Here it is. In this chapter the real story starts emerging. It is much longer than the previous chapter, just like I promised.
Camp. That word was the most dreaded thing I had heard since Olaf. I shudder at the thought. And not only camp, dance camp. If there's one thing I can't do and can't stand it's dance. And that is the precise camp I was attending that summer. To make things better, Ellie was coming with me. But to make things worse, it was co-ed. That meant girls and boys. The only reason I was even joining was because I was so terribly bored that any type of camp sounded good- that and the fact that I was practically forced. Ellie, an avid dancer, called me once my phone was back in service to ask me if I wanted to be in camp with her. I agreed, not knowing there would be any dancing. However, I soon found out, the camp was chock-full of it.
"I'm not going," I stated as Violet drove Ellie and I to the camp, "I can't dance."
"You're going to learn," Violet said, "because these four weeks are costing me two hundred dollars."
I groaned.
"It's not going to be as bad as you think," Violet said, "Maybe you'll even like it."
"It is a lot of fun, Sunny," Ellie commented.
Ellie, Violet, and I made our way up the imposing building where the dreaded camp would be held.
"Well," Violet said when we reached the door, "have fun"
"Of course we will," I said sarcastically.
Ellie and I continued into the building and into a large room with a mirror that covered one entire wall. I think its purpose was just to prove exactly how idiotic we looked. All of our classmates were lined up against the mirror. There was a few people form school. Everyone was talking and stretching and a few girls were fixing there hair or just staring at themselves in the huge mirror.
"Oh no!" I shouted and hid behind Ellie.
" What are you doing?" she asked
" That's him!"
"Who him?"
"From Home Ec."
"Who?"
"Evan!" I shouted
He looked over at me. I gave him a small wave and he looked at me like I was crazy.
"I'm stupid." I said blankly
"Huh?" Ellie said.
"Hello, class" said a voice and everyone was silent, "Welcome to day one of dance camp. I'm Ms. Karen. We are going to have a fabulous time here But first we must pick dance partners."
"I am going to kill you." I whispered to Ellie.
"Boys over here," Ms. Karen said and pointed to one side of the room, "and girls over here. You will be randomly partnered. And I do not want any negative comments."
"Ellie," I said, "If I am partnered with-"
"Sunny," Ms. Karen said, "you will be partnered with………. Evan"
"No!" I shouted then quickly covered my mouth.
"If you are going to have an attitude like that," she said, "you two can be first to dance."
I shot an angry glare at Ellie as Ms. Karen paired other people.
"Today we will go over instructions and expectations," Karen said when everyone had a partner, "And tomorrow we will begin dancing. I want all of you to bring dance shoes and wear comfortable clothes."
Karen went on about the types of dances we would be learning over the next 4 weeks and I tried desperately to think of a plan that would get me out of camp.
After class I walked with Ellie to Klaus's car.
"Ellie," I said, "this is terrible."
"What have you got against Evan?" she asked
"Nothing," I replied, "and that's exactly my problem."
"Why?" she asked, "You like him?"
"Well," I said trying to avoid the truth, "kind of,"
"Oh," Ellie said
We climbed into the automobile.
"How was it?" Klaus asked
"Okay," I sighed
And as I stared out the car window, a small smile appeared across my face and thoughts whirled around in my head. And I began to think that dance camp might not be so terrible after all.
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