I can hardly contain myself right now! My legs bounce up and down as I play with my hands excitedly. I look like i'm having a seizure, but I don't care. For years, i've asked my parents if i could go to Summer Camp, but we never had the money to send me. But now, it was finally happening! I can't wait to swim, rock climb, horse ride, and do all the awesome things camp has to offer. But really, one of the main reasons I really want to go is to make friends. Now, you might find it odd that a 12 year old middle school girl would have no friends, but it's complicated.  You see, I get along with my school "friends", but I've never been really close with them. Whenever I walk with them down the hall, they are always talking about some inappropriate t.v show I don't know about, and I often find myself standing there being the third, fourth, or fifth wheel. And, honestly, they drive me crazy sometimes. I could never trust them with my deepest, darkest, secrets. I use to have a friend like that. Her name was Aubrey, and we talked about anything and everything. We were so close, but she moved  away last year. I could never be that close with my school friends. Maybe, just maybe, i'll  find that close friend at camp.

Right now I'm waiting in the church parking lot for the bus to come. I decided to walk around, so i don't get bored. I notice girls from my class talking at the otherside of the lot. Cassidy, Laura, and Rachel. I go over to them. After all I don't want to be bored to death waiting for the bus, so this will be something to keep me occupied. "Hey Guys." I said. "Oh, hey Emma." Rachel says quickly then continues to talk to Cassidy and Laura. I stand there and listen. "I mean, Eric couldn't possibly be there, right?"Rachel said. "Oh, without a doubt, he'll be there. And when you see him, you're gonna miss him so much you'd wished you never left him!" Laura said. I turned and left the moment I learned what the conversation was about. Rachel quota quote "dated" a boy for two weeks, then they broke up. There was a big dramatic ordeal after. That is another thing I loathe. Boy drama. It's ridiculous, a middle schooler can't have a long lasting relationship, because they don't even know what a true relationship is. They just copy the fake stuff they see on t.v. Of course, I can only say these things to myself, because I'm the only one in my whole class that thinks this way, no, in the whole school!

All I really want is a friend who thinks the same as me. That bus can't come soon enough. And just as I thought that the bus pulls in! "Ok guys! Grab your stuff and get in line at the front of the bus!" The instructor yells. I grab my stuff and get in line. The bus door opens and I grab a seat in front, hoping one of my friends will sit with me. Laura hops on, but she passes me and sits with Sabrina. Cassidy gets on and sits a couple rows back behind me. Rachel gets on. I hoped she'd sit with me, but she passes me and sits with Cassidy. "Typical."I mutter silently. Looks like i'm gonna be sitting alone for the next three hours, no surprise. At least I'll have space to put my feet up.The instructor checks to see if we're all here, then the bus pulls off, on the way to camp.