ABBY
As expected, I'm the last one to make it to the cabin. And no doubt it's a top bed. I walk over to the second bunk bed in the room. There's just five bunks beds, with two on the right side and three on the left.
My designated spot's the one on the right side and it's opposite the door and I wonder how it'll look at night.
I shudder at the thought as I place my bag on my bed. The bathroom's at the far end of the room and I'm glad. Some camps put it outside.
I look around the room at the girls. Some chatting with each other and some just busy with their phones. I can't even do both. I have no one to chat with here and also I have a 0% social media life so it's either I play Tetris or chat with chat gpt.
I could call Hernandez or Callie though but that'll be weird cause talking equals people noticing me in here and I've planned to keep a very low profile.
"Princess?", Noah pops in after knocking. Well there goes my plans.
The chatter girls and the busy ones with phones suddenly have nothing to do anymore but look at Noah. He did look quite irresistible in his dark denim jeans and grey hoodie.
I walk towards the door where Noah was planted with my luggage in hand. I pass the mouth watery Noah hungry girls to him.
"Thanks", I say almost like a whisper, proceeding to take my luggage when he stops me.
"Louder princess", he says and if I could pick up my luggage and thwack his head I would.
I can feel the whole room's eyes on me right now. Stares of confusion boring holes, vary painful holes into the back of my skull.
My stomach churns at the thought of awkwardness. I sigh at Noah, "Not now Noah", I say narrowing my eyes at him.
"You keep saying that, when do you want us to?", he smirks and I widen my eyes at him. The girls start to pass whispers around and I couldn't be more nervous.
"Thanks", I say again just to end this.
"Still can't hear you but you're right, not here cause I know a lot of ways to make you louder",
My face is like a red ranger after those words slip out of his mouth and a few gasps erupt from the cabin. Noah winks then leaves me speechless and to handle the chaos he's just happily created.
I stay stunned for a while but the sight of Loren and Priscilla standing just right outside they're cabin watching me, pulls me back to earth.
I quickly close the door then make it to my bed, pulling my luggage behind me.
"What did he mean by that?", a girl, sitting with a group of other girls wonders.
"Yeah and to her?", another in the circle asks and they all look at me.
Unfortunately, I meet their gaze but then awkwardly look away. Okay.. not doing that again.
The bunk isn't too high and I'm so grateful for the ladder by the end of the it.
A loud horn blares from outside and everyone starts making their way out of the cabin.
A foot kicks me from underneath and it startles me. I look down to see.. oh no.
"Would it be believable that I didn't see you there?", she asks.
"Jade, let's go", some other girl calls her and she moves past me, nudging my shoulder with hers. I move back at the impact.
Jade, as I've now come to know her name, was the leader of the trio I pranked in science class a few weeks back.
I'm guessing she's the only one here. What a dumb leader.
And she had to be the only vacant bunk mate didn't she? You know, for some reason the universe sees it fit to place me in unfortunate and terrible places.
I'm just a chubby girl dang it.
I walk outside the cabin, last to leave as always. There's already a large crowd outside surrounding the counselors.
I stand alone with myself, placing an arm on my elbow as I release a sigh from my chapped lips. Should've thought of bringing a lip balm.
I take my bottom lips into my mouth, bringing it out wet. Probably going to get dry soon with the hot weather.
I look up from the ground where I was dragging my foot to create a circle on the sand. A blush creeps into my cheeks as I spot Noah looking at me.
It's almost like we had reversed roles. Normally, I'd be the one to spot him from any crowd but now it seems like he's the one finding me before I do.
I watch as he makes his way to me but Tyrese and Don stop him, bringing some topics to him so they can talk about it. Noah gets distracted and I sigh, moving away from the crowd, settling to sit on the floor of the cabin.
What Mr Walker and Trevor were blabbing seemed irrelevant to me. I didn't care to know what they were saying.
But when Mrs Hart gasped at a terrible joke Trevor pulled, I looked up. He acts like his our age. A very chill adult to be honest.
"Dinner at seven chats", he yells and everyone hollers at him.
"Students.. they are students", Mr Walker tiredly corrects as he makes his way to his cabin, shaking his head with a sigh.
He may have thought we'd give him a hard time, well too bad cause Trevor caught him off guard.
With my head propelled up by my hands structured by my elbows firmly placed on my thighs. My hands on my face made my cheeks squishy, brought them up to my eyes. Dimming my vision.
"Who the heck is Hernandez De la Fuentes the 2nd?", Loren's voice echoes through the crowd so I stand up.
"Sounds rich", Amber says and Priscilla agrees. Indeed it did. I mean, the 2nd?.
She stood next to the notice board with her eyes scanning the place. I don't think there's another Hernandez here but it could be coincidence, right?.
"Uh.. me", a hand goes up in the air so everyone's eyes sets on the person. And even without seeing who it is, I know that Latino accent from anywhere.
I get on the floor of the cabin to see the crowd properly and I manage to spot Hernandez with Callie standing next to him and some other guys behind them.
"I'm tutoring that?", Loren questions with distaste and I can't help but roll my eyes.
"Feeling's mutual", Hernandez says and I notice the counselors aren't here anymore.
And I thought I was having it hard with Asher as my tutor. Geez, if I had Loren I'd literally escape this camp.
And just as Loren called the name of her student. The rest of the tutors do the same and soon names were flying in the air.
But not my name though.. I carefully look around and I spot Asher leaning on one of the cabin walls. Like he knows he's under someone's gaze he looks up and our eyes meet.
I gulp and the look in his eyes tells me he knows.