- Paige's POV -

It's now December seventh, and we just landed in Denver for camp. Yes it's fucking freezing but my girlfriend told mom's how to pack. I still haven't said a word, and everyone is super worried, especially Mal because I've been distant. We just arrived at the hotel as well.

Our stuff was taken to our rooms since we don't know who we're rooming with until Jill tells us. I'm sitting in the corner of the hotel lobby on the floor since I always do that and I'm looking down at the floor. I feel someone sit down beside me, wrap their arms around me, and pull me into them. I know this embrace to be the embrace if Mal. "Hey, baby." She whispers and kisses my temple. "I'm so sorry." She whispers and I just shake my head slightly. "We were the last ones to get in. The meeting is about to start." She says and helps me up.

After the team meeting, we have team dinner and then we head up to our rooms. Mal and I are rooming together so that's cool. I can't even explain how bad I kinda wanna talk, but I just can't.

Tomorrow is an off day so we can get settled in, so I decide to just go to bed early. Well I mean it is ten but I usually go to bed later.

Dream/Memory

All I did was ask him how he was. I guess he's had a bad day. But he's gonna... Again.

"How am I? HOW AM I? I'm fucking done with all the bs around school. I'm done with fake people. Ya know what I could use right now?" "N- No..." I stutter. "You." He says and walks closer to me before pushing me down pretty forcefully on his bed, takes off all of my clothes except my underwear, and handcuffing both of my hands to the headboard. "Look at that pretty body." He says as he gets up off of me and takes off his shirt. "Don't let anyone tell you you're not beautiful. They're blind I they don't see your beauty." He says as he undoes his belt and slides it off. "Please no." I say but he ignores me and takes off his jeans. "Look at me baby." He says as he's taking off his boxers but I don't look down there. He walks around the bed to where he's beside me. "Suck me." He says and I shake my head. "Suck me you bitch." He says and forces it into my mouth. "Suck it." I do as told and he ends up releasing in my mouth. "Oh baby." He says. I don't like this at all. I watch as he pulls a condom from his bedside table drawer and puts it on. He then straddles me before forcefully kissing me. He forcefully enters my mouth without me wanting him to. Before much longer, he forcefully enters me.

- Mal's POV -

I wake up to the bed shaking and Paige is tossing and turning.

"Pai." I say trying to wake her up. "Paigey." I say and poke her gently. "Paige." I say and shake her and her eyes shoot open. She's crying and she just holds on to me tightly when she sits up. "Sh, sh, sh. It's okay. You're safe. Sh. You're okay. I'm here, babygirl. I'm here." I whisper, trying to calm her down and running a hand through her hair. "It's okay." I whisper. After a little bit, I feel her body go limp and her breathing even out. I know she's asleep so I carefully lay us back and look at the digital clock beside us that reads three AM. I can't sleep now because I'm so worried about her. Like what was that nightmare about?

I decide to get up around nine after six hours of just laying there and thinking. I gently get out of her arms and make my way to the bathroom with clothes. I take a quick, quiet shower before getting dressed and drying/brushing my hair, just to throw it up in a bun. When I exit the bathroom, I toss my dirty clothes into my bag and look towards the bed to see Paige sitting against the headboard with her knees to her chest.

"Hi baby." I say as I walk over to her. She looks at me but doesn't say anything. "Are you okay?" I ask. She shakes her head slowly. "Well are you hungry? It's almost time for breakfast." She doesn't move. "Paigey you gotta eat something." I say with a small frown. She rolls her eyes and gets up. She holds up four fingers then points at me. "Good." I say. She gets ready then we head downstairs. She gets her food and sits down at a corner table and starts eating and I get my food while talking to Ash.

"Has she opened up or anything yet?" "No, Ash. I should be able to get her to, but it might take a while. She did have a nightmare at like three this morning but I calmed her down. I don't know what it was about but I'm seriously worried." I say. "Okay. And we are too, kid." She says then we part ways and I go and sit with Paige.

"Hey Mal, Paige." Kelley says with a small smile as she walks past our table. I smile at her and Paige just slightly waves.

Once done with breakfast, we head back to our room. We sit on the edge of our bed and I take Paige's hands in mine.

"Paigey, we're all really worried about you. You haven't said a word since your moms and sister found you after the shooting. You've been really distant from all of us. We miss seeing you laugh, seeing you smile. We miss the happy you. We're all here for you and we all love you. Baby, we feel like you're not here at all. We know your here, but you're like, not here. We know that what happened was scary and life changing, but if you don't talk to us, we can't help you." I say softly and Paige is tearing up a bit. "Baby please talk. I miss your voice. I really wanna help you." I say and she looks away as a tear runs down her cheek.

"I- I'm sorry." She says. "Don't apologise." I say and gently moves her chin with my finger to where she's looking at me. "We just didn't want you shutting completely down, baby." I say and wipe her tears.

"It's okay." I whisper as I hug her.