The Calling | One Direction

Chapter 1|Camp fun, not.

Today is the day. The day I finally get to leave this stupid house and embrace the fine natures of this world at my favorite camp; Wildside. I have been going there my whole life and absolutely love everything about it. Well, actually, that's a lie. Not being able to shower for a week or more sucks. But in the end it's worth the memories you hold.

"Do you have everything you need for the camp, Karliah?" My dads voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I nodded excitedly, making him chuckle. My dad is actually the reason I love camping so much. He used to take me on camping and boating trips all the time when I was younger. However, that all changed for some unknown reason. I always asked why but he would quickly change the topic and never brought it up again.

Anyway, currently my dad is driving me to the camp which takes about an hour. To others it's not a long car ride, but to me the car ride felt like it was taking a million years. All I want to be doing right now is unpacking my stuff in my cabin and looking forward to a new activity every day. It's very therapeutic to me.

Yet, despite my excitement and joy for coming back to my beloved camp, there's something eerie in the air this year, and I'm not talking about unwanted and unexpected Chipotle gas. This is worse.

"We're here!" My head snapped up as soon as I heard the words leave my dads mouth and almost instantly started unbuckling my seat belt and grabbed my bags. I'm desperate to get out of this car. My butt has already fell asleep.

As soon as I stepped out of the car and onto the trails I was hit with a gust of wind and breathed in taking in the scenery. This place has always been beautiful and one of a kind to me.

"Do you have everything?" I nodded my head once again and wrapped my arms around my dad saying I love him and then slowly walked up to one of the camp counselors to sign myself in.

"Karliah May Evergreen! It's lovely to see you back and ready at camp! And my oh my look how much you've grown over the year!" A smile spread across my face as I soon realized the camp counselor was my favorite one, Brenda. She has always been kind to me and is like an aunt.

"I'm happy to be back, Brenda!" I wrapped my arms around her in a tight embrace as she smiled kindly while patting my shoulder and handing me a sign in clip board after the hug, telling me to sign my name then afterwards I could head to my cabin. With that I politely signed in and started my half-a-mile journey to my cabin.

I know what you're thinking, "Half a mile?!", yes it is a decent distance away from the main part of camp. But, I get my own cabin and little strip of land to myself, so it's nice being able to have some privacy considering once you're in actual camp grounds the term 'privacy' doesn't seem to exist. I get to sing when I want, turn music up pretty high, dance around, and overall just be myself and not have to worry about cranky cabin bunkers. That's one of the reasons this trip is the only important event to me in the summer. I can be myself and not the 'little miss perfect' fake me I have to be once I'm home.

Just thinking to myself and being tangled in all these thoughts made the walk fly by, I realized. Because, now in front of me is the all too familiar cabin I've bee staying in for years. My teenage years to be exact. I used to have to share a cabin with cranky, rude people, but since I'm 16 now, a young adult, the counselors decided I can be alone, thankfully.

My eye's wandered around the cabins scenery already making me feel at peace. There are beautiful trees and roses surrounding the whole area with the delicate sounds of birds singing in sync, beautiful clean cut green grass, and the outstanding, smooth, crystal blue lake that sits directly behind the cabin. In other words, this land is simply breathtaking and there's no other place I'd rather be.

Gently, my legs moved up the stairs leading to my front door, trying to make sure I won't step on any flowers. Then I started walking along the front porch just to see if the cabin has taken any damage.