20: Good friends

The next morning I woke up with a Sevier headache, I was cold and very weak. I was shivering like I was inside a refrigerator. If I cover myself with a blanket I would begin to feel hot, if I remove the blanket I would feel cold. I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't sleep all through the night. It was daybreak and people started to wake up. After a short while, Ella walked into my tent and saw me laying down helplessly.
"Angie, are you okay?" she asked curiously and knelt then she placed her hand on my forehead and removed it quickly, "You're burning up, hold on," she said and went out to get help. She came back with Victoria, our Geography teacher and some students who followed her. Our geography teacher knelt and placed her hand on my forehead,
"What's wrong Angie?"

"I don't know," I said with a very low voice because I couldn't speak well

She turned and looked at Victoria,
"Was she sick yesterday?"

"No ma'am she seemed fine before we left,"

"Yeah," Jones said, "But yesterday night she seemed very tired,"

"We were all tired yesterday night Jones, Angie is this your first time camping, or sleeping outside your house?"

I was kinda ashamed to say yes but I didn't want to lie so I slowly nodded my head.

"That's the cause, you see when you change environment especially when you've been staying in one environment for so long, your body reacts to it. So you're not sick, you just need to get used to this environment and you'll be fine. I have some painkillers in my purse, I'll give you some and by today or tomorrow you'll be fine okay,"

"Okay,"

"Good," she said and stood up, "Now everyone please exit Angie's tent, it's a small tent do you want to suffocate her? and I need someone to stay with Angie while we are gone because today we are going to explore the woods,"

"I'll stay with her," Jones said,

"Uh sorry Jones I can't leave her with a boy," she said,

"Then I will," Victoria said,

"No not you, youre a good photographer and I need u to take some photos while we explore nature," she said, "Ella, you would stay with Angie,"

Ella sighed,
"Alright,"

"What about me ma'am, I want to help," Jones said,

Our geography teacher walked to Jones and placed her hand on his shoulder,
"When we come back you would teach Angie and Ella all we learnt today," she said and went to get the painkillers.

Everyone got dressed and followed our geography teacher to explore the woods while i and Ella stayed in my Tent. After I took the painkillers, I slept off and woke up after an hour. When I woke up I saw Ella laying next to me clipping her nails. She looked at me,

"You're awake, how do u feel now?"

"Much better," I said and sighed, "Could you grab me some water?"

"Sure," Ella said and went to get me some water. When she came back, she gave me the bottle of water and sat down and watched me drink. when I was done she asked if I needed anything else and I said I was fine. After a while, there was silence.

"Angie," Ella called my name,

"Yeah?"

"I heard what you did for me at my party, thanks," she said to me,

"It's fine Ella, you're my friend and friends stick together,"

Ella smiled for a few seconds and frowned,
"Can I tell you something?"

"Sure,"

"I know I act all nasty and dirty and bad but you want to know something funny?"

"Yeah,"

"I'm a virgin," she said,

When Ella said this my heart skipped a beat and I became shocked,
"You are a virgin?"

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter now,"

"What do you mean?"

Ella sighed,
"The next morning after the party when I woke up, I saw mom sitting next to me, she was so mad at me because of what I did at the party, some jerk videoed me and showed my parents. Mom was so mad, she said no good man would ever date me if I keep acting like a whore, when she said this I wasn't worried because I knew I am a virgin and that's all that matters. Then she said she doubt im a virgin, and even if I was it doesn't matter because of my lifestyle. And then she said if I think I could find a good boyfriend now I'm acting like a whore, I must be dreaming. Normally I never care about what my mom says but I thought about this one, no good guy has ever asked me out and it hunts me," she said as tears rolled out of her eyes, "I might be acting all nasty but deep down I need true love," she said and wiped the tears on her eye.

"Ella no," I said and curdled her, "Youll find a good guy, I promise,"

"Am I ugly?" Ella asked,

"No, no you're not, you're really beautiful,"

"Then why hasn't anyone asked me out?"

I sighed,
"Maybe it's because of your lifestyle, your mom is right, no good guy can ever date a girl who acts all nasty and weird, but believe me if you change you would find a good guy,"

"But how can I change, this is my lifestyle, this is what makes me popular,"

"Ella no, there is a difference between enjoying high school life and ruining your life, and trust me it's easier to ruin your life, I learnt that from Victoria. It's not until you dance naked that people would love you, you can still hang out with boys, go to parties and all that but have respect for your body, and I promise you a good guy would come After you,"

"Thanks, Angie,"

"You're welcome Ella. So what about Jimmy, when are you going to tell him you like him?"

Ella looked at me and smiled,
"What are you talking about?"

"Come on, talk to me,"

"I don't like Jimmy,"

"Hmm really, because I saw the way you were looking at him yesterday,"

"How was I looking at him?"

"Hmm don't know, you were giving him this I LOVE YOU JIMMY COME AND KISS ME look,"

Ella laughed,
"Stop it," she said. I looked at Ella weirdly and waited for her to admit her feelings, "Okay okay I love Jimmy," Ella said and groaned

"I know,"

"But I'm nervous, I don't know what to do, what if he doesn't like me, I don't know what to do,"

"Relax Ella, okay let me tell you something, the only reason I found out you were drunk was that Jimmy told me, he sounded worried about you that night,"

"Does that mean he likes me?"

"Well we don't know yet until you tell him, I know you are a girl but sometimes you just have to let people know how you feel about them,"

"I don't know Angie, I can't confess my feelings to a guy,"

"I know, no girl can, but you can show him your feelings, you kissed him yesterday and...."

"And he looked at me weirdly," Ella interrupted,

"Any guy would do the same, you just have to show him you love him and maybe he would tell you how he feels about you,"

"Thanks so much, Angie, and please don't tell anyone,"

I smiled,
"I won't I promise,"

"Okay... Yeah how is your health, how do you feel now?"

"Much better," I said and then we both smiled at each other.