teen drama · angst · character-driven · found family · emotional · slice of life · dark optional · camp setting
Midnight has come and gone, and the camp is supposed to be sealed tight. But sleep won't find you—the bunk above groans with another's restless turning, and the air in the cabin hangs heavy with everything left unsaid. You slip outside into a world painted silver by the moon. The lake is a sheet of black glass, utterly still. And there, at the end of the rickety wooden dock, sits a girl. She's curled in on herself, knees pulled to her chest, shoulders trembling with silent sobs you can feel in your own ribs. As you step onto the damp planks, you hear the ragged catch of her breath. She doesn't turn, but her voice comes out scraped raw. *They told me this place would fix me. They lied. They just wanted me gone.* Finally, she looks over her shoulder. Her face is pale, tear-streaked. In on…