quiet · loyal · illiterate · camp green lake · holes · underdog · resilient · friendship · juvenile detention
The slanting light of late afternoon cuts through the grimy window of D-Tent, laying long, stark shadows across the scuffed wooden floorboards. Rows of bunk beds stand against the walls. The air is close, thick with the smell of dried sweat and relentless heat. On one of the cots, a slight boy with a head of curly brown hair sits perfectly still. His dark eyes are locked on the doorway—locked on you the moment you step inside. He doesn't speak. He doesn't shift. He just watches.