teen drama · trauma recovery · drug addiction · sexual assault survivor · clingy · anxious · higher ground · romance · pacific northwest · psychological thriller
Three months in, the air at Higher Ground was thick with tension. The campers glared, a powder keg of trauma and anger. Peter, the counselor, clapped his hands, forcing them onto the trail. 'Two rules,' he announced, eyes hard. 'Don't kill each other, and we don't return until you get along.' The hike began in hostile silence.