Summer State of Mind by Jen Calonita

Author:Jen Calonita
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780316323420
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-04-22T07:00:00+00:00

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11

GOTCHA!

I TOSS AND TURN IN my bunk bed. It doesn’t help that the mattress is springy and nothing like my memory foam one at home. Or that I’m sharing a room with seven other girls, some of whom snore and drool (like Jeanie). Even with a sleep mask, it takes forever for me to nod off, and when I finally do, I dream about the beach cabana. In the dream, I’m sipping a frozen smoothie and Margo is sitting next to me reading Us Weekly. A waiter walks by with a menu, and I notice he looks just like Ethan. Kate appears out of nowhere and whispers in his ear. Then she morphs into Jeanie, which is even stranger, but the worst part is when Ethan throws a slushy at me. I hear myself scream.

Wait, was that my scream?

There it is again!

I feel like I’m in a fog—half dream, half reality—and it takes me a second to realize I am not the one screaming. It’s Addison.

“Eww! It’s in my hair!” I think Camilla says. “They put it in my hair!”

“Mine too!” Trisha yells while Vickie cries. “Sam! SAM! We’ve been hit!”

That sounds like Trisha, but I don’t care enough to find out. Maybe if I keep my eyes closed I’ll fall back to sleep, but I keep hearing more voices.

“They put peanut butter on the floor!” Melody freaks. “Don’t run or—” BOOM!

“Oh my God, are you okay? Melody, is that strawberry syrup in your hair?” Camilla’s voice again. “Eww… what smells so funny?”

Part of me is annoyed about all this commotion. I want to get back to that dream and yell at Ethan about that slushy and… wait. Why do I feel wet?

My eyes shoot open. Where did my canopy go? Why am I sticky? I look down at my comforter and am amazed at the swirl of new colors decorating it. A river of what looks like honey, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream is oozing everywhere. It covers my sheets, and there is some in my hair. I look over the railing and sob when I see what has become of my Louis trunk. It’s got peanut butter on the lid. Is that going to come off?

Without the canopy on my bed, I can see everyone’s bunks perfectly. The view is not pretty. Someone has toilet papered the cabin, and streamers hang from every bed and rafter. Some have fallen to the ground and are sticking to the gooey mess on the floor. Camilla looks like a tree with leaves stuck in her hair and chocolate syrup oozing down her Whispering Pines Color War tee that refers to the previous summer. Trisha is flipping out that someone put camouflage tape all over her pink lacrosse stick. Camilla is crying about her ruined Hello Kitty bed sheets, which look like a sundae gone wrong. Jeanie’s red hair is sticking up as if she were the Bride of Frankenstein.

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