It was Saturday the last day of staff training, everything was being cleaned. Support staff where moving into Wigwam, a two story building that has rooms that house four to five people. All the senior councilors were assigned junior councilors for the first week. Brandon had been put with Scott, a slightly overweight kid with a huge gap between his front teeth and a blonde white-man-afro, in the cabin: Chinook. Amanda and Madison’s cabins were beside each other, Amanda was with Tiffany in Challenger and Madison was in Black Tusk with Olivia. Everyone was cleaning their new cabins, making signs for the door, or just messing around with their friends. Finding an inflatable pool ring in his cabin, Kai put on his shoes. Seeing that the sign with the cabin name, Typhoon, hanging vertically from a single nail Kai pushed the other side back into the wood of the cabin front. Picking the pool ring up Kai began walking towards the waterfront to put it away. On the way he passed Devin who was videoing the clean up in a tree, and eating a pudding filled pastry. Not trying to disturb Devin’s work Kai walked on narrowly being missed by a pudding drop from Devin’s hand. Putting the ring around his neck like a necklace, Kai ran down to the waterfront. Reaching the lake front, that had been covered in sand that had been trucked in summer 1985, Kai looked around for a lifeguard; but none there were none present. Strolling over to boathouse, that held all the life jackets and other water toys, Kai tried his key in the front door. Opening the door only a crack so just his body could enter Kai walked to the back of the boathouse in the dark wishing he had brought a light or left the door open. Reaching the back door of the boathouse where he guessed the pool ring would go, he opened it thankful that there was some light filtering from a few small high mounted windows.
Kai walked into the backroom to find two shadowed figures. Kai automatically recognized the large man figure as Kevin, the large ex-soldier brother of Dannaya his crush. The other character was a woman, but Kai had no idea who it was. Kai would have greeted them except that they where passionately kissing. Kai, wasn’t sure what he should do, should he just drop the pool ring and leave without a word. Kai after a fraction of a second of thinking dropped the pool ring and ran as fast as he could through the open area of the dark boathouse. Kai didn’t know why he did this, but there he was running as fast as he could towards a closed door in the dark. Holding his hands out in front of him Kai saw the faint glare of sun under the massive door. Crashing into the door, Kai took a step back from the pain in his left shoulder that had bashed into the wooden door. Kai turned back to faintly see Kevin’s body standing in the door of the backroom.
“Who is that?” Kevin said, in his loud deep voice. Kai gave no answer, but wrenched the door open, exiting as fast as he could. Kai ran across the sand, going over a way to loss his pursuer. Kai looked back, to see Kevin coming out of the boathouse. Quickly hiding behind a tree, Kai whipped off his shirt and threw it into a tree thinking that way he couldn’t be recognized.
“Hey Kai!” Kevin’s voice echoed into the woods and over the water of the lake. Kai stood motionless behind the tree, hoping Kevin would just go away. “Dude I see you behind the tree.” Kai broke away from the tree and started jogging down the path in front of the water front.
“Oh hey, Kevin! It’s it a great day for a run eh?” Kai lied to make it look like that’s what he was doing.
“Dude you’re wearing slip-on shoes, who runs in slip-ons?”
“Well it’s way better,” Kai fumbled for words, “with my foot virus, I have to do this.”
“Dude I know you saw me in the boathouse.” Kevin said taking a step closer.
“Boathouse? We have a boathouse, like ‘toot toot!’ boats, like ferries and yachts, and stuff like that? I didn’t know we had some thing like that.” Kevin pointed at the large wooden building beside them with the words: Boathouse written in faded red paint. “Oh that boathouse! Oh no I was just running, great for your health, well you would know, cause you are healthy and fit. Not that I’m looking at how fit you are, it’s not like I’m saying how fit you are or anything like that just…wow that’s a nice sign for the boathouse really…” Kai had run out of words, “…awesome.” Kevin stood his face in a solid shape, suddenly his face erupted into a laugh.
“That was the best thing I’ve heard, in a long time.” Kevin stood smiling, which was actually the first of only five smiles, Kai would even see on Kevin’s face. “Dude, I don’t care if you saw me making out with her.” Kai stood shirtless covered in goose bumps, smiling but continually thinking that he was going to die for this. “But if you could not tell people that would be great, there is not really suppose to be dating at camp. It’s policy: no inter staff dating.”
“Well I guess I’ll just go back to my cabin,” Kai said, backing up towards the path back to the field. “See you later.” Kevin waved and went back to the boathouse. Kai turned relieved he had survived and headed back to his cabin; grabbing his shirt from the tree he had thrown it into. “Well guess I got something to black mail him with…” Kai said to himself, “well kind of. Who was that girl?”
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The Wolf-Bird-Man
Changing out of her wet jeans and tee shirt, Dannaya meet Julie at the door of her cabin. Dannaya had been helping out with the water safety course at the waterfront and had fallen into the water climbing into a canoe. It had been all Kevin’s fault, he hadn’t tied the canoe to the dock so when she stepped into the boat it sailed away; which made Dannaya fall into the water.
“Hey Julie.” Dannaya said closing the door to her cabin, “What do you want to do for the next two hours of free time?”
“We could always go for a hike.” Julie said. Julie had grown up in a small town in the Rockies, a town where kids carried knives from a young age to defend themselves from mountain lions. Julies childhood included hunting, fishing, bushwhacking, and ATVing. Julie was extremely comfortable in the bush, unfortunately she did not have a very good sense of direction, mostly because he brothers never let her lead the groups. She was also the girl that as a young child when people saw her didn’t know if she was a boy or girl because of her short hair. Since then she had grown her hair out a little but still wore all boys clothes, and walked like a trucker. “Yeah there is this really good trail up to Wolfbirdman’s perch.”
“No idea where that is, but sure lets go.” Dannaya and Julie began walking up the center gravel road of camp, Dannaya stopping at the staff room for a drink of water. Before they entered the trail head, they looked over to see group of people playing in the creek; Dannaya noticed one in particular, Kai. “Hey we should invite Kai.”
“No, I want this to be a girl talk. I haven’t seen you since last year.” Julie said starting down the trail, “We’ll be back in half an hour.”
[two hours later]
“I think we’re lost!” Dannaya cried out sitting down on a log. “It’s been two hours.”
[Editor’s note: To save you two hours of reading I have condensed the events and conversation into a brief list: conversations: boys, life at home, boys, how protective Kevin had been since their parents had divorced four years ago, boys, how weird it would be if someone liked Kevin, the legend of the Wolf birdman (camp legend states that he is half wolf, half bird, half man, and 100% killer. He eats wild animals and can be heard on stormy nights howling at the wind, and every morning he makes bird noises after he pranks your cabin.). Events: the two of them went on a smaller trial, and fell into a stream, almost fell off a waterfall, found a rope buried in the dirt, found a deer bone that they thought was a human bone, found a rusty water barrel on a wooden stand, tire tracks and a fresh grave for a dog named molly, wandered through the forest.]
“We are not lost, I know exactly where we are.” Julie said standing on top of a stump pretending to look into the distance.
“Where is that?” Dannaya said swatting a mosquito off her neck. Julie looked over and shrugged then froze. Julie slowly put up her finger to her lips and pointed behind Dannaya. Turning, Dannaya saw a flash of dark fur behind a rustling bush. Jumping from the stump, Julie ran full speed down the slight incline. Dannaya was quickly on her heels running as fast she could. Dodging trees Dannaya looked backwards and slowed down. She couldn’t see anything behind her, suddenly she heard the piercing cry of a bird of prey. As quickly as she had slowed she quickened back into running. Bursting into a meadow full of tall grass, Dannaya screamed out in terror, “I love you Kai!” head down running Dannaya ran head long into Julie who was standing on the edge of the lake. Both girls tumbled into the water. Sputtering, Julie came to the surface.
“I found camp.” Julie said turning to Dannaya. She pointed to her right, and there it was, the dock, boathouse, guard shack, and tree line.
“Well that’s embaressing!” Dannaya said climbing back up onto the dry shore from the three foot deep water. “I just got dry too.”
“Which part, being so close to camp and not knowing it? Or confessing your love to Kai this close to camp?” Julie said poking fun at Dannaya. “I still don’t understand why you chose Kai, he’s kinda weird.”
“No, it’s just his friends.” Dannaya said, starting the walk along the shore line back to camp. “Seriously if we do start going out, I’m defiantly going to make him stop hanging out with them.” Dannaya said turning to Julie. “I will not be seen hanging out with that group of losers.”
“Hey Julie.” Dannaya said closing the door to her cabin, “What do you want to do for the next two hours of free time?”
“We could always go for a hike.” Julie said. Julie had grown up in a small town in the Rockies, a town where kids carried knives from a young age to defend themselves from mountain lions. Julies childhood included hunting, fishing, bushwhacking, and ATVing. Julie was extremely comfortable in the bush, unfortunately she did not have a very good sense of direction, mostly because he brothers never let her lead the groups. She was also the girl that as a young child when people saw her didn’t know if she was a boy or girl because of her short hair. Since then she had grown her hair out a little but still wore all boys clothes, and walked like a trucker. “Yeah there is this really good trail up to Wolfbirdman’s perch.”
“No idea where that is, but sure lets go.” Dannaya and Julie began walking up the center gravel road of camp, Dannaya stopping at the staff room for a drink of water. Before they entered the trail head, they looked over to see group of people playing in the creek; Dannaya noticed one in particular, Kai. “Hey we should invite Kai.”
“No, I want this to be a girl talk. I haven’t seen you since last year.” Julie said starting down the trail, “We’ll be back in half an hour.”
[two hours later]
“I think we’re lost!” Dannaya cried out sitting down on a log. “It’s been two hours.”
[Editor’s note: To save you two hours of reading I have condensed the events and conversation into a brief list: conversations: boys, life at home, boys, how protective Kevin had been since their parents had divorced four years ago, boys, how weird it would be if someone liked Kevin, the legend of the Wolf birdman (camp legend states that he is half wolf, half bird, half man, and 100% killer. He eats wild animals and can be heard on stormy nights howling at the wind, and every morning he makes bird noises after he pranks your cabin.). Events: the two of them went on a smaller trial, and fell into a stream, almost fell off a waterfall, found a rope buried in the dirt, found a deer bone that they thought was a human bone, found a rusty water barrel on a wooden stand, tire tracks and a fresh grave for a dog named molly, wandered through the forest.]
“We are not lost, I know exactly where we are.” Julie said standing on top of a stump pretending to look into the distance.
“Where is that?” Dannaya said swatting a mosquito off her neck. Julie looked over and shrugged then froze. Julie slowly put up her finger to her lips and pointed behind Dannaya. Turning, Dannaya saw a flash of dark fur behind a rustling bush. Jumping from the stump, Julie ran full speed down the slight incline. Dannaya was quickly on her heels running as fast she could. Dodging trees Dannaya looked backwards and slowed down. She couldn’t see anything behind her, suddenly she heard the piercing cry of a bird of prey. As quickly as she had slowed she quickened back into running. Bursting into a meadow full of tall grass, Dannaya screamed out in terror, “I love you Kai!” head down running Dannaya ran head long into Julie who was standing on the edge of the lake. Both girls tumbled into the water. Sputtering, Julie came to the surface.
“I found camp.” Julie said turning to Dannaya. She pointed to her right, and there it was, the dock, boathouse, guard shack, and tree line.
“Well that’s embaressing!” Dannaya said climbing back up onto the dry shore from the three foot deep water. “I just got dry too.”
“Which part, being so close to camp and not knowing it? Or confessing your love to Kai this close to camp?” Julie said poking fun at Dannaya. “I still don’t understand why you chose Kai, he’s kinda weird.”
“No, it’s just his friends.” Dannaya said, starting the walk along the shore line back to camp. “Seriously if we do start going out, I’m defiantly going to make him stop hanging out with them.” Dannaya said turning to Julie. “I will not be seen hanging out with that group of losers.”
Monday, May 24, 2010
Staring Death In the Face
Kai walked into the boathouse carrying an armful of dry lifejackets. As he entered the boathouse he saw Dannaya removing her wet lifejacket, she had been part of the water safety presentation. In the course of the presentation Dannaya had accidentally tipped a canoe and fallen in the water wearing jeans and a hoodie.
“Here need some help?” Kai said rushing over to pull the child size lifejacket off the shoulders of Dannaya. Getting the jacket unstuck from her shoulders, Kai placed the wet lifejacket on the drying racks that lined the sides of the boathouse.
“Thanks, Kai.” Dannaya said as she took off her hoodie and wrapped a towel around herself.
“It’s kinda to bad though,” Kai joked, “you looked so good in that little lifejacket.” Dannaya stood up with a smile from drying her jeans with the towel. She took a stepped forward so that she was standing directly in front of him.
“Thank you very much.” Dannaya said taking Kai’s hands, “But you happen to look good all the time.” Smiling at Kai a final time, Dannaya let go of Kai’s hands and flipped her blonde wet hair over her shoulder and left the boathouse. Kai stood stunned, did she like him back, where they going to be one of those camp couples he had heard so much about? Looking over he saw Dannaya’s purple hoodie laying on the lifejacket racks, he picked it up and gave it a quick wring to get out some of the water. Starting for the door Kai was stopped by Kevin, his hulking figure blocked the door. He stood in the doorway his military toned muscles stretching the sleeveless lifeguard shirt he wore. Taking a step forward he saw Dannaya’s purple hoodie in Kai’s hands.
“Hey buddy whatcha doing with my sister’s sweater?” Kevin’s voice seemed to be joking yet sincere with no real anger or scolding, as if he wanted to know why he was carrying around her wet hoodie.
“Oh I was just putting away some lifejackets and she was drying off,” Kai said not quite sure how to explain it. “And she took it off and forgot it.” suddenly Kevin’s face turned into a stone cold slab, his jaw locking into a chiseled half octagon.
“So you saw my sister changing?” Kevin moved forward flexing his back. This confrontation would have been much for intimidating if Kai had not been basically the same height as Kevin. Even with the similar heights, Kevin still had an extra fifty pounds of muscle behind himself. “If I see you around my sister again, I will rip you apart and throw you into the lake still alive.” Kevin’s eyes were getting progressively more intense with every word.
“Dude, it’s not like that.” Kai said dropping his eyes, and wiping his mouth of moisture preparing for a punch to the face, “We just happened to be in the boathouse together.”
“Well make sure it doesn’t ’happen’ again.” Kevin said gritting his teeth, “You’re looking into the eyes of a merchant of death buddy.” Kevin turned two fingers on his eyes then turning them towards Kai. “You’ll be watched.” Kevin exited the boathouse and continued to pick up a land born canoe and began walking to the water.
“You know that doesn’t float right” Brandon said, carrying three Kayak oars. Kevin stayed silent just turned towards Brandon and with a glare dropped the canoe and trudged off towards the dining hall. Shrugging it off, Brandon turned towards the boathouse to see a shaken up Kai. “You alright dude?”
“Yeah I just stared into the eyes of death, and survived.”
“Here need some help?” Kai said rushing over to pull the child size lifejacket off the shoulders of Dannaya. Getting the jacket unstuck from her shoulders, Kai placed the wet lifejacket on the drying racks that lined the sides of the boathouse.
“Thanks, Kai.” Dannaya said as she took off her hoodie and wrapped a towel around herself.
“It’s kinda to bad though,” Kai joked, “you looked so good in that little lifejacket.” Dannaya stood up with a smile from drying her jeans with the towel. She took a stepped forward so that she was standing directly in front of him.
“Thank you very much.” Dannaya said taking Kai’s hands, “But you happen to look good all the time.” Smiling at Kai a final time, Dannaya let go of Kai’s hands and flipped her blonde wet hair over her shoulder and left the boathouse. Kai stood stunned, did she like him back, where they going to be one of those camp couples he had heard so much about? Looking over he saw Dannaya’s purple hoodie laying on the lifejacket racks, he picked it up and gave it a quick wring to get out some of the water. Starting for the door Kai was stopped by Kevin, his hulking figure blocked the door. He stood in the doorway his military toned muscles stretching the sleeveless lifeguard shirt he wore. Taking a step forward he saw Dannaya’s purple hoodie in Kai’s hands.
“Hey buddy whatcha doing with my sister’s sweater?” Kevin’s voice seemed to be joking yet sincere with no real anger or scolding, as if he wanted to know why he was carrying around her wet hoodie.
“Oh I was just putting away some lifejackets and she was drying off,” Kai said not quite sure how to explain it. “And she took it off and forgot it.” suddenly Kevin’s face turned into a stone cold slab, his jaw locking into a chiseled half octagon.
“So you saw my sister changing?” Kevin moved forward flexing his back. This confrontation would have been much for intimidating if Kai had not been basically the same height as Kevin. Even with the similar heights, Kevin still had an extra fifty pounds of muscle behind himself. “If I see you around my sister again, I will rip you apart and throw you into the lake still alive.” Kevin’s eyes were getting progressively more intense with every word.
“Dude, it’s not like that.” Kai said dropping his eyes, and wiping his mouth of moisture preparing for a punch to the face, “We just happened to be in the boathouse together.”
“Well make sure it doesn’t ’happen’ again.” Kevin said gritting his teeth, “You’re looking into the eyes of a merchant of death buddy.” Kevin turned two fingers on his eyes then turning them towards Kai. “You’ll be watched.” Kevin exited the boathouse and continued to pick up a land born canoe and began walking to the water.
“You know that doesn’t float right” Brandon said, carrying three Kayak oars. Kevin stayed silent just turned towards Brandon and with a glare dropped the canoe and trudged off towards the dining hall. Shrugging it off, Brandon turned towards the boathouse to see a shaken up Kai. “You alright dude?”
“Yeah I just stared into the eyes of death, and survived.”
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Cliffs of insanity
Kai threw himself into the open space above the water, free falling about ten feet Kai hit the water feet first. Surfacing he shook his hair of water as he swam to the rock that provided a first stepping stone to the climb to a larger rock that jutted out over the water of lake Owtaluk. Sitting on the rock he watched as Brandon and Madison jumped off, climbing up for another jump he saw Amanda sitting at the top of the rock.
“Not going to jump?” Kai asked reaching the top, pulling his wet shorts back down over his knees.
“No, I’ll get hurt if I jump.”
“Well it’s not that intense of a jump.” Kai said stepping back on the rock for a run back, “Watch!” Kai shouted as he ran the few steps on the top of the rock, at the very edge he turned and thrust his arms and head back quickly followed by his feet tucked by his chest back flipping off the end of the rock. Over rotating he twisted in the air hitting the water with his right shoulder and upper back. Resurfacing Kai let out a shout of excitement and pain.
“Awesome back flip man,” Brandon congratulated, “Well except for the end.”
“I didn’t know you could do back flips Kai.” Madison said from the top of the rock, “I would try but I don’t want to get hurt.” Madison said launching her self off the cliff as she finished the last syllables. Climbing up the rock Madison turned and saw a canoe gliding across the water. “Hey guys, heads up it’s The Leadership.”
“So what?” Kai said getting ready to jump again.
“Dude they don’t like us cliff jumping.” Brandon said holding out his arm to stop Kai. “Ever since Derek swallowed lake water and threw up after jumping. It’s been deemed ‘The Cliffs of Insanity’ by The Leadership.”
“It’s a rock,” Kai said laughing, “And swallowing lake water?” Amanda nodded her eyes wide and glazed over.
“I was there that day.” Amanda said her eyes appearing to be moments from tears, “I could have stopped him but I didn’t. He swallowed that water and then upchucked full noodles.”
“Sounds gross, but why stop us from jumping?”
“Oh, I don’t know.” Brandon said as he ran to jump off the rock. “It’s just one of those things.”
“Not going to jump?” Kai asked reaching the top, pulling his wet shorts back down over his knees.
“No, I’ll get hurt if I jump.”
“Well it’s not that intense of a jump.” Kai said stepping back on the rock for a run back, “Watch!” Kai shouted as he ran the few steps on the top of the rock, at the very edge he turned and thrust his arms and head back quickly followed by his feet tucked by his chest back flipping off the end of the rock. Over rotating he twisted in the air hitting the water with his right shoulder and upper back. Resurfacing Kai let out a shout of excitement and pain.
“Awesome back flip man,” Brandon congratulated, “Well except for the end.”
“I didn’t know you could do back flips Kai.” Madison said from the top of the rock, “I would try but I don’t want to get hurt.” Madison said launching her self off the cliff as she finished the last syllables. Climbing up the rock Madison turned and saw a canoe gliding across the water. “Hey guys, heads up it’s The Leadership.”
“So what?” Kai said getting ready to jump again.
“Dude they don’t like us cliff jumping.” Brandon said holding out his arm to stop Kai. “Ever since Derek swallowed lake water and threw up after jumping. It’s been deemed ‘The Cliffs of Insanity’ by The Leadership.”
“It’s a rock,” Kai said laughing, “And swallowing lake water?” Amanda nodded her eyes wide and glazed over.
“I was there that day.” Amanda said her eyes appearing to be moments from tears, “I could have stopped him but I didn’t. He swallowed that water and then upchucked full noodles.”
“Sounds gross, but why stop us from jumping?”
“Oh, I don’t know.” Brandon said as he ran to jump off the rock. “It’s just one of those things.”
"Is that a suitcase?"
Kai had just joined the three person brotherhood. Nothing was really different being in the brotherhood beside weird handshakes and continually fighting about having a clubhouse. Kai really had not known Amanda before the day that he had stood in the rain joining the brotherhood but that was quickly changing. He found out about all the broken bones she had suffered; he had known she was clumsy but Amanda really took it to a new extreme. The year before she had dislocated her shoulder tripping over a box of polo shirts. And Kai also found out all about Brandon’s crazy adventures from high school and several camps he had gone to. Brandon told stories of paper fires in his locker that shut down his school for four days, playing night games with his chest painted with glow in the dark paint, and driving a go cart in his school’s old gym. Most of Kai’s stories were very average, crazy bike jumps, cliff jumping, and pulling all nighters hopped up on energy drinks and trampoline wrestling. But others were not average, jumping off the back of moving speed boats, winning a street fight, painting himself black while playing capture the flag, waking up with a pineapple beside his bed [oh wait that hadn’t happened yet], trying to do a remake of martial arts movies and falling from a hay loft and breaking a rib, and going on a slip-and-slide covered in pudding.
Kai and Amanda stood throwing stones into the lake as Brandon briskly walked up shaking with excitement.
“I’m thinking if we set up a couple of planks in the boathouse we could have a perfect hide out.” Brandon half shouted
“NO! we’re done talking about a hide out, that’s been our only topic of conversation since yesterday” Kai groaned, Amanda nodded.
“Fine, but I’m still going to look for a good spot.” Brandon sulked as he picked up a rock and threw it at the lake clipping the end of the dock with a thud. “Oops. Hey what were you guys talking about before I rudely tried to help out our brotherhood?”
“Oh we were just talking about potential members of the brotherhood.” Amanda said “So far we are thinking: Neil, Madison, Devin, Robert.” Amanda scrunched up her face as she itched her nose, “Oh and Dannaya”
“Ok, Neil is pretty cool, but I’m not sure he understands the essence of the brotherhood.” Brandon said puffing out his chest.
“Dude what even is our ’essence’? I don’t even know.” Kai said
“Awesomeness and being super extreme.” Brandon stammered, “We can talk to him but…” Brandon tilted his head back and closed his eyes. “Anyway, Neil is a maybe. Madison, is super awesome so yeah totally. Amanda you’re a girl can you talk to her?”
“Thanks for noticing I’m a female.” Amanda sarcastically said, “Yeah, I’ll talk to her at campfire meeting tonight.”
“Who else did you say?”
“Dannaya, Devin, and Robert.” Kai said
“No to all of them.” Brandon said starting to walk away.
“What?” Kai said following Brandon, Amanda ran to catch up after throwing a final stone. “Why? And where are you going?”
“I’m going back to my cabin to get ready for camp fire.” Brandon said continuing to walk, “And why, Devin is a great guy but he scares me with all the camera angle stuff and he’s awkward to talk to.”
“Hey Kai!” A voice yelled from behind them.
Kai turned to see Dannaya walking with Samantha from the archery range, she smiled and waved at him. “See you later!” She shouted, as the path she was on went behind a building.
“See ya!” Kai croaked his voice letting out a slight squeak his eyes wide.
“That’s why not to Dannaya, you would be even more obsessed with her than you are now. And who’s Robert?”
“The guy who hid in the garbage can for the game last night.” Amanda said.
“There’s you’re reason.” Brandon said, “Ok, meet in front of my cabin tonight after campfire.”
[That night, approx 10:32:07]
“Brandon, Kai” Amanda and Madison searched around the cabin Brandon, Kai, Mark, and Kyle stayed in. “ Where are you guys?”
“Right here” Kai said emerging from under the deck of the cabin dressed in all black including his face, Brandon crawled out as well wearing a helmet with plastic foliage glued to the top and sides. “Lets go!” Kai and Brandon ran zig-zags hiding behind trees with a floral suitcase on Brandon’s back. Amanda and Madison followed at a distance not being stealthy at all. Reaching a tree, Brandon and Kai climbed onto the lowest two limbs. Amanda and Madison walked up looking into the branches.
“Ok initiation Madi.” Brandon said leaning down from his perch in the tree. “You must take this suit case and tie it to one of the top limbs.”
“That’s it?” Madison said, “No water torture, or running with a brick across camp.”
“Don’t be stupid.” Kai said handing her the suitcase and some rope. Madison grabbed them and starting climbing. “Dude she thinks of way cooler initiations than us.”
“I know, right?” Brandon said turning to Kai then back to Madison ascending the tree. Approaching a large limb she called down to Kai to go to the tree across from the one she was in. After he had fought to the near top of the other tree, Madison tossed one end of the rope to him. Making a knot on the trunks of both trees, Madison lowered the loaded suitcase to the center of the rope and leaving it suspended twenty sum feet above the ground. Taking a final look at their new masterpiece the now four part brotherhood ran back to their perspective cabins.
[The next morning]
Jason drove his tractor towards the waterfront, humming with the beat of the motor. Stopping the tractor below a tree he climbed out looking straight up. “Is that a suitcase?”
Kai and Amanda stood throwing stones into the lake as Brandon briskly walked up shaking with excitement.
“I’m thinking if we set up a couple of planks in the boathouse we could have a perfect hide out.” Brandon half shouted
“NO! we’re done talking about a hide out, that’s been our only topic of conversation since yesterday” Kai groaned, Amanda nodded.
“Fine, but I’m still going to look for a good spot.” Brandon sulked as he picked up a rock and threw it at the lake clipping the end of the dock with a thud. “Oops. Hey what were you guys talking about before I rudely tried to help out our brotherhood?”
“Oh we were just talking about potential members of the brotherhood.” Amanda said “So far we are thinking: Neil, Madison, Devin, Robert.” Amanda scrunched up her face as she itched her nose, “Oh and Dannaya”
“Ok, Neil is pretty cool, but I’m not sure he understands the essence of the brotherhood.” Brandon said puffing out his chest.
“Dude what even is our ’essence’? I don’t even know.” Kai said
“Awesomeness and being super extreme.” Brandon stammered, “We can talk to him but…” Brandon tilted his head back and closed his eyes. “Anyway, Neil is a maybe. Madison, is super awesome so yeah totally. Amanda you’re a girl can you talk to her?”
“Thanks for noticing I’m a female.” Amanda sarcastically said, “Yeah, I’ll talk to her at campfire meeting tonight.”
“Who else did you say?”
“Dannaya, Devin, and Robert.” Kai said
“No to all of them.” Brandon said starting to walk away.
“What?” Kai said following Brandon, Amanda ran to catch up after throwing a final stone. “Why? And where are you going?”
“I’m going back to my cabin to get ready for camp fire.” Brandon said continuing to walk, “And why, Devin is a great guy but he scares me with all the camera angle stuff and he’s awkward to talk to.”
“Hey Kai!” A voice yelled from behind them.
Kai turned to see Dannaya walking with Samantha from the archery range, she smiled and waved at him. “See you later!” She shouted, as the path she was on went behind a building.
“See ya!” Kai croaked his voice letting out a slight squeak his eyes wide.
“That’s why not to Dannaya, you would be even more obsessed with her than you are now. And who’s Robert?”
“The guy who hid in the garbage can for the game last night.” Amanda said.
“There’s you’re reason.” Brandon said, “Ok, meet in front of my cabin tonight after campfire.”
[That night, approx 10:32:07]
“Brandon, Kai” Amanda and Madison searched around the cabin Brandon, Kai, Mark, and Kyle stayed in. “ Where are you guys?”
“Right here” Kai said emerging from under the deck of the cabin dressed in all black including his face, Brandon crawled out as well wearing a helmet with plastic foliage glued to the top and sides. “Lets go!” Kai and Brandon ran zig-zags hiding behind trees with a floral suitcase on Brandon’s back. Amanda and Madison followed at a distance not being stealthy at all. Reaching a tree, Brandon and Kai climbed onto the lowest two limbs. Amanda and Madison walked up looking into the branches.
“Ok initiation Madi.” Brandon said leaning down from his perch in the tree. “You must take this suit case and tie it to one of the top limbs.”
“That’s it?” Madison said, “No water torture, or running with a brick across camp.”
“Don’t be stupid.” Kai said handing her the suitcase and some rope. Madison grabbed them and starting climbing. “Dude she thinks of way cooler initiations than us.”
“I know, right?” Brandon said turning to Kai then back to Madison ascending the tree. Approaching a large limb she called down to Kai to go to the tree across from the one she was in. After he had fought to the near top of the other tree, Madison tossed one end of the rope to him. Making a knot on the trunks of both trees, Madison lowered the loaded suitcase to the center of the rope and leaving it suspended twenty sum feet above the ground. Taking a final look at their new masterpiece the now four part brotherhood ran back to their perspective cabins.
[The next morning]
Jason drove his tractor towards the waterfront, humming with the beat of the motor. Stopping the tractor below a tree he climbed out looking straight up. “Is that a suitcase?”
Key to the candy shack
The Leadership stood up at the front of the room, “As you have probably noticed it is raining outside today. We were supposed to do a course on wide game equipment for the afternoon, but since it is raining half of us will be doing candy shack training, and after an hour the groups will switch.” After the leadership had explained the groups a large group of the staff left leaving the others in the basement of the dining hall.
“What are we suppose to do?” Dannaya asked, “You didn’t really explain that.” Kai looked over at Dannaya the way she said each word, and the way she brushed the long ringlets of blonde hair out of her eyes. Kai had developed a slight crush on her over the past couple of days of staff training. Madison had made fun of him because of the age difference between them. Dannaya was twenty one and Kai was only eighteen. Even if she did go out with him there was still a problem, Dannaya was Kevin’s sister. Kevin had been in the pre-cursers to the navy seals for four years, but after he broke his leg in a diving accident he decided to go to university for human kinetics. Kevin was big and intimidating so Kai had kept the fact that he had a crush on her a secret.
“For all you who are left, you can go to the staff room and write in your journals or whatever.” and with that the leadership that was still in the room left.
“Alright I’m going to head to the staff room.” Dannaya said, walking to the door grabbing her hoodie as she left.
“Wait up sis’” Kevin jumped up and left without putting on a coat. No one is quite sure if he even did own a coat or if he just doesn’t wear one. Kai got up from a 1970’s coach he had been sitting in and grabbed his black zippered hoodie followed by the rest of the group. Pulling the hood over his head Kai walked out into the down pour on the gravel walkway down the center of the camp grounds. Caleb caught up to him the yellow rain jacket filled out by his large weight.
“Hey Kai, no rain coat?” Caleb asked
“No left it in my cabin.”
“Here,” Caleb walked into a little building they where walking past. Reappearing in the door seconds later he brought out a black raincoat. “Here you go.”
“What is that place?” Kai asked putting on the rain coat in the cover of the roof over the door. Kai looked in and saw four walls of clothes and a center column full of odds and ends, from a shoes to football helmets.
“The costume room.” Caleb said, “also known as the camp museum. Browsing through that place you can see all the memories from years past. A stain, a costume that someone wore. Whatever.”
…And two hour later…
Brandon burst through the door of the staff room, looking around. Seeing Kai he rushed over, rain dripping from his short blonde hair down his face. “Kai you have to come with me!” Kai stood up from talking to Caleb and Dannaya. After he saw Kai was coming he quickly walked to the door. Kai followed Brandon outside into the rain, wearing his new raincoat.
“Dude, what is it?” Kai pulled his hood up again from under the raincoat from the costume room. Brandon ran ahead not saying a word, finally reaching the back door of the candy shack. Amanda tripped out from behind the building where she had been hiding in the bushes; leafs and twigs caught in her hair. Reaching the door Kai looked at Brandon and Amanda who both where smiling. “What is it? Why are we here?
“Guess what we have?” Amanda said, “You know how we have a key to almost every building except this one because they don’t want us to steal the candy?” Kai nodded. “Well when one of the leadership was leaving the building I saw them hide the key. And now that we know where it is we have access.”
“Wouldn’t that be stealing?” Kai said.
“Well yeah, but as long as we don’t take a lot, no one will know.” Brandon said.
“The way you drink root beer they will notice in a few days.” Amanda said remembering the year before. “So I will be the only one who will know the where abouts of this key.”
“Why did you tell me about this then?” Kai asked confused about why they would tell him if they weren’t going to let him go into the shack or go in there really at all.
“Because you’re part of the brotherhood now.” Brandon said as if it was something amazing.
“Who else is in this brotherhood?” Kai asked
“Oh just us.” Brandon said, “Well she’s a woman but it’s still a brotherhood. But yeah, just the three of us for now, soon everyone will want in…and you could say you were one of the first.”
“Yeah, totally, but I think I have some ideas for other members.” Kai said.
To be continued…
“What are we suppose to do?” Dannaya asked, “You didn’t really explain that.” Kai looked over at Dannaya the way she said each word, and the way she brushed the long ringlets of blonde hair out of her eyes. Kai had developed a slight crush on her over the past couple of days of staff training. Madison had made fun of him because of the age difference between them. Dannaya was twenty one and Kai was only eighteen. Even if she did go out with him there was still a problem, Dannaya was Kevin’s sister. Kevin had been in the pre-cursers to the navy seals for four years, but after he broke his leg in a diving accident he decided to go to university for human kinetics. Kevin was big and intimidating so Kai had kept the fact that he had a crush on her a secret.
“For all you who are left, you can go to the staff room and write in your journals or whatever.” and with that the leadership that was still in the room left.
“Alright I’m going to head to the staff room.” Dannaya said, walking to the door grabbing her hoodie as she left.
“Wait up sis’” Kevin jumped up and left without putting on a coat. No one is quite sure if he even did own a coat or if he just doesn’t wear one. Kai got up from a 1970’s coach he had been sitting in and grabbed his black zippered hoodie followed by the rest of the group. Pulling the hood over his head Kai walked out into the down pour on the gravel walkway down the center of the camp grounds. Caleb caught up to him the yellow rain jacket filled out by his large weight.
“Hey Kai, no rain coat?” Caleb asked
“No left it in my cabin.”
“Here,” Caleb walked into a little building they where walking past. Reappearing in the door seconds later he brought out a black raincoat. “Here you go.”
“What is that place?” Kai asked putting on the rain coat in the cover of the roof over the door. Kai looked in and saw four walls of clothes and a center column full of odds and ends, from a shoes to football helmets.
“The costume room.” Caleb said, “also known as the camp museum. Browsing through that place you can see all the memories from years past. A stain, a costume that someone wore. Whatever.”
…And two hour later…
Brandon burst through the door of the staff room, looking around. Seeing Kai he rushed over, rain dripping from his short blonde hair down his face. “Kai you have to come with me!” Kai stood up from talking to Caleb and Dannaya. After he saw Kai was coming he quickly walked to the door. Kai followed Brandon outside into the rain, wearing his new raincoat.
“Dude, what is it?” Kai pulled his hood up again from under the raincoat from the costume room. Brandon ran ahead not saying a word, finally reaching the back door of the candy shack. Amanda tripped out from behind the building where she had been hiding in the bushes; leafs and twigs caught in her hair. Reaching the door Kai looked at Brandon and Amanda who both where smiling. “What is it? Why are we here?
“Guess what we have?” Amanda said, “You know how we have a key to almost every building except this one because they don’t want us to steal the candy?” Kai nodded. “Well when one of the leadership was leaving the building I saw them hide the key. And now that we know where it is we have access.”
“Wouldn’t that be stealing?” Kai said.
“Well yeah, but as long as we don’t take a lot, no one will know.” Brandon said.
“The way you drink root beer they will notice in a few days.” Amanda said remembering the year before. “So I will be the only one who will know the where abouts of this key.”
“Why did you tell me about this then?” Kai asked confused about why they would tell him if they weren’t going to let him go into the shack or go in there really at all.
“Because you’re part of the brotherhood now.” Brandon said as if it was something amazing.
“Who else is in this brotherhood?” Kai asked
“Oh just us.” Brandon said, “Well she’s a woman but it’s still a brotherhood. But yeah, just the three of us for now, soon everyone will want in…and you could say you were one of the first.”
“Yeah, totally, but I think I have some ideas for other members.” Kai said.
To be continued…
The one where they eat chicken
Construction paper scraps had been collecting on the chairs in the dining hall since the night before when they had been doing theme night prep. Brushing the scraps off his seat Kai sat down at the stained wooden table. Kai was exhausted, he had hauled equipment for every land activity from the storage buildings all afternoon. What he didn’t understand was why the Leadership had decided to wait until the hottest part of the day to do all the outside work. The morning had been filled with sitting on the hard carpet covered cement floor of the basement of the dining hall listening to the Leadership talk about the importance of safety at the low ropes course.
[editors note: far be it from me to detract from the importance of safety on the low ropes course, but really it‘s not the ‘million foot high ropes course’]
Kai let his head drop onto the table. “Hey bro-seph, can I sit down?” Kai looked up, construction paper and glitter sticking to his forehead and hair because of sweat and glue residue. Standing beside him was Neil. Neil was another councilor who lived his life fore online RPG[role playing game]’s. Neil once tried to explain to Kai the idea behind ’kiting’ and what the difference between a ’night elf’ and a ’blood elf’ was. Neil was the guy who sat beside you all through high school who you knew was getting at least 107% in every course. He could often be found in the computer lab hacking around the firewalls so he could set up Starcraft games on the school’s network even though it has been blocked for the last couple of months. Neil was the guy who you wonder if he has any friends; but after you get to know Neil, you find that he is one of the coolest, but most nerdy, guys you have ever met.
“Sure dude, sit down.” Kai said, pulling the construction paper off his face, and throwing it on the table. “Can’t believe how much stuff there is to bring to all the activities.”
“Yeah I bet. I was in the nurses station cause of my asthma.”
“You have asthma, I didn’t know that.”
“I don’t, but I think the new nurse is cute.” Neil said getting up to get some food. Kai let out a confused laugh, “By the end of the summer bro-seph, I will have asked her out. How about you man, any girls?” Neil asked as Kai got up to walk to the buffet table of food. “Girlfriend? Any girl you are just crushing on?”
“Not really.” Kai said glancing over at a table full of girls. “Well maybe one.”
“Hey, chicken.” Neil said excitedly. “My favorite.” Kai glanced over once more at the table catching her eye for a second then looking down at the potato salad. If he had known what would aspire later in the summer he would have kept his eyes on salad, but since guys are not known for logical thinking, Kai walked over to the table and started talking to Dannaya.
To be continued…
[editors note: far be it from me to detract from the importance of safety on the low ropes course, but really it‘s not the ‘million foot high ropes course’]
Kai let his head drop onto the table. “Hey bro-seph, can I sit down?” Kai looked up, construction paper and glitter sticking to his forehead and hair because of sweat and glue residue. Standing beside him was Neil. Neil was another councilor who lived his life fore online RPG[role playing game]’s. Neil once tried to explain to Kai the idea behind ’kiting’ and what the difference between a ’night elf’ and a ’blood elf’ was. Neil was the guy who sat beside you all through high school who you knew was getting at least 107% in every course. He could often be found in the computer lab hacking around the firewalls so he could set up Starcraft games on the school’s network even though it has been blocked for the last couple of months. Neil was the guy who you wonder if he has any friends; but after you get to know Neil, you find that he is one of the coolest, but most nerdy, guys you have ever met.
“Sure dude, sit down.” Kai said, pulling the construction paper off his face, and throwing it on the table. “Can’t believe how much stuff there is to bring to all the activities.”
“Yeah I bet. I was in the nurses station cause of my asthma.”
“You have asthma, I didn’t know that.”
“I don’t, but I think the new nurse is cute.” Neil said getting up to get some food. Kai let out a confused laugh, “By the end of the summer bro-seph, I will have asked her out. How about you man, any girls?” Neil asked as Kai got up to walk to the buffet table of food. “Girlfriend? Any girl you are just crushing on?”
“Not really.” Kai said glancing over at a table full of girls. “Well maybe one.”
“Hey, chicken.” Neil said excitedly. “My favorite.” Kai glanced over once more at the table catching her eye for a second then looking down at the potato salad. If he had known what would aspire later in the summer he would have kept his eyes on salad, but since guys are not known for logical thinking, Kai walked over to the table and started talking to Dannaya.
To be continued…
Monday, March 22, 2010
GO(LF) CARTING
Dust flew into the air as the slight rubber tread of the golf cart wheels gripped the dirt and rocks of the road leading to the water front. Brandon shifted his weight into the turn, the cart responded and he moved on the outside of the curve to get in front of Amanda. Amanda was only watching Brandon in the other cart failed to see the low hanging tree branches. After getting hit repeatedly in the face, she let off the accelerator. Brandon and Amanda pulled up to water front, Brandon climbed out of his cart gloating.
“Don’t flatter yourself 17” Amanda said getting out of the golf cart she was driving.
“Ok, I’m 18 years old actually.” Brandon said grabbing the large inflatable Rabbit on the rack on the back of his golf cart. “ok I’ll be 18 in September.”
“Yeah till then you are still 17 and a more mature in my driving.”
“It was your idea to race.” Brandon said, trying to lift the over-sized rabbit. Struggling to even lift a corner, “are you just going to stand there or…”
“Yeah I’m kinda enjoying watching you try to pick up it up.”
“seriously this thing is heavier than concrete,” Brandon said sitting down on the ground, “or really like a big rock. How can something rubber be so heavy?”
To be continued…
[editor's note: this story is 99% true]
“Don’t flatter yourself 17” Amanda said getting out of the golf cart she was driving.
“Ok, I’m 18 years old actually.” Brandon said grabbing the large inflatable Rabbit on the rack on the back of his golf cart. “ok I’ll be 18 in September.”
“Yeah till then you are still 17 and a more mature in my driving.”
“It was your idea to race.” Brandon said, trying to lift the over-sized rabbit. Struggling to even lift a corner, “are you just going to stand there or…”
“Yeah I’m kinda enjoying watching you try to pick up it up.”
“seriously this thing is heavier than concrete,” Brandon said sitting down on the ground, “or really like a big rock. How can something rubber be so heavy?”
To be continued…
[editor's note: this story is 99% true]
the soap face incident
Cleaning is never that fun, it can sometimes get a little better when you have rockin’ tunes so you can use the broom as a make-shift guitar and you can slide and moonwalk across the freshly mopped floor like a teen pop star. This was exactly what the staff at camp Owtaluk were doing the morning of what would soon to be referred to as ’the soap face incident’.
It was a few days into staff training, hazing at been done, no sleep had been had by any staff or forest animal since the beginning of staff training; needless to say, elements for a wonder disaster were in place. The necessity of having to teach a person who is technically an adult to clean bathrooms baffling. But that is what The Leadership had them do because most camp councilors it seems have not idea how to mop or clean a mirror; Windex what‘s that? After a ’brief’, forty five minute grueling teaching time including the does and don’ts of the pink spray, and a lesson on cleaning; the groups were sent to their respective bathrooms to clean. Kai was paired up with Samantha, who had starting coming to camp Owtaluk when she was eight years old and was now a twelve year veteran with experience from being a camper to now being a senior staff .
Kai grabbed the bucket of cleaning supplies making sure everything was in it. Being told him and Samantha where cleaning the boys block washrooms Kai started off Samantha following at a slight distance. Half way to the block Mark approached Kai.
“Dude you need to do me a solid, and let me clean with Samantha.” Mark had been paired up with Madison, which was alright in his opinion but with their background he wanted to be with Samantha.
“Ok, sure…” Kai walked on, confused by the interaction between him and Mark. He had always felt looked down on by Mark, especially since they had been sleeping in the same cabin and Mark made a show of who was top dog at camp. “Why do you want to be with Sam instead of Madison? Madison is suuper…”
“Cause Samantha this summer will finally say yes to me.” Mark smiled smugly with absolute confidence in his lady killing ability.
“How many years have you been trying?” Kai asked
“Since LIT..”
[Editor’s note: LIT, Leaders In Training, a camp program for teens who want to work at camp but are not mature enough to be an actual councilor. Usually age 15 the teens help do activities, serve food at the dining hall, and wash dishes. This is also at some points, usually behind their backs, known as Losers In Training, or Last Individual pick’T]
“…But this year is the year she will finally say yes.” Mark’s confidence was dripping off of every word.
“Good luck with that.” Kai turned to Madison, “Hey Mad-my-son, you’re cleaning with me in the boys side.”
“Oh yeh, can I!” Madison with a fake sense of excitement. “See ya Mark, talk to you later Sam.” Kai and Madison opened the door to boys bathroom with a set of keys they had gotten on the first day of staff training. The two of them started to work, Madison left for a few minutes to get her boom box from her cabin. Blasting NCA-, Not Camp Appropriate,-music, the two of them cleaned the boys’ washroom; which takes time when it takes a good ten minutes you must explain what the purpose of a urinal puck. Time passed, broom guitar solos were had, the bathroom was almost complete. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a cool jet of pink cleaning fluid hit Kai in the back.
“What is going on over there, young lady?” Kai said jokingly to Madison.
“This way you don’t have to put detergent into the load of laundry.” Madison said trying to make a good reason for spraying Kai with a product that was strictly for cleaning “out of control” toilets and “grossly bad” mold off the drain of showers. “I can draw a smiley face if you want.”
Ten minutes…
“So you had a fight with cleaning supplies?” Jason Kihn the grounds keeper asked after he found Madison trying to climb out of an air vent and Kai using a plastic garbage can lid as a shield.
“Yes.” Madison said quickly joined by Kai. The three of them stood silent for a few seconds.
“Ok, well have fun with those rashes.” Jason said, walking away.
“Rashes?” Kai called after Jason.
“Yeah the pink solution causes skin irritation.” Kai looked over at Madison his eyes wide, Madison simply shrugged. “Come on you’ll miss the show!”
“What show?” Kai said running to catch up with Jason.
“Well not really a show, I’m just going to go break up Mark and Samantha from their making out.”
“Making out?” Kai said turning to Madison, “He said she had never said yes to him.”
“Oh yeah she would never say yes to a real relationship,” Madison said, “Just flings. See they have an underlying relationship all summer but he also has a relationship with another staff, then the last week he finally confesses his love to the new girl so they go out with him after camp.”
“Oh, did that happen to one of your friends last year?” Kai asked.
“No, just me…” Madison signed, “We should start cleaning the mess we made while we where cleaning.” Madison walked back to the door of the boy’s washroom.
“You dated Mark?”
It was a few days into staff training, hazing at been done, no sleep had been had by any staff or forest animal since the beginning of staff training; needless to say, elements for a wonder disaster were in place. The necessity of having to teach a person who is technically an adult to clean bathrooms baffling. But that is what The Leadership had them do because most camp councilors it seems have not idea how to mop or clean a mirror; Windex what‘s that? After a ’brief’, forty five minute grueling teaching time including the does and don’ts of the pink spray, and a lesson on cleaning; the groups were sent to their respective bathrooms to clean. Kai was paired up with Samantha, who had starting coming to camp Owtaluk when she was eight years old and was now a twelve year veteran with experience from being a camper to now being a senior staff .
Kai grabbed the bucket of cleaning supplies making sure everything was in it. Being told him and Samantha where cleaning the boys block washrooms Kai started off Samantha following at a slight distance. Half way to the block Mark approached Kai.
“Dude you need to do me a solid, and let me clean with Samantha.” Mark had been paired up with Madison, which was alright in his opinion but with their background he wanted to be with Samantha.
“Ok, sure…” Kai walked on, confused by the interaction between him and Mark. He had always felt looked down on by Mark, especially since they had been sleeping in the same cabin and Mark made a show of who was top dog at camp. “Why do you want to be with Sam instead of Madison? Madison is suuper…”
“Cause Samantha this summer will finally say yes to me.” Mark smiled smugly with absolute confidence in his lady killing ability.
“How many years have you been trying?” Kai asked
“Since LIT..”
[Editor’s note: LIT, Leaders In Training, a camp program for teens who want to work at camp but are not mature enough to be an actual councilor. Usually age 15 the teens help do activities, serve food at the dining hall, and wash dishes. This is also at some points, usually behind their backs, known as Losers In Training, or Last Individual pick’T]
“…But this year is the year she will finally say yes.” Mark’s confidence was dripping off of every word.
“Good luck with that.” Kai turned to Madison, “Hey Mad-my-son, you’re cleaning with me in the boys side.”
“Oh yeh, can I!” Madison with a fake sense of excitement. “See ya Mark, talk to you later Sam.” Kai and Madison opened the door to boys bathroom with a set of keys they had gotten on the first day of staff training. The two of them started to work, Madison left for a few minutes to get her boom box from her cabin. Blasting NCA-, Not Camp Appropriate,-music, the two of them cleaned the boys’ washroom; which takes time when it takes a good ten minutes you must explain what the purpose of a urinal puck. Time passed, broom guitar solos were had, the bathroom was almost complete. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a cool jet of pink cleaning fluid hit Kai in the back.
“What is going on over there, young lady?” Kai said jokingly to Madison.
“This way you don’t have to put detergent into the load of laundry.” Madison said trying to make a good reason for spraying Kai with a product that was strictly for cleaning “out of control” toilets and “grossly bad” mold off the drain of showers. “I can draw a smiley face if you want.”
Ten minutes…
“So you had a fight with cleaning supplies?” Jason Kihn the grounds keeper asked after he found Madison trying to climb out of an air vent and Kai using a plastic garbage can lid as a shield.
“Yes.” Madison said quickly joined by Kai. The three of them stood silent for a few seconds.
“Ok, well have fun with those rashes.” Jason said, walking away.
“Rashes?” Kai called after Jason.
“Yeah the pink solution causes skin irritation.” Kai looked over at Madison his eyes wide, Madison simply shrugged. “Come on you’ll miss the show!”
“What show?” Kai said running to catch up with Jason.
“Well not really a show, I’m just going to go break up Mark and Samantha from their making out.”
“Making out?” Kai said turning to Madison, “He said she had never said yes to him.”
“Oh yeah she would never say yes to a real relationship,” Madison said, “Just flings. See they have an underlying relationship all summer but he also has a relationship with another staff, then the last week he finally confesses his love to the new girl so they go out with him after camp.”
“Oh, did that happen to one of your friends last year?” Kai asked.
“No, just me…” Madison signed, “We should start cleaning the mess we made while we where cleaning.” Madison walked back to the door of the boy’s washroom.
“You dated Mark?”
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