The Parent Trap (Jaria)

Chapter 3. What's everyone staring at?

It was the evening after arriving at camp and the girls were lined up at the mess hall for dinner. The hall was decorated with pictures of past campers, the photographs as old as the 1940's. Trophies on shelves also lined the wall along with the camp flag.

The girls had already changed from their casual clothes to their Camp Walden shirts and shorts. The mess hall was filled with gay chatter, laughter and a bit of shouting. The boy who mistook the camp for a boy's camp was on the phone yelling frantically to his mother or father to pick it up while the other girls giggled behind their hands.

Two girls ran in and were stopped by Marvas who told them that no running was allowed. In line to get her lunch was Addison, who was on one end of the buffet table with Nicole and Zoey while Kenna was on the other end with Lola and Shelby, her new friends. The two were nearing each other until the only thing separating them was the bowl of strawberries at the very middle of the buffet table. Kenna and Addison both grabbed a bread bun and were only a foot apart when Marvas decided to fill in the empty gap with a bowl.

"Excuse me, girls... I've just got to have scoop of these gorgeous strawberries. Care for some?" she asked with a scoop of strawberries ready to fill Addison's bowl.

"No thanks, I'm allergic," she answered politely then took her tray and walked off to find a table. Marvas turned to her right and indicated the same scoop to Kenna.

"How about you dear, strawberries?" she asked kindly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I wish I could but I'm allergic," she too answered politely and Marvas just nodded her head.

"yes dear, allergic, you told me that already." Marvas said and when she turned to look at Kenna, she looked confused and looked to the spot where Addison was before.

"How'd you get there? Oh, well, first day of camp...you'll have to excuse the ol' girl. At least I'm not putting salt in the sugar shakers yet. I mean, sugar in the..." she turned back and Kenna was nowhere to be found. "Now where did she go?" was all the counsellor could mutter.

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It was officially the first day of camp and Addison DiLaurentis' fists activity of the day was to go fencing. She excitedly put on her nylon jacket which was green in front, grabbed her foil and wire-mesh mask and went off to the area for fencing. Her first opponent was the lost boy whom she instantly defeated. The boy stood up and complemented her skill before walking off.

"The winner and still undefeated from Napa, California, Miss. Addison DiLaurentis!" Marvas Jr. announced holding up Addison's arm as the crowd of girls cheered.

"Do we have any challengers?" she asked and just then, Kenna and her friends walked by after their tennis matches, "Oh, c'mon ladies, let's not be damsels in distress here!" Marvas cajoled and wrote something on her clipboard.

"I'll take a whack at it," Kenna announced smugly and Marvas smiled. Like her aunt Spencer, she was extremely competitive.

"okay, we got ourselves a challenger." She said and looked at her watch as both girls got ready. Addison was giving high-fives to the other girls while Kenna was putting on her nylon jacket which was white in front.

The two finally faced each other but their faces were hidden beneath wire-mesh masks. They walked towards each other and crossed their foils and going around until the other reached the spot where her opponent stood before.

"Ready?" Marvas asked Addison, who swished her foil once before replying, "Ready," and Kenna swished hers twice before also replying with a quip, "All set."

"En garde," said Marvas and the two raised their foils.

"Fence!"

The fencing began and it was a heated battle between the two girls. Kenna moved forward, prompting Addison to move farther and farther back until the two weren't on the fencing area anymore.