The girls got off the buses and went to their cabins. All of them looked so
happy and eager to be there and Emily became excited as more and more buses
came. In grand total there were about 500 girls there.
Emily didn't see Monica, but she was informed shortly later that Monica decided to change assignments with Rafael. Tess wasn't too happy; you could have said she was really perturbed. Emily warned her bunkmates, Tai, Sarah, Jessica, Brielle and Krystal to stay clear of her for a while. Camp was enjoyable so far to Emily, she loved being there with the people that took care of her so they would be there if she needed them.
When the mail came on Saturday, Sarah went to retrieve it from the office. There was a letter for almost everyone from parents wondering if they got there okay and were settled in yet. However, Emily's letter made her jaw drop and her tears jerk.
"What's wrong baby?" Tess wondered after seeing Emily's reaction to the letter. Emily just shook her head passively meaning nothing.
"Come on Em, what's wrong?" Tai asked putting a comforting hand around Emily's shoulder. Emily shook her head again.
"Nothing is wrong." She said quietly, "I need to talk to Monica, is she back yet?" Emily addressed Tess while fighting back tears.
"No not yet-" Tess was cut off
"Is it okay if I take a walk?" Emily asked but before she could get an answer, she walked out the door.
Tess notified Andrew, the swimming instructor, and Raphael, the nurse, to keep an eye out for Emily because technically, she had left the cabin with out permission and was missing-in-action.
Emily took her letter and found a rock off the beaten path in the sun. She sat down but was still shell shocked. The letter had told her that her father was in the hospital, but after her mom's death the fall before, he was all she had left. Emily prayed, sang her quiet lullaby to her self, and wiped the tears from her face. She knew she had to go back to the cabin, but what would make her feel better would be talking to Monica.
Emily didn't see Monica, but she was informed shortly later that Monica decided to change assignments with Rafael. Tess wasn't too happy; you could have said she was really perturbed. Emily warned her bunkmates, Tai, Sarah, Jessica, Brielle and Krystal to stay clear of her for a while. Camp was enjoyable so far to Emily, she loved being there with the people that took care of her so they would be there if she needed them.
When the mail came on Saturday, Sarah went to retrieve it from the office. There was a letter for almost everyone from parents wondering if they got there okay and were settled in yet. However, Emily's letter made her jaw drop and her tears jerk.
"What's wrong baby?" Tess wondered after seeing Emily's reaction to the letter. Emily just shook her head passively meaning nothing.
"Come on Em, what's wrong?" Tai asked putting a comforting hand around Emily's shoulder. Emily shook her head again.
"Nothing is wrong." She said quietly, "I need to talk to Monica, is she back yet?" Emily addressed Tess while fighting back tears.
"No not yet-" Tess was cut off
"Is it okay if I take a walk?" Emily asked but before she could get an answer, she walked out the door.
Tess notified Andrew, the swimming instructor, and Raphael, the nurse, to keep an eye out for Emily because technically, she had left the cabin with out permission and was missing-in-action.
Emily took her letter and found a rock off the beaten path in the sun. She sat down but was still shell shocked. The letter had told her that her father was in the hospital, but after her mom's death the fall before, he was all she had left. Emily prayed, sang her quiet lullaby to her self, and wiped the tears from her face. She knew she had to go back to the cabin, but what would make her feel better would be talking to Monica.