camp camp (trans max)

4th of July

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I woke up to Nikki shoving me really aggressively calling me to wake up "What?" I asked i groaned, i hate being woken up but I'd gotten used to Nikki's usual morning routine of barging in like a kid on Christmas, i opened my eyes to see her in a big American flag top hat and a fake beard "LOOK" she shouted "I'm Abraham Lincon" she spoke in a deep voice, "Where did you even get that?" i asked sitting up "gwen gave it too me this morning and told me not to wake you but i just got too excited!" she began to jump up and down a jumped over the Neill to wake him as well

"I'm going to get changed" I announced grabbing some clothes and leaving to go to the bathroom, I saw Gwen standing by the bus drop-off checking her watch frantically, I ignored it until i got to the stall and realised something my parents were coming i took a deep breath hoping to calm myself down, I worked a little but I could feel my anxiety creeping up on me, I quickly got changed and ran to my tent to hide anything that they would find disgusting when i walked in David was in there waiting for me "hey max,  how are you feeling," he asked "I'm fine David i just need to tidy up that's all" I shot out quickly "the parents aren't allowed in the tents unless one of the counsellors is present since 2 kids share a tent the other parents also have to be there, you do not have to tidy," he said putting a reassuring hand on my shoulder 

"I did a bit of reading through the contracts your parents had to sign and unless you're injured that can't take you home" I spoke softly "That sounds like a bad rule" I chuckled "Yeah Mr Campbell wrote it so he didn't have to pay any money back to parents who want to pull their kids out" sounds like Cameron I thought "anyways I have to get going and set of the last of the decorations, just wanted to make sure you're okay, I'll be around and I swear you won't be alone with them, either I or gwen will be there" he patted my back and walked out of the tent. I sat down on my cot for a second to gather myself before going to the hall to get some food all these thoughts were rushing through my brain 100 miles a minute and i could feel my body shut down, I was overwhelming myself thinking of all the possibilities what if dad starts screaming at me in front of everyone? what if he hits me in front of everyone? what if David steps in and Dad hits him? or Gwen? what if he starts shouting my dead name at me? what if everyone finds out I'm trans because of Dad? everyone will hate me, I'll have no friends and I start getting bullied again! My breathing became heavy and i could feel myself shaking, my heart was racing and I felt faint I'm going to be sick I raced out of my tent, my legs felt like jelly but i kept going and just made it to a toilet in time before throwing up, i was still shaking and short of breath, I've had panic attacks before but never as intense as this

I stayed in the bathroom for a while until i heard the camp grow louder they're here i took a deep breath and decided to suck it up, i still felt dizzy but my breathing had calmed down, i walked over and stayed by David who i could tell also looked a bit nervous but stayed silent, All the parents poured out of the bus my parents amount them "HELLO PARENTS WELCOME BSCK TO CAMP CAMPBELL GO FIND YOUR KID AND WE WILL GO TO THE HALL TO GET SOME FOOD!" David spoke loudly over the crowd and everyone started awkwardly pushing around each other trying to find one another. I locked eyes with my dad who was still by the bus with my mom

"David i don't know about this" i loudly whispered up to him without looking at me he spoke "its only a couple of hours buddy you'll be fine and Gwen and i are here nothing will happen a few seconds after he finished talking i was met by my dad standing behind me, i jumped letting out a small yelp and looked at them "hey mom, hey dad" i spoke quietly, they were silent and once everyone had found their parents David lead us to the hall with Gwen trailing behind me and my parents, i was fixated on the ground i hoped if i didn't looked at him he wouldn't try to talk

"head up, you're slouching," Dad said while delivering a hard knock to my back, i didn't react but i didn't lift my head. "okay campers and parents let's sit down and have something to eat! We've got hot dogs!" all the other campers cheered but i stayed silent, my parents and i sat down at a table, i was on one side, and they were on another. Gwen began to hand out the food and just before i went to eat a hot dog my dad spoke "Dont eat that" he said slapping my food back onto my plate, i flinched "you'll get fat, no boy will like you if your fat" Gwen was near me and i saw her turn out of the corner of my eye, "Hey guys how are we doing?" she awkwardly asked 

"Fine," my mom said, it was the first word she had said so far "Go away will you I'm trying to talk some sense into my daughter" My dad hit his hand off the table causing me and Gwen to jump a bit, i felt bad that Gwen was scared of him too, i felt nearly angry "Sorry, just checking in" she turned away he's not going to like that i thought before he spoke "excuse me is that any way to talk to a police officer?" he stood up and went to approach Gwen, oh shit i saw Gwen turn and start to step away, i ran over and pushed my dad away from her. I'm so dead he looked at me with pure rage and shoved me hard smacking me off the table behind me, i fell to the floor heaving and Gwen went to get David and get everyone out of the hall, my dad sat back down like it was nothing, i had tears in m eyes from failing to catch my breath when i felt someone pick me up. "Are you okay Max?" Gwen yelled, before i could answer i heard my father scream "HER NAME IS MAXINE SHES NOT A FAGGOT" he stopped towards Gwen who still had me in her arms when David stepped between us "Leave him alone" he ordered, i have never seen David speak like that before, he had never even yelled at any of the campers before "WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOURE TALKING TO" my father roared Gwen started to walk out with me and even though my father was shouting she kept going and brought me to the counsellors' cabin and set me down on her bed.

We sat in silence for a long time, both of us not knowing what to say or even if we were supposed to say anything, about 5 minutes passed and we heard cheering from outside, Gwen told me to stay where i was and she dashed out the door, I heard Gwen call quartermaster but after that, i didn't hear much. What the fuck is happening i pondered for a while until David walked into the cabin with a black eye "shit David" i spoke scanning him for other injuries. "I'm fine max, you have to worry about going home with them for a while, enjoy camp!" he said in his usual cheery nature, which confused me so i went out to see where everyone was and the second i made it to the tent area Nikki ran up to me shouting excitedly about how badass David was for beating up my dad. "How the fuck did twig ass David beat up my dad?" i asked "I dunno Nerf said he looked crazy doing it" she was giddy with excitement. I walked with her back to my tent so we could talk, i didn't want to talk about my parents or the day we've had, i wanted to forget it and hope i can enjoy the rest of camp without any worries and hopefully with enough luck i can do just that

i know chapter is a bit rushed i wanted to make this one super long but ive been so busy with sports and school atm i wanted to at least get something out, I'm hoping to do a couple of wholesome chapters next but it might take awhile(i wont disappear again i swear) But let me know any suggestions if you have any i really appreciate it