Saturday
Warnings: None
Word Count: 1369
Author's Note: This is it! The last day of summer camp. Regardless of whatever choice you made yesterday, this is the final chapter for everyone. This week really just flew by, huh? Anyway, enjoy the final day :)
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"I don't want to leave!" Poppy whined. Tears were already beginning to pool in her eyes and you hadn't even finished packing up the cabin yet.
"But think of all the fun stories you'll get to tell when you get back home!" you said, brushing some of her hair back with your fingers.
"I don't want to tell fun stories." She threw her hands up in exasperation. "I want to live them."
You turned to Jenna, who was already shaking her head as she helped another little girl roll up her sleeping bag. Your entire morning had been spent listening to kids complaining about having to go home. It's not like you didn't feel the same - leaving the camp was always sad - but you got the point after the first three times they said it.
"There's always next year!"
"Will you be here next year?"
"Probably!" you lied, figuring it was best not to add any more fuel to the fire.
This seemed to please her and she went back to neatly folding up all of her shirts. You took a deep breath and continued to walk through the bunks, helping the girls with whatever they needed. All of you were supposed to be up to the top of the hill in twenty minutes and it seemed like there were still a million things to do.
"Keep moving, girls!" Jenna said. "We don't have much time."
"That's the problem!" one of them said.
It was going to be a long twenty minutes.
By some miracle, you managed to get everything done and still make it to the top of the hill on time. The girls tried to slow things down by walking slowly or "dropping" things, but you and Jenna found ways to keep them moving. There was a reason you called yourselves the dream team.
"Can I go say goodbye to Vulture?" Poppy asked.
"Sure, but make it quick."
You watched as Poppy ran over to where Tyler was standing with his cabin. He bent down to give Poppy a hug, and when she came running back over she had the biggest smile on her face.
"Did you see that, Y/C/N? He hugged me!"
"I did see," you laughed, handing her bag back to her.
"Y/C/N!" another little girl asked. "Are you finally going to tell us who you like?"
"Yeah! I want to know if it's Vulture or DJ Spooky!"
You bent down a little bit, "It's..."
The girls all began to jump around, anticipating what you were about to say.
"None of your business!" you laughed, much to the dismay of the girls around you.
"One day we'll find out," one of the girls grumbled.
You ruffled her hair, "I'm sure you will."
The buses rounded the corner at the end of the road and all of the kids began to boo. You had to admit, it was pretty funny to watch all of the supervisors look around in disappointment.
"Alright, kiddos! We need to get you properly loaded onto these buses, so please listen for your name and wait with that supervisor."
You and Jenna gave each of the kids a hug before they wandered off to wait by the bus. Once all of your kids had left to stand with a supervisor, Jenna linked arms with you.
"I can't believe it's over," she said as the kids started to get on the buses.
"It went by so fast."
Eventually, all the kids were seated and the buses began to pull away. Most of the kids stuck their arms out the window and waved to you as they drove away. A few of them even stuck their heads out the window and tried to yell to their favorite counselors, but they were quickly chastised.
"So," Jenna said, turning to you. "Are you going to do it this year?"
"Do what?"
"Admit your camp crush! He's standing right over there."
"Oh," you said, unable to conceal your smile. "I think he already knows."
Jenna's eyes narrowed, "I missed something, didn't I?"
"Maybe," you said, biting down on your bottom lip.
"Good thing we have the entire bus ride home to talk about it."
Your girl talk was interrupted by Tyler and Josh walking over to where you were standing. Both of them were smiling, but they still looked exhausted.
"Thank goodness I can finally stop calling you DJ Spooky," Jenna laughed, giving Josh a light shove in the arm.
"Hey, DJ Spooky is a great camp name!"
"Josh has way less syllables though."
"Fair enough."
"I'm glad to see you kept our deal," Tyler said, pointing to your wrist.
You looked down at your wrist. After wearing the two bracelets for most of the week, you had basically forgotten they were there.
"Hey, a deal is a deal!"
"Still, it was brave of you to wear that terribly made bracelet," he laughed.
"I've seen worse."
"There's the other buses," Josh said, looking past you towards the end of the road.
"Already?" you asked, turning to look.
Sure enough, two more buses were making their way down the dirt road.
"I can't believe this is it," Jenna said.
"I know," you added, turning back to the boys. "I've been going here since I was a kid and now it's all over."
"It's not all over," Josh said. "We still have one another, even if the camp is gone."
"Exactly. You're not about to forget all the shenanigans you got into last night, are you, Y/N?"
You pursed your lips and looked to the ground, completely avoiding eye contact with anyone. Jenna eventually elbowed you in the ribs and raised her eyebrows.
"Later," you muttered softly, still completely aware of how hard you were blushing.
"Alright, I trust all of you to get onto the right bus," the supervisor said. "But in case you aren't sure, come see me."
"I guess this is it," Josh said.
"This is it," Jenna repeated.
Josh held out his arms and you immediately rushed into his arms, holding him tight. Your eyes were beginning to sting a little, but you were determined not to cry in front of the boys.
"Take care of yourself, Y/N," he smiled, holding you at arm's length.
"You too, Josh. Don't accidentally smack yourself in the face with a drumstick or something."
"No promises."
Tyler and Josh traded places. You threw your arms around Tyler and hugged him just as tight as you had Josh.
"And you better get that album to me as soon as it's done, ok?"
"I will. That's a promise."
You stepped away from the boys and picked up your duffle bag. People were already beginning to get on the bus and you didn't want to miss out on a good seat.
"We'll be in touch, ok?" Josh said.
"You better!" Jenna said.
"Have a safe trip, you two," Tyler added.
"You two, too," you said, laughing a bit at your word choice.
You and Jenna got onto the bus, immediately finding two seats across from one another. Jenna grabbed a sweatshirt from her backpack and used it as a makeshift pillow against the bus seat.
"I believe you have a story to tell me," she grinned.
"I will soon," you smiled in return. "Let's get on the road first."
You turned and looked out over the camp for the final time. This week had definitely given you a lot to think about and you weren't even sure where to begin processing everything that had happened. Even though you were sad about finishing your time as a counselor, this week had definitely been one for the books.
"What are you thinking about, Y/N?" Jenna asked.
You turned back to look at her and laughed, "Everything."
"Yeah, that's how I feel too."
There was still lots of summer left before you started school in the fall and now you were even more excited about the adventures that were sure to happen. Hopefully more than one of them would involve Tyler and Josh. Who knew what would happen from here on out.
But one thing was still for certain: this summer camp had been the best one yet.
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