#Chapter 52: Camping Trip

Nina

Somehow, I managed to fall asleep for a couple of hours that night. Those few hours of sleep were fraught with nightmares, but at least I slept. When I woke up the next morning, I knew what I needed to do.

I couldn’t mention any of this to Enzo or Luke, because I knew that I wouldn’t get a truthful response. All of the clues were pointing to them; they had done something horrible to that man who drugged me.

Even though that man was a terrible person who only wanted to hurt me that night, it didn’t mean that I wanted anyone to be killed!

It was around eight o’clock in the morning when I climbed out of bed and started packing. I would need a change of warm clothes, granola bars, a flashlight, a sleeping bag… Anything

that would be useful for camping.

I was going to go camping in the forest outside of Newburgh and investigate this murder myself.

But I couldn’t go alone. Not only would it be dangerous, but it would also be too suspicious if I just took off to go camping by myself over the weekend in the exact place that Enzo and Luke had likely killed the businessman from the club.

I had to convince Lori and Jessica to go

with me.

When I walked out into the living room dressed in a flannel, sweater, jeans, and hiking boots with my backpack slung over my shoulder and my sleeping bag in my hand, Jessica and Lori both gave me a puzzled look.

“Uh… want a waffle, Wilderwoman?”

Lori said, holding up a plate of waffles that actually looked tantalizing

“Sure,” 1 said, dropping my stuff on the floor and walking over to the kitchen. I took a waffle and smothered it in butter and syrup while my friends ate in silence, still staring at me.

going camping or something?”

on it,” I replied, trying my best to sound nonchalant. “You guys should come.” novelxo.com fast

and Jessica looked at each other, then at

said with

nodded as I cut into my waffle. “I mean, you guys can take your time getting ready. There’s no major rush. I

wanna go camping all

me as such

bitten by mosquitoes. I actually really enjoyed being out in nature, but eventually my dad started having heart problems and couldn’t risk being out in the middle of nowhere for days on end with no

and Lori looked at

bring the

suppose I could use

the same time. Assuming that Enzo and Luke were the ones to kill the businessman from the club, I knew it would be safe for me and my friends. They wouldn’t hurt me or the people who were

be putting my friends in

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your car while you guys get ready?” I asked, shoving the last bite of waffle in

I guess,” Lori

hook by

are over there.”

and grabbed Lori’s keys, leaving my friends still

town. It wasn’t the most reputable place, but that was exactly what I needed; I didn’t have any permits to carry a gun, I didn’t have a lot of money, and I didn’t need someone to question

a Friday morning.

on the shop door

It was dark inside, and while my eyes adjusted from the bright sun, I heard the gruff voice of an older woman who sounded like

“Mornin’, hun,” she said.

with gray hair pulled up into a neat bun on the top of her head, and was wearing a beat-up flannel

approaching the counter. “I’m

I kinda gathered that, this bein’ a gun shop and all,” she said with a gravelly

bit embarrassed, realizing now that I had no clue what I was doing. It seemed that the woman noticed,

she asked, leaning

around

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