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Kassey's tent was indeed roomy enough for at least three people Tala believed as she stepped inside. "Yeah, and I bet you would really love to touch it." Riley had called back at Tala. It was an odd sounding comeback Tala thought. [i][color=C71585]Why would I want to touch her nose[/color]?[/i] She shook her head. As she began to roll out her sleeping bag Riley stepped toward the tent. "But in all seriousness, could we talk for a bit alone Tala?"

"[color=C71585]OK[/color]," Tala replied and sighed. She had a feeling she knew what her friend wanted to talk about. If it wasn't Riley then it was sure to be one of the others.

"So who's the lucky person that gets to room with me?" Carlos called out from near the RV which instantly made Tala roll her eyes as she situated her things in the tent. "I promise I won't get you in your sleep...maybe."

"[color=C71585]No boys allowed[/color]," Tala stated as she exited the tent flashing a cool glance towards the boy who was busy being screamed at by his mother over the phone. It sounded as if his mother was a possible alcoholic the way she was carrying on about a stolen bottle of tequila, and since Carlos had the bottle on the RV and open so early this morning Tala couldn't help but wonder if he were about to fall down the same path. Unlike the others, Tala wasn't overly fond of Carlos. Not that she outright hated him, it simply seemed as though the boy just didn't know when to stop with the fun and games. His pranks annoyed her more than they made her laugh.

"Boy I'm so gonna get it when I get home," he said as he hung up on his mother. "Don't piss off a Mexicana or touch her alcohol." Tala often speculated if Carlos put on the accent too much as part of his clown act.

"[color=C71585][i]Bobo[/i][/color]," she said as Tala walked past him, a word and insult that meant the same thing in both Filipino and Spanish. Tala didn't wait for a response as she walked past him and the vehicle to follow Riley into the forest.

The following conversation with Riley she was not looking forward to. She wasn't ready to have this conversation with any of her friends. Tala had had this talk with her mother more than once. [i]'What's wrong with you? Why are you so hostile towards us? Why don't you go out with your friends?'[/i] Tala didn't have an answer for her mother, and she knew she wouldn't have an answer for Riley.