Stopban// camp

And here it is, summer again, your parents have put an end to it, you are going to camp. There was no point in arguing, I had to go. What I was most afraid of wasn't that no one would talk to me, I was afraid of falling in love with someone, I was very afraid.

A week passed, we arrived at the camp by bus. It seemed like nothing special, but suddenly... he, a guy of Vietnamese appearance with dark hair, average height and a handsome build. All the girls from my group and not only from mine started running after him, but I didn’t bother him, why? He was glad of this attention, but none of them intrigued him.

In the morning we went out to do some exercise. I was wearing short bike shorts and a T-shirt and was running in a circle with everyone else. My best friend, Anchik, was next to me, wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt. She wasn't running next to me but sometimes she glanced at me. a friend said:

• Listen, haven't you liked anyone here yet? There are just some cute boys.

Without thinking twice, I answered:

• No, and you?

she answered

• Well, I'm Dima from the second squad.

It's evening, a disco, the music has switched to a softer atmosphere, slow songs, what else could be better than this? The boys started inviting the girls to a slow dance, and before I could blink, I saw my friend already standing there hugging that guy, Dima. I was standing aside from all this, shifting my legs, and Anchik wasn’t dancing with anyone either. He came up to me and, holding out his hand, said

– Shall we dance?

I hesitantly extended my hand to him in response, agreeing. He hugged me and I laid my head on his shoulder. We simply hugged silently and felt each other's bodies tremble with excitement and emotion.