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[Melody Donisa Santos]

where's your picket fence, love?

and where's that shiny car? and did it ever get you far?
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Melody was so happy to be back at camp. This year she was a counselor, she was finally in power instead of being a lowly little kid like the last four years. Melody was excited to see her friends. It had been ten months since she saw any of them, and Melody missed everyone. She stepped out of her mother's car, looking around the front entrance as she picked up her tote bag from the floorboard of the car. Melody took her other bags-one that rolled along the sidewalk, the other hoisted over her shoulder-and said goodbye to her mom, smiling up at the Felicity Hills banner sign that hung above the entrance.

As she walked through the camp towards her cabin, she started talking to a few faces she recognized, catching up with several people before continuing on her way. Melody smild as she saw some more familiar sights, the path leading to her cabin, the patch of forest where the whole camp had bonfires, and even the class cabins as she passe them. When she was standing before Cabin number one in the Badgers' camp, Melody sat her bags on the floor, staring up at the wooden structure. She had so many memories over the last four summers, and they all happened in this very cabin.

Melody had a flashback to her first summer, when she was just eleven years old and so scared of everything. She had walked up to the completely wrong cabin, in the completely wrong team camp, staring wide-eyed at everything. Melody was halfway unpacked when a junior counselor from the Fox camp she had wandered into advised her on where she should be. She had been so embarrassed, she ended up leaving some of her things in that cabin. In present day, Melody laughed at herself. That was the day she decided she wanted to be a junior counselor, so she could help young, confused campers.

[Tatianna McCurdy]

Tatianna had been running around all morning helping the new kids with their orientations and getting them settled into their cabins. This was the second year she was a counselor and you would think she would get used to all the havoc being caused when the new and old students collided with each other. Tatianna. of course, always opted to deal with the new ones, while her twin Jianna dealt with the older kids, which she knew how to handle because she was close with most of them and they already knew the rules of the camp anyways.

After she was done, settling everyone in, giving them their schedules and placing them into their decorative cabins and performing arts establishment, she headed over to her own cabin, where the badgers resided..Thankfully it was a nice sunny day outside with a cool breeze, so denim shorts, her grey shirt that said Senior Counselor in black on the front of her chest and white vans were her choice of style for the day..Her red long hair was up in a ponytail with lose hairs wailing over face..She jogged up the four steps of her cabin and noticed Melody, a cabin mate and good friend of hers standing in front of the door..

"Hey Mel..[/size][/font]" Tatianna smiled as she headed over and stood next to her.."Reminiscing again..[/font]" Tatianna said in her soft spoken voice as she admired the wooden structure as well and smiled even more, remembering her good times here as well...

[Melody Donisa Santos]

where's your picket fence, love?

and where's that shiny car? and did it ever get you far?
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Melody looked up when she heard a familiar voice. "Tati!" She exclaimed, smiling as she hugged Tatianna. Melody and Tatianna had been living in the same cabin since Melody was eleven, and Tatianna thirteen. They became good friends in the last four summers. Melody bent forward to pick up her shoulder bag, holding it by the handle. "Been inside yet?" She asked, looking at Tatianna in the question.

Melody hardly remembered what the cabin was like inside. She only spent nights inside, sleeping if she and her friends hadn't decided to camp out under the stars. After the last four summers, Melody had lost so many things in the room, and she never knew where they went. She always joked that if she had to live there year-round, she would lose everything she owned. Melody just wanted to go inside.

She stepped forward and turned the door knob, not hesitating to peek through the window on the door. There was a curtain on the inside of the window, obstructing her vision for the most part, but Melody could still see through an opening. Just like she remembered it. She opened the door, breathing in the first smell of the dusty old cabin. That scent always excited her, it was nearly irresistable.

Melody walked inside and crossed the room to one of the three single beds, "I call it." She said with a smile, turning around to Tatianna and putting her shoulder bag on the bed. In the summer of 2008, Melody had had to sleep on the bunk bed, because she was late getting to the camp. Now, she had been early, it seemed, because only one other bed had been made... Melody wondered if it was Tatianna's, but she wasn't sure.

[Tatianna McCurdy]

Tatianna lightly laughed as Mel embraced her into a hug..Mel. reminded Tatianna of Jianna, they both were a bit crazy and outgoing, which is why all three girls were so close and hung out the majority of the time unless Jianna and Mel wanted to pull pranks, Tatianna opted to stay out of it and go do something else, like singing and dancing.."Yes, earlier today when I was showing new Badgers what the cabin looked like..Nothing's changed..everything is pretty much the same..[/font][/size]" Tatianna told her as she watched Mel peek through the window and finally entere the cabin..

Tatianna followed right behind her and breathed in the same smell Mel was surely breathing in.."I can never get use to this smell..[/font][/size]" Tatiana breathed in again as she closed the door and walked to the middle of the room..Tatianna looked around the room, studying the posters that had been put up welcoming those who reside in the Badger cabin, musical stars and celebrities hung around as well, collages of photographs that had been taken by the kids as memories of their summers here..Tatianna smiled as she saw one of Mel and Her with their hairs in rollers, onbonoxious make up on and them posing in singing positions..Tatianna lightly laughed before facing Mel, who was already sitting and claiming a bed..

"Hahaa..You finally learned your lesson huh love..[/font][/size]" Tatianna winked as she headed over to her bed which was the made one to Mel's right side..."This one is mine..[/size][/font]" she smiled as she sat down and patted the bed.."So, how have you been?..[/font][/size]" she asked her as Tatianna laid back onto her bed and looked over at Mel..

[Melody Donisa Santos]

where's your picket fence, love?

and where's that shiny car? and did it ever get you far?
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Melody sat down on her newly claimed bed, sighing inwardly. She knew she should make it, but she wanted to bask in the feeling of being back at camp. Melody laughed lightly at Tati's comment, "I sure did... I'm not about to let some eleven year old get the good bed and end up over there," She looked towards the bunkbed, shaking her head. Melody sat sideways, her legs hanging off of the side of her bed. She pulled open the drawer oh the bedside table, taking her pens and writing paper out of her bag and putting them inside.

Melody shook the hair out of her face, laying out on her bed, "I've been great." She said with a smile. The last ten months, for Melody, had really been really good. She started high school, finally, met a guy... Or two, and made all kinds of new friends. Melody loved her new school. The teachers, well, she could live without them, but she was working on the school newspaper, and that had been one of her dreams for high school. "Alot of stuff happened in the school year... Too much to explain." Melody said with a smile, "What about you?" She asked.

[Tatianna McCurdy]

Tatianna chuckled at Mel's comment and said, "Oh hush, you know you loved sleeping on that bunk bed..Remember two years ago when the boys tried to sneak in from the back and since the bunk bed was by the window at the time, you pretended to be sleeping and when they got close enough you threw the ballons full of green jello at them..[/font][/size]" Tati's chuckle not was turning into laughter as she remebered, Mel bombing them and the boys screaming like girls as they were being hit.."You pulled so many pranks at the top bunk so don't act like you didn't enjoy somewhat of it...[/font][/size]" she shook her head and kept laughing..

"Oh I see, so it was an exciting year than huh and so what..You know I enjoy hearing your stories..Have any cute boys caught your eye yet?..[/font][/size]" she winked as Tatianna sat back up straight.."Oh same ole same ole..Just been busting my butt in school..I did so well that for my senior year, I don't have to take so many classes and just been helping my mom out at her community center with Jianna..[/font][/size]" she explained as tilted her to the side and raised her hand to play with the strands of her ponytail,,