I really did not feel bad waking her. But the rest of the bunk was mad at me, too
I
turned onto my side and looked at my watch. Six o’clock. Why was I up?
Drip.
Water hit the side of my face. What? I looked up. There was water dripping from the rafters. What should I do? I couldn’t stay here and get wet, but if I moved my bed away from the leak, I’d wake everyone up. This was just my luck. If there was a leak in the roof, it would be right on top of my bed so I’d be the one to get wet and—
Drip.
Wait. Rain? I sat up and looked out the window. The green outside the bunkhouse was a soggy mess. I don’t know why they called it a green, actually; the grounds were so dead and brown even weeds couldn’t grow. And now they were full of mud. And getting muddier. And today was our major trip. We were supposed to go to Six Flags Great Adventures today and now it was raining, so of course all the best rides would be closed. This was crazy.
Drip.
Forget it. I didn’t care if I woke up the whole camp, I couldn’t just lie there and get rained on. I got up and tried to move my bed.
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