Tanya POV
I looked around for a random person to sit with. Great. I'm stuck at summer camp with no one to talk to or sit with. Everyone must think I'm a total loser.
No they don't, Tanya. I thought to myself. No one is even looking at you.
I looked at the two tables. Everyone seemed to be divided. There was a girl with a plaid mini skirt, a white cotton shirt, sunglasses that a movie star would wear, and short pink sweater. Similar dressed girls and guys in Aerpostal shirts sat around her. Popular kids, of course. Sitting at the other table were average kids. I quickly placed myself next to them.
"Hi! I'm Alice Brandon from cabin five!" a perky girl smiles. She has spiked dark hair going into different directions. She is wearing a white, strapped dress. In her hands are a spoon and a fuzzy pink notebook.
"Hello, I'm Tanya Denali. Er, I'm in cabin five also," I replied, staring down at my tray.
"Cool!" Alice exclaimed.
She suddenly opened her notebook and started writing in it.
"What's that?" I ask curiously.
"Oh, this? This is my song notebook. Yeah, a lot of kids like to write songs here. For an activity, they have music. Like guitars and songwriting. Stuff like that," she grins. Her hand flutters over to her piece of banana bread. Of course. Another way I won't fit in.
I finish my dinner and wait for our counselor. Eventually, a girl with a perfect olive skin tone and black hair appears at the front of the table with a clipboard and a visor.
"Hi, campers from cabin five. I'm Stephenie, your counselor. Let's all throw away our food and get out of here!" she orders.
We all whiz off into different directions. After five minutes, Stephenie shows us to the door and leads us to our cabin.
Exactly what I expected. Mattresses thrown on the bunk beds, mice traps, and the usual things you'd find a cabin.
After everyone is settled, Stephenie tells us to make a circle and sit down. We do so, and wait for more directions.
"Okay, girls, we're going to go around the circle and say our name and favorite thing. You, start first." She points at a girl with a sequenced top and khaki shorts. Her blonde hair is flowing at her shoulders.
"I'm Jane Volturi. I'm part of student leadership, volleyball team, and basketball team." She pushes a lock of hair behind her ears. She turns to the girl I saw at supper.
"Um, I'm, like, Lauren Greene. I like to shop at the mall and go on dates with my boyfriend," she says, obviously bored.
The rest of the girls have there turns. Unfortunately, next is my turn after Alice's.
"I also like horseback riding, track and field, playing guitar-"
"I think we get the picture," Stephenie says holding up a hand to Alice. "Next, Blondie."
Darn it, she's pointing at me. I stand up.
"I'm Tanya Denali," I say and quickly sit back down.
Stephenie tosses her head to the side to look at me.
"Tell us more about yourself, please," she instructs.
I slowly stand up again. My face must be bright red.
"Like, can you hurry?" Lauren snaps.
"I, uh, like to play the trumpet in band and, uh, go to school," I say quietly.
Lauren snorts.
"Your like school?!" she snickers. "Okay, nerd!"
I fight back tears swelling in my eyes. Who did this girl think she was? Why couldn't I like school?
"Hey, stop it!" Alice blurts. "Do you want me to tell everyone that about your little secret?"
She beams.
Lauren closes her moth and puts her sunglasses over her eyes.
Stephenie is now on her bed, legs crosses and writing down something on her clipboard.
"Get ready for campfire," she orders.
The first day is going worse than I planned.