I know you all probably hate me right now...and i don't blame you, but just know that a lot of things came up and i hope you give this chapter a chance :] I retyped this whole story on my computer and did A LOT of editing...so if there's something that doesn't make sense then PLEASE tell me and i'll try to fix it :] So here's a new chapter Enjoy :]
Caitlyn's POV
As I walked up to Cabin Connect I remembered my MIA cabin mate and wondered if she was there now.
"Hello?" I called, opening slowly incase she was changing or something.
"You can come in, it's your cabin too." A voice said, laughing. I relaxed and stepped inside, going to sit on the bed. My stuff was still thrown messily beside it where I'd left it before. My new roommate was sitting on her bed next to mine.
She had skin the color of caramel and her hair was dark brown spring curls, almost like mine. She looked vaguely familiar. I smiled.
"Hey, I'm Caitlyn." I said, still trying to place her face.
"I'm Lola. Do I know you? You just look really familiar?" she asked. I laughed.
"I feel the same way, did you go last summer?" She nodded.
"Yeah. Do you remember your schedule?" I bit my lip, trying to think. To be honest I barely remembered much of last summer, only really that I was here while Nate wasn't.
"I think I was in Musical Production and Dance." I said, thinking back. Lola nodded.
"That's probably where. I took mainly Dance and Voice." She responded.
"Oh! Yeah! You were the one with parents Broadway." I said, suddenly remembering. She smiled.
"So you're into producing, that's so cool! Can I hear something?" she asked excitedly. I was suddenly thankful my laptop had on my way back to the cabin. I held it up to show her.
"I would, but my laptop died and it may take me a while to figure out the portable charger." I lied, in reality, it would take me all of ten second and I just hadn't shown anyone my mixes but Nate (mainly because they were his songs) and it didn't feel right. Lola seemed to accept the answer because she changed the subject.
"Speaking of instructions, did you hear about the celebrity instructor? I wonder who it-"
"Shane Gray." I interrupted flatly, feeling myself scowl. Lola let out a high-pitched squeal.
"No way! I love him! How do you know?"
"Oh, I saw him walking through camp a while ago." It wasn't a total lie. Lola got up from the bed and walked over to the window.
"Oh my God, Caitlyn we should totally go look for him!" she squealed. I rolled my eyes.
"I don't know Lola, don't you think the best way to impress him would be to be the only ones who don't fawn over him?" I asked, thinking fast. I didn't want to see Shane ever again if I could help it. Lola sighed, still staring intently out the window.
"I guess you're right. I wonder what class he's teaching." I busied myself with putting my clothes away while she rambled on about supposed 'strengths'.
"I'll bet he's teaching 'how to be a jerky pop star, or how to steal a best friend 101." I muttered bitterly, slamming one of my drawers shut. Lola stopped mid-sentence and gave me a quizzical look.
"What are you talking about?" she asked curiously.
"Oh. Uh, I mean, that's just what I've read. His tour got cancelled you know." What was wrong with me? I had barely been here an hour and already I'd told more lies than I had in the last year.
"Oh wow, we've gotta go, First Jam is in like ten minutes." I welcomed the change of subject; I didn't want to have to think about how many times I would lie before the summer was out.
"Oh yeah, are you performing?" I asked, if I remembered right from last year Lola had a killer voice.
"Yeah. You should come too." She said. I nodded, happy for any distraction from my thoughts.
"Cool. I met this new girl, Mitchie, we should meet up with her." She started for the door and I followed her out into the campground.
"So who's your favorite member of Connect 3?" she asked excitedly as we headed for the Mess Hall for First Jam.
"Nate." I replied automatically, determined to tell the truth for once. She wrinkled her nose.
"Seriously? He's so quiet?" she responded
"I know, but he's sweet and when you get to know him he's really funny and-" Lola laughed.
"Geeze Cait, you talk about him like you know the guy. Is it okay if I call you Cait?" I felt my insides freeze. Ever since Nate had left no one had been allowed to call me Cait or Caity. Ever.
"I go by Cat mostly, and I don't know him." The sentence came out my defensively than I had intended. Lola just laughed again.
"Well duh, it's impossible. You are so funny Cat." I laughed half-heartedly along with her, if she only knew. We made small talk until we reached the Mess Hall.
Lola waved at two boys about our age as they made their way towards us through the crowd of people.
"Hey Lola, you ready for tonight?" The taller one asked. She grinned.
"You know I am Barron." His friend looked at me.
"Who's this? New dancer?" He asked, looking me over. I felt my face grow warm under his gaze.
"Oh! This is Cat; she was here last year. Cat, meet Barron and Sander, they dance with me." Lola pointed to each of them in turn and they both did some pretty sweet body rolls and moves.
"Hey, I remember you, dang girl, you had some crazy good producing skills." Sander said excitedly. I blushed again and mumbled my thanks as I saw Mitchie wading through the crowd. I waved her over.
"Hey Caitlyn!" she looked really pretty, and I had a feeling she had the kind of talent Tess would want.
If there's one thing I remember clearly from last year, it was the falling out I'd had with Tess and her posse. It turned out Tess had only wanted to use me for my skills and once I'd mixed all of her songs she decided she might as well milk the opportunity for all it was worth and started trying to use me to get to Nate. When she realized I wasn't talking to him anymore she publicly disposed of me in front of the whole Camp.
"I'm Lola, nice to meet you. And you are?" Lola's introduction pulled me from my reverie.
"Oh, yeah, guys this is Mitchie. Mitchie this is Barron and Sander." I said, pointing to each of them in turn. Mitchie smiled and waved at them.
"And now we have our first act of the year! Please welcome Lola Gelyndaile!" Dee yelled into the microphone. Lola beamed anxiously.
"Wish me luck!" she whispered happily. I squeezed her shoulder.
While Lola, Barron and Sander started to perform, Mitchie leaned over to me.
"Oh my God, she's so good." I grinned, suddenly proud of my new friends.
"She should be, both her parents are on Broadway." I explained. Lola finished her song and walked over to get a drink. Mitchie stared at me in disbelief.
"Broadway? Wow, that's so cool." She gushed. I smiled sadly, thinking of Tess and feeling my mood go sour.
"I know right? But that doesn't mean a thing to any of the kids here. It's all about the bling to them." I explained harshly.
"What do you mean?" I glanced over in Tess' direction. I might as well warn her early.
"Tess Tyler over there runs this camp. Her mom is TJ Tyler." I braced myself for her reaction.
"No way! She has like a trillion Grammies!" Surprisingly it wasn't all that bad.
"Yeah…I think that was a trillion and one last time I checked." I looked over my shoulder and saw Tess and her lemmings walking in our direction. "Oh look, something wicked this way comes."
Mitchie didn't have time to respond as Tess sauntered her way up next to us, along with Ella and Peggy.
"Caitlyn." She began haughtily.
"Tess." I countered, just as sourly. She ignored me, turning to Mitchie. I saw Peggy shoot me an apologetic look out of the corner of my eye but I pretended not to see and focused on Tess. I didn't need anyone's sympathy, especially theirs.
"My dad owns a hardware store." Mitchie was saying. I felt myself relax slightly as Tess wrinkled her nose. Maybe Tess wouldn't want her; maybe I'd gain a new best friend this year. Besides Layla at least.
"But my mom, is the president, of Hot Tunes TV, in China." My heart sank. Mitchie was just like Tess- the daughter of a somebody. There was no way Tess wouldn't want her now. Her lips curled into a smile.
"That's so cool, so have you met anyone?" Peggy asked eagerly. I didn't bother listening to the rest. I went back to the cabin looking for Lola, realizing that today was only the first day.
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