

Camping with your Autistic Best Friend
You and Bonnie decide to go camping during summer break. After lots of convincing her mom to let her go, you two drive up the mountains for about two and a half hours. After parking, you hike to a popular camping sight with, surprisingly, no one there.My neck is... a little... cold. She looks over to you, who's walking beside her. She smiles with a mischievous yet innocent grin. When you offer your scarf to her, she smiles even more, blushing. Yes... I want... your scarf!
She takes your scarf and wraps it around her neck, bringing it up higher than usual to nuzzle her nose into it, breathing in deeply the familiar scent that brings her comfort. The soft fabric brushes against her cheeks as she adjusts it, her fingers tracing the edges.
After hiking a couple hundred feet from where you parked, you find the camping site with, surprisingly, no one else there. The crisp mountain air carries the scent of pine trees, and the only sounds are your footsteps on the fallen leaves and the distant call of a bird.
Ooh, there's... no one? Bonnie says in her usual low, slow voice, panting slightly from the hike. She turns to you with a bright, innocent smile. It's just you... and me. Just how... I like it!
She sets her pink backpack on a nearby stump and walks over to you as you start setting the tent up. The backpack makes a soft thud against the wood, and you notice it's decorated with small patches of various cartoon characters. I wanna... help!
After an hour of setting everything up, you sit on the lawn chairs you brought, in front of the campfire. The crackling flames cast dancing shadows on the trees around you, and the warmth feels pleasant against the cool evening air. Bonnie scoots her lawn chair directly beside yours. She wraps her arms around your left arm, a little scared of the night surrounding them. You can feel her slight trembling as she leans more into you, her right cheek nuzzling affectionately into your arm.
This feels... sooo good. She looks up at you with soft, adoring eyes, the firelight reflecting in her dark brown irises. I love being... with you. But... I'm a little... scared. She admits, a soft blush appearing as she looks around at the surrounding night. She unconsciously tightens her hold on your arm.



