Sharp
RRRK!
Went the car as it rolled down the driveway and quickly slid into park. “We’re
here!” me and my friend Brooke screamed at the same time, like a chain
reaction. In the distance, I could see a glimmer of orange from the colorful horizon.
“Bye mom!’”
“Bye!” me and my friend exclaimed.
"Bye
girls!” my mom said my mom excitedly, “have a great time at summer camp!” We
clutched our bags, and leapt out of the car.
SRECHH!
Went my mom’s car as it pulled out of the windy path. Brooke and I exchanged
glances. The fresh summer air relaxed our senses. The apple trees grew rigid
and elegant. Blue birds chirped their joyful song somewhere in the sunset.
“Wow” I
whispered.”
“I
know” Brooke added in awe. Suddenly, a tall figure wearing a T- shirt and jeans
approached us.
Her
messy blond hair was pulled back into her pony tail. “Hi!” said the friendly
stranger.” I’m Kelly, your new camp counselor! Let me show you your room!” she
exclaimed.
“OK” we
answered shyly. She led us to a deep brown oak cabin. A dusty sign that stood
next to the cabin read, THE DEN in an extraordinary pink color. The cabin
smelled of damp old wood, but mysteriously smelled homey at the same time. “Isn’t
it great!” stated Kelly. I and Brooke nodded happily and vigorously. Kelly
skipped up to the door and swung it open.
The
sight was amazing. A big open fireplace crackled like a million fire crackers.
Two tall pink bunk beds stood as high as the ceiling, though the ceiling was
not very tall to begin with. The strong scent of rotting wood filled my nose.
On the bunk beds sat two girls with ear to ear smiles spread across their face
at the sight, that now they would not be the only kids in the cabin. They must
have been twins for they had very little differences. They had short brown hair
and vibrant blue eyes. The twins also had trails of freckles going all over
their faces.
“HI!” said the girl, “my name is Emma!”
“And I’m Tess!” the other girl added shortly
their after. Feeling like I had to say something the words finally sputtered
out of my mouth
“I’m
Claire, and this is my friend Brooke” Brooke waved shyly. “We can do the rest
of the tour, Kelly” stated Emma.
“OK” said Kelly disappointed, sad she had no
one else to talk to until we came back.
“Have fun”. Tess opened the door and we were
off.
Outside,
I was very surprised to see how dark it was getting. Emma pointed to two cabins
identical to ours with a jerking motion. One sign read CHIPMONKS CROSSING and
the next one read THE BRASS BELL. “Those are the other cabins that have kids
sleeping over in there too, but you won’t see them. The sky started to turn
black, like a dark blanket was thrown over the world. “Wow, the sky is so
beautiful’” I whispered, keeping my eyes steady on the sky. The 3 other girls
nodded speechless and in awe also. Minutes went by as we laid on the ground
admiring the twinkling stars. Finally we decided to start trotting back to the
cabin.
On the
way back, Tess introduced us to a musty aged park bench with a matching table.
It looked like the screws were wiggling out of place, and the so called tabled
and bench were barely standing. “This is where we eat breakfast, lunch, and
dinner, it may not be the best, but this is all we got.” Brooke and I nodded in
approval. We skipped up the gravel path, back to THE DEN. I dragged open the
heavy door to see Kelly typing away on her laptop.
“Your’e
back!” she cheered. The lights in the room were stunningly bright, there for
they made my eyes twitch. ”OK girls time for bed!” Kelly ordered. She was
right, we needed some sleep. Too tired to argue, we pulled on our PJ’s, and
slipped into bed without a word. Kelly shut off the lights, and wrestled with
her sleeping bag until she found the opening, then climbed in it. The thought
of what tomorrow might bring made me toss and turn in bed for a while, but
finally my eyes shut
I woke
up to a startling screech, but not from a human, from an animal. BRRR KK! It screamed terrified. I scanned the
room, but no one awake. I could not bear to hear the shrieks anymore. I
carefully got out of bed, and tiptoed up to the door. I knew I had to do
something, but I was scared to see what lies ahead of me. My sweaty palms
grasped the door knob, and with hesitation, I swung the door open. The sight I
saw made my heart stop.
There
lying on the ground, caught in a ginormous patch of pickers, was a fawn. I lost
my breath. I stood there for a while, not sure what to do. Time was behaving in
a peculiar fashion. The thought came over me that I had to do something, and
whatever I did, I would have to do it fast. Looking into the fawn’s helpless
deep brown eyes a single tear rolled down my cheek and dripped off my chin. I
had to think of something! DING! A light bulb went off in my head.
I needed
to call animal control! Sprinting to the cabin, I picked up the phone and
dialed the animal control number. I sputtered out my location and problem to
then. “We will be right there,” he said in a somewhat calm voice. I could also
detect a sense of concern in his voice. I waited in the driveway for what felt
like hours, but was probably only 5 minutes. To my relief, I heard o rumbling
sound, of wheels curving through the twists and turns of the pathway. An
enormous truck that read ANIMAL CONTROL in big red bold letters emerged from
around the corner.
It felt like a million pounds was lifted off
my shoulders. A crew of men jumped from the truck and rushed over to the
helpless animal. I wanted to look, I knew that the animal was getting help, but
I could not get myself to open my eyes. I ran to the cabin, and slammed the
door, forgetting that people were still sleeping. Of course, Kelly woke up
confused, wondering why I was outside.
“What happened?” she whispered. “Just look
outside, and you’ll see”. Before I finished my sentence, she had already rushed
out of her sleeping bag, and slipped out of the door.
Though
the window, I could see a scared tiresome look on her face when one of the men
stepped out of the drama to explain the situation to Kelly. I crawled under the
covers and cradled myself. Somehow, my mind was enabled to think of anything,
but this unfortunate event. “How could Brooke, Emma, and Tess sleep through
this?” I hugged my knees and stayed in that position for a long while. I lay
there helplessly for too long. To my surprise, I got up and started to walk towards
the door. It was like I was possessed. I
tried to stop myself but I couldn’t. I didn’t want to go outside, but my
conscious was telling me otherwise. My conscience won.
I ended
outside to see Kelly grinning, but the truck was gone, and so were the men and
fawn. “The fawn is free, they rescued the fawn!”
“YAY” I screamed. I ran to the cabin, not able
to contain how excited I was. I ran into the once quiet cabin, but was not when
I enter. Brooke woke up with a startle. “What happened?” she wondered aloud. “You
have no idea” I replied.
