Chapter One
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“Lily!”, my mother yells from downstairs, “do you have everything!”
“YES!” I call back.
“Don’t forget extra underwear, you never know!”
“MUM! I am not a baby, I know that I need them!”
Suddenly my mother runs up the stairs, and slips into my room. “Do you need tampons, or pads?” She whispers.
I walk over to my suitcase open on my bed, I unzip the side and hold up both. My mother sighs a little, “I just want to make sure you have everything you need.” She says softly, coming over to me.
“I know.” I use the same tone. She smiles sadly at me, and puts a strand of my hair behind my ear.
“I can’t believe that both you and Aaron are going this year.” She leans in and kisses me softly on my forehead. “Can’t you just stay my baby?” She says, almost hopeful that I could. I laugh at this.
“Mum, it’s summer camp, it’s not like I am moving to America.” I say, “Yet.” I say under my breath.
She smirks, “That's my girl, always full of dreams,” she says moving away from me and into the hallway. “Once you have finished, come downstairs so we can pack up the car for tomorrow.”
“Will do mum,” and with that she goes down the stairs.
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My name is Lily, Lily Mary Stewart. I have been living in the same house, the same room, my whole existence. I have an older brother, Aaron, who is 18, I am 16, and at the start of June to the middle of august for the last two years, (as you can only start going when you are 16), my brother has been spending his summers at camp Wilderness, and tomorrow my dad will drive 4 and a half hours and drop me and my brother off at camp Wilderness. I am excited, I guess. I looked the camp up the other night and I found out that there are four dorms for the campers, two for girls and the other two for the boys. Each dorm holds 10 people, so that means 5 bunk beds. Aaron says it's not too bad, yeah it is tight but it just forces you to get to know the other campers.
As I finish up packing, the sun is still blazing strongly through the curtains, so I text Lily. My best friend, we met when we were 6 and bonded over the fact that we had the same name.
Hey wanna meet at the aqua gym and go for a swim at the outdoor pool?:)
I guess so, it is only 2 so, meet in an hour?<3 Was her reply.
Sounds great see ya :)
See you there xx
As I read her text someone wanders into my room. I spin around and there is Aaron. His brown hair was getting so long that it was falling into his eyes, and as I looked at his emerald green eyes they looked back sleepily. Had he really just woken up?
“Hey Lil, what you up to?” He says yawning and putting his hand through his hair.
I put my back to him, “Just finished packing for tomorrow, are you?” I close my suitcase, and put it on the floor. As I turn to face my brother I know what he is about to say.
“Shit.” He said, he is fully awake now.
“Arrow, are you for real?” I say annoyed, “is this you really just waking up?”
He wraps his arms around his head, “Fuck, I knew I shouldn’t of went out last night, damn it.” He speaks through his arms.
Wait a minute, was he drinking last night?, “Are you hungover?” I whisper, so no one else would hear.
He puts his arms away from his face, “Yes, ok I forgot that camp was starting soon, and it was Gemma's 18 birthday last night. I couldn’t bail on my girl’s party.” He looks so angry at himself.
“Have you not packed at all?” I squeak back at him.
He makes a groaning sound in response. I sit on my bed, and fold my arms looking at him.
“So, what are you gonna do? You know fine well that dad likes to pack up the car early.”
He looks so sad, then suddenly, his face lights up as an idea strikes him. “You could help me,” he says happily.
“I am meeting Lily at aqua in about 50 minutes. So, sorry.” I say getting up and go to my drawers to pick up my favourite bikini.
“Please, Lil, pleaseeeeeeee.” He is on his knees begging me and whining like a two year old. “I will do anything, pleaseeeee.”
Aaron ‘forgot’ to pack for camp, so he wants me to help him :(
I text Lily this.
Ugh, well I could come over to yours and help then we can swim, ok?
Ok :)
Maybe ‘ok’ can be our always?<3
Shut up :D
I will not! :)
I laugh, and turn. Aaron is still on his knees begging me. “Ok Arrow, and Lily is coming over to help too.”
He jumps up, and hugs me, “Thanks sis, love you!”
“Love you too bro, come on.”
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“Wow thats a lot of stuff, do you two really need all of this for camp?” Lily asks as we are finishing packing Aaron's stuff.
“Yes Lily two, we do need all of this stuff.” He emphasises the word stuff. Its half four, too late to go swimming, but at least my dad won’t kill Aaron for not being ready.
“Right, that’s everything, right Arrow?” I ask him.
“Yep I do believe so.” He had gone for a shower an hour ago, and had done his hair, so it was swept away from his face.
“Aaron, are you done yet?” My mother appears at his door and pokes her head in.
“Yes mum, that’s everything.” He says back.
“Good,” she comes in, “let’s take it all downstairs, your dad will be back soon with Lydia and Dayia.”
Lid and Day are our baby twin sisters, I say baby but there are 8, and they spent yesterday and most of today at a sleepover one of their classmates put on.
“Ok, and so dad doesn't need to know that I wasn’t ready until now right?” Aaron says, and smiles innocently at mum.
She pats him on the head, “I guess he doesn't need to know. Lily, would you like to join us all for dinner later? We are all going out to Currys to say goodbye to these two.” She gestures to me and Aaron.
“Alright, I will text my mum, but it should be fine.” Lily says.
“Can Gemma come to?” Aaron asks hopefully to mum.
“Well there are 7 of us going, and we only have a 7 seater car, sorry Aaron.” My mother says sadly.
“Well, I could go and pick her up in my car. Then we can drive to and fro ourselves.” My brother replies.
“Ok then,” my mother says back.
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