Part 1 ~ Summer camp begins

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     I opened my eyes dawn light streaming through the open window. I stretch and as I do I hear giggling from the other room. I get up, still wishing for the warmth of my bed; I got dressed. A pair of jeans, a red T-shirt, white socks, my brown sneakers, my watch and charm bracelet on my wrists; my standard outfit. I look down a my digital watch, 7:30! Oh...no! I was late for the counsellor meeting.

     I run out the door, desperate to get to the meeting before all the good jobs were taken! I burst through the doors of the the counsellor lounge to find them all waiting for me!

     "Violet, you're late," the head director said, "but sit down. I have important announcement to make..." He went on to tell us that today was "Camp games day" where each counsellor would lead a group game, then he started to assign jobs to all the leaders, "Quinn - Pacman, Cameron - Twister, Cora -  snack duty..." 

     As he continued, I started to think, "Face paint, please let me do face paint"  I thought, but then to my dismay he looked at me and said, 

"Violet, you're going to do the Super Mario game".

      I walked out of the room almost in tears, "Super Mario?! That nothing like face paint!" I thought; I picked up the game rule sheet with my name on it. This was going to be horrible!     

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