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Chapter 33: One More

*Aqua*

I gasped and sat up, wiping a drop of sweat from my forehead. I swallowed hard and looked around, immediately calming when I realized where I was. 

Gem, who had been sleeping beside me in a light pink sleeping bag, sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes, squinting at me in the dim lighting of our tent. "Aqua?" she murmured, her voice thick with sleep. "What's wrong?"

I forced myself to smile at her. "Nothing," I assured her. "Just forgot that we were camping and freaked out." I laughed, hoping that the sound was convincing. 

It must have been because Gem giggled before letting her head fall back against the pillow. "I kind of forgot too," she said, grinning but her eyelids had fallen shut again. "It's weird being here without Grandpa though…" she trailed off as she started to drift back off to sleep. 

"Would you two shut up?" Ari snapped from my other side. "The sun's not even up yet!"