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The Maxwell Trap

by Dorothy Winner

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Heidi looked up apprehensively at the large wooden sign that read 'Welcome to Camp Walden.' "I can't believe I actually agreed to this."

"It's all your fault," said Liane, lugging her duffel bag out of the car. "If you hadn't kept crashing my dad's computer then none of this would have happened. My dad thought sending you to camp was such a good idea he decided to make me go to camp along with you!"

"And then," added Megan, "your mom told my mom that you were going to summer camp and my mom loved the idea so much she decided to send me too!"

"Well, with an attitude like that," said Abdul, handing Megan and Heidi their backpacks, "you're going to have a lousy next two months at summer camp. I say, since you're stuck going to camp no matter what, you might as well try to enjoy yourselves."

"Yeah, you can say that," said Heidi, "you're not the one who's going…"

"I'm sure you'll have lots of fun," said Abdul, getting back into the car. "I'll see you in two months!" he said cheerfully, driving away.

"Aaaaaaaahhh!" Heidi shouted, slapping at her arm. "I haven't been here for five minutes and I've been bitten by a mosquito! I hate this place already!"

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Several heads turned as a bright pink limo pulled into the campgrounds. A door opened and a girl with messy brown hair got out, scowling. "I can't believe my mom made us ride in this hideous… monstrosity…" Alexandra grumbled. "God I hate pink…"

Sydney got out of the limo and stretched, taking a deep breath. She looked around. "Wow. I love this place already. The sky is so blue and the air is so rich and the trees are so tall… it's even better than the pictures."

"Geez," said Gabrielle as the three of them helped Pagan get their stuff out of the trunk, "you make colony life sound so deprived."

"Oh it's not," said Sydney, "but it's just so different, you know? Don't get me wrong, I love the colonies and space, but Earth is so… so alive. I think I'm really gonna like it here."

Alexandra struggled with a particularly large duffel bag. "How much stuff did you have to bring, Sydney?"

"Be very careful with that. The contents of that bag," said Sydney with a very mischievous smile, "are going to come in very useful. This, my friends, is our prank arsenal."

"You're kidding," said Alexandra.

"Oh, not at all," said Sydney. "Shaving cream, itching powder, silly string, paint, yarn, chocolate syrup, vegetable oil, honey, and my personal favorite… engine grease."

"Excellent," said Gabrielle.

"Brilliant," said Alexandra.

"Of course," said Sydney. "I am, after all, the daughter of Shinigami."

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A tall girl with red hair stood in front of the main lodge, a megaphone in her hand. "All girls over here please!" she shouted. "Everyone over here so you can sign up for your cabins!"

About two hundred girls began pushing and shoving to try and get through under the 'Camp Walden' sign arch so they could sign up for their cabins first. Alexandra spotted Sydney up ahead. "Hey! Sydney! Wait up!" she shouted.

"Alexandra, I'm right behind you," said Sydney.

Alexandra turned around. "How did you—I just saw—weren't you just—" Alexandra looked back again, but the girl she had thought was Sydney had disappeared.

"What?" asked Sydney.

"I thought you were—never mind," said Alexandra, shaking her head.

"Come on, let's go sign up for the same cabin before all the good spots are taken," said Gabrielle, pushing forward, as did Sydney.

Alexandra followed, still perplexed. She was so sure that it had been Sydney up ahead. Had she been seeing double?

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TBC…