The Summer Camp

New Allies?

When we go into the kitchen we are greeted by the smell of Mac'N'Cheese. They let me, the so  called "crippled one" apparently, go in the front of the line. I reach for a plate but Jeremy takes it from me. Right before we leave we see Sharon peek her head in and see how close we are to finishing. She points at another table. I tell Jeremy I'm going to get a drink. Know what the worst thing to have happen when you have one arm in a sling and your free arm carrying a drink? Someone tries to trip you. Tally made a pitiful attempt at tripping me. I step over her foot only to hit a tall, wall of muscle, sixteen year old.

"Watch it freak" He growls

"Sorry, someone tried to trip me." I apologies.

"I don't care what happened. Don't do it again." He still sounds like he is ready to eat me.

"Look bro. I said I was sorry. Now calm down and sit back down. I have had a really shitty day so don't start a row with me." With that, I sipped my drink, turned around, and walked away. When I got back to my table, I put my drink down and look around at the array of open mouths. I turn around and see the guy with a smirk on his face. He wiggles his finger to beckon me to him. I walk over and put my weight on one foot so one of my hips was raised.

"What?" I ask.

"The took guts kid, what made you react that way?

"Like I told you, I had a shitty day and didn't want a row to start."

"Row?" I could tell from the look on his face I would have to use normal slang, not British or any other.

"A row is what British kids sometimes use to say fight. I spent a few years in England and picked up some of their slang."

"Interesting.... Anyways, if you need anything let me know and I will help you." He puts his arm around my shoulder." I am going to take you under my wing so if anyone bugs you or anything let me know and I will take care of it."

"Thanks, but who do I ask for?" I take this as a chance to get out from under his arm.

"Name's Lucas but my friends call me Luke." He holds out his hand for me to shake. He holds his left hand out, then takes it back slowly when he sees my arm in a wrap.

"What happened?" He asked, oddly worried for meeting me only moments ago.

"Something flew at me during a game of basketball and I fell only to fuck up my arm." I tell him.

Eventually all the table get food. I dig into my food while the other girls pick at their salads.

"Guys, go and get some food, trust me, we can work it off later." I am surprised when they go and come back with the pasta. We all start eating, and telling stories and laughing. Not long after we have start having a good time something hits me in the back of the head. I look at the ground behind me. A piece of pasta. I look a few tables down to see a crowd of people high fiving Tally.

"Ella, can I talk to you?"

"I look up to see Nate standing with his hands in his pockets.

"Sure just one second." I turn to the table " Hey I'm just going to get another drink."

I follow Nate to the drink station just inside the kitchen.

"May I help you with something?"

"Yes actually. Are you and Jeremy dating?"

"I don't see how it concerns you. but yes we are."

"It's just his last girlfriend drowned out in the lake here three years ago and he hasn't had a girlfriend since. I just can't see him hurt again."

"Wait. You think I would hurt him?"

"Umm. No..Well.....Actually yes, you look like the kind of person."

"Well get your eyes checked. I'm not like that." On that happy note I leave. When I get back I look at Tally. I glare and she just waves. I fling some pasta back at her. But I guess the wind from the fan moved it and it hurt Nate in the face. My whole table laughs. Nate picks the pasta out of his hair and sees me and Ron high five. Poor Ron. Nate I guess thought it was Ron who threw it and throws a piece of bread that came with the salad at him. Sadly for Ron receives it to his face. More specifically his eye. He lands on the floor.

"I  think the grease got in my eye." Carol takes him to the nurse. One of the sixteen year olds sees us throwing food and yells out, much to my disappointment,

"FOOD FIGHT!" Absolute chaos erupts within seconds. With food flying everywhere I struggle to hide under a table. I see Jeremy look around then slip out the door.

 start to crawl over to the window when a hand pulls me off the ground by my hair.

"Oh Hell No. If I go down you are coming with me biach." A voice hisses at me through clenched teeth. I turn enough to see Tally hair.

"Let go of me! You threw the food first!". The pain is worse then my arm. It is warm yet cold.

"Oh PLEASE! I wouldn't have done it if you hadn't tried stealing Nate away from me."

"You. Dumb ass. In case you haven't noticed, I'm dating Jeremy" Her grip releases on my hair and I fall on the floor.

"You mean you weren't trying to steal him from me?" She asks, her head tilting to the side as she tries to process.

"No" I say while rubbing my head " You are all he talks about."

"Let's get out of here then." Tally extends a hand out to help me up. I take it and she smiles at me. We start for the door when we run smack into someone.

 "Not so fast girlies. Someone has to clean this mess up. And it's not going to be me." Chef Man hands us two mops and brooms.

"Start cleaning. The movie starts in two hours. Better hurry there slingy." He laughs and walks out the door. I start cleaning the windows with food on them.

I start to clean up bits and pieces of food with my one good hand. Soon enough my half is done. I look over at Tally to see how she is doing. The rest of the Mess Hall is clean.

"How did you clean that fast?"

"What do you mean?"She asks sweetly. "Lets go. Its clean. I want to do your hair and makeup."

"Sure but can we stop off at the Medi trailer so I can get this sling off?" I ask

"Sure. The color would clash with the dress I have picked." Tally says matter of factually.

Edited March 28 2016