Courtney was sleeping soundly when Adelyn entered their bungalow. It was still very dark outside and the camp was absolutely silent. Once inside, and feeling her body still scintillating from her amazing experience with Dan, she felt she now needed a good shower. Collecting her pajamas, robe and bath soap, she quietly made her way to the restroom facility. Stepping naked into the shower, Adelyn allowed the warm water to engulf her. While covering herself with the perfumed lather she tried to remember just how that climactic moment was when she and Dan had wildly finished at the same time on his bed. Feeling completely satiated by that once-in-her-lifetime experience, she finally forced her thoughts back into the present and rinsed off, toweled herself dry and slipped on her pajamas and terrycloth robe.

After returning to her room from the bath house she heard the door next to hers slam shut. It was Cheryl's and Julie' bungalow, and Adelyn had a bad feeling about why one or both of them was returning so late. Nevertheless, sticking to their agreement not to judge or interfere with each other's social lives, Adelyn fell immediately into bed to try and recoup some of the sleep she had lost and hopefully continue her wonderful thoughts in her dreams.

Sometime later, Adelyn was suddenly awakened by a knocking on their door.

"Adelyn . . .? Adelyn you awake?"

She waited to make sure she hadn't been dreaming this.

"Adelyn! Wake up!"

She sprang to her feet and opened the door. It was Cheryl.

"Ads, you gotta come. Julie got in late tonight and now I hear she cry'in and in a bad way. The girl just won't talk to me!"

"What is it Cheryl? Is she OK?"

"Can't say, Ads. She just sit'n on her bed . . . cry'n her eyes out! The girl won't stop. And she be act'n kinda crazy!"

The girls both entered Julie's room and found her lying face down on her bed, sobbing in into her pillow in a way Adelyn had never seen her do.

Adelyn gently put her hand on Julie's shoulder.

"Hey Jules. What is it. Why are you like this now?"

Their friend was silent, her shoulders just lightly convulsing up and down from the muffled sobs.

"Hey come on Jules . . . talk to me . . ."

"Go away. Both of you," she finally said is soft voice.

"No!  . . Not until you tell us what happened." Adelyn demanded.

Julie finally sat up, holding her pillow close to her chest.

"That Felix guy. He. . . I let him . . . you know . . . And it was just awful! He wasn't careful at all. He didn't care. It hurt so bad, Ads. And there was blood. A lot of it."

"Oh my God, Julie. So . . . you two . . ."

"Yes! And it was terrible! Just like everyone said it would be . . . Big mistake, Ads. I should have never done it with him."

Again she was crying uncontrollably.

Adelyn sat down on the bed next to her friend and put an arm around her.

"Come on, Julie. You'll get through this. It' s supposed to not hurt like that ever again."

"I don't care! I'll never do it again! Sex is so . . . over-rated!"

Adelyn could not help but think about how different her own experience had been with Dan, earlier that very night.

"OK, Julie. Just be calm. So . . . are you still hurting?"

"Yeah, some. . .  He didn't even care that he was killing me with his stupid big thing, He just did it to finish. For his own damn pleasure! I tried to get him to go slow. . . and be careful. But he didn't!"

"Oh, Julie. So . . . did he at least use a condom?

"No!"

"Oh great, Jules. Now we have that  to worry about, too!"

"My my, girl," Cheryl interjected, " You know . . . I'm sorry, but that was pretty dumb,"

"Go to hell, Cheryl!"

"Alright girls, come on now."

Adelyn continued to rub Julie's shoulder in a calming, maternal way.

"Julie . . . just get some rest. You'll feel better maybe after you sleep.""

"How would you know, Adelyn? You haven't been through this before . . . Have you?"

Adelyn thought about what she wanted to tell Julie, but just didn't have the heart to do so.

"No, I haven't had that yet, Julie. But I know how you must feel."

"Yeah?  How? I totally gave it up for that stupid, insensitive guy! And it wasn't even good!"

Again Adelyn felt the great contrast between Julie's sadness and pain and her own feelings. The incomparable experience she had had with Dan.

"OK. Just try not to think about it anymore tonight," Adelyn finally advised helplessly. " Really. Just get your sleep now. I promise you'll get beyond this. We all will have to someday."

"Now you jus speak for yourself, girl," Cheryl said insensitively. "I know I ain' go'in there for a while."

"Come on, Cheryl. Let Julie get some rest."

Adelyn stood up slowly and walked to the door.

"Girls . . . it's just something we'll all have to face one day. There'll be a first time for all of us. Julie, it's all behind you now. Everyone says it can only get better."

"Yeah, I know," Julie said in a sad, resigned voice. I just wish it would have been more . . ."

"Come on, Julie. They say it never is."

"Still. I'm so disgusted with myself!"

"Well that's exactly what I'd be think'n, girl." Cheryl added, again dispassionately.

"Cheryl!  I'm leaving now, OK? Just let Julie sleep. And a little kindness, maybe?"

"Yeah, OK."

As Adelyn went back into her room she could hear Courtney quietly snoring. She thought about how badly her two friends had fared with guys there at Camp Harmony, and  with only a few days left. Only  her last friend Cheryl had not yet been a victim to the guys there, though she did already feel the humiliation of being rejected publicly. Would it be just Adelyn's luck for her fate with someone also to suddenly change for the worse?  Sitting on her bed, she fought off this thought by remembering with pleasure how wonderful Dan's body felt lying next to hers. She now realized how much that would be an irrepressible memory--and fortunately a wonderful one. 

Getting finally back into her bed, Adelyn forced herself to relax. She soon began to drift-off into a deep sleep, just remembering Dan's manly scent and his soft mouth against her body. She could only wonder what intensity would accompany any new activities he might introduce her to during those last nights to come. Would the final act come soon? Could it possibly have with it the pain Julie felt?  She could only hope it would not be anything close to that traumatic. For it was  truly her good fortune to have such a mature and sensitive partner to continue on with her powerful sexual awakening. 

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