Sorry I haven't updated recently! Here's another chapter. I don't have any idea when I'll have the next chapter.

Chapter Six

Lizzie and Gordo didn't see each other again that day, until dinner, and even then, they had to sit with their cabins, so they couldn't talk. Kate appeared to be flirting with an older counselor. Just then, Miranda waked over and sat down, and nodded in Kate's direction, "Who does that Kate person think she is?"

Lizzie sighed, "I don't know and I don't care. I just hope she breaks some rule and gets kicked out because otherwise, I might just have to leave early."

"What? Why? Because she stole your boyfriend?"

"Yeah."

Miranda looked flabbergasted, "Wait, what? What about Gordo? Don't you like him?"

Lizzie sighed, "Yeah, and this really doesn't have anything to do with Josh as much as the fact that she took him away from me."

Miranda shook her head, "Lizzie, sometimes I just don't get you. I mean, you are such a nice person and I could see why Kate would bother you, but you can't really do anything about that. You know you don't want to go home, so if you don't like something about her, you might just have to suck it up and take control over the situation."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, you can't just let her walk all over you. If she ever approaches you or anything and you feel like you want to strangle her, treat her the same way she treats you. You never know what might happen by the end of the summer. You may make a new friend."

"Pshh," Lizzie said, "That'll be the day."

"Avoid her Lizzie. If she sits with you tomorrow, show her who you really are."

"I don't know, Miranda," she said, shaking her head, "I don't want to play at her level."

"You don't have to do anything at her level. Believe me, no one in their right mind would want to do anything at her level, except for maybe her."

Lizzie sighed, "Whatever. I just want to get along with everybody this year. I feel like that might not happen if she is here."

"Well," Miranda said, "What is the worst thing she can do?"

"I don't know," Lizzie said, getting a little uncomfortable, "I mean, I guess she could take Gordo away from me, but I don't really see that happening."

"You see?" Miranda said, "She's harmless. You can't let that bother you. Now, let's change the subject."

"Okay," Lizzie said, cheering a little up, "How are things with you and Larry?"

Miranda raised her eyebrow, "What do you mean by that?"

"You know what I mean. It's almost been a week since we came here. Do you seriously mean to tell me that you haven't had, like, a minute to talk to each other? I thought you were interested."

"Lizzie," Miranda said, rolling her eyes, "There is a difference between a crush and being in love. You know I don't want to get involved with anyone that I know won't last."

"But you don't know how long it will last," Lizzie said, "and besides, its always fun to at least dabble into the realm of crushes and dating. You never know what might happen."

"You meant to tell me that you are completely comfortable dating someone you probably won't see again in your whole life? You never think that what you and Gordo have is a stupid idea."

Lizzie shrugged, "Yeah, well, call me blonde, but its totally worth it to me. Gordo is a great guy and I'd rather waste my free time with him then wondering what it would be like if I did."

Miranda shrugged, "Whatever, Liz. If he's interested, it's one thing, but if he isn't, I'll survive."

Minutes later, dinner was over and after the evening games, they went back to their cabins for circle time and story time. Miranda asked Lizzie is she was going to see Gordo that night, but Lizzie passed, saying she was tired and would see him the next day.

In the meantime, in the cabin across the way, Gordo and Larry were trying to calm the wild and rambunctious boys, but they were unsuccessful. One kid was going around, yelling, "I need some water!" and the other guys were running around, with no signs that they were going to shut up and calm down.

"Larry, we're going to have to do something other than raising our voices," Gordo said, "Otherwise, we could get into some serious trouble."

Larry nodded, "I'm on it, chief," he said, "Do me a favor and turn off the lights." and then he stood on top of his bed and said, "Hey! Quiet down!" Gordo went over and shut the lights off.

The room got a little quieter, but it wasn't enough, "Now, come on, guys. Sit down because we really need to talk if you want to have this camp out in a few days."

The room became more silent and even some of the boys tried to hush the other guys, until it was quiet enough. Gordo turned the lights back on and Larry asked that everyone sit in a circle, and they did as they were told.

"Now," Larry said, finding a place in the circle, "You guys are leaving in less than a week, and this next week is going to be pretty crazy. You have a dance tomorrow night and then there will be a camp out in three nights with another cabin."

"Do we have to go to the dance?" a boy asked.

"Yeah, I'm not dancing with no girls!" another exclaimed.

"Yes you do," Gordo said, "and you don't have to dance with anyone if you don't want to, but you do have to be there."

"Another thing is that you guys have clean up duty tomorrow after lunch in the dining hall."

"Yeah, its our turn to help clean up."

Complaints followed, but not for long, "You guys, in order to be able to go on this camp out, you have to clean up for one meal. It's not that hard and it will be over before you know it."

The main topic of the cabin lately was the camp out. The guys seemed really excited to go on a camp out, as for many of them; this would be their first time. Larry and Gordo realized this early on, so they knew that they could somehow take advantage of this.

"So, go to sleep and we will see you in the morning," Gordo said.

A few minutes later everyone was in his bed and everyone seemed to be sleeping a half an hour later. That was when Larry decided he couldn't sleep, so he decided to go outside the cabin for a breath of fresh air. When he got out there, however, he realized he was not alone.

"Hi," a female's voice said, coming from a nearby bench, "You couldn't sleep, could you?"

Larry squinted, not being able so see anything but the outline of her body, but didn't know who it was, "Hi," he said, walking toward her. As he came closer he recognized the face as the new counselor, but he didn't know her name, "I'm Larry."

"I'm Kate." Kate moved over to leave some room for Larry, but Larry didn't sit just then.

"Isn't your cabin on the other side of the lake?"

Kate nodded, "Yeah, but when I went to use the bathroom over there, there was this, like, dead roach in there, so I had to bust out of there as soon as possible, but I still needed to use the bathroom, so I went looking for one, and I found it, used it, but then I realized I was totally lost. Plus, my feet were tired, so I just stayed here."

"Do you need help getting back?" Larry offered.

Kate tilted her head, "You'd do that for me? Aw, that's so sweet!"

"Yeah, no problem," Larry said.

A minute later, they were on their way, and got to talk about various things. Kate did most of the talking, and it became pretty apparent to Larry that Kate was looking for someone to talk to. When they got to Kate's cabin, she turned to him and said, "Thanks."

"No problem," he said.

"Um, Listen," Kate said, twirling her hair, "People keep talking about this dance thing tomorrow and well," Kate said, looking down, "I've never really been to a dance without a date and I was kind of wondering if well, since I'm the new girl around here, if you'd maybe escort me to the dance?"

"Um," Larry said, not sure on how to respond, "You know, this dance isn't really a dance where you have to 'take someone.' I don't think you have to worry about that."

"Oh, please? You are the nicest guy I have meet so far and ever since I got here the other day, I've just felt so lonely."

How could he turn her down? He wasn't going to ask anyone to the dance, but if he had to go with anyone, he wanted to go with Miranda. He was planning on hanging out with her most of the time, anyway. He didn't know how to say 'no', though.

"Please?"

Larry sighed and gave a weak smile, "Sure."

"Oh, thank you!" Kate said, giving him a hug in her excitement.

"I'll see you tomorrow, then," Larry said.

"I'll see you at the dance!"

Larry turned back and headed back to his cabin.