"Hurry up Cammy or we are going to miss our flight"
Cammy ran out dragging her gigantic box behind her, "I'm coming I'm coming. You can't rush perfection"
I sighed rolling my eyes, "You do know that we are only going to stay there for two weeks right?"
Cammy frowned, "And your point is?"
I raised my hand in silent surrender. You do not want to start an argument with Cammy, that's why I know she will make a fantastic lawyer.
Three years ago, I walked into my dorm room and met a girl scrapping the pink off the wall.
I didn't know back then that starting an argument with her was one of the worst mistakes I could make.
It ended with me in tears and that was how I met Cammy.
My other best friend Samantha had walked in on the argument, stared at us both, then went to her corner, told us both to shut it then slammed her door so hard.
Cammy and I came to the conclusion that we hated her and bonded over that fact.
Over the next few months, we couldn't help but fall in love with her as it turns out she was a big softie that acted tough on the outside.
So here we were, three best friends, Camille, Andrea and Samantha finally trying out something new and taking a well deserved vacation.
A vacation that we didn't know would change us forever.
"Andrea get down!!!!", Samantha screamed at me
"We are going to die. I knew we shouldn't have come on this vacation", came Cammy's muffled voice as she tried to fight the tears that were flowing already.
Three days earlier
I fell on the bed with a sigh exhausted.
Samantha laughed, "You are so dramatic"
"Says the girl that refused to go into her room for three days because she saw a rat", I said making Cammy laugh.
"So what do you guys want to do first?"
"Relax Cammy, we just got here"
"Yeah", I groaned, "I just want to lay in bed till my prince charming comes" and we all laughed.
It wasn't long after, we all fell asleep cuddled up in each other's warmth.
The next three days we spent exploring the city.
"We should check this place out. It looks old,spooky and haunted"
Cammy and I both turned to Samantha, "So then why would we go in there?"
"It will be fun. C'mon I've been doing what you guys wanted to do for three days. When do I get a turn?"
Pouting Samantha did the trick and we were on our way to this creepy looking building. Kind of just looks like a bunker to me.
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The sun was setting over the grassy plains giving the sky a beautiful pink and orange, and the air was still and peaceful.
"Look there it is", Samantha squealed, without waiting she ran towards it. She was about to enter when with us following behind when we heard a gunshot.
Many shots followed after that.
Cammy and I ran pushing Samantha into the building.
"Andrea get down", Samantha screamed at me.
"We are going to die. I knew we shouldn't have come on this vacation", came Cammy's muffled voice as she tried to fight the tears that were flowing already.
Trying to be the voice of reason, "We are going to be fine we just need to wait it out".
That didn't pacify anyone.
*"If this is the end I have something to tell you guys, Cammy stopped rocking back and front, "I broke off the engagement"
"You what?",we whisper yelled with the gunshots still sounding outside.
She smiled sadly, "Turns out my perfect boyfriend has been cheating on me for the past two years. I just couldn't tell you guys because I was embarrassed"
"Oh honey", I pulled her in for a hug.
"I lost my scholarship", we both turned to Samantha.
"Yeah, I lied. My punishment for cheating on that exam wasn't just me failing the course, so there's a possibility that I might not be here next year so there's that"
I pulled her in too.
They both turned to me, "What?, I don't keep secrets. I tell you guys everything"
Cammy sniffled, a tear escaping, " Yah you're such an open book"
We stayed like that for for some moments.
"What are you three doing down there?"
We all jumped.
"Listen guys, the gunshots stopped"
The man standing in front of us laughed, "You three were hiding because of the shots?"
"Yes", we replied in unison.
He laughed again, "Those weren't real shots. My people were just celebrating freedom from all the chaos of the past. That's why this bunker was built. People used to come down here to hide during the attacks.
"So no one is dying?"
He smiled, "Yes"
"C'mon you girls are missing the celebration"
We followed him out but I stopped the girls.
"We are going to figure it out together"
They smiled nodding, "All for one"
"Or none for all", I completed.