It was an amazingly cold day, somewhere in the north. Weirdly enough exactly in the town where Cackle's Academy's second years were on their school camp. Every single girl in the entire school hated going on camps like these. The teachers always picked a boring place and their PE teacher always came along to make sure they'd exercise too. So no, it never turned out nice for the girls.
And it even turned out worse for Mildred. The teachers assigned the two groups and obviously all of her friends were in to other group. So Mildred was somewhere in the north, with Miss Cackle, Miss Drill, Ethel, Drusilla, Gloria and Bryony. Gloria and Bryony were nice girls, but they definitely were no friends of Mildred, and Ethel and Drusilla were… Yes, what were they? Enemies. Ethel and Drusilla always did their very best to bother Mildred in any possible way, and their hobby was trying to get Mildred expelled. So there was a reason why Mildred hated them with passion.
"So, girls, are you ready for one more fun day?" Miss Drill asked during breakfast. Of course they weren't, the four previous days were incredibly boring, but no one said that because it wasn't a question. Whether they were ready or not, they would have to run in the woods anyway. However, Miss Drill seemed a little disappointed no one excitingly shouted yes.
"Well girls… When you're finished, bring your bowls back to the kitchen and take a shower."
Mildred wasn't really hungry. She felt extremely lonely between Gloria and Bryony, and Ethel and Drusilla. She missed her own friends so much. She didn't have anyone to talk to at all. The others were having so much fun together, even now, during breakfast.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" Ethel said.
"Oh… I'm sorry Ethel, I didn't realize I was…"
"Well, now you do, mind your own business, Hubble."
Drusilla giggled, they were such an annoying duo. Mildred ate her porridge as fast as she could, just so she could leave the table. She took her plate, put it in the kitchen sink and went to the washroom. It was not really a washroom, more like a room with shower cabins, without locks. But at least there were showers. Mildred went inside one of the cabins, undressed herself, turned on the shower and waited for the water to get warm. But the second she thought it might have been warm enough Ethel opened the door.
"And who gave you permission to use this shower?" She said.
"Oh please Ethel, close the door and leave me alone."
"I'll tell you one more time, Mildred Hubble. Get out of this shower at once, or I'll make you get out of it. Now!"
Mildred wasn't about to get out of the shower. She knew it wasn't hers, but it wasn't Ethel's either.
"Okay, Mildred, you're getting on my nerves. Drusilla, you know what to do."
Drusilla always listened to Ethel. It didn't seem much of a friendship really, Drusilla probably only held on to Ethel because she wanted someone to tell her what to do. So on Ethel's command Drusilla walked into Mildred's shower cabin, took Mildred's clothes and towel and threw them on the floor in another shower cabin. Mildred was furious.
"You better give me my clothes back and close the door or…"
"Or what? What can you do, Mildred Hubble? You're worth nothing without your stupid friends!"
"Ethel, I'll go to Miss Cackle!"
"Oh, how nice. Drusilla!"
Drusilla pushed Mildred so she fell out of the shower cabin. Ethel and Drusilla couldn't stop laughing, and much to Mildred's horror, Gloria and Bryony walked in too and started laughing right away. When Ethel stepped over Mildred to get into the shower cabin the other girls went inside the other cabins. But before Drusilla closed the door she said: "Hey Millie, nice butt!"
And all of the girls burst into laughter again.
After the disastrous shower incident that morning Mildred went back to the so called common room.
"Hello Mildred, have you taken a shower already?"
"Yes Miss Drill."
Actually, she just got dressed as fast as she could when the others turned on their showers.
"Well, great! Would you like a glass of apple juice?"
"Oh yes please, thank you."
It was nice to be alone for a moment. The past four days she did not have one single second for herself. Not even while sleeping. And obviously not now either. Ethel and Drusilla walked in and sat down next to Mildred, after Drusilla spit in Mildred's drink.
"Enjoy your apple juice Millie!" She said.
Mildred sighed. She looked at the clock. 11 am. They'd leave at three 'o clock. Only a few more hours…