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Undercover Dreamer
Disclaimer: I dont, never have, and never will own Austin and Ally.
I continued steadily down the path that leads to the cabins. The bag on my shoulder was slowing me down ever so slightly with each step. I eventually reached a point in the road were the path split in two. As I approached I could see a wooden post with labeled arrows pointing in opposite directions. My dark eyes scanned up and down until I found what I was looking for. An arrow labeled "Firefly" was nailed near the top of the pole, pointing down the left path.
As I walked in the direction of my new home, I was pleased to see that the cabins down this path were facing the beautiful lake. The water was still on the simple afternoon, almost like the calm before a storm. Ducks swam quietly, hardly breaking the serenity of the scene. The lake was small; I could see trees swaying on the other side. I could already imagine paddling in a canoe and feeling the cool breeze on my neck.
I was approaching a tiny log cabin nestled perfectly in between the vegetation. The door was painted a bright daisy yellow color. I could see a small porch that held four chairs, and two tables. I tentatively moved in the direction of the building, anxious to see what my roommates would be like. I stepped up onto the creaking porch and gripped the door knob. I could hear voices inside, and from what I could tell, they did not seem happy. I pulled open the door to see an ugly scene unfolding.
Three girls stood in the cozy room, all around one of the four beds.
"This is my bed. I was here first, so I get to sleep here. It is as simple as that." The first girl stated, rather matter-of-factly. I recognized her as the spunky latina girl from the check-in desk.
"I have been coming here for years. I always get the bed near the bathroom! It should be pretty much assumed that I would get to sleep there." The other girl with the stuck up attitude was all too familiar- Kira.
"Well I'm sorry that no one told me Princess Kira would be staying in my cabin!" I could see anger flicker in Kira's eyes as she opened her mouth to respond.
"Well, Trish, why don't you just-"
Before I could hear what Kira was going to say, it seemed the third girl had realized I was standing in the doorway.
"Hey," She shoved passed the pair of girls and toward me. "I'm Cassidy. Welcome to Firefly!"
I gulped, practically drowning in the tension between Trish and Kira.
"Thanks. My name is Ally."
Cassidy stood maybe five inches taller than me, so I had to look up to see into her electric blue eyes. Her straight blond hair flowed down her back without a hair out of place. Her smile was warm and inviting.
"It's nice to meet you, Ally. Come on in!" Cassidy grabbed my forearm and pulled me into the space. I could see that she had already set up her things at the bed in the far right corner. I walked over to the empty bed closest to me and put down my duffle.
"I'm Trish," She stepped forward and came over to me, "And that's Kira."
"Yeah...we, uh, met." I stuttered, filling the uncomfortable silence.
"Wait, I thought your name was Angie!" I looked at her skeptically.
"I told you it was Ally- twice."
"Oh well. You are definitely welcome here- as long as you don't take my bed." Kira's looked fiercely over to Trish. Trish's eyes widened and she took a breath as if she were getting ready to scream at Kira. Then she slowly let it out, but kept her eyes directly on Kira's.
"Whatever. This isn't even worth the fight." Trish picked up her bright pink and zebra print luggage and set it on the bed next to mine.
"So, Ally, where are you from?" Cassidy sat down on her bed, and I mirrored the action on my own.
"I live in South Miami." I told everyone.
"I live in Miami, too!" Trish stated excitedly.
"Kira is from Orlando, and I'm from Tampa." Cassidy spoke for Kira, as she still seemed to be pouting.
"So, have you all been here before?" I asked, curious to see if I was the only new kid.
"Yeah, this is my and Cassidy's third year, and Kira has been coming for four years." Trish explained.
Whoa…does everyone that comes here start that young?
"You are going to LOVE Camp Shamogoon. There is stuff here for everyone." Cassidy told me with a gleam in her eye.
I pulled out the activity form that Maggie had given me earlier that day.
"Speaking of which, how do activities work around here?" I asked.
"Well, you can pick three different choices from the list of things to do. Every day there are activity blocks; two in the morning before lunch, and one more in the afternoon. Other than that, every night we have a different sort of fun game, like capture the flag or color wars. On both Friday nights there is a dance at the main lodge. Everyone gets dressed up, and just have a great time."
I smiled at all the excitement Cassidy seemed to have as she talked about her beloved camp.
"I was really nerves about coming here." I revealed to my cabin sheepishly.
"Don't be. I'm sure the time will fly by, and before you know it, you'll be devastated to leave."
Cassidy glanced down at her watch, and then jumped up.
"If we don't hurry up, were going to be late for dinner. If Austin or Dez get there first, there will be no more food left!" The other two girls giggled knowingly at Cassidy's joke. I could feel a jolt of electricity flow through me at the mention of Austin's name. Then, I reminded myself that his GIRLFRIEND was in the room.
Ally, you need to let him go.
I turned and followed them out of the bright exit and into the fading day.