Lukes POV
I sat at the edge of my bed, my roommates were still asleep. This was day one of camp, and they have a special bell for breakfast time. I didn't sleep at all. The sound of crickets echoed and one of the boys was snoring. I had two roommates, Jack and Michael. Last night we all met each other around a campfire and were assigned cabins.
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"Okay everyone, My name is Zayn. I'm the lead counselor of this camp, i'm here for you guys as a friend, not an authority figure. My other mates are here for the same thing, Harry, Liam, Ed, Eleanor and Louis. "
Then, a skinny figure stood in front of the fire and started to speak.
"Hey guys I'm Louis. You guys are here today because someone cares about you. So please, take advantage of the experts you guys met earlier today. But right now, we're going to go around the campfire and say our names and why were here. Please be honest, this is camp Confined, your secrets are to stay and won't go outside the camp." Louis said, and then motioned to the pale blonde girl next to him.
The blonde girl stood, "I'm Claire, and i'm here because.. well, " She cleared her throat.
"Well i'm here because, i'm scared, of everything.." Her voice was hushed towards the end and she sat down immediately.
I felt bad, must suck to be scared of everything. I only remembered a select few of the people who introduced themselves.
The next girl stood up.
"I'm Jade. I'm here because I like to fight." This girl was strong looking, like she had no emotion.
Then my obnoxious looking roommate stood up.
"I'm Michael and I like to party."
And then,
"Hi, I'm Valerie and I guess you could say I'm depressed." She laughed.
When she laughed, i laughed. That seemed so contradicting. She made a sick joke about her illness. I thought it was hilarious. I then realized, I liked looking at her because I couldn't stop. That's when I realized i didn't remember anything after that.
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I rubbed my head as I remembered last night. It was freezing and the sun barely peeked through. If the sun is not fully up then I shouldn't be up. I grabbed some jeans and a sweatshirt and walked across the cold wooden floor to the bathroom.
The cafeteria was a weird place. It had surprisingly great food but a weird environment. All the doctors at one table, the counselors at another, and everyone else was spread out. Some chattering and the rest of the patients, were silent.
I sat at the same table as my roommate, Michael. He was a familiar face but I haven't spoken to him. Valerie sat further down from the both of us, she tossed and turned some eggs.
"Go talk to her."
I looked over at the raspy voice, Michael. I gave him a weird look and looked down at my food to eat.
Jade's POV
The cafeteria was sad. Nobody really talked. All you heard was murmurs from the doctors and the camp counselors. I didn't belong here. I wasn't mentally ill like some of these people. I just had a different lifestyle. I looked around at everyone. There was guy with purple hair, the guy who liked to party and the awkward tall kid sat across from him, Luke i think? I sat next to a girl, I remember as Claire.
"Why are you looking at me?" She snapped.
I furrowed my eyebrows, i didn't like her attitude, but i remember I need to keep my cool.
"I'm not. I'm looking at everyone, get over yourself." I snap back.
She just looked at me as she ate her bacon and looked away.
"I'm Claire."
"I'm Jade."
We both ate in silence after that.
After breakfast we were introduced to the rec center where there was different activities we could do while on our "Alone" time. They had a set schedule for us everyday.
6:00 Am- 7:00 Am: Breakfast
7:15 Am- 9:00 Am: We go outside to the garden, they say planting stuff and having responsibility of something will give us a purpose.
9:15 Am-12:15 Pm: Whatever the counselors activity of the day, this will help us with our problems.
12:30 Pm - 1:15 Pm: Lunch.
1:30 Pm - 3:30 Pm- Personal time.
3:45 Pm- 5:45 Pm- Work hours. We get assigned jobs, like the kitchen, laundry, or whatever with a counselor and other "Patients".
5:50 Pm- 6:50 Pm- Dinner.
7:00 Pm-7:30 Pm - Meet with your doctor.
8:00 Pm - 11:00 Pm - They said usually we will have a campfire but it's not mandatory to go. It's more personal time but our curfew is 11 pm.
Basically our set schedule will start tomorrow. They want us to get a feel for the camp and really get to know one another. So today we're getting assigned our jobs, then were supposed to spend time with our roommates. I have that Valerie girl with a sick sense of humor. Have you ever been to a funeral and you didn't really know the person who died? Like you're not sad and all you want is the food? That's how this felt. I felt out of place.
I kept listening to the counselors talk. They were blabbing about how we all have a purpose and we all need to realize that. I just wanted to move on from the subject. It was really getting old.
I felt a kick.
I snapped my head and looked at the purple headed freak.
"Can i help you?" I snap.
"Sure. Whats youre name?" He had small smirk.
"Why did you kick me?" I retorted
"Why not? Were suppose to interact with one another right?" He chuckled.
I didnt want to listen to this nonsense, but he was being extremely rude.
"Shh. theyre talking." I said as i looked away and focused my attention to Louis the counslor.
"No. I don't want to listen, neither do you. I don't belong here."
I turned to look at him and a small laugh came out of me.
"Do you want to kill yourself?"
I shook my head no.
His smirk widened, "I thought so. Whats your name?"
I smiled a little and looked back to the counselors, "Jade."
"Michael."
It was another 25 minutes until they were done lecturing, and they do bring good points but it didnt pertain to me. As they walked out they posted the jobs on two different boards. I walked away from Michael to one on the far left and looked for my name.
Jade Nelson & Michael Clifford: Dishes.
I couldn't help but smile and when i turned to the direction of the other board on the far right of the room, i saw Michael looking at me returning the same smile.
