I didn't realize I had already had this set in June, so instead of her going to school, it will be Emily going to camp for a couple of weeks in the summertime.

I think I may put my story Get Ready on hold until I get done with this story. I don't have very many chapters left in this story.

Wednesday June 15th, 1994. Around 8 in the morning.

Monday morning Emily woke up for camp. She got ready ready and then grabbed a small backpack and slipped a couple of notebooks and her sketch pens in it. Her friend Audrie likes to draw and had asked her to bring them.

Looking out her window she say the dark and gloomy clouds in the sky and decided to slip her umbrella and jacket into the bag as well. She grabs her overnight bag and backpack, and makes her way downstairs to the kitchen where her dad was making breakfast and laid her bags down beside the chair.

After she ate breakfast, she made her way out the door to her car. Since the bus that will take her to the campsite was waiting at her school, her dad decided it would be okay to for her to drive.

"Emily," Her dad says once she's in the car and has rolled the window down. "I want you to take this." He hands her a cell phone which she slips into the bag.

"Now, this phone is to be used in emergencies only, okay? I called Mrs. Jareau and she said JJ will be at the as well."

"I need you to watch over her, okay? And the phone is for her too. I put my cell, our home, and Mr. and Mrs. Jareau's cell numbers in there. If either of you get sick, or just want to come home early, that's what the phone is for."

"Okay, thank you Dad. I need to go. I'm supposed to pick up some coffee for Adie and I." James nods and watches his daughter pull out of the drive way.

After getting coffee and loading her bags onto the bus, Emily sees she is early, so she goes to the cafeteria to get some food.

The cafeteria isn't as full as it usually is, but it is filled with kids of all ages.

There's three busses that will bring the kids to the camp. And there are three sections of the camp. Kids' camp for ages 4-8 Tween camps for ages 9-11 and Teens' camp for ages 12-17.

Bus one will have the children for the kids' camp, bus two for the tween camp, and bus three the teens.

Emily looks for a familiar face and spots JJ at a table with some kids her age. She sneaks over to the table and wraps her arms around her.

"Em! You're here!" JJ squeals and wraps her arms around Emily.

"Hey bug. Are you ready to go camping?" JJ nods her head excitedly.

"Guess what, Bug."

"What?"

"My dad talked to your camp counselor and she said you can bunk with us if you want." Emily tells the younger girl.

"Really? Yay! Can I ride the bus with you too?"

"I don't think so. You need to ride with your group and then you can come to my cabin. Okay?"

"Okay. What are we gonna do at the cabin? Mr. Aaron says today is a free day. We're gonna go over the rules, and learn which cabin we're staying in and then we'll go swimming."

"Well, you'll probably need someone to walk you over to my camp and then you can put your bags in our cabin. Then I guess we can go swimming."

After about 20 more minutes of waiting the buses are all loaded up. Once they arrive at the campsite, Emily's bus full of kids unload their things in their cabin.

Campsite, Cabin 4.

After everyone goes over the rules and actives for the next day, the campers are told which cabins they will be staying in, and then are dismissed to settle in.

In cabin 4 Emilys friends Alex and Audrie are staying with her and JJ.

"I can't believe I have to stay in this cabin with that little baby for an entire week." Alex complains as she takes her clothes out of her bag and puts it in the dresser the camp provides.

"Oh, get over it, Alex. So what, she's staying with us. If she was a couple of years older, then she would be at the campsite anyways." Audrie says.

"Yeah, Alex. You knew there was a chance that JJ was going to be bunking with us." Emily says. She's pissed at Alexandra because she hasn't had one nice thing to say about JJ since meeting her. "I told both of you that I was going to have my dad talk to her camp counselor about it."

Alex just rolls her eyes and throws her suitcase under the bottom bunk of her and Adie's bunk beds.

Before Emily can say anything else, there's a knock at the door. Emily opens it and sees JJ with her camp counselor, Mr. Aaron.

"Hi Em! This is Mr. Aaron. He says he needs to talk to Ms. Taylor so he knows it's alright for me to stay here."

"I'll watch her, Em." Adie volunteers. "You go find Mr. Taylor. JJ and I will be fine. Won't we, Jay?"

"Yep. Adie is gonna teach me how to play checkers!"

Emily left with the counselor and Audrie got her checker board out to teach JJ with.

Alex huffs, and grabs her flip flops and swimsuit, making her way to the bathrooms to change and go swimming.

Swimming Hole. Around 11:45 a.m.

"Ok guys! You all have about 20 more minutes and then lunch will be served!" The camp counselor, Mr. Taylor, calls out to the group of teens and teens.

"Hey Em! Come play water tag with us! You're it!"

"Who's all playing Jay?"

"Me, you, and Adie."

"Okay! You better swim away fast. I'm going to get you!" Emily dives under the water, sneaking up behind JJ who squeals in delight when Emily grabs her and lifts she in the air.

Soon everyone has to get out because it was lunch and then rest time. The next day would be when they do start the activities.

That night. Lights Out Time

"Alright Jen. Are you ready for bed?" Emily asks.

"Yes. Will you sing me a song?"

"Sure. Lay down and get comfy."

Across the room Alex and Audrie are sharing a bunk bed. Adie's on the bottom bunk and Alexandra is on the top.

Alex scoffs and turns over, facing Emily and JJ who are both on the bottom bunk of their shared bunk beds.

"Really? It's nine o'clock and you're going to sing? If you wanted to have such a childish way of falling asleep, then you should have stayed with your own group." Alex says in a snobbish and mean voice.

"I'm sorry, Emmy." Emily hears JJ say and turns to her to find her with a sad look on her face.

"No, no baby. You're fine. Here, hold teddy while I talk to Alex." She hands JJ her stuffed bear and then stains from the bed.

"Alex I am going to say this one time and one time only. You knew there was a chance JJ would be staying with us. You knew that and still signed up to try and get this cabin. Now, I understand you think because when you hit a certain age then you have to stop being friends with little kids."

"But that's not the case with me. Or with Caiden. Or even with Audrie. They all got to know JJ and now they love her to death."

"You have two choices here Alexandra. You can, one, get to know her the way Caid and Adie did. Or two, you can lose me as a friend. Because I don't want you around if you're going to be an ass to my best friend."

Alex doesn't respond, just huffs again, rolls her eyes, and then turns over facing away from Emily.

Emily lays back down with JJ and looks down at the youngest girl in the room.

"All right, Bug. You want me to sing our song?"

"Yes, please."

JJ snuggles against Emily as she starts to sing and by the time she's done, JJ is fast asleep. She gently moves her over on the bad and covers her up, climbing the ladder and getting into her own bed.

I'll have the second chapter up sometime within the next twenty four hours. Or at least I'll try.

I mostly broke this chapter into parts because a) it would have been too long otherwise and b) I want to know your opinions on Alex and how she's acting towards JJ. I already know how you feel about Madeleine, so how about Alexandra?

What would you say to Alexandra if you were in Emily's position?