Carson's pov

After a long awkward time on the road, we arrive at the school around 3 pm.

This means the school trip has officially come to an end and the school trip was far as good as I expected.

I'm not saying it was a bad trip, it was fun with everything we visited and I had fun with Ella but regarding the cabin, that's where things did not end well.

I am disheartened at how things ended between us.

Instead of potentially keeping in contact and getting along, I made Emerick somehow hate me even more.

He's back to his cold self as he has ignored me for the rest of the time left on the trip, even on the bus.

Speaking about that, it was so awkward and embarrassing but it hurts that Emerick flat-out ignored me, I thought he would have accepted my apology but he did not even acknowledge it...

Considering I won't see him until late August unless I see him elsewhere which is unlikely, I badly wanted him to know that I didn't mean to make him angry.

He thinks I kissed him because I kiss any guy but he didn't want to hear that I like him.

He misunderstood my intentions...

I just wanted to kiss him. I thought the moment was right as my brother had told me about but I guess I was wrong, Emerick really did not like that.

Although I am disheartened that Emerick hates me now, I still feel giddy because yesterday was my first kiss and it was Emerick! My childhood friend!

It's surreal that I got my first kiss and that I actually did that, I kissed him. I still find it hard to believe I overcame my shyness but instead, it ended wrongly...

Because of all of that, I couldn't sleep last night and I fell asleep on the bus and I woke up on Emerick's shoulder, how embarrassing!

As we just arrived, everyone started to get off and it didn't take long for it to be our turn.

I take my bag and get off my seat.

I look at Emerick who does the same and I internally debate whether I should wish him a good summer or not.

I almost do but then I notice Emerick's cold expression and I flinch.

All courage I had gained suddenly vanishes and I leave anxiously forgetting to look back at Emerick one last time.

Once I get off the bus I take a deep breath and stretch my arms.

I wait for Ella first and it doesn't take long for her to come down.

Upon noticing me her expression softens.

"Oh, Carson, I was getting worried something happened to you. Why didn't you text me?" She asks concerned.

"I fell asleep on the bus." I awkwardly chuckle and her eyes widen.

"Wait, did you fall asleep on Emerick?" Immediately I blush embarrassed to be caught red-handed but quickly reminders that Emerick hates me ruins my good mood. 

 my mood.

"Um, yeah," I say lying even if that fresh memory makes me flustered.

"Wow, so you two made progress then...?" She's about to complete her sentence ecstatic but we get rudely interrupted by my brother.

"Hey, what's going on here?" He questions curious.

"It's nothing!" I say nervously and both of them frown but Cayden less so.

"Heh, seems like a secret then. Hate to break this conversation but I'm taking my brother." Cayden says smiling and Ella looks at him unimpressed yet she keeps her smile.

"Right, your parents must be already here, mine too. See ya Carson!" Ella says smiling and she leaves us alone.

"So what was that about?" My brother smirks.

"Nothing," I say once again lying.

"Hm, seems fishy but whatever. So, are you thanking me for making you sit with Emerick?" He smirks and I blush embarrassed but yet again thinking about him makes me sad.

"Yes," I simply say but my brother doesn't see through my lie.

"I can see right through you. Now tell me, what did you do?" He questions skeptical yet curious.

Ugh, why does my brother always see right through me? It's impossible to lie to him.

"I kissed Emerick but now he's mad at me and..." I start to explain but my brother interrupts me.

"Woah, woah you said what?" He says surprised yet intrigued.

"I kissed Emerick..." I say blushing and his eyes widen but not in a good way.

He pats my shoulder.

"I can't believe you kissed Emerick, you did it? Gosh, no wonder why he's mad at you, that poor guy must be terrified for his life." He says laughing yet scolding me a bit.

"You think so?" I say hating the idea I made Emerick sacred and Cayden's light-hearted mood disappears and instead, his glazes on me darken, appearing menacing.

"Look, when I meant to kiss him, I did not mean to actually kiss him! Gosh, you can be so dense at times Carson." He says annoyed, like he is fed up with me as he lectures me.

And that makes me sad and I almost cry but right as I'm about to, we finish walking and we arrive face to face with my parents.

Oh no! They can't see me crying!

"Carson, Cayden, welcome back!" My dad Nathan says happily as he greets us.

"Welcome back boys, not too tired from the bus?" My papa asks concerned.

"No, we're ok," Cayden answers for me instead.

But then my papa's expression becomes colder as if remembering something.

"I'm glad that you're back Cayden but I would have liked to receive a text message before you left this morning." My papa says not too happy and Cayden loses his smile.

"Papa, I don't have all day to text you and stuff, that's embarrassing, we're almost 16, we're not babies anymore," Cayden complains and my Papa appears even more

"I just wanted to know that you were safe." My papa says coldly and Cayden glares at him.

Meanwhile, my dad and I look at their argument happening right on the path walk and in front of everyone else.

"Papa, it's not like we were gonna die or something, it was only 3 days, 3 days."

"3 days too much, how come your brother called both nights but you didn't return any of my calls?" My papa says harshly and Cayden glares at papa and then at me, I flinch.

"Unlike me, he's still a baby, he needs to learn to grow up," Cayden says excusing me and both of my parents look at him disapproving.

"Hey! That's not true!" I defend myself.

"Yes, it is and you know it." My brother says harshly at me rubbing salt to my wound. 

He was somewhat nice just a few minutes ago and now he's mad at me? What did I do wrong...?

"Ok, it's enough you all. Get in the car, and we'll discuss further at home." My dad says a bit harsh.

"Yes, dad..." I say even if I know Dad is not mad at me.

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Emerick's pov

What a relief that this trip is over or well not so much.

I am glad that it's now summer break, yes but it doesn't mean my situation is any better at home.

Although usually I do not mind having two young sisters below the age of 5, and a baby brother all crying at times in the house, it gets quite irritating at times.

You just can't have silence in my home, so in a way, I liked that I could get some sort of quiet during the school trip.

I didn't realize how much I needed to have a break from my younger siblings until I went on the school trip and now that I'm back they seem more annoying than ever.

And with tomorrow being a Monday, it means there'll be lots of kids at my house. You see, my house is now a daycare run by mom. That way my mom take care of my younger siblings and maintain a job as single mother.

So that means more noise, so I'm not looking forward to that.

Annoyed to have to deal with that all summer long, I've been thinking about something.

I've been thinking of getting a job for the summer. Yes, in part I could get away during the day at times but that way I could also have my own money.

The problem is that I don't know if my mom will agree and if she does, which job will accept a 15-year-old...?