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Ever since they had wound up at Dr. Mae Turner's side, everything had seemed to be getting better.

A lot better.

Everyone was safe from danger, dinosaurs were no longer a constant fear, and everyone could finally sit down and relax without needing to worry so much. Except for the minor inconveniences of dinosaur run-ins, everything seemed okay. But at times, it wasn't so okay. It wasn't so okay for one camper. Benjamin Pincus. He was the most fragile of the group in the beginning, and now? Well, he was doing better than ever. But, he couldn't help but be jealous. Why?

Brooklynn.

She had been one of the world's most-well-known Youtubers there ever could be. And after that Jurassic World incident? Well, it was over for her.

At least he thought it was.

Right after they had made it to Dr. Mae Turner's living space, Brooklynn's sass and attitude came right back to where it started. It wasn't that Ben himself was targeted by her, but she sure did know everyone's weak spots for everything. Joking about the absence of Ben's father was something that was rarely brought up. But Brookylnn knew, somehow, that Ben had lived with only himself and his mom for years.

Ben's dad left when he was a baby.

That's why he was always so paranoid, so fearful his father would come back one day, barging into his life and ruining everything. Although Ben had a great disliking for sharing personal tragedies, Brooklynn always had to slide into the deepest secrets of everyone's story.

Especially his.

Brooklynn had a weird liking for knowing everything about Ben's personal life. Where he lived, what his mom's name was, and if he had any siblings. He had to admit, it was a bit strange and made him very uncomfortable. That was, until Brooklynn and Kenji started getting closer. It wasn't Brookylnn's fame and secret-keeping skill he was jealous of.

He was jealous of their relationship.

Ben had always tried to get closer to the older male, yet, they had never really clicked. In the beginning, they stuck together like peanut butter and jelly, but now? It had seemed they almost had nothing.

Nothing.

Ben didn't like that word. It made him eerie. Worst of all, it reminded him of the lack of friendship he and Kenji seemed to have.

He didn't like the word "Friendship" when it came to Kenji Kon.

He'd always been a secret admirer of the boy. Always watching when he could. Seeing him with Brooklynn made his chest ache and brain hurt. Yasmina coming out to him liking Sammy didn't make him feel any better. Although he loved helping Yasmina, he couldn't shake off the feeling of being left out.

He and Darius were the bestest of friends. But, when it came to relationships, he felt awkward being around the younger boy when Kenji and Brooklynn were holding hands, or Yasmina and Sammy were gossiping.

He wished oh so badly Kenji would hold his hand.

It's not like he wanted to do anything bad to his friends.

Some at least.

But Brooklynn just got on his nerves 24/7. Why did she ask so many questions? Why did she always get in the way of everyone's opinions?

Everyone enjoyed her being around.

Ben didn't enjoy it. Ben didn't enjoy when Brooklynn would cut off he and Kenji's conversations, or try to kiss him in the middle of a serious situation.

It just hurt.

Badly.

Why couldn't Kenji be his?

Brooklynn.

Ben's jealousy was spreading like a wildfire.