Natalie's Secret by Melissa J. Morgan

Author:Melissa J. Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2010-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

That evening after the cookout, the girls were all excitable as they prepared for bed. Even Julie could see that something was up.

“Ladies, you’re all so hyper tonight. I hope you don’t have some sort of mischief planned,” she said.

Natalie sort of hoped so, too. But then, a part of her thought that whatever Jenna had in mind could really be fun. So basically, she wasn’t sure what to think.

After the girls had all gotten into their bunks, Marissa read to them from the “Trauma-rama” section of YM. This was their favorite thing to do before lights-out. Usually, the stories were completely outrageous, and Marissa made the girls vote which ones they thought were true, and which were made-up.

“MADE-UP!” Alex shouted from her bed after an especially colorful entry. “Please. Who ever really sneezes that much snot?”

“Point taken,” Marissa said, closing the magazine.

“Okay, girls, Marissa and I have to go out for a little bit,” Julie said. This wasn’t a surprise. Julie and Marissa usually went outside for a while after lights-out. No one was totally sure what they did. The counselors rotated their evenings off, and those that had off definitely left camp. Natalie couldn’t blame them. There were always two counselors per division—one guy and one girl—who were “OD,” or “on-duty,” as well, and it was their job to patrol at night and make sure that things were okay with all the campers in their division. But those who weren’t off or OD managed to disappear just the same. Jenna’s theory was that all the counselors met at the big rock where afternoon snack was held, not too far away from the bunks. “We have a meeting with the rest of the staff. Mark and Kerri are OD tonight. Do you promise you’ll all behave?”

“Yes, Julie,” the girls chorused in a mocking singsong.

After the door had swung shut behind them, the bunk was quiet for a moment. No one wanted to be the first to speak what was on everyone’s mind.

Finally, Jenna sat up in bed. “Do you think they’re gone?”

Alex got out of her bed and walked over to the front door. She opened it and peered out. “The coast is clear. No Mark, no Kerri, no problem.” She padded back to her bed and sat on the edge of it. “So what were you thinking?”

The lights were still out, but Natalie could practically feel a sly grin creep its way across Jenna’s face. “Raid,” she whispered.

“Awesome!” Alex said. Even though Alex hated to get in trouble, she was willing to risk it for something like a raid, because raids were just too much fun to resist. She slid back off her bed and poked around in her cubby, pulled out her flashlight, and flicked it on.

“Careful with that thing,” Chelsea said, squinting from the bright light. “What is a raid, anyway?”

Natalie was glad Chelsea had asked, since she herself had no idea.

Alex squealed and settled back down on the edge of her bed. “Oooh, it’s SO much fun.

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