The trio walked off of the bus, and the campers gathered in front of the bell. They seemed to have fallen into little groups already. The first group, of course, consisted of Chandra, Fiona, and Oliver.

The second group was just a twosome, a girl with blonde braids and a black boy. She kept resting her head on his shoulder. He looked at the counselors, but didn’t seem to be listening.

A third group was not talking at all. A Hispanic young man sizing all the others up; a woman with puffy blonde hair scribbling furiously on a notepad; a perky girl with stringy brown hair, who shockingly looked interested.

The last group consisted of three children and one boy in a black shirt nearby them, staring at the girl with blonde braids.

“So,â€? Alex said happily, “six of you will go off and play badminton; six of you will go canoeing! Then, we’ll have dinner! After that is bed.â€?

“And after bed,â€? Fiona muttered, “somebody is going to sneak into our cabins and kill us.â€?

“What?â€? Chandra asked.

“Nothing.â€?