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Epilogue: In the End

It was the end of TDI with Owen being the lucky camper who made it all the way. The end of the crappy cabins, the end of the radioactive sludge they called food, the end of the challenges, the end of the man-eating sharks, and the end of everything. I stood in the Killer Bass cabin with my bag in my hand waiting for Bridgette to come. She walked up to me with her bag in her hand.

"Ready to go?" she asked. I took one last look at the cabin that had been my home for the past eight weeks before answering.

"Yeah… I'm ready." I walked out of the cabin for the last time, waiting on the porch for the guys to come out. Soon they came, Duncan first followed by Geoff and DJ. Once Duncan saw me he smiled.

"Hey there Princess." He said. I smiled and walked down the steps with him. After we had come back from the mountain a few weeks ago things were pretty hectic. The second we got there we had been swarmed by campers all asking if I was ok and that they were happy beyond belief I could see again. It was touching… after that things pretty much went back to normal. Chef started feeding us his grotesque food and Heather had gone back to her snappy nature. However she was never as mean as she once was before my accident, especially around me. She really was like a big sister now… other than that things were normal, except for my eyes actually. Because of the surgery I have to wear glasses whenever I read, a small side effect but I don't mind.

"… I'm really going to miss Wawanakwa." I said sadly taking one last look at the cabins.

"Really? I'm not. I can't wait to get off this rock." I frowned slightly when I remembered talking to Chris the day we came back about leaving a rock and wanting to come back.

"Don't be so sure." I said still looking around the campgrounds one last time. I tucked a wispy of brown hair behind my ear and felt my fingers graze over the scar on the corner of my head. The scar I got when I was running from the bear and the branch tore my bandages off. I smiled when I felt it. I saw the scar as a sort of trophy, a reminder of what happened. It reminded me that I was a CIT that could overcome anything, even being blind. We kept walking until we reached the docks where everyone was standing waiting for the boat to take us home. Once Chris saw the last campers arrive he began to speak.

"Hey campers… this is it huh?" he said sadly. "This summer has been full of surprises, twists, and turns. I bet you're all ready to get off this rock huh?" everyone nodded except me. "You just wait. In about two weeks you'll be dying to come back." He said smiling. The boat next to him turned on. "Beth. Time to go home." Beth walked forward and shook hands with Chris.

"Thanks Chris. I'll never forget my experience here. TDI taught me a lot. I thank you for that." With that she boarded the boat and left.

"Heather, you're up." Before Heather left she said goodbye to Bridgette Gwen and me. It was small moments like this when she totally let her guard down and was actually nice.

"Bye guys. I'll never forget you. BFFs forever." She said waving. I gave Heather a quick hug before she left.

"Bye Heather. Thank you for everything you did for me." Heather smiled and hugged me back.

"Anything for my little sis." She joked. I smiled and watched her walk up to Chris shake hands with him. "Bye Chris. I'll never forget my experience here either. TDI really changed me." She turned around to look at the other campers and scowled. "Later losers!" she smiled evilly reminding them that she was still the queen bee. She shot us one more friendly smile and boarded the boat. Then, she was gone.

"Gwen." Chris called next. Gwen turned to say goodbye to us before leaving.

"See ya later. I hope this isn't goodbye forever." We shook hands, then she left to say goodbye to Chris. "Same here I guess. I learned that you don't have to stick to the title people give you. I learned that you should be yourself, and that it's ok for a Goth to smile." She said smiling.

"Ezekiel." Ezekiel shrugged and walked up to Chris.

"If I learned anything it would be don't mess with chicks. They are a whole lot smarter and stronger than guys are, eh?" I nodded in approval with the rest of the girls.

"Eva."

"Anger management is all I can say." Eva said just walking past Chris and onto the boat.

"Noah."

"I didn't learn anything. This whole game was a waste of time if you ask me." Noah said rolling his eyes.

"Sadie and Katie."

"Oh my gosh we learned that even the best of friends can fight sometimes!" Sadie said.

"Bridgette." Bridgette turned around and hugged me.

"Bye Courtney. You're the best friend I ever had. I'll never forget the times we spent together." Then she walked up to Chris. "I learned that you can make unexpected friends anywhere you go." She said smiling and Duncan and I.

"Courtney." He said sadly. I was surprised that I was leaving so soon, so was Duncan. He turned to face me before I left.

"I'll… miss you Duncan." I said looking up into his pale blue eyes.

"Don't worry, Princess. We'll meet again. I promise." He said. Then he leaned down and kissed me. I smiled and walked up to Chris.

"Chris… I know I learned a lot here. I learned that winning isn't everything. I learned that friends don't hold you back, they make you stronger in more ways than one. Lastly I learned hate can easily be turned to love by the most unexpected people." I said smiling at Duncan.

"… I sure will miss you Courtney." Chris said sadly.

"I'll miss you to Chris. I'll never forget what you did for me. You saved me." Chris smiled and held out his hand. I rolled my eyes and hugged him. He smiled and hugged me back. I broke away from him and got on the boat.

Chris smiled and stared up at the sky letting his mind drift off to thoughts of him and Courtney when she was still blind. 'I love you so much Courtney… but I know you love someone else.' He thought while glancing at Duncan. 'I'll always love you, no matter who you chose. I hope you find happiness wherever you go.' He smiled wider and looked back at the other campers ready to leave the island. Then he straightened up and called the next person leaving.

I felt tears come up as I watched the island shrink further and further into the distance. 'I'll never forget this island.' I thought to myself smiling. I wiped away my tears and sat down, enjoying my last ride on the boat of losers. 'But I'm not a loser. I've won so much, they don't even know.' I smiled even more as my boat continued across the lake towards the mainland. I turned back to look one last time at the beautiful island. 'I'll come back some day. I promise.'

And thus... Misunderstandings comes to an end. After limping through that terribly fluffy ending I hope you'll find it in your heart to give me that last review I crave.

I thank all of you who have reviewed faved and read this story, my very first, from beggining to end.

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