There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate

There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate (42)

I normally wasn't the type of person that got talked into something easily. I was known for being stubborn, and I couldn't even believe it myself when AJ had talked me into doing the talent show so she wasn't the only one in the cabin doing it.

"It'll be fun," she pressed on after I had said no for the thousandth time. "Come on, Jordan! I don't want to be the only one doing it!"

"What about Lexi or Chelsea?" I groaned, shoving my head under my pillow a little more. "They're talented, aren't they?"

"I can't just sit up there and draw a picture," Lexi told me, twisting at her blonde curls as she sat on her bed. "It gets boring to me sometimes. Just imagine what it would be like for an audience!"

"But Chelsea dances!" I cried out, trying my best to get out of this without fighting with any of them. I couldn't remember a time that we had ever really fought... "She's probably the most talented out of all of us, not counting you, AJ."

"The ballet kids aren't allowed to be in the talent show by themselves," Chelsea informed me with a shrug, and I could tell that she was glad she wasn't in my position. "We're all going to do something together I guess, so we can't do anything individual."

"So Chelsea's going to be in the talent show," I told AJ, as if she wasn't there to hear what Chelsea had said as I pointed at her. "Now you won't be the only one in the cabin that's in the talent show."

"I'll be the only one doing something individually," AJ continued to complain, almost causing me to smother myself with my pillow now. "Please, Jordan? You're so good at the guitar, and you have a great voice! Please just do something! Please, for me!"

All I could do was stare at her for a few moments. AJ was the singer, she had always been the singer, so why was she so scared of getting on stage? It wasn't like I was going to go on stage along with her. I just didn't understand her sometimes...

"Fine," I gave in with a large sigh, rolling my eyes when she squealed and hugged me tightly. "I guess I'll find something to do in the stupid talent show."

AJ smiled brightly. "Thank you so much, Jordan!"

I waved her away, letting out another sigh as I got up from my bed and headed toward the door. None of the girls even tried to ask where I was going, but it wasn't like I was about to stop to tell them.

I told myself that I was just going on a walk, but I knew that that really wasn't what I was doing. I quietly made my way through the camp and to the dock, the last place that I had seen Jesse. We had so many other memories at that dock...

I didn't get why I was going here of all places, since it was such a painful place for me. Just thinking about how this was the last place I would ever see Jesse again broke my heart even more...

I let out a sigh and sat down, letting my legs hang over the edge like I always did. I almost expected Jesse to pop up from behind me, just like he always seemed to do when I was sitting alone on the dock.

"So," a voice said, but I didn't jump or look back at the person. "Word on the street is that you're going to be in the talent show."

I rolled my eyes, not even turning toward Alex as he bounded down the dock before plopping down next to me, letting his legs hang over the edge as well.

"And where would you get that information?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Where do you think?"

I didn't have to say anything, because I already knew it was Lexi. I didn't think that he ever spoke to any of the other girls that were in my cabin, but it wasn't like that was a big deal or anything.