I am in the mess hall eating bacon and eggs. Angie comes up.
"Okay guys, it's the day that you all have been waiting for! Today, you're going to do the zip line!" She announces. We all cheer.
We're at the zip line. Angie is holding pink, purple, light blue, green and red harnesses and helmets.
"Put these on." She tells us. She hands me the pink one. I put it on. She hands Esmerelda the purple one. She puts it on. She hands Kida the light blue one. She puts it on. She hands Mirabelle the green one. She hands Mei Mei the red one. She puts it on.
"Okay, a few rules. First, put on all your equipment before climbing. Second, make sure the coast is clear before zip. Third, let me spot you while you climb. You can climb now.".
I clip some brown rope to my harness. I put my foot on a red grip. I put my hand on a blue grip. I put my foot on a blue grip. I put my hand on a red grip. That process repeats until I get to the top. I clip the brown rope connecting to the zip line to my harness. I unclip the other rope. I jump off. I zip through the treetops. I laugh. The wind blows in my hair. I land. I unclip the other rope.
Esmerelda clips some brown rope to her harness. She puts her foot on a blue grip. She puts her hand on a blue grip. She puts her foot on a red grip. She puts her hand on a red grip. That process repeats until she gets to the top. She clips the rope connecting to the zip line to her harness. She unclips the other rope. She jumps down. She zips through the treetops. She lands. She unclips the other rope.
Kida clips some brown rope to her harness. She puts her foot on a blue grip. She puts her hand on a blue grip. She puts her foot on a red grip. She puts her hand on a red grip. That process repeats until she gets to the top. She clips the rope connecting to the zip line to her harness. She unclips the other rope. She jumps down. She zips through the treetops. She lands. She unclips the other rope.
Mirabelle clips some brown rope to her harness. She puts her foot on a blue grip. She puts her hand on a blue grip. She puts her foot on a red grip. She puts her hand on a red grip. That process repeats until she gets to the top. She clips the rope connecting to the zip line to her harness. She unclips the other rope.
Mei Mei clips some brown rope to her harness. She puts her foot on a red grip. She puts her hand on a red grip. She puts her foot on a blue grip. She puts her hand on a blue grip. That process repeats until she gets to the top. She clips the rope connecting to the zip line to her harness. She unclips the other rope.
"Do you want me to give you a push?" She questions.
"Maybe," Mirabelle replies.
"Okay. One… two… three…". Mei Mei pushes Mirabelle off.
"I HATE YOU, MEI MEI!". She zips through the treetops. She lands. She unclips the other rope. Mei Mei puts one foot off. There is a pink puff and she turns into a giant red panda.
"HA-HA, COWARD!" Mirabelle laughs.
"Mirabelle, be nice." Angie tells her.
Mei Mei jumps down. She zips through the treetops. She lands. She unclips the other rope.
"Good job, girls, I'm proud of you." Angie tells us. We take off our harnesses.
We sit around a campfire on brown logs. Angie holds a stuffed yellow bunny with a lighter belly, pink nose, and whiskers.
"Okay, you can go get stuff for your s'more." She announces. I go over to a white, foldable table with blue paper plates, a package of graham crackers with a blue stripe and yellow badge down the middle, a bag of marshmallows with red, orange, and green stripes on the sides, and a dark brown package of "Hershey" chocolate bars. I grab a paper plate. I grab two graham crackers. I walk further down the line. I grab a marshmallow. I sit. Esmerelda goes over to the table. She grabs a paper plate. She grabs two graham crackers. She walks further down the line. She grabs a marshmallow. She sits. Kida goes over to the table. She grabs a paper plate. She grabs two graham crackers. She walks further down the line. She grabs a marshmallow. She sits. Mirabelle goes over to the table. She grabs a paper plate. She grabs two graham crackers. She walks further down the line. She grabs a marshmallow. She sits. Mei Mei goes over to the table. She grabs a paper plate. She grabs two graham crackers. She walks further down the line. She grabs a marshmallow.
I put my marshmallow in the fire. I roll it around for a minute until the outside is golden brown. I put the chocolate on top of a graham cracker. I put the marshmallow on top of the chocolate. I put a graham cracker on top of the marshmallow. I eat my s'more. It is sweet.
Esmeralda puts her marshmallow in the fire. She rolls it around for a minute until the outside is golden brown. She puts the chocolate on top of a graham cracker. She puts the marshmallow on top of the chocolate. She puts a graham cracker on top of the marshmallow. She eats.
Kida puts her marshmallow in the fire. She rolls it around for a minute until the outside is golden brown. She puts the chocolate on top of a graham cracker. She puts the marshmallow on top of the chocolate. She puts a graham cracker on top of the marshmallow. She eats.
Mirabelle sticks her marshmallow deep in the fire. When she pulls it out, it is black. She puts the chocolate on top of a graham cracker. She puts the marshmallow on top of the chocolate. She puts a graham cracker on top of the marshmallow. She eats.
Mei Mei sticks her marshmallow deep in the fire. When she pulls it out, it is black. She puts the chocolate on top of a graham cracker. She puts the marshmallow on top of the chocolate. She puts a graham cracker on top of the marshmallow. She eats.
A picture of a European baby girl with long blonde hair and green eyes wearing a cotton purple gown, Rapunzel appears in my head. I visualize. I start crying.
"Aww, what's wrong?" Esmeralda questions.
"I miss Rapunzel." I explain. She hugs me.