The Campground at Pamona Lake

Last Day

The sunlight is piercing through the blinds of the window. Illuminating the dark, pine wood floors and walls of the cabin, making the silence the most notable thing there. The birds chirping in the nearby trees can be heard dully. But then, the silence and calmness was rudely  interrupted!

The red wood door slammed open, and it revealed 19-year-old Veronica Simmons, one of the 5 head counselors at Camp Pamona Lake.

In an upbeat mood, she raised her voice and yelled: "Alright future counselors! Today is the last day of your training, and it is also the last day of summer camp for the Pamona Summer Club! Get up, get up!!" She started clapping her hands repeatedly to catch the attention of the asleep trainees. "Kendrick, Ashley, Valerie, Matthew, Kenya, Shelby, Bryan, come on get up and let's go!"

The grunts can be heard all throughout the cabin.

"Oh come on, you guys have been getting up this early for a month and you're still not use to it? Come on let's go!" She started clapping her hands in a rhythmic motion.

Kenya got up first. Matthew threw his blanket on to the floor. The rest stayed in their beds.

Veronica grinned. "Okay guys, I'm gonna be honest with you. Since you guys have been such good trainees this month, me and the other head counselors have decided that we're gonna let you have a little fun tonight."

Valerie, still in her bed, asked: "What do you mean?"

"I mean that we're gonna let you throw a party here at night once all the kids are gone! Obviously someone's gonna have to supervise you and stuff, but it's probably gonna be me and we're all practically friends so it's not gonna be boring."

Kenya came back from the bathroom. "What'd you say?"

"You guys we usually don't do this ever since like 3 years ago. C'mon it'll be fun and it's just tonight. Tomorrow you're all going back home so why not go out with a bang?"

Bryan moved the blanket from his face. "What happened 3 years go that made you guys not throw parties for the trainees?"

Veronica sighed and replied. "We caught 2 trainees having sex in the woods."

Matthew laughed. "What makes you think we're not gonna have sex?"

"Oh my God, like you're ever gonna get laid, Matthew." Shelby roasted Matthew.

"Okay... guys. I already told you about the party. It's your call. So you guys decide if you wanna do it or not. Just tell me your decision. Listen, I gotta go but you know, like I always say, call me if you need anything." Veronica left the cabin.

Soon after, all the trainees got up and got ready for their last day of training.

2 hours later, Kenya and Bryan are cleaning the toddler cabin.

B: "Hey Kenya."
K: "Yeah?"
B: "Do you think we should do the party thing Veronica talked about?"
K: "Well yeah, I mean it'll be fun. And we have nothing to lose. So I'd like to do it."
B: "Yeah I'd like to too."
Kenya chuckled. "To too?"
Bryan laughed.

Matthew walked in.

"Hey Matt are you gonna go to the party thing tonight? Me and Kenya are going."

"Uh, yeah, I'm going. I don't have anything else to do." He replied.

K: "It's not like you can leave the camp on your own. It's like a 2 hour walk to the nearest gas station. I'm pretty sure everyone else is going too."

B: "it'll be fun."

Matthew shrugged.

In the Lake, Valerie and Shelby are helping Veronica park the canoes.

Ve: "Hey Shelby, can you get that rope for me?"
S: "Yeah of course." She picked up the rope, and threw it to her in the canoe. Veronica grabbed the rope.
Ve: "Okay, now pull me to the shore."
Valerie and Shelby both grabbed on for to the rope and pulled Veronica onto the shore.
S: Hey Veronica, I've been thinking and I'm gonna go. To the... to the uh party."
Ve: "Oh good. I can't wait." She showed a friendly smile.
Va: "Shelby, if you're going then I'm gonna go."
Ve: "oohh it's gonna be great! If it's just us it can be like a girls night. I still gotta see if all he others are going too."
Va: "Yeah, they are. Kenya told me that her, Bryan and Matt are going. And I'm pretty sure that Ashley and Kendrick are gonna go to."
Ve: "oh it's gonna be so fun! Oh and by the way I am going to be your supervisor for the party. So I'm not gonna be a buzz kill or something."
Shelby laughed. "Good."