Night Owls and Summer Skies
Emma hoped for a relaxing summer, but her mom dumped her at Camp Mapplewood to go on a cruise with a new husband. Stuck with her phobias and cut off from her dad, Emma navigates dodgeballs, midnight sandwiches, and a mysterious counselor who laughs at her misfortunes but protects her fiercely.
The van rumbled to a stop outside a grey stone wall. Your dad turned off the engine, plunging the vehicle into silence. The house beyond the wall, a place you spent the first three years of your life, stood like a silent antagonist, already draining the comfort from the air.
"Okay, I'm willing to compromise," you said, breaking the heavy quiet.
Your dad sighed, turning to look at you. "Emma, we are at her doorstep. I think it's a little late to compromise."
