Punky couldn't sleep. Ever since lights out she had been tossing and turning. She couldn't seem to find a comfortable spot on her bed. She finally got up, put on her slippers, and walked outside the cabin. It was a nice night out with a bright moon illuminating the campus. Punky sat on the steps of the cabin. After a few minutes she stood up and started wandering around the campus. When she got to the gazebo she heard something moving in the bushes. Before she could run, something tumbled out. Punky screamed.
"Be quiet or they'll here you." The shape said. As it got off the ground and stood up Punky realized it was…
"Allen!" Punky said, as if she had said it a million times. Then she did a double take. "Allen! What are you doing here?"
"Shhh! We'll get in trouble if one of the counselors hear." Allen said. "Punky? What are you doing here? Wow, I never thought I'd see you again."
"Yeah same here. I haven't seen you in years. Why did you get sent here?" Punky asked.
"Well, things didn't go so well after my parents' divorce." Allen said sitting on the steps of the gazebo. Punky sat down next to him. "I got in a lot of fights at my new school."
"Fighting?" Punky asked.
"Nobody liked me Punky. I would have come back and lived in your treehouse, but I couldn't afford the plane ticket. Every day I went to my new school and every day no one liked me. They said I was stupid. It would have been okay if I was good at something, anything. But I am not even good at sports. One day things went too far and I got in a fight. I have been getting in fights ever since."
"Oh Allen." Punky said hugging him.
"But why are you here Punky?" Allen asked.
"I stole a car." Punky said. At Allen's look of surprise she went on. "I didn't mean to. I was looking for my mom. Apparently judges don't care about that type of thing. Or police officers."
"Wow. That's too bad Punky. At least we got to see each other again." Allen said. Suddenly they both froze. They hear someone nearby.
"It is probably one of the counselors doing their rounds. We better get back to our cabins." Punky said.
"Yeah. Hey Punky, come to my cabin tomorrow and I'll introduce you to all my friends. I'm in Ridgerunners." Allen said.
"Okay, I'll try. Lunchtime." Punky said before quickly running back to her cabin. As she laid in her bed she let out a sigh of relief. She hadn't gotten busted for being out after lights out. She felt asleep quickly after that.