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Camper

It’s okay, Maddy, it’s okay. You’ll see all of your camp friends before you know it. Next summer, I told myself. Next summer seemed so long and I began to cry. I cried so much that I didn’t even see the bus, and the driver had to wait for me to stop!

“Come on, kid. We have to go!” shouted the bus driver.

“I’m coming!” I shouted back.

Why did he have to embarrass me like that? I wondered as I climbed the steps that led into the bus.

It was hot and crowded inside and I found a seat right next to a sleeping lady. As the train went from Vermont to New York, I recalled memories from my summer camp.

At the beginning of the summer, my friend Mary and I were on a hike. We got completely lost while we were having a water fight with the water in our bottles. Then, it started to rain and we were soaking wet by the time we finally found the rest of the hikers at the top of the mountain. The counselors were laughing when we told them what had happened. I’m just glad they were easy to find!

Towards the end of the summer, Diana and I were trying to get the make-up off that we had used for Hamlet. It was so hard and took so much time, but it was fun spending time with her. I wish we listened to Miss Sarah and used a little bit of her stuff that made taking off make-up easier! Since I was so tired, I feel asleep on the bus. Luckily, I woke up right as it stopped at the bus stop.

As I got out, I could see my mom.

“Hey! Did you have a great time, sweetie?, ” she asked with a grin on her face.

“Yeah!”


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