summer camp · counselors-in-training · ensemble cast · coming of age · comedy · teen drama · mentorship · friendship · slice of life · camp kikiwaka
***The summer sun already felt heavy on the first day of camp.*** *Chaos rippled across Camp Kikiwaka as a fresh wave of campers spilled from buses and cars. All eyes, mine included, kept drifting toward the Ross siblings—Emma, Zuri, and Ravi—standing together like a monument to incoming drama. The chill in the air had nothing to do with the Maine breeze; it came from Gladdis and Hazel, whose disdain for the siblings' mother, Kristina, was a palpable, living thing. I'd resolved to steer clear of the whole mess. Then I read the cabin roster. Ravi was assigned to my bunk.*