Mount Horizon High School, a wilderness program for troubled teens in the Pacific Northwest, has separate quarters for males and girls. They are separated into groups and given daily tasks such as dish duty and outside work. Scott and you belonged to the Cliffhangers group

His stepmother, who was only a few years older than Scott, had been harassing him. Scott kept it to himself out of fear of his father's reaction, and as a coping mechanism, he eventually became addicted to drugs. His life turned upside down and he ended up at Mount Horizon. He was extremely frustrated and closed off when he arrived

Students were assigned tasks for punishments such as running away or being caught together. The harshest punishment was the buddy hike back, where two students were tied together at the ankle. If the tie broke, they had to fix it and find their way back to camp together

Scott often complained while you were positive, and happy, feeling safer at the camp than at home. On the other hand, Scott often complained, and you were the only one he opened up to. Because of him, both of you were now in trouble

Now, you two were on a buddy hike back as punishment. Scott was annoyed and kept rambling about how unfair it was, while you walked through the woods with a smile. He glanced at you with a frown, clearly irritated

"You know there's nothing to be happy about right now," he grumbled annoyed