at the pier

By the end of October, autumn had turned Camp Crystal Lake into an even more enchanting place. Mairi had come home from morning shift and though she was more than tired and exhausted, she made her way down to the pier. She liked sitting there. It gave her the feeling that she sat on an island in the midst of the big body of water. And the constant sound of water hitting the wooden poles of the pier lulled her soul into a relaxed ease. A steady breeze now blew over the lake bringing along the first chills of winter. The trees surrounding the lake had turned red and golden and glowed brightly in the afternoon sun. Thick white clouds drifted lazily across the sky. It had gotten quiet these days. Teens seemed to abandon the urge to come out here. Occasionally hunters roamed the forest, but they kept there distance to the camp.
She felt the boards beneath her shift and looked over her shoulder to see the familiar hulking figure of Jason Voorhees coming her way. With a racing heart, she smiled up at him, as he lowered himself down, trapping her between his powerful legs. While he sat straight with his knees bend and his arms rested upon them, he allowed her to lean back and rest against his broad chest. She sighed contently letting her breathing fall into rhythm with his.

How was your day?

She picked up his thoughts. Mairi leant her head back to catch a glimpse of his masked face.

“Exhausting. We had a patient going into cardiac arrest and though we tried everything, we could do nothing.”

She paused, before adding in a low voice.

"Sometimes I miss working in a psychiatry."

She felt him shift his weight, as he wrapped on arm around her and rested his chin on the top of her head. She knew, that he wasn't fazed by death at all, yet he always managed to comfort her, if she had lost a patient. He understood, that she was not like him in that regard. They went quiet for a while, simply enjoying each others company. Each dwelling on their own thoughts.  Mairi's gaze travelled up to the heavy clouds. Jason was her bastion of calm. His strong, silent presence around her gave her a sense of security, she had not hoped to find here. And she had to admit, that in the last three month he had found his way into her heart. More than she had believed to be possible.

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