Option 1

“Um, I better not. Sorry. I have to get up early in the morning.” It was true but it was still a lame excuse. He smiled weakly.
“Right. Ok. I guess I’ll seeya then.” He immediately felt bad.
“Yeah, seeya.”
He just stood there as she drove off. He let out a long sigh and smacked himself. Hard. He started toward camp again.
Maybe, after a few things were cleared up, he could have friends, be in relationships. Maybe she’d still be here when he wasn’t a freak anymore. Maybe Tootsie rolls would start falling from the sky. He closed his eyes and let the sharp wind bristle through his hair. He probably wouldn’t get much sleep tonight, no matter how early he needed to get up.