Chapter 22: Complicated

It's finally Wednesday morning, the day we are going to search for something valuable in the woods. Many others were awake and prepared for the search. While I was getting ready, Ciara called my name and asked me to join the other so I told her I would be there in a minute.
When I was done in my tent, I went outside and realized that everyone was outside already. I found my group members and walked to them, I and Jones looked at each other so I smiled at him but he looked elsewhere without returning the smile.

"Alright everyone while you all go for the search, make sure you keep landmarks so you won't get lost, stick with one another and don't go too far," said our Geography teacher, "Oh and most importantly, Jeff do not eat any snake, it might not be harmful to eat snakes but it is not part of your menu on this trip," she said.

The whole group went their separate ways. While I was with my group members, I walked to Jones and held his hand.
"Hi Jones," I said and smiled but he forced his hand off my hand. "What's wrong?" I asked with a smile still on my face but he ignored me and walked away from me. I walked quickly so I could catch up with him and when I did, I held his hand,
"What's up Jones, are you upset with me?"

"No, now please can you just stay away from me, I need to be left alone," Jones said and walked away from me again. I stood where I was wondering why Jones was upset with me. Victoria walked to me and placed her arm around my shoulder,
"What's up with Jones?"

"I don't know, he seems to be mad at me for some reason,"

"Mad at you?"

"Yeah, but I didn't do anything wrong, I'm even thinking of how my day went yesterday because he just can't wake up in the morning and be mad at me, I'm not sure I did anything offensive to him,"

"Don't worry he'll be fine, now come on, cheer up, maybe he's just upset,"

"Upset about what?"

"Upset about something we don't know, come on let's go find something valuable before we fail," Victoria said and moved on, she turned and saw I was still standing where I was so she came back and pulled me through my wrist.
The search was going fine, everyone was having fun during the search but I wasn't, I was so worried about Jones. Like why is he upset with me, While everyone was searching I went back to Jones,

"Hi Jones," I said,

He looked at me and sighed,
"Can you please let me be Angie, gosh," he said and walked away from me but I followed him,
"What's wrong, are you mad at me?" I asked,

"Quit pretending like you don't know what you did," he yelled,

I stood where I was thinking of what I did but I just couldn't remember.
"Tell me what I did Jones,"

"If you're going to stand there and act like you do not know what I'm talking about then stay away from me," he said and walked away from me again,

"Jones please tell me what I did, you're hurting me with your attitude," I said but he stood where he was without saying anything. I kept apologizing for what I didn't know about and at the same time, I was so curious to know what I did.

"You know, girls like you are horrible people, you act like you are so innocent, and when you're caught cheating, you act like you're sorry,"

"Jones I don't..., sorry did you just say cheating?" I asked curiously,

"I can't talk right now, I'm so upset with you," he said and moved on but I followed him, before I got to him, he turned and yelled at me, "Do you think I was never going to find out?" when he yelled everyone looked at us.

"Find out what, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, you don't know, right? last night I was heading to your tent and I overheard you telling someone you don't kiss and tell and before that he told you not to tell me something,"

When he said this, it took a short while for me to remember that I was with Jimmy last night,
"Okay that was Jimmy, and we were just talking," he said

"Really, what were you two talking about that he ended up telling you not to tell me, and why was your response I don't kiss and tell,"

I chuckled,
"It's a figure of speech silly, it is like saying your secret is safe in my hands,"

"I know, but what the hell was Jimmy doing in your tent and what was so important that he asked you not to tell me?"

"We were talking about ....," I was about to talk but then I remembered that I swore never to tell anyone what he said, I looked at Jimmy and saw the look in his eyes, I looked back at Jones, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you,"

"It's what I thought, you've started hiding things from me," he said and walked away from me, I tried to stop him but he didn't turn and look at me.

Shortly after, Ella walked to me and asked what I was doing with Jimmy last night I told her we were just talking but she didn't believe me. I tried to explain to her that we were just talking but she was keen to know what Jimmy said that I couldn't tell Jones. Because I couldn't tell her, she got mad at me, likewise the rest because they all started to think I was cheating on Jones with Jimmy.