Colline lay quietly, totally immersed in the book. She had already read the first chapter, and was halfway through the second.It was all very interesting to her, although most people she had tried to speak with about topics such as whale migration had brushed her off, labeling her as either dull or a know it all. Colline wasn't the smartest person alive, she was sure of that, but she kept up, getting straight A's ever since she could remember.
It was obvious that her cabin mates had been here, but she hadn't met either of them yet. Earlier she had spotted some people down at the beach, and it was likely that at least one of her cabin mates were among them. Colline had contemplated going to the beach as well, but hadn't been sure she was ready to greet many people just yet. Interacting wasn't the easiest thing, at least not for Colline, and though she had always told her mother about her 'friends' at school, they were always fake. It wasn't that she was anti social, but was always just to insecure to go out of her way to actually get to know people.
A buzzing sound interrupted her reading in the middle of a paragraph. Leaning over the bed, she pulled her phone out of her bag and checked the screen. A message flashed on her screen, the glowing white contrasting to the pitch black background. Colline slowly read the message, free hand fiddling with her current page.
'Welcome to Camp Corona! There will be an optional orientation for you to meet other campers in fifteen minutes. Please gather by the Activities Center if you would like to join.'
Colline hesitated. She supposed that it would only be polite to attend the orientation, and it would be a good chance to get to know the others at camp, but on the other hand it could turn out terribly awkward and only result in embarrassment and boredom. After weighing the possibilities in her mind, she decided that the pros outweighed the cons, and made up her mind. She was going, and she was going to make an attempt at socializing while she was there. Turning her phone off, Coline turned her attention back to her book.
She had a few minutes to finish up, and she was already prepared to go. Colline was once again interrupted, but this time it was by a voice. A girl walked into the cabin, sounding slightly surprised that Colline was there. She was rather pretty, with long blonde hair that reached down past her shoulders and eyes that looked like a dark blue, but could have been grey. She stood in the doorway for a brief moment before coming in.
“I guess you must be my cabin mate,” She sounded a bit awkward, obviously not expecting company so soon. Colline nodded briefly, watching as the girl turned, took out some clothes from the dresser, and walked into the bathroom.
“My name’s Kalina,” Kalina raised her voice slightly, just enough so that Colline could hear her easier. “I just got a text from the camp saying there’s some kind of orientation thing over at the Activities Center.”
Kalina hurried back out of the bathroom and grabbed the phone which she had discarded when she had come in. After excusing herself she left. Colline sat there for a moment, slightly stunned. She hadn't expected things to go like that. She hadn't said anything, too nervous to say anything. She supposed it was better than it could have been, and the girl, Kalina, seemed nice, if not as awkward as Colline felt. Remembering the orientation, Colline quickly got up, straightening out her dress before quickly looking herself over in the mirror. Once satisfied that everything was in order, she grabbed her phone and headed out herself.
So far no one else had arrived, save for herself, another girl with blonde hair Colline didn't recognize, and Kalina, who sat at an empty picnic table looking at her phone. Colline walked over to the table, obviously nervous, and sat across the table from two.