"Black Cherry"
Claire woke up from her sleep when she heard Becky's alarm clock. She groaned as she got out of bed. Her room was connected to Jessica and Becky's room with a conjoined bathroom. She went through the bathroom to get to their bedroom. Her reason was to give Becky a piece of her mind about the loud alarm. But as Claire opened their bedroom door, Jessica beat her to it.
"Do you have to set the alarm that loud??" Jessica asked her, her mask still on her face and her hair up in loose curls. "The whole neighborhood heard it!"
"How else can I hear it, Jess? I'm a deep sleeper you know."
Claire cleared her throat and walked it the room. "You might want to turn your alarm down. Some people don't get up this early."
Becky put on her jogging shorts and grabbed her watch. "Next time you two sleep, put a pair of earmuffs." She said simply, putting on her buds and put on her tunes. When she exited the room and started to jog, Jessica and Claire stared at the open door.
"This is the third time she's turned up her volume! Is she always this inconsiderate?" Claire asked. Jessica sighed and shut the door. "She doesn't realize she is inconsiderate."
"Oh really?" Claire thought about it and snapped her fingers. "Well, we can get her back to become considerate. You remember my friend Trisha, right? She is coming later today. When I tell her about this, she'll figure out a way to get back at her for us."
"You think she'll learn her lesson to be more considerate?" Jessica asked as they walked to the kitchen. Claire opened the fridge and poured herself some orange juice. "You'll bet. She knows about mind rewiring. Got it from her father."
At the camp entrance, an Uber car stopped over at the check-in cabin. Jeremy moved over to the car. "Good morning, Sir, welcome to Camp Hattawata. May I have your confirmation?"
The woman at the back rolled down her window and took off her sunglasses. "Sure. But in future I want to be called Ms."
Jeremy heard the Russian accent and cleared his throat. "Oh dear! How silly of me! Well...Ms., do you have a confirmation paper?"
"Yes." The woman handed over her confirmation paper which had her information. "If I remember right, I have cabin 403."
Jeremy checked her paper. "Ah-ha! Ms. Trisha Lebedev! It is indeed your cabin. I'll grab your key right away."
Trisha rolled her eyes and mumbled "He better." She crossed her smooth leg and looked at the place. "It is peaceful here. I can use some quiet."
The driver nodded his head. The poor bastard had to listen to her talking on her phone call after call. Some she spoke in Russian...extremely loud Russian. Oh yes, our Trisha Lebedev was some shrewd model turned to businesswoman! He could use a vacay after hearing her eardrum smashing voice!
Jeremy handed over the key and bowed to her. "Thank you for choosing to stay at Camp Hattawata." He then turned a little, but then his mind got sharp. "Oh right, I almost forgot (Ahem)! This week is Jungle Week. This coming Friday, we will have festive dinner to celebrate the Congo rainforest."
Trisha blinked her eyes. "I do believe I have something for that occasion, Mr...What is your name?"
"It's Major Burns."
"Major!" Tricia's red lips turned into a smile. "Okay, well, nice chatting with you." When the old gentlemen turned away to the check-in counter, she scoffed. "The camp has weekly themes? How childish! Where do they come up with that?"
She looked at the window and found Kameron swinging on a tire swing and dove into the water. She watched the man as he swam to the coast. When he resurfaced, he was naked. Tricia's eyes boggled and she turned away as the car turned.
"It's one of those camps." She said, her face red from embarrassment. "Claire didn't say anything about this place being a nudist resort!"
The Uber driver stopped in front of Jessica's cabin as Becky returned from jogging. The driver got out of the car and started unload the trunk. Becky stared at the luggage set as the woman came out of the blue car. She said something in Russian to the guy and paid him a Ben Franklin. The man thanked her and went back into the car.
"Ah, so here it is." Tricia picked up her luggage and walked to the steps. Becky frowned and ran to her. When she jumped in front of Tricia, the latter stepped back with alarm. The two women stared at each other, neither of them moving an inch. Tricia gripped her luggage handles and her eyes squinted.
"Move aside, Peter Pan." Tricia suggested nastily. "I'm going in there."
"Not until you tell me why." Becky folded her arms. "This is my cabin. I won't let any stranger enter my cabin."
"Are you Jessica Knight?"
"No."
"Then it's not your cabin, is it, loser?"
"I'm her partner! She and I rented this cabin and soon we'll own it!"
"Well, good for you. Maybe you can sign your name first before this Jessica."
Claire came out of the cabin and went down the stairs. "Tricia? Hey! How are you??"
"I was fine. NOTE, I said 'was'." Tricia folded her arms after pointed to Becky. Yeah, she was the pinpoint of her emotional change. Becky rolled her eyes and turned to Claire. "She's your friend?" She asked like she was bored and annoyed.
"Not only my friend, but my BFF!" Claire hugged Tricia and took one of her bags. "Come on, let's cheer up and go see the sights of Camp Hattawata!"
"I want to pack first, Claire." The newcomer pointed out. Claire knew about that. "Oh yes! Well, we'll unpack your things in my room. We're bunkmates by the way."
"Oh joy! Bunkmates..." Tricia made a little sarcasm as she followed her friend to the cabin. "How nostalgic!"
"Enjoy rejuvenating yourself, Tricia." Becky grinned. Tricia snapped her head. "Shut up!"
Becky rubbed her hands and grinned, snickering as Jessica came out of the cabin. "So, you have met Tricia, huh? Are you two on friendly terms?"
"Ha! As if!" Becky answered. "We're complete opposites! I'm an active sporty gal and she's this first class, conservative snob!"
Jessica blinked at her as her lover stomped over to the bathroom. "You're heading to the shower?"
"No, I'm going to build a 3-D model of the Taj Mahal!" Becky slammed the bathroom door. A wreath that was on the door fell to the floor. When Claire came back and saw the oak leaves broken from the branch wreath from the floor. The ribbon holding the wreath was torn.