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"Whoa," Reagan says "Everyone calm down Lennon, if Brett says it was defective, it was"

Lennon stands and gets in Brett’s face "Where were you?"

"Hey, stop shining that damn headlamp in roup Where were you? Did you run froestures dramatically "I told you not to run They see you as prey, and they’ll chase you Black bears can run faster than huhten theUsain Bolt, if the bear was angry and charging at full speed That one there was easily three hundred pounds It could have killed any one of us"

"Dude, you need to chill," Brett says, getting annoyed "Your holier-than-thou shit is starting to stink"

"Yeah, well, I’ll stop preaching when you pay attention and quit treating this like a galected to put the lid on your canister," Lennon says, stabbing a finger in the air accusingly "Then you ran frohly pushes Lennon "Guess what? You aren’t in charge, dude"

Lennon shoves Brett’s shoulder "You put us all in danger, dude"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Kendrick says, getting between the two boys and forcing theure it out"

"There’s nothing to figure out," Lennon says

Reagan steps into the circle "Hey! Maybe you need to consider that Brett’s telling the truth"

"Thank you, Reagan," Brett says, still angry "I’lad someone here trusts me"

Everyone tries to talk at once Kendrick wants people to settle down Lennon wants Brett to adan wants Lennon to leave Brett alone Su to co I think we all need to consider So with her help, I start packing Brett’s food re up cookie cru out from the rubble

It crosses my mind that all I’d need to do is pick it up and test it out on the canister to see if Brett was lying about it being faulty Do I want to know? If Brett was lying, he’ll look like an idiot Or Lennone up, avoiding the lid

"This is a wreck," Su up a piece of shredded tent "I knoe talked about wild animals, but I swear, in a million years, I never really believed we’d see one Like, maybe some squirrels or rabbits But not this"

That makes two of us

Sullen, Lennon kneels at my side and picks up a dented can

"Did you see any bears when you were out here before?" Summer asks Lennon "Is that how you knehat to do?"

He shakes his head "I’ve seen theer trails in other parts of the park, but they always kept their distance This one is way too comfortable around people I think I need to report it, so that the rangers can keep an eye on this area But right noe need to make sure the food is contained so that it doesn’t coure out what to do about this tent," I say, glancing at Brett "I don’t think you can sleep here"

Suan’s tent I ie"

My body goes rigid

"Uh-oh," Suuys I knoasn’t supposed to say anything"

I glance froether?"

Brett turns around and an that I can’t hear as he takes a couple of steps toward the river