Dennis’ surprise or no camp!

Its finally here!! Almost a week since camp has started and ive only been having the time of my life (with so much more to do!). I had waited for such a long time for this. It feels kind of unreal; all that time imaging doing these things I finally get to do. It does feel awkward though being so old doing summer camp. I just finished junior year. Though it helps that I am just over five feet tall or im sure I would be mistaken for counselor.

Yesterday we met our designated counselor Jonathan- would have met him the previous day if some kid didnt sneak skunks into the cafeteria- and he took us on a tour of the camp grounds. Jonathon took us past the canoes, over by the archery range, showed us their horses stables. We ended the tour with a hike through a wooded mountainside. Well we didn’t really finish the tour as this one kid had repeatedly interrupted us.

Im sure this kid had been the one who skunked up the cafeteria. He was a real nuisance. It seemed the counselor didn’t care. Well, besides when the started throwing stones at the horses.

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I was headed back to my bunk when that kid came and swipped my bag. He got good headstart on me but he was a chubby thirteen year old so i caught up pretty fast. I tackled the kid and took my bag back when he started throwing a fit.

I was gonna just leave when but someone spoke.

“Hey, hey. Beating on my brother are you?”

I turned to see one of the other counselors. He seemed about twentish but he was at least a head taller than me.

“No he stole my bag. I just took it back from him.”

“Well violence is an expellable offence.” I could tell he was very biased and did not care what his brother did. “I could have you kicked for attacking my younger brother.”

“What! He STOLE my bag and has been-“

He waived his brother away as if to let him know he was done with something? He walked up to me and said “i *could* have you kicked. However, I would rather give you a chance to redeem yourself. Put this on if you wanna stay. And do not ask a single question; its a surprise.”

I was put off by this. What is this thing i have to do? Why can i not ask about it? And i swear he tried not smile when he said ‘redeem yourself’. I know it wouldnt be a good idea to do this but im finally getting to go to camp. What am i supposed to do?!

After a moment of my thinking he turned to walk away. “Ok then, have it your way.”

“Wait! Ok ok, ill do it” and he tied the blind folds around my eyes.

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I couldn’t see much, except that it was getting dark. He was leading me for a while until i heard water and he told me to wait. I listened to him drag something big into the water. It was taking awhile for whatever he was doing so i went to move my blindfold. It wasn’t until i was able to make out a small rowboat that he came over and struck me. After he fixed my blindfold he bound my hands behind my back.

I felt his breath on my ear “Dont fucking peak again”.

I began shaking. I need to get away. But as if he read my mind he grabbed my arm and shove me into the boat causing me to fall on my face. As i got up i felt him push off in the boat. I almost fell again.

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“Please, let me go!” I could only beg at this point. “I wont tell anyone! I’ll just go back home i SWEAR i wont tell-“

“You are not going anywhere” he gagged me with a some cloth. It smelled weird.

I had no choise but to lay like that for what seemed like hours. Eventually i felt a thud and was brought to my feet. He brought me up to a wooden floored area and i heard him talking with another person.