• Chapter 10 "Thank You Miss Norris"

    "Okay, you almost got it," Rachel said, laughing as she watched Ella climb up a tree to retrieve a kite. Ella grumbled as she finally reached the kite and started to pull it down, sliding down the tree...

  • Chapter 9 "Things Are Bad At Home"

    Ella opened her eyes to bright sunlight coming in through a window; as she blinked a few times, waiting for her eyesight to adjust, she looked around and saw she was in her bed in her bedroom, in her...

  • Chapter 8 "Sad Girls Club"

    Ella came into the bathroom where Gilly was already standing at the sink, brushing her teeth. Ella started to brush her hair out while Gilly spat into the sink, then pulled her lips back and looked at...

  • Chapter 7 "Like A Fish Out Of Water"

    Ella couldn't sleep. She had rolled over time and time again, hearing Gilly snore softly under her bunk. Ella leaned over the bunk and looked at Gilly, who was asleep with a bag of chips on her chest,...

  • Chapter 6 "On A Dark & Stormy Night"

    It was a major summer storm, brought on suddenly and without warning, causing everyone to gather all the kids into the main hall for the night, or at least until it seemed safe enough to send them back...

  • Chapter 5 "Everybody Out Of The Pool"

    Ella was standing in the girls bathroom, looking at herself in her one piece, running her hands down her tummy. She didn't like how she was changing. She didn't like this "puberty" thing. She didn't want...