Jakkals Camp

Chapter 7

•Jana•

I was relieved to put it lightly, Mikey and I were on good terms again. This was good because the school had arrived, it was an all girls so they were actually really sweet - or at least so far... they'd put all their bags into their dorms, we'd sorted them into groups and now we were just starting with the activities. It was the scavenger hunt. I stood on the bench, rising to my full height.

"Okay everyone, our first activity is the Scavenger Hunt! Lisa has your lists. The goal is to find the items and then choose a song to perform for us!" I say then laugh as some of the girls look excited about the song and others just look plain distressed.

"Michael is handing out pencils, so grab one from him and a list and then you may start!"

Then I sat down at the table with everyone and we watched as the groups all rushed around. Group two looked the most organized. They'd found all the items, chosen a song and were practicing  their dance moves. The two other groups were doing the same but they were all arguing about which song to do, and it looked like they were doing the same one...Closer by the Chainsmokers and Halsey. I laugh as group one dances the Macarena to it and group three adds the juju on that beat to theirs. Group two was doing Boyfriend by Justin Bieber.

They had the whole first verse and the chorus and it looked extremely funny.

I checked my watch, "Times up everyone!"

I smiled as they all gathered round. "Okay, we'll start with group one! Where is your station?"

"There!" A blonde girl says pointing to the step of a dorm nearby. She heads toward it and and the whole group pushes to follow. I laugh quietly, FOMO, fear of missing out...the things we do to not be left out! 

The crowd parts as I move toward the station. The group has gathered in a smaller circle, I call out the items crossing them off and adding a point for each one they had collected, where they had collected extra I added a half.

"What about our song?" They asked as I was moving to the next group.

"Don't worry! We'll do the songs at the end." I laugh.

Group two were next, they'd literally gone all out, there was double of everything. They obviously wanted to win!

After finishing up with them, we went to group three. I stood up onto a dustbin so I could see over everyone.
It wobbles as I stood up straight.

I spoke to the girls on the ground next to me, "Would you catch me if I fell?" I joked.

"Possibly," one answered, "I dunno if we'd be strong enough!" She teased back.

The girls whispers and glances behind me made me feel nervous, but I carried on with their list, slowly I looked out of the corner of my eye. Mikey had moved behind me, as though he would catch me and not the girls. I felt my cheeks heat up but pretended to be frivolous, "oh, never mind! Mikey will catch me!"

Group three had done well, they hadn't collected as much as group two but they had tried. And if their song was good they could possibly win.

I stood up tall, "TIME FOR THE SONGGGGSSS!" I yell, smiling as all the body language changes, some glance at each other. Some seem to be reciting the lyrics, their lips moving but no sound coming out. Others were practicing the dance moves looking like complete idiots with no sound. And then some just sat there, smiling and waiting to see what their peers had come up with.