As I carried Daniel, I noticed how light he was. I could practically feel his ribs through the white shirt. Right now I couldn't even begin to think about how he got this way. His condition was horrible, blood was getting on my vest, but that didn't matter right now. 

finally i could see the camp up ahead, quickly Gwen and I ran into the counselor cabin not being seen by anyone else. Running to my bed, I set Daniel on it, and went to the bathroom to get the first aid kit. "David hurry," Gwen yelled " he's waking up! " I quickly grabbed the kit and ran back out. Daniel spring off the bed and wedged himself in a corner. "He wouldn't respond to me," Gwen said glancing over at the terrified male "you give it a try David."

Setting the kit down, I slowly approached Daniel. "Hey buddy," I said softly " it's alright, no one's going to hurt you. " Daniel didn't look at me, but I could tell he was listening. "We only want to help you," I said sitting on the floor " you're hurt badly. " Daniel had his knees up to his chest, his face was buried in them with his hands covering the back of his head. He finally lifted his head and glanced at me, his blue eyes filled with fear. I reached out to him and put my hand on his head. Daniel flinched and whimpered at the touch. "Gwen, I need you to go get the campers ready," I said to her " please explain the situation to them. " Gwen only nodded and made her way out the door.

I looked back at Daniel and pulled over the kit. Opening it, I took out the bandages and disinfectant. "Ok buddy," I said " I'm need to look at your wounds. " I scooted closer to him and tugged at his shirt. "Is it ok if I take this off?" He slowly moved and unbuttoned the shirt, but the sight made me sick. There were old and new cuts all over his back and some on his chest. He was painfully thin, so you could see his ribs poking out. Taking out the disinfectant and a cotton ball, I very gently dabbed the cuts to get them clean. Daniel hissed in pain and shook a little so I paused. " I know Danny, " I said apologetically "I'm sorry, it will be over soon."

 *timeskip*

I finished wrapping Daniel's chest and back, he still hasn't responded to anything I've been saying. "Alright done," I said admiring my handiwork " for now you can wear some of my clothes. " Making my way over to my dresser, I took out a counselor shirt with a pair of my shorts. "Here you can take these," I said " you can change I'm the bathroom. " Daniel took them into the bathroom, and after a few minutes he came back out. The clothes fit him nicely, they were a bit big on him right now because he was so thin. He was holding his old blood stained clothes so I took them. I told him that the were pretty much ruined so I would just throw them out. However, something in the shirt caught my eye, it was a tag that said The Town Mental Hospital. "Daniel," I said gently as to not scare him "did this happen at the hospital?" I immediately regretted asking as he started to hyperventilate, and shrank to the floor. 

i knelt down next to him, running my hand through his blonde locks. "Hey hey, shhh," I said soothingly " it's not going to be like that anymore. You're alright Daniel, focus on my voice, control your breathing. " Eventually Daniel calmed down and looked at me. Tears were rolling down his pale face. I reached up to wipe them away only to have him flinch again. Stopping my movement for a second I continued. Wiping away the tears, I stood and offered him my hand. Daniel hesitated but slowly grabbed on and stood. This was going to be a long healing process,but it will be worth it.