Emma knocked tentatively on the cabin door before being confronted with a girl who was slightly smaller than her but who had the blondest hair she had ever seen. The girl introduced herself as Kerry Young and then showed Emma over to a bed by a window at the far end of the cabin. Passing many other girls on her way there she smiled shyly at most of them before looking away again.
It turned out that Kerry was her bunkmate and that she had been allocated the bottom bunk because Kerry's favourite thing to do was spring somersaults off the top of the bunk. Emma giggled softly as Kerry swung herself upside down from the ladder which connected their beds.
Her parents had assured her that she'd come back having made lots of new friends and feeling more confident about her audition for The Royal Academy Of Dance. Emma leaned over and pulled the camp brochure out of her bag, sitting cross legged on her bed she read about how the camp provided the best coaching in a multitude of sports and boasted many ex-campers turned professional athletes. She sighed and began to take her clothes out of her bag and fold them neatly before putting them into the wardrobe she shared with Kerry.
On opening the wardrobe door she let go of any doubt that her bunkmate was a gymnast in training as her side was already filled with a mass of brightly coloured sparkly leotards. Emma hung up her plain leotards and ballet skirts, she shoved her pile of jeans and t-shirts into the shelf which was situated about half way up the wardrobe and closed the door behind her. Then remembering the present from her dance coach she reached back into her bag and took out a large box.
Aware that every girl in the room was watching she undid the ribbons that crossed over the lid and slowly slipped the box open. She breathed in sharply as she saw the gorgeous turquoise tutu that lay neatly inside. Forgetting all of the others in the room she picked up the tutu and twirled her way towards the wardrobe again before hanging it up next to Kerry's leotards.
"Wow that is one swish tutu you got yourself." Kerry said in awe leaning over the top of the wardrobe. "Is it from your parents?"
"No my dancing coach." She replied proudly before returning to her bag. Kerry smiled as she swung her legs over the side of their bed and slid down the ladder landing on her bum at the bottom.
"Well Emma, most of us have been here before but we want you to be really welcome here. You obviously already know me Kerry but this is Honey my best friend and Sam who we've both known for ages. If you just so happen to want a break from the blondes then that's Jo over there by the mirror and Suzie lying on the top bunk by the door." She said pointing to all of the people she knew of that would get along with Emma.
When the bell rang Emma looked up with a puzzled expression on her face.
"Tea-time" Kerry said laughing at the look on her face before grabbing her hand and running with her down the slope to the main cabin. The four girls sat at a round table in the corner of the canteen looking around at all the new faces and shouting their greetings to all the old ones they knew so well. Kerry occasionally filled Emma in on what had happened to people in previous years, she pointed out the pervy gym coach who had been caught by Sam and Honey kissing one of the younger members of the camp staff. Emma was soon joining in the conversation as though she had known these people all her life as it turned to boys. She looked up to see a boy staring right back at her, she giggled nervously and looked back down at her plate before asking who he was. Honey screwed up her face in concentration before replying that he was called Will Fletcher and he was here like last year for the football course. She nodded slightly before turning her head to the side to get a better look at him. 'God he's cute' she thought to herself before joining in with the gossip which had moved onto another less fortunate victim.
Lying on her back late that night Emma couldn't be gladder that she had decided to come after all. This was going to be the best summer ever.
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It won't be long
I belong somewhere past the setting sun
Finally free
Finally strong
Somewhere back where I belong
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This is still only my second fan fiction. I'm still a bit of a newbie at this so any reviews would be much appreciated. I don't think people will be that interested in reading my crap so I'll set a target of 2 reviews before I upload the next chapter I think! XXPips