KAPPA IV Memoir - Mr. Almanzar

By: Monique

       It was the night before I had to go home because it was everyone’s last day at camp. I tried to delay, to make the night go slowly but the moons shallow rays hypnotized me. I suddenly closed my eyes and drift away to sleep. I closed my eyes for what seemed like minutes and when I opened them and it was morning very quickly. I followed my normal schedule and made my way to the shower. As I washed up I realized that I was away at camp for three weeks. I couldn’t believe that at first I wanted to leave but now I really wanted to stay.

       Thinking so hard that my brain was hurting, thinking so hard that I never realized that time was flying by. First 6:00 then 6:20 then 6:40, it’s like I’m in a time machine. “I’ve got to get out of this shower and make the best of my day. I got out of the shower and tip toed to my room (everyone else was still sleeping) and got dressed while every moment I’m thinking of how I’m going to try and make the best of my day.

     A warm breeze flew through my window and blew against my face. I decided that I might as well pack, and that’s what I started to do. Then there was a sudden knock at my door. “Open up” said a very soft voice that sounded like my friend and next door neighbor, Elle. So I replied “it’s open”. The door then swung open and to my surprise, there stood something important to be, there stood something wonderful……..

       All my friends were standing there. They all came in with welcoming smiles. There stood all my friends; Elle, Lily, Samira, Allie, and Alex. They all gave me a great big hug that led me to the conclusion that they were all going to be my friends no matter what happened, no matter how far the distance we are apart from each other and no matter how many other friends they had, I would never forget them……and they had better not forget me!!!!

    I took a deep breath through my nose and tried not to cry but then I smelled Allie’s tangerine body mist perfume and I got a good whiff of it because I might’ve never smelled that relaxing scent again. I knew that everyone else was up because all I could hear was girls down the hall crying and shouting phone numbers and email addresses. Then everyone in my room started to do the same. I saw Allie and Alex speaking to each other. It was either “289-7989” or cutie235@hotmail which is what the exclaimed to each other. Then without me knowing, a tear slowly rolled down from my eyes and met my mouth. The saltiness of the tear gave me a hot flash. And as I glanced at Alex, I saw her big brown eyes get watery. Then when everyone saw her, we started to hug her and we all started to cry. Everyone gave me there email addresses and we all went back to our room to finish packing.

    Then is when I realized that it was 11:52 and I had to finish packing by 3:00. I put everything into 5 suit cases. Then I took my camera with me down the hall to take pictures of all of my friends. “Smile” I said before every picture, trying being happy. I got my pictures of me, my friends, and every single one of my favorite counselors. After that I went to my room and I had one missed call. It was my mom. This is the conversation we had.

      “Hello’ I said curious of what the call was about “hello, yeah I’m down stairs out side in front of the girls dorm rooms, come down with your things” she said in a happy voice “ok I missed you so much I can’t wait to go home and be back with everyone in the family” I eagerly exclaimed. “Missed you too” she excitedly replied. Then we both said bye and I hung up, took my things to the lobby and drove home.

      After that day I always thought of all the friends that I made and I would email them every day. We would have conversations about how we loved camp and how we’d want to go back next summer. How we got a tan or how we missed each other. I’d even stay up late and talk to them, in hopes of ever seeing them again.