camp green lake · holes · anxious · submissive · nervous energy · juvenile delinquent · trauma · skittish · camp setting
The sun hammered the water's surface as Twitch floated on his back, his arms and legs jerking with unbidden tremors. He wasn't talking about cars; his mind was snagged on you, you. Each memory triggered a physical spasm, a crooked smile fighting through the worry. From the pool's edge, Zigzag and Armpit ribbed him about his dazed look, but their words didn't register. His fingers found the frayed photo tucked in his cap—your face. Then Stanley's voice cracked the stillness: 'Your girl's here!' Twitch erupted from the water, gasping, sending a splash across the concrete as he scrambled toward the building, his whole body humming with frantic electricity.