Chapter Six

      It was exactly what Dakota feared. The figure now huddled in a conner weeping it's eyes out. It was Reese but this side of Reese was something Dakota had never seen before. It was bizarre and horrifying. Reese didn't even notice Dakota staring at her through the tiny window on the door. Reese was probably so insane that she probably did kill Abby whether she knew it or not. Dakota couldn't process her friend or what she thought was her friend. The girl inside of that room was a monster, a trembling, distraught, monster.
      "You are not suppose to be back here miss," sinabi a stern man. He had two of his buddies with him. They gripped Dakota"s shoulders and dragged her back to the front desk. She went fighting but in the end they eventually threw her out the door.
       
It was very early in the morning when Mr. Bulks students trudged the last few steps to reach the campground which was basically just trees and dirt. Hazel, Reese, Dakota, and Gwendolyn were the first ones to see the wide open terrain. It was a magnificent scene but all four saw it as a patch of dirt. Reese and Dakota would be partners while Gwendolyn and Hazel are partners or at least that is what Mr. Bulks told them.
      "Where are we going to sleep?" asked Reese.
      "In those tents with your partner. It first you must pitch your tent." He handed everyone a bag and instructions on how to pitch tents.
      "Dakota, you can pitch the tent. I will be over here but don't worry I won't be trying to find out your secrets." Reese knew. Dakota uneasily read the instructions and did it step sa pamamagitan ng step while the piercing eyes of Reese glared at her.
      Gwendolyn and Hazel had worked out a system. Gwendolyn would work n the tent if Hazel read the instructions. "I am s sorry for your Nawawala Gwen," Hazel sinabi in between the instructions.
      "Don't play games with me," she whispered.
      "What are you talking about?" Hazel asked confused.
      "It is your fault that she isn't here in the first place so don't pretend that you had nothing to do with her death. I know you didn't kill her and I also know that you know the real killer. I am going to find the real killer nd give them a piece for mind." Hazel was stunned for many reason. Gwendolyn had no proof or right to assume that she was the one to blame. She had to tell herself that Gwen was only do this because she was mourning the Nawawala of her sister.

It was early afternoon when the first assignment was announced. Everyone had to gather around a campfire while Mr. Bulks explained what they would be doing. "Listen up students," he commanded. "Your firs assignment is to locate the following things on your map. The first person to come back with all of their items wins first dibs on the showers and gets some chicken while everyone else eats isda that I caught." He passed out the listahan of items to everyone around the campfire. "Everyone has a different checklist so everyone should not be following others. Use your compass and please try not to get lost."
      Everyone dashed off in different directions. Hazel lingered behind for a while. She was still hurt sa pamamagitan ng the comment that Gwendolyn made. Did people believe that she would kill her best friend? She shook the feeling off and went after the first item on her checklist.
      Dakota had already completed the first five items and now all she had to find where the susunod ten when Reese slammed into her. She had been running and didn't look where she was going when she hit Dakota. "I am so sorry. I was just trying to find seem lichen. sa pamamagitan ng the way what the heck is lichen?" 
      Dakota kneeled to the group and pulled some light blue and green covering off if a puno limb. "This is lichen," she retorted.
      "Thanks maybe susunod time I should come to you when I want something and not go behind your back like someone I know did," Reese muttered. She dashed off in the opposite direction leaving a stun Dakota left behind.
      Gwendolyn was almost done when she spotted her. The killer. The girl that killed her sister. The real one. Gwendolyn eyed the killer clearly satisfied. She was right. This is the real killer. The one that killed her sister. "I knew it was you all along. Now that I know who you are I am going to turn you in to the police." She searched her bag for her phone but couldn't find it.
      "Looking for this?" The killer held up Gwen's new LG phone and dangled it in front of her face. "Yes you was right. It was me all along but right now I doubt you will be able to call anyone anymore." With that the killer stabbed poor Gwendolyn as she made her last ear splitting scream. The killer dropped the kutsilyo and ran off into the forest leaving behind a big mess. Reese had seen everything.

There was gray grief around the campfire when the assignment was over. The winner was Shelly Macon but no one cared or sinabi she cheated. The death of Gwendolyn was too much to madala especially since it was the sister of Abigail. No one touched their pagkain bit even Shelly. Reese was just about to go up to Mr. Bulk and tell him who she saw murder Gwendolyn when she noticed Dakota talking to him, 
      Reese knew that Dakota had seen her in the medical center was probably jumping to conclusions. Mr. Bulk glanced Reese's way and motioned for her to come towards him. It was a trap. Three policemen hand cuffed her hands together and dragged her. "Wait, whoa, wait!" she screamed. "I didn't do it! It was not me! I know who killed Gwendolyn and I know who killed Abigail! It was not me!" she begged. It was no use. They had already lugged her off the campsite and into the police car. Everyone watched her be taken away.
      Dakota was disturbed sa pamamagitan ng the last part that Reese had said. She sinabi that she knew who actually killed them. Then again she could just be saying that just to get out of those handcuffs. Hazel came over and laid a comforted arm around Dakota's shoulders. "You did the right thing." she whispered. It sure didn't feel like it.