~Dan~
I couldn't believe this was happening to me! Of all the things in the world, my parents thought this would help me get better. My parents had gone completely mental. No Dan, that's just you.
I sunk further into my seat, focusing on the one thing that helped me escape; music. Muse's Blackout had just started playing when we passed a big wooden sign.
Welcome to Camp Old Pine Was painted in a Tacky Gold Colour. Not far ahead was a big wooden cabin with a sign, stating it was the front office. My mother pulled into a parking spot in front of the building, got out and went inside. I continued to look out the window.
There were tons of kids my age hugging friends and saying goodbye to their parents. I looked at each one, wondering if any of the other kids were being forced to go here to. If there was, none of them were here for the same reason as me.
One boy in particular caught my eyes. He was lanky and pale. He had jet black hair and I think blue eyes. He wasn't very close, but I could tell they were light. I had a thing for guys with blue eyes. But that wasn't what caught my attention. It was his stuffed animal lion he was hugging in his arms.
The boy had to be 17 or 18, yet when he had that lion he looked younger. The stuffed lion gave him a feel of youthful innocence.
I studied Lion boy further when I heard the driver side door open, which caused me to jump. I turned to see my mother get back in the car.
She started to speak, but then stopped, noticing I still had my earphones in. She yanked them out and gave me a look. "You have to get out of the car Dan."
I looked down at my hands and played with one of my bracelets I wore to cover up my mistakes.
"It's not going to be so bad. You'll make friends and have wonderful memories to share with your children some day. Who knows, you might meet a special guy." She said hoping to persuade me to get out of the car.
I looked up at her with an angry expression "I don't want to make friends and memories. I want to go home!" I looked back out the window. Lion boy was gone. I felt my mother's hand on my shoulder, but I shrugged it off.
I could hear the hurt in my mother's voice when sh said. "This will be good for you dear. The Doctor said-"
"Oh so since the Doctor said it it's totally okay to dump your child here for 3 months ?" I snapped, cutting her off.
"Daniel James Howell you will not speak to me like that. Is that clear?" She yelled. My mother was not one to yell. However, in light of recent events, I didn't blame her. I knew I was being an ass, but I didn't care. They were leaving me for an entire summer all because of my mistake.
We sat there in silence for a few moments. Finally, my mother handed me papers and a set of keys. She told me it was my cabin number, schedule, and cabin keys. She said she loved me and that she would be back in a month on parents day.
With that I got out the car, grabbed my bag, mumbled an I love you and slammed the door. Once again, I knew I was being an ass. Deep down I knew it wasn't her fault I was stuck here. Full of regret, I went back to give my mom a hug Goodbye.
I made my best attempt at a smile and waved as she pulled away. When she was gone I let my hand and smile drop.
I tried to give myself a pep talk. "Okay Dan! You can do this. It's just three months. It will go by so quick."
After my fail of a pep talk, I decided to go find my cabin. The site was extremely beautiful. Not far from the from office was a huge lake. The water looked so inviting. I passed by a rec center and what looked like a cafeteria. I believed it was called a mess hall. The cabins looked identical. All of them looked like they were made of wood logs. Which wouldn't have surprise me if they were. They had big porches and green doors. It was hard to tell them apart, except for the big numbers painted in bright yellow, like the tacky sign.
Finally, after what seemed forever (more like 15 minutes) I found Cabin #12. It was the farthest from all the other cabins. It was really close to the lake and had its own fire pit. I walked up to the cabin and opened the door.
To my surprise, I was not the first one. There was a tall curly-haired boy unpacking his suitcase on the bed by the door. He turned to me and smiled. Before he said anything, he pulled out a black camcorder and pointed it at himself. "Day 1 at Camp Old Pine. My first Roommate has just walked in." He pointed the camera at me.
I stood there awkwardly, before I realized he wanted me to say my name. "Oh! Hi I'm Dan." I gave an awkward wave.
He turned the camera back to him. "Dan ladies and Gentlemen!" He said enthusiastically. He closed the camera and smiled. "Sorry about that. I'm making a video of camp experience for my application to UCA. I'm PJ by the way." He held out his hand for me to shake.
I smiled back. "Nice to meet you." We chatted for a bit about this and that. After a few minutes, he went back to unpacking and I decided what bed I want.
The room has four wooden beds. Each one had a night stand beside it, with drawers to put our clothes in. The floors were an ugly dark green colour that matched the leaves off the trees. The walls were wooden panel. There was a window above each bed which was covered with white, lace curtains that had started yellowing. There wasn't a bathroom, but there was a sink with a mirror. I hadn't noticed when i first walked in that the room smelled like pine trees.
I decided I wanted the bed farthest from the door. I start unpacking, when I heard the door open. Another boy had walked in. He had Straight brown hair and a big smile.
PJ did his introduction with the guy like he had with me but the guy seemed less awkward. That's because you are just socially awkward Dan.
The guy's name was Chris. His dad was a counselor here. From what I could tell, he seemed like a cool guy. He picked the bed next to PJ, which was apposite of mine.
We all huddled around Chris's bed and talked. I found out PJ loved to film, draw, and tell stories. He was madly in love with all things Nintendo and is actually Italian. Chris was so funny. He made the most awkward things hilarious and he was left-handed like me! He hoped to be an actor and eventually one of the Doctors on Doctor Who. I was really careful with what I said, not wanting to say too much. I needed these guys to like me. If they found out the truth, they would all think I was a freak just like everyone did back home.
We were all laughing and having a good time when someone else walked in. My eyes went wide and my heart started to race. PJ got up to quickly got his camera. I tried to regain my composer, but it was hard because Lion Boy had just walked in. Which meant I would be sharing a cabin with him. Oh boy...