Chapter 21
The gang sat on the moist, familiar sand, letting all their worries drift away just like the tide ahead of them. What an interesting few hours it had been. Two of their friends had been accused of murder, an enemy had been distinguished, and the entire camp had been drastically changed. The once-camp was now nothing, just air. It's dramatic and violent ending had concluded to the entire establishment burning to the ground. There was talk of rebuilding the camp, but it was doubtful-Tommy had heard earlier that they were talking about building a housing development over the land.
Tommy's feet dipped into the water when his thoughts finally approached him. He had changed so much this summer. When he arrived at Camp Cornwall, he was a naïve, cowardly boy. He had grown stronger, more independent. This summer had changed his life. He had now made new friends, new enemies. His friends had changed, too. Finally, Tommy realized he wasn't the little boy that had entered this camp eight weeks ago.
"Ya know, it hit me," Chuck blankly said. "We're not kids anymore."
"Tell me about it," Kimi began. "I've had enough adventure in these last 48 hours to last me the rest of my life."
"Well, at least we'll know one thing," Susie began.
"Actually, we'll know a few," Lil courageous began.
"First off, we know there will be no more Camp Cornwall," Phil straightforwardly brought up. An awkward silence followed.
"But we'll also know two things will exist," Angelica began quietly.
"First, we'll have all the memories of this summer. Of…Bridget and Savannah. And we'll have the memories of our loves, our friends, our plots of revenge," Kimi said, chuckling at the thought.
"And we'll also have one more thing," Tommy whispered, barely inaudibly.
"And what's that?" The group wondered.
"We'll also have the friendship that lasted, and a friendship that will forever last. And that's what made this a summer to remember," Tommy concluded.
He couldn't have said it better. And then, with the sun facing them, the group nodded silently in agreement, knowing that at the beginning, they had no idea where their life would take them. But this summer was surely one thing-it was most certainly a summer to remember.
THE END!
Thank you everyone for your constant support in the story. I want to thank everyone who reviewed every chapter, who spent the time to. You guys know who you are. : I want to say that chances are there won't be a sequel. There could possibly be one in the future, but not until next summer-I've dragged this fic out long enough. I bet you guys got tired of waiting. Anyways, never forget the summer. And, I wish all of you many magical summers like this. V. P. Penwick