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Chapter 3

"...and if you have any questions, please talk to your assigned ranger or come to the main office for any more questions." 

Everybody was supposed to come to this meeting this morning. The meeting also consists of a 10 minute tour around the whole camp and an explaination of each fanbase and what they're all about. I only listened along until they got to the Sinners fanbase.

I never knew much about the Sinners, but all I know is that they were the people obsessed with Panic! At the Disco. No one really knows who the band is, except that the music can be little bit all over the place. Some may be slow, or fast, or sad, or romantic. As you can see, the Sinners music taste is all over the place. But I dont blame them, because P!ATD's music is still pretty cool.

We all stand in groups based on our Fanbase, and I notice the Sinners right away. There were a few of them and most of them were girls of what I could see. Some of them had black dyed hair and some were wearing P!ATD merchandise. One girls t-shirt said Brendon is love, Brendon is life! Another girl's tank top just said Panic! At the Disco. She literally was the only one with blonde hair. It was a little weird, because she stood out and she stood out so much that I didn't even notice she was holding hands with a guy that probably was her boyfriend. He was tall, with dark brown hair, and wore matching P!ATD merchandise as his girlfriend. 

Then the rangers moved onto the Goulddiggers, "Goulddiggers are fans of Ellie Goolding!" Our own ranger couldn't even prnounce her name right. All of us Goulddigger's switched looks with one another when they heard this poor pronounciation, "She is a british Indie Pop singer who's sold over 17 million singles and also has sang at a Royal Wedding in England..." Ranger Elliot goes on for a few more minutes talking about stuff about Ellie Goulding that I pretty much already know about.

At the end of the meeting, we all head back to our Fanbases. As I walk back, I notice the blonde girl's boyfriend staring at me. It was a little awkward, but I don't know why he was staring at me. I mean I dont think I looked that appealing myself. I have brown hair with sidebangs that come just above my eyes. My hair is straightened to look long (and possibly to look like Ellie Goulding's hair). Could he be staring at my clothes? I was only wearing a black shirt with jeans and some Converse shoes, but it wasn't too appealing...or was it? Besides, his girlfriend was way better looking than me! I mean, the blonde was his type--a Sinner-- and I'm a Goulddigger. What could we possibly have in common.

I was the last one into the cabin, and I shut the door behind me. I awkwardly stand in the middle of the room.

Nina asks, "Why are you blushing?"

"I'm blushing?" I ask.

"Umm...yeah." Joaquin says.

"Why would I be blushing? Do you guys know why I'm blushing? I don't know why I'm blushing!" I talk really fast. Good job, Judith! way to hide your nervousness.

Rylee now joins the conversation,  "I bet you like someone. Someone at this camp...or maybe even in this cabin." I can feel my face turn blood red now. Joaquin's face also turns red knowiing that he's the only guy in the room. Nina and Rylee both stare at Joaquin and I. 

"Are you serious?!" I yell., humorously.

"You think that we--" Joaquin interrupts loudly.

"--we don't--"

"--NOOO!!!!" Joaquin exclaims, "I mean, I'm 17 and she's...."

"....14"

Nina interrupts, "Okay then? Well, I'm 15!"

"And I'm 13!" Rylee joins in once again.

My face loses it's "blush" as we all calm down and accept that Joaquin and I aren't a thing.

Today we get the afternoon to relax before tomorrow, where everyone in each Fanbase gets to participate in an activity.

I interrupt the awkward silence and say, "So we kinda all know each others ages now and each other's names, right? Might as well tell each other about ourselves. Here, I'll go first..." I clear my throat and adjust my position on the floor, "Well, I literally live in a cornfield, and my family is...kinda awkward. My dad works 6 days a week and my mom is, umm....well she's a long story. My brother spends his time on the computer  playing his online game called Minecraft. He also spends his time listening to his music that mostly consists of Imagine Dragons and video game music. Well that's my family for ya."

"Well what do you do?" Joaquin asks.

"I usually spend my time on social media. I have multiple Ellie Goulding fan accounts both on Twitter and instagram. I have a Vine, but I don't really use it that much. Once in while I'll post a singing vine, but end up deleting it like the day after."

"You sing?" Nina asks.

"Well, I did. But I kinda quit for a while."

"Oh." She says, disappointedly.

"Joaquin, do you wanna go next?" I ask.

"Sure. I recently finished highchool and am thinking about going to college to become a nurse and move to England. that's pretty much it. I guess I just kinda came to this camp to find people like me. I mean it was pretty much open to anybody ages between 12-18 you know?" We all nod. I dont ask him about his family. I don't want to make him feel uncomfortable while we're still friends.

"I'll go next," Nina says, "My family moved from Germany to Minnesota when I was little. That's why I don't have a German accent like my mom does."

" What about your dad?" I ask.

"Well, he left our family before we moved. Now it's just my mom, my brother, and me."

"How old is your brother?" I ask, trying ti change the subject.

"He's very young. He five years old. How old is yours?" Nina asks me.

"Mine's 12."

"Haha nice. And I agree with Joaquin, I also came to this camp to find at least someone like me." I smile when she says this.

"How about you Rylee?" I ask.

"Umm.." I can hear the shyness in her voice, "...I moved here from Canada. I have an older brother and an older sister, and one younger brother. I guess you could say that I'm the middle child."

"I've always wanted an older sister." I say.

"Trust me, no you don't!" Rylee exclaims, "But since no one in my family understands why and how much I love Ellie Goulding, thats why I came to this camp. To join people who understand me."

" You know what I've noticed in all four of us?"

"What?" They all say in unison.

"We all came here to find people like ourselves. Hey, mission complete!" I yell. We all laugh together, knowing that we all found each other and that we don't have to be afraid to express who we really are.