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her crutches against the wall. “I have bone cancer. It's already spread, so don't bother telling me everything'll get better. I'm way past the denial stage.”
    “Right. So -”
    “And right now I need to unpack,” Laura added, still avoiding eye contact as she unzipped her bag. “Sorry. By the way, I hope none of you have gas problems at night.”
    Beth smiled and began to blush, as if she was embarrassed, but Kirsty sighed.
    “I guess that's a legitimate concern,” Lizzie replied. “If one person has gas, everyone in the -”
    “Do we really need to discuss bodily functions?” Kirsty asked, turning to her. “Seriously? Can't we, like, each just look after ourselves and preserve the mystery of our bodies a little?”
    “Prude,” Laura muttered, glancing over at the huge amount of make-up. “Jesus Christ, are you sure you have enough of that stuff? You could build, like, a dirty bomb with all that crap!”
    “Oh lovely,” Kirsty replied with a fake smile, “a hater. How joyous! I'll have you know, I own a make-up vlog that gets more than one hundred views every single week.”
    “One hundred a week?” Laura replied. “That's, like, nothing!”
    “Lucy and Kate and Sophie and Ally,” Beth said suddenly.
    Turning, Lizzie saw that she was leaning across one of the beds, examining something that had been carved into the wall.
    “I guess they must have been here some time before us,” Beth continued.
    Taking a seat next to her, Lizzie peered at the carving:
    Lucy + Kate + Sophie + Ally forever.
    “Cute,” she said with a faint smile, before turning to look over at Kirsty. “See? People do become friends here sometimes, so maybe there's hope for us yet. Maybe by the end of this holiday, we'll be carving our own names into the wall and we'll be friends forever.”
    “Yeah,” Kirsty replied with a hint of sarcasm, “maybe.” Grabbing her phone, she frowned at the screen. “Coverage up here is, like, the worst. I'm trying to arrange to meet a few of the guys so we can go to that lake tonight. Are you interested?”
    “I don't think we're allowed to do things like that,” Beth pointed out. “Mrs. Wallace said -”
    “Mrs. Wallace will be tucked up in bed by midnight,” Kirsty continued matter-of-factly, “and we're going to go way after lights out, so it's really not an issue, and we'll be back before sunrise. You don't have to come, I was just being polite.”
    Beth paused for a moment, before turning to Lizzie as if she didn't want to be the one to make a decision.
    “You know what,” Lizzie said, “I don't think...” She stopped suddenly, realizing that maybe this was the perfect time to actually try being social. “Sure,” she said finally. “I mean, why not, right?” She turned to Laura. “Are you up for this?”
    Laura shook her head.
    “We can't just leave you alone in here,” Lizzie told her.
    “Yeah you can,” Laura replied. “I actually like being by myself. No offense, but I'd rather just sit and listen to music anyway. The constant drone of other people can be a bit of a downer.”
    “So it's settled,” Kirsty continued, typing a message on her phone. “We'll head down to the lake at midnight. Don't worry, I've got a map so I know the way. It's just a brisk walk through the forest -”
    “Do we have torches?” Beth asked, clearly concerned.
    “Why would we need torches?” Kirsty asked.
    “Because it'll be dark,” Beth replied, “and... Well, it's a forest. Who knows what's out there?”
    “Nothing's out there,” Kirsty continued with a smile, as if she was amused by the idea. “Like, are you scared of your own shadow?”
    “I'm sure it's fine,” Lizzie said, hoping to reassure Beth. “Don't worry, we're in the middle of nowhere. I bet nothing interesting has happened on Mount Everbee since the dawn of time.”

Chapter Four
     
    “You'll have to wait a moment,” Karen said as she drew some liquid into a syringe. “I'm right in the middle of