I'm building up to some excitment but I'm still in the introduction stage. If this was a book I'd probably still be in chapter 1 maybe chapter 2.
When Mallory knocked on the door
of cabin ten her friend Cassandra opened the door, “Mallory!” she shrieked.
“You’re here!” Cassandra tackled Mallory in a big hug. “Are you excited?” she
asked.
Mallory nodded, and then gestured to Helen. “Cassie, this is Helen. Helen this is Cassie.”
“Hi.” Said Helen.
“Good to meet you,” said Cassandra, “Are you new?”
Helen nodded.
“Just came in today.” Said Mallory, “Could she borrow some clothes?”
Cassandra nodded and studied Helen. “I have just the thing, come on in.”
Helen looked around as they entered the cabin. “It’s super girly.” Said Helen, “Aren’t there boys in this cabin?” she asked.
Cassandra nodded. “Yeah, but mostly us girls are in charge, and since the boys are also children of Aphrodite they don’t object much. They get blue sheets instead of pink and they’re good.” She started digging through a trunk at the end of one of the pink sheeted beds. She emerged with a green tank top and a pair of stylish denim cut-offs. “These should fit you, go in the bathroom and try them on.”
Helen smiled, “Thanks.” Then she headed for the bathroom.
Mallory plopped down on Cassandra’s bed. “It’s so good to see you again, Cassie.” She said.
Cassandra sat down next to Mallory. “We are going to have so much fun this summer.” Cassandra said. “Your first whole summer here, no more cramming stuff into the weekends.”
Mallory nodded. Cassandra was a year older than her but they had been best friends for a while. Their parents were friends and Cassandra’s family only lived a few hours away, closer than any of her other camp friends. “How’s Shawn?” Mallory asked. Shawn was Cassandra’s older brother he was fifteen, same as Charles.
Cassandra wrinkled her nose, “Annoying as always. At least he’s staying in the Zeus cabin right now.”
Shawn and Cassandra were Legacy’s just like Charles and Mallory only descended from Zeus and Aphrodite instead of Poseidon and Athena.
Helen came out of the bathroom, her hair was still a curly mess and she was dirty but she looked tons better with the new clothes. “Do I look okay?” she asked.
Cassandra rushed over, “You look great!” she exclaimed, “Well besides needing a comb and a shower.” She studied the fit of the clothing a little closer, “In fact, these look better on you than they do on me. The shorts were getting a little too small in the hips since I’m so fat.”
Helen looked confused. “But—“ she started.
“You’re not fat, Cassie.” Mallory interrupted, “You’re curvy.”
“That’s just a sorta nice way to say fat.” Cassandra sighed, “Helen you can keep those” she said.
“Really? Thanks.” Said Helen. “Um, I’m going to run and take a quick shower now.”
“Do you remember where they are?” Mallory asked.
Helen nodded.
“Okay then, see you at dinner.” Said Mallory.
After Helen left Cassandra flopped back down on her bed. “Okay now Mallory, give it to me straight. I am fat, aren’t I?”
Mallory groaned, “No Cassie, for like the millionth time you are not fat! I’d love to have your shape. I’m just a stick.”
“Yeah you are a stick.” Said Cassandra.
“Hey! You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
“Nuh uh, I did not.” Cassandra sat up and peered out the window. “Enough body talk, let’s talk about boys.” She rolled over onto her stomach and looked up at Mallory. “Do you think Charles likes me?”
Mallory slapped her palm to her forehead; Cassandra had liked Mallory’s older brother for years. “I don’t think so. Anyway he’s older than you.”
“Only by two years, that’s not that much.” Cassandra protested.
“It would be weird if you dated my brother.”
“I wouldn’t mind if you dated mine.” Cassandra pointed out.
“Ewww!” both girls shrieked at once.
They stopped laughing as other kids from Aphrodite started coming inside.
“Dinner’s in ten.” Dylan, the snotty head counselor informed everyone.
Cassandra rolled her eyes, “I have a watch dude.” She muttered. “He’s like our personal clock that we don’t need.” She turned to Mallory. “I have to get ready for dinner, see you later?”
Mallory nodded, she had no desire to sit in here while the Aphrodite kids ‘freshened-up’ for dinner.
She hopped off the bed and headed out.
She picked a bench in the middle of the commons and just watched the commotion of the camp for a little bit.
Mallory nodded, and then gestured to Helen. “Cassie, this is Helen. Helen this is Cassie.”
“Hi.” Said Helen.
“Good to meet you,” said Cassandra, “Are you new?”
Helen nodded.
“Just came in today.” Said Mallory, “Could she borrow some clothes?”
Cassandra nodded and studied Helen. “I have just the thing, come on in.”
Helen looked around as they entered the cabin. “It’s super girly.” Said Helen, “Aren’t there boys in this cabin?” she asked.
Cassandra nodded. “Yeah, but mostly us girls are in charge, and since the boys are also children of Aphrodite they don’t object much. They get blue sheets instead of pink and they’re good.” She started digging through a trunk at the end of one of the pink sheeted beds. She emerged with a green tank top and a pair of stylish denim cut-offs. “These should fit you, go in the bathroom and try them on.”
Helen smiled, “Thanks.” Then she headed for the bathroom.
Mallory plopped down on Cassandra’s bed. “It’s so good to see you again, Cassie.” She said.
Cassandra sat down next to Mallory. “We are going to have so much fun this summer.” Cassandra said. “Your first whole summer here, no more cramming stuff into the weekends.”
Mallory nodded. Cassandra was a year older than her but they had been best friends for a while. Their parents were friends and Cassandra’s family only lived a few hours away, closer than any of her other camp friends. “How’s Shawn?” Mallory asked. Shawn was Cassandra’s older brother he was fifteen, same as Charles.
Cassandra wrinkled her nose, “Annoying as always. At least he’s staying in the Zeus cabin right now.”
Shawn and Cassandra were Legacy’s just like Charles and Mallory only descended from Zeus and Aphrodite instead of Poseidon and Athena.
Helen came out of the bathroom, her hair was still a curly mess and she was dirty but she looked tons better with the new clothes. “Do I look okay?” she asked.
Cassandra rushed over, “You look great!” she exclaimed, “Well besides needing a comb and a shower.” She studied the fit of the clothing a little closer, “In fact, these look better on you than they do on me. The shorts were getting a little too small in the hips since I’m so fat.”
Helen looked confused. “But—“ she started.
“You’re not fat, Cassie.” Mallory interrupted, “You’re curvy.”
“That’s just a sorta nice way to say fat.” Cassandra sighed, “Helen you can keep those” she said.
“Really? Thanks.” Said Helen. “Um, I’m going to run and take a quick shower now.”
“Do you remember where they are?” Mallory asked.
Helen nodded.
“Okay then, see you at dinner.” Said Mallory.
After Helen left Cassandra flopped back down on her bed. “Okay now Mallory, give it to me straight. I am fat, aren’t I?”
Mallory groaned, “No Cassie, for like the millionth time you are not fat! I’d love to have your shape. I’m just a stick.”
“Yeah you are a stick.” Said Cassandra.
“Hey! You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
“Nuh uh, I did not.” Cassandra sat up and peered out the window. “Enough body talk, let’s talk about boys.” She rolled over onto her stomach and looked up at Mallory. “Do you think Charles likes me?”
Mallory slapped her palm to her forehead; Cassandra had liked Mallory’s older brother for years. “I don’t think so. Anyway he’s older than you.”
“Only by two years, that’s not that much.” Cassandra protested.
“It would be weird if you dated my brother.”
“I wouldn’t mind if you dated mine.” Cassandra pointed out.
“Ewww!” both girls shrieked at once.
They stopped laughing as other kids from Aphrodite started coming inside.
“Dinner’s in ten.” Dylan, the snotty head counselor informed everyone.
Cassandra rolled her eyes, “I have a watch dude.” She muttered. “He’s like our personal clock that we don’t need.” She turned to Mallory. “I have to get ready for dinner, see you later?”
Mallory nodded, she had no desire to sit in here while the Aphrodite kids ‘freshened-up’ for dinner.
She hopped off the bed and headed out.
She picked a bench in the middle of the commons and just watched the commotion of the camp for a little bit.
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