Camp Counselor

Chapter 20

So every year instead of doing her job Cat has us, aka the counselors, do all the hard work. That being keeping the kids safe and away from harms way. Which I can't say is the worst job in the world, being here for so long I've really grown attached to the campers and I couldn't imagine anything bad happening to them. However Cat still gives all of the counselors some break time as she literally sends all of us off to a second camp site away from the smaller children. That's where we're heading to now.

Kara, James and Monel are leading the group and I can't help but feel jealous while I was a little ways behind them besides Jennifer. Don't get me wrong I love Jennifer, she's become a real supportive friend and I'm grateful for the time she gives me, but I want Kara as well.

I can't believe I'm getting jealous of Kara's best friends that's she's known since she was 7, and for what? Its not like I claim a special title on Kara, in fact I'm right beside James and Monel. Her best friend. Just like I want to pray and hope that Kara feels the same way about James and Monel, Kara probably doesn't see me the way I see her.

You see all of this? All of this over thinking, doubting and craziness, it's all from Kara. She's absolutely driving me nuts and I can't even put into words on why. She's gotta have superpowers or something. I swear she can probably fly if she wanted to, maybe lift a car, kick some crime butts, hell I wouldn't be surprised if she was from another planet. That girl is something out of pure imagination. Google the word perfection and she'll pop up I guarantee it.

Ripping me from my overwhelming thoughts was the refreshing presence of Kara. She had slowed her pace from up in the front of the group as she picked it back up again once we were synced up. "Hey." Kara greeted both me and Jennifer in a relaxed tone as she usually always had.

"Hi." I responded nearly immediately, sounding a bit too rushed.

"Hey." Jennifer quipped more relaxed than I was. I mentally face palmed myself for acting so dorky around Kara. Truth is I've never felt this way about anyone, absolutely no body.

Before anything else could be said a brunette woman with chocolate brown eyes approached Jennifer with a large smile on her face. Placing a hand securely on Jennifer's shoulder as she caught up with the blondes quick pace. "Hey Jayje, I was looking for you." The brunette cheerfully pronounced Jennifer's nickname as if she was trying to shout it from the rooftops.

Jennifer turned with ease to greet the brunette. "Hey Emily! I know, I was looking for you during lunch but I couldn't find you anywheres." Jennifer responded with the same level of happiness to have been met with one another. I took special notice to how Emily never really took her hand off of Jennifer's shoulder, and more importantly how Jennifer didn't mind it either. I mean it's not even my business but think about it?

Kara already seemed to know the brunette where as I've only seen her around the camp. I just never really thought about going and talking to her and we've never actually even been in the moment for an opportunity to talk and become friends.

"Yeah Cat had me trapped in one of her interventions where she goes on and on about her childhood and her teenage years." Emily spoke the words teenage years in an over exaggerated tone of mimicking which led to all four of us laughing. Jennifer especially found amusement out of the joke leading me to believe there was more levels to that joke that only those two were in on.

"That definitely does not sound like a well spent lunch." Jennifer comments soon after the laughter comes to an end.

"No, it was not." Emily agrees immediately after, leaving no time for me or Kara to fit in our responses. "Although I was kind of hoping that I could pull you away from your friends for just a couple minutes." Emily pleaded while she gave both me and Kara begging eyes of desperation. It's not like we would've said no at all.