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RiverLook {A sriped}
In Nick's car
Riley: Nick….Nick…NICK!!
Nick: huh!?, oh sorry
Riley: someone's lost in space, what were you thinking about?
Nick: it's nothing, you don’t have to worry about it
Riley: oh, you were thinking about joe again, weren't you?
Nick: ……
Riley: hey you know you can always talk to me, I’m here if you need me
Nick: I know Riley, you never let me forget, ( grabs his hand ) but really I’m okay
Riley: really?
Nick: Really, really, I’m fine, and isn’t this whole trip supposed to be about having fun and forgetting what happened
Riley: Yeah, I know that better than anyone, it’s just, I’m afraid you holding in your emotions and that’s not good, you’ve got to let it out…. I mean you haven’t even cried, you need to cry, no one's going to blame you for crying, just please don't hold it all in, I'm right here
Nick: Riley please, I'm fine, just you being here helps a lot, thank you
Riley: (starts to cry)
Nick: oh Riley please don't cry, everything going to be okay, I promise
Riley: ( continues to cry )
Nick: ( poles car over ) ( lenses over a hugs Riley )
Riley: I'm...so sorry… I'm...supposed to be helping you…..I'm really...really…sorry
Nick: Hey, it's okay, you take all the time you need okay
Riley: ( shack head wall still crying ) she's gone, Joes really gone
Nick: Yeah, yeah I know…. ( starts to silently cry )

At the campground
Adam: Hey, what took you guys some long?
Nick: What are you talking about? we're two hours earlier
Adam: Riley texted me that you two were 10 minutes away, that was like 30 minutes ago
Riley: that's on me, I kinda had an emotional breakdown in the car, so Nick poled over
Adam: oh, are you okay?
Riley: I'm okay now, Nick really helped
Adam: well, thanks man, and thanks for driving him, I know my little brother can be a handful
Riley: hey!
Nick: Adam, you're the handful
Adam: ( glairs at Nick )
Riley and Nick: ( starts to laugh )
Lily: hey you guys made it (starts to hug nick)
Nick: (hug Lily) hey sis
Lily: ( let's go of Nick) I was starting to think you weren't going to make it today (starts to hug Riley)
Riley: ( hugs lily) knowing Nick we wouldn't stop driving until we got here
Lily: that's true (let's go of Riley)
Riley: By the way, where's Sarah?
Lily: Sarah, Megan, and, John are down by the river, there supposed to be collecting firewood, but knowing then that's not happening
Nick: Then why did you send them?
Adam: We didn't, Lily scared them away
Riley makes sense
Lily: I did not, hey, ( glairs at Riley)
Riley: ( wears a cocky smile)
Lily: I was just telling then how to put up there tents and they were just goofing off, and I may have gotten a little mad, but I didn't scare them off
Nick: so just regular Lily
Riley: sounds about right
Adam: yup
Lily: 🖕
Riley, Nick, and Adam: (starts laughing)
Lily: dicks (starts to walk away)
Riley, Nick, Adam: (follows)
Riley: (hugs lily from behind) I'm sorry
Lily: don't mock me
Riley: (gives pouty faces)
Lily: (glairs at Riley) anyways, now that you two are here we can finally get some work done
Nick: wait you guys haven't even put up the tents yet?
Adam: we couldn't, the tents require 4 people to put up...