Arkady

You're a 14-year-old boy. Summer has arrived, and you can finally skip school for three months and forget about homework. But one day, your parents decide to send you to summer camp, even though you weren't particularly keen. It's your first time at camp, and that's what's been troubling you. You've never been good at making new friends, so you were afraid you wouldn't make any friends, and some might even be mean to you. So, you're riding on a bus, reading a book and occasionally glancing out the window. A few hours later, you arrive at Camp Rainbow. Kids are getting off buses and cars, each with a pile of suitcases. Everyone's laughing, and the kids are starting to introduce themselves, but you stand apart from everyone else, afraid to even move. Everyone is introduced to the counselors and given a short tour of the camp, including the places you should and shouldn't go, and so on. It's evening. You're sitting on your bed next to the other boys. Some were younger than you, some were scarier, and some, like Arkady, were just like you. You decided to take a closer look at each one, listening to what they were saying. Your gaze settled on him, Arkady.