Camp 9

We finally arrive at the camp and I see people looking at the car. No one knows that I'm coming back. I get out of the car and see all the familiar faces. I see one girl who I have befriended before I left come up to me.

"Ally! You're back." She gives me a hug. "I thought you weren't coming back?"

"My friend here helped me recuperate back to health as quick as possible. I didn't want to miss anymore camp. I love it here. It's like a second home."

"Could it be a certain blonde guy?" She nudges me.

I smile, "Lacey, stop." I smile again. "Okay. Yes." I walk over to Trish and grab my bags. I say goodbye to Trish and she leaves. I sigh as I turn back to Lacey. "So how is Austin?"

"Not sure. I haven't seen him a whole lot."

"I've been gone for only like a week."

"Which feels like forever."

"Thanks."

"Come on. We have to get back to your cabin." Lacey grabs one bag and I grab the other and we head there. I open the door and see my mom. She turns around and smiles.

"Ally. You're back!" She hugs me.

"Yeah. I misse it. And Trish gave me a "magic potion" to help me get better quicker."

"A De La Rosa Recipe?"

"Yep. Most disgusting thing in the world." We both laugh. "Anyway I'm back." I put my bags on my bed.

"Actually you should come to me cabin." Lacey suggests.

I turn around, "Really?"

"Yeah, totally. We have an extra bed because one of the girls who was assigned to our cabin was supposed to have it but she never showed up. So what do you say?" She smiles hopeful.

I turn to my mom with a please in my eyes. She says, "Hey. As long as you stay out of trouble and have fun. I don't mind."

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I hug her tightly. She hugs me back.

"Okay. You better leave before there is nothing left to hug." We both laugh.

Lacey and I leave with my bags and head to her cabin. When we get there I set my stuff on the extra bed. It's my bed now. "We should go for walk. Let people know your back. Everyone missed you."

"They did?"

"Yep. How about we go to the stage? I hear music playing." I grab a water bottle.

"Sure." Lacey and I walk to the stage and people say hi to me and saying welcome back. I didn't think people really cared that much. I wasn't really known in the first place. We both find a place to sit and listen to people play. It's just the camp band who is playing right now. They actually play really good music. "I'm just going to go throw this away." I say emphasizing my water bottle. I go to the garage and throw it away. I turn around and I bump into someone tall. "Oh, sorry." I apologize. I look up to see the face when my eyes are caught by the sun. I move around to get a better view of who it was. "Austin?"

"Ally? When did you get back?" Austin asks.