This choice: A 17 year old volunteer camp leader • Go Back... Jeremy was a brand new camp leader, dragged to Lake Gonagro to carry out some stupid legacy his father kept droning on over and over during the summer. Apparently, his father made him do it and his father's father made them do it as well. Needless to say, Jeremy was not at all looking forward to spending his summer with a bunch of kiddies but his father drove off and left him with his stuff at the shack the counselors use. He gets pulled in by Steven who seemed....overly enthusiastic which made his job...annoying but all he had to do was smile and nod just to get through his questions. "And we have here Jeremy your uniform, your trusty Gonagro guidebook aaaannnd your satchel." Steven smiles handing him his uniform and gesturing him to go change. A quick begrudging wardrobe change later and Jeremy was all decked out in the classic boy scout attire, button up tinted green shirt, an ascot of the color red to show he was a counselor, and very short shorts. Made all the more upsetting because Jeremy's athletic build made the outfit a bit tight but Steven tells him he doesn't have anything bigger than that giving his fellow counselor two thumbs up.
"So don't worry, the job here is pretty simple as each of us counselors take charge of a group of boys, some of the cabins are a mix bag of age groups and others are the same," Steven says as he wraps his arm around Jeremy's shoulders. Jeremy looks at the arm in disappointment but goes along with it.
Steven leads Jeremy out of the counselor's cabin into the camp, many roads intertwined within its rustic yet modern approach to camp. He can see some of the counselors who were already there were leading a bunch of boys towards activity or telling them stories. Some of them chatted with them as well and it was quite interesting to see the age range for some of the counselors some were actual adults while others were just about as old as the kids in their charge. Seemed all you needed to be was just older Jeremy surmised as he was led around the camp. Being led towards the lake first with its dark green hue, Steven mentioning how the boys can swim here so long he was supervising them because while it's perfectly safe a kid can still slip and drown. Jeremy nods as he begins to be put aware of the safety. Meanwhile being led towards other facilities, the bathroom was actually nice for a place out in the woods and Steven tells him that there is a designated janitor team from the town that helps them out. Steven even gives him a wink, "So no worries about the worst in there" Steven gets pumped as he leads Jeremy towards the golf course, the ziplines, the library, and more. Jeremy wouldn't even consider this a camp almost like a retirement home for boys beyond the stupid outfit they had to wear.
"Annd...here we are..." Steven says as he opens the door revealing 4 boys inside. The oldest among the group didn't look much older than 10 and he was the classic blonde boy with blue eyes that looked back at him curious and puzzled. He looked at Steven who gave him a nod and the boy beamed him a smile. "My name is Mccoy.." the boy said as he stood at attention, Jeremy got the vibe that he was a little goody goody already from the smile on his face wanting to impress him. To his side were twins who couldn't be older than 9 and were actively fighting each other. Mccoy gave them a jab on the shoulder before pointing to Jeremy, the boys whisper amongst themselves before Jeremy naturally raises an eyebrow at them. As if getting caught red-handed the two boys give their names, "Micah...Nora.." they saying unison as they show off their tanned skin and brown messy hair. One twin having freckles and the other didn't help Jeremy feel like he'll have an easier time learning their names. At the back of the room was a pale boy who couldn't be older than 8 but with dark hair that covered his face but Jeremy can see a hint of grey as his eye color. He looked absolutely pitiful to the point Jeremy softened his body language as he looked at him and the boy gave him a soft smile in return. "Elijah...." He said in a quiet tone that was almost too silent to hear but it was just enough for Jeremy to catch it.
Steven nodded, "These are the boys in your charge...you'll be here most of the time to watch them, hang out with them, and help them grow" Steven shouted with pride as he tapped his chest proudly. Jeremy was a bit, secondhand embarrassed even being in this guy's presence but his vigor was...infectious so again he went along with it. Steven rolls through a whole speech as well as handing Jeremy the schedule for the first two weeks of the summer. Jeremy nods as he accepts his duties much to his dismay still but also turns and introduces himself to the boys. "My name is Jeremy..and I'll be your counselor advisor for the summer," Jeremy says as he ends up with the hassle of a lifetime. Jeremy's speculations were spot on with the boys as Mccoy would do everything in his power to help out, whether it was getting everyone else organized with him or helping him take care of the menial cabin chores Mccoy was on it like white on rice. Sometimes a bit aggravating when Jeremy wanted a bit of alone time to just sit and think, but also extremely helpful. Micah and Nora were the tornadoes of trouble for the cabin, if it wasn't one who caused the mess it was the other and that led to a lot of messy beds, pranks and once they even jumped on Jeremy while they were all sleeping together much to Jeremy's rage as he was about to explode at them but kept himself calm. However to his surprise they never pushed him to far, it was always like they were just trying to get his attention and once he gave it to them and they were satisfied they were generally manageable. Elijah was the quiet boy, but in the sense that he always wanted to be with the group but never knew how to approach, sometimes it was annoying how he couldn't speak up at all no matter what he wanted, however, it was somewhat cute and all Jeremy had to do was bring Elijah along with all their antics and he was content to just be a part of the group.
Then came that day were the fun times were twisted around, it was a day at the lake and the boys convinced Jeremy to hop in with them. Jeremy steps out revealing his pretty athletic body, ripped with nice pecs, a 6-pack, and strong legs as well. The boys all blushed at Jeremy and he joked with them saying " What..is it to hot out here?" in a coy tone making the kids under his charge blush hard. Nevertheless, they all jump in and have a lot of fun swimming and playing. A few games of marco-polo and skipping the stones across the lake till Jeremy takes all the boys back to the cabin to rest up. The boys were smiling with each other till Elijah passes out, groaning and shivering. The boys panicked but Jeremy took charge and picked up the weak boy taking him back to the cabin, soon then Micah and Nora were beginning to pass out as well. The three boys were shivering and burning hot, moaning and groaning as Jeremy put them on their beds and began putting cold ice on their heads to take care of them. As Jeremy turns to his side he can see Mccoy was struggling to stay awake but his desire to help out was too strong to let him faint just yet. As he struggled to change Micah and Nora's wet cloth one last time he slumps over onto their bed also groaning. At this point, Jeremy was in a predicament and wanted to leave the boys but he grew worried about what if their conditions worsened. As he ponders over it he sees Steven open up the cabin door. "JEREMY!! WE.." Steven shouts as he opens to see Jeremy's predicament... "You...too..." Steven announces.. as he reveals that there is this big fever going around the camp for the younger kids. No one knows what caused it but all the counselors have been put to work to help out the boys. Especially when it came to the counselors who were just at or under 15 who needed the treatment too. The manpower dropped in an instant and everyone was in a pure panic to help their own group so Steven was going around to warn people. As Steven finished explaining, Jeremy nods "Don't worry, it seems like a small fever but enough to immobilize, use cold compresses to help stop the fever" Jeremy informs Steven. Steven was taken aback, "My dad is a nurse so I do have some....medical knowledge.." Jeremy informs him as he tells Steven some additional notes.
It wasn't long into the night that the boys all seemed to have had their fever die down, they were still groaning in pain, and Jeremy gave them a few pats on the head to help comfort them into the night. Seeing this Jeremy begins to drift off to sleep to dream .  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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