𝙎𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉' 𝙎𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉'

Chapter 2 - Welcome Back Counselors.

Six Years Later.

June 14, 2024.

We see a large van driving down a now dirt road, theres lots of chit chatting going on inside. We see Darren driving the van, everyone's way older now. Tegan and Zoe sit in the back of the van, clearly flirting with each other. Faith scrolls on her phone, Kyle and Harlon both talk together. Jermiah sits alone, Camille and Kora talk whilst Jill is too busy taking photos on her phone for her instagram. Darren looks in the rear view mirror, he sees Faith on her phone. He clears his throat, "Little obsessed with that thing huh, Faith?" Faith looks up, "Shut up and keep your eyes on the road, asshole." Darren scoffs, "Are you just a delight?" Faith smiles smugly, "I know, right?" Darren chuckles, "You're still an annoying, whiny girl. Just like I remembered!" Faith responds, "And you're still a slow guy, fork in the road by the time." Darren snaps his head back to the road, swerving the van a bit. Everyone calls out in annoyance, "What kinda driving what that, Darren?" "What the hell?" Darren grits his teeth as Faith smiles at him. Kora glances over at Tegan and Zoe as they kiss passionately in the van, she looks back to Camille. Camille chuckles, "Uh, ew, am I right?" Kora nods, "Definitely, literally disgusting." Jill nudges Kora, "Hey Kora, get in this." Kora makes a face, "Huh?" Jill pulls her in, then snaps a selfie of the both of them. Kora asks, "Wait, do I look good in that?" Jill nods, "Yeah, look!" Jill shows Kora the photo, Kora grabs for the phone but Jill snatches it away. Kora continues, "I look weird in that!" Jill rolls her eyes, "You do not, don't be dramatic." Kora groans. Harlon and Kyle laugh, Kyle asks, "You did WHAT to him?" Harlon responds, "I pretended to call the police on him for biting our cousin." Faith overhears this, "Who did you do that to?" Harlon replies, "My little brother, he was SCREAMING crying. I was actually hysterically laughing." Faith chuckles, "You've got an insane sense of humor." Harlon shrugs, "It's funny!" Jillian calls over to Darren, "Hey, are we almost there?" Darren looks at the GPS, "Uuh, we're about five minutes away. So almost." Tegan and Zoe look up from the back, "What'd you guys say?" Tegan asks. Everyone looks back at them, they clearly were a little too busy to hear what was going on. Jeremiah responds, "Uh..we're five minutes away." Zoe nods, "Oh, that's perfect!" Camille mutters to Kora, "Perfect for what..?" Kora chuckles slightly, keeping her eyes on Tegan and Zoe. A little while later, Darren calls back. "Hey, we're pulling in, guys!" Everyone looks out the windows, they see the big "Camp Serenade" sign when the van drives by. It brings back a wave of memories from years ago, some they maybe don't want to think about. They see a man standing in the distance, with his own car parked right beside him. He watches as Darren pulls the van into the campgrounds, then finally puts it into park. Darren gets out of the driver seat, then opens the side door of the van, letting everyone else out. They grab their things, then look at the man staring at them all. The man finally smiles, "Hi, all of you." The teens all give him small smiles and waves, he holds his hand out to Darren. Darren shakes his hand, "Hey, you are..?" The man responds, "I'm Matthew, the camp director. I believe I spoke to you all on the phone?" The group all finally remember, then ease up a bit knowing who he is now. Matthew asks, "Didn't you all say you used to be campers here?" Everybody nods, "That's so cool, it's great to have you guys back!" Matthew continues on, "Well, the counselors cabins are cabin number twelve, and number thirteen. You can put your things in there, and please..no funny business when the kids are here." Faith responds, "You don't have to worry, we'll be fine and keep this place in good hands." Matthew nods, "Theres a map right here.." Matthew pulls a map out from his back pocket, then hands it to Darren. He continues, "You can explore a bit tonight, just make sure to stay safe when it gets dark. Never can be too sure, y'know?" Everybody nods, "But I'll be back tomorrow morning. If you need any help, my phone number is written on the back on the map." Darren flips the map, he sees theres his phone number written on the back. Matthew begins to walk off, but Kora stops him. "Hey, why can't you stay tonight?" Matthew replies, "I don't usually stay for the first night, kinda freaks me out being alone out here." Jillian asks, "But it's safe for us to be out here..?" Matthew chuckles, "Yes, sorry. I'm just messing around with you guys, it'll be fun." Matthew gets into his car, he rolls down the window. "But enjoy this night while you're alone, we're gonna have a bunch of screaming kids tomorrow morning." Everyone else nods and waves, Matthew drives out and off the campgrounds. Camille groans, "Okay, can we go put our stuff in the cabins? My bags so heavy." Darren nods, "Yeah, just follow this long trail up here for a while. I remember from when we used to go here, the counselors would never let us go in their cabin." Everyone gets on the trail and begins to walk, Zoe asks, "So me and Tegan are being in the same cabin, right?" Faith shakes her head, "No, no, no." Zoe asks, "Why not?" Jeremiah replies, "You guys are gonna be gross the whole time.." Jillian chimes in, "Don't put them together, that's gonna get my instagram like, demonetized." Harlon chuckles, "You really are a phone addict, huh?" Jill shakes her head, "I wouldn't say addict, I could definitely go without it." Harlon responds, "Oh, yeah? Hand it over, then." Jills eyes widen, "Uh...I gotta text back my parents, can't do that." Harlon smirks, "Yeah, that's what I thought." Jeremiah asks, "So whos going in what cabin? It's equal, five of us can go in each cabin." Faith replies, "Theres five boys and five girls. It can be split for the gender." Zoe asks, "But what about me and Tegan?" Tegan chuckles, "Don't worry baby, it's only a cabin away. I also have other work to do, I'll be away anyways." Zoe sighs, "Alright." Kora shrugs, "Don't worry, Zoe. You'll be fine without him for a little." The group all finally walk up to the cabins, they all look up at them. Camille sighs, "Finally, let's go." Darren chuckles at Faith, "Don't get too disappointed being in the opposite cabin as me, Faith." Faith makes a face, "I'm over the moon about it, don't get too happy." Darren chuckles sarcastically, the girls all walk into cabin twelve and the boys walk into cabin thirteen.

Zoe rushes over to a bed in the corner of the cabin, "I call this bed!" Jillian chuckles, "Calling it? What are we, eleven?" Zoe sets her bag down and rolls her eyes, "Twelve, actually." Camille, "So, Faith." Faith looks over at her, "Hm?" Camille asks, "When are you and Darren gonna get down and dirty?" Faiths eyes widen, "WHAT?" Camille laughs, "It's obvious you two like each other!" Faith replies, "What? No I don't, Darrens an asshole. He's always been one." Camille nods, "Oh, right. Totally." Kora grins, "You like Darren?" Faith rolls her eyes, "No-!" Kora laughs, "Yoou liikke Darrenn!" Faith smacks Koras arm, "Shut up, I would never. Darrens a prick." Jillian smiles, "A blossoming romance, I should catch this for a memory." Faith groans, "Please do not.." Jillian laughs and snaps a photo, Faith rolls her eyes. Zoe sighs, "I wanna be with Tegan again." Kora responds, "You'll live without him." Zoe asks, "Oh, but will I?" Kora rolls her eyes, Faith speaks up, "Hey, over the phone he told us that we have to wear like..counselor shirts. He said he left them for us back in the arts and crafts cabin." Jill asks, "Do we seriously?" Faith replies, "Well, I don't know. You're the one that wanted to be a counselor, Jill." Jill rolls her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, whatever." The girls walk out of the cabin, on their way to the arts and crafts cabin for the shirts.

The guys walk into cabin thirteen, they set their individual things down on the beds. Kyle sits down on one of them, "Goddamn, this is uncomfortable." Darren asks, "It's a summer camp, did you THINK the beds were gonna be comfortable?" Kyle shrugs, "You would think they'd up the budget over the years, it's still as bad as I remember." Jeremiah asks, "What are we even gonna do tonight?" Harlon responds, "I don't know, I'm definitely gonna do some exploring and look around when I'm here." Tegan chimes in, "I wanna have a campfire, just us at least. Before we have a bunch of kids here tomorrow." Darren nods, "Exactly what I was thinking, I can't wait to look at places from here again." Tegan replies, "Yeah, I haven't really tried to think about this place especially after.." Harlon clears his throat, "We don't need to think about that, it's being left in the past. We're here to have fun." Darren looks back down at his bag, but then sees something. He sees outside the window, a figure of someone standing out in the woods. He can't really see much, the window having lots of scratches and smudges on it. He takes a closer look, it's definitely a person. He looks over to the guys, "Hey, c'mere you guys.." Everyone walks over, Darren looks back. Nobody stands there anymore, Kyle asks, "What?" Darren responds, "Huh. Swore I saw somebody in the woods, staring at us." Harlon chuckles, "Ooh, how creepy..." Darren smacks his arm, "Ha ha." They all hear the girls leaving their cabin, Jeremiah asks, "Where are they going?" Kyle shrugs, "Dunno, let's go find out." The boys all leave the cabin, going out to see what the girls are doing.