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“Um, I don’t know. My back is really, really bothering me. Maybe I sprained something? It’s hurt me before, but never this badly.” He winced again as he stood up.

“Let me know if there is anything I can do. Ok? I really hate seeing people hurting.”

“I will. Thanks.”

He bent over again and started picking strips of bark off the ground. Rebecca and I were just sitting there watching him, until Rebecca spoke up.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m picking up bark that I can use for my mailbox.”

“That’s not a bad idea. I think I’m going to do that too…”

I sat there and watched them run around picking up bark. Luke kept wincing as he moved around and I prayed that his back wouldn’t hurt anymore.

“Do you girls know where Princess is? I think I might go on a date with her before Jen or Katie gets back.”

Rebecca told him that he should check the shared gear pile, and he turned to walk away. As he started walking away, Katie came back.

He sighed and came back to pick up his pack. We marched off in silence, no sounds except the noise of our feet crushing the dead leaves on the trail.

We walked for what seemed like a half an hour, but was probably a lot less. I wished I had my watch so that I could tell what time it was – I kept looking at my wrist, but my watch wasn’t there. I wondered if Bruce and Tullia were doing the same thing.

Katie stopped walking and I almost ran into her – I had been busy thinking about what I would do first when I go to my campsite.

“Rebecca, this is your campsite. Luke and Brett, we are going back the way we came.”

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