Finders Keepers

Chapter Six

Chris
July 8th, 2014

I seriously can guarantee you one thing and one thing only. This is one of the worst days at camp. It's the glass half full kinda day. You have drunk half this poisonous, boiling, itchy, sweaty drink. The next half is bout to be down, like nothing! As we thought. Wednesday is one of the all time worst. It's a neutral point, the time to make it or break it. The deciding factor if I or anyone else is coming back next year. Not gonna lie I'd come just for the tan and nice food, don't forget the hot girls and awesome T shirts.

I wasn't socializing much except with those I met. I just wanted to be around them because they were the coolest people I had met, even though in the back of my mind I thought they hated me. I was the new kid, the odd one out. They're group had been together for 2 years prior to me. I was the new guy, first guy they've let in their clique in those two years. It just felt like they didn't want me around, but I smiled at the jokes I didn't get and laughed at inappropriate times and made the most awkward member award.

I forgot to mention the lake. The only lake in America I was positive you could get STDs and tetanus from. Luckily for me I just swam for a bit and went and ate burgers and stuff, but at this mere moment I met a life changing person. Josie Elaine Frazier, guardie, snobby and funny. She was truthfully great. We met because she sprayed bugs spray in my mouth and me being awkward asked if she wanted to sit alone so apparently I have a,"rape you" kinda vibe to her. Oops! We became friends and she threw all of my mints into the lake, which I retrieved and ate. :) We hung out like we'd known each other our whole lives. It was great, and I asked her to the dance with me. I was astonished she actually wanted to! I had a day to perfect myself, in which I did supposedly.

Back up, another important (VERY) person(s) were forgotten. Wednesday, we had lawn games. It was tug Texas Vs.  Oklahoma.  This could be a disaster! Well, I got behind some RANK dude, and someone accidentally touched my butt, I didn't say anything though. We started and WE DOMINATED, we dominated so hard, we all fell. I fell specifically, on Bailey. I felt so bad, but it resulted in better. Friendship. Friends because I fell on this tiny girl; I'd never felt so bad in my life.. I couldn't have been more awkward.  To this day I remember looking down and thought I killed someone.  But then she started laughing so I am pretty sure I didn't hurt her too bad.  It might have been we were all exhausted from three days of total death, or it could've been (She claims to this day) I was a little cutie, but to my surprise she wasn't mad.  I told all my friends from camp I met a girl and they just assumed I was some kind of lady magnet because this was the second girl in one day who actually laughed at something I quirkily said.

I went to bed with a smile so wide on my face, Dillon even asked what was up. I just told him that I fell on a girl, and went to bed.
By the way, Dillon is my best friend at this time. He's a drummer, from my school too. He and I were two peas in a pod, or so I thought. Whenever I woke up that morning I rushed, I went into the bathroom while Dillon was still showering I was so excited to see Bailey and Josie early this morning. I was so happy, but something kinda ruined my night for me. Josie told me that someone else asked her to the dance, so she was taking us both.( It made me so mad and I didn't even think to just go with Bailey! Stupid me; doesn't matter now I guess.)
But it didn't make me even worry. I had tons of friends. Our eating table was almost full. We all laughed and joked together and it was golden.

Bailey Woods is crazy cool. Her and her friends stuck around even through me being annoying, and weird. I felt like I had an entourage. At the time I didn't even really notice that Bailey laughed at almost everything I said. I wasn't that funny, or attractive so I was like,"What?" Yano? What was something I hadn't noticed as well was, she treated me so nicely! I was a whimpy little boy who had a hot girl talking to me? Double what? She was the best friend I had made.