Campfire Summer

Part 11

I was so smitten by Mischa, and so taken by him giving me this " Camp Text message" As he called it.  It was so cute.  After dinner, we headed back to our cabins with our campers to get ready.  I wasn't always sure how to approach Nicola, Some days she was super cool. Some days she was devil spawn, like she was harboring some crazy jealousy. I didn't know if she knew about Mischa giving me the note or not.   She may freak out and give me the lecture again.  How he only wants summer flings.  well, I think that I maybe ok with a summer fling with him.  I like him.  I know that this is summer camp.. what happens here STAYS here.  HAHA.   But, I just want to have fun. Ive never had a true summer fling....  Maybe that could make my summer one to really remember.  I was just down to see what happens.  Yeah I wished in my mind, that maybe this could work out... Maybe we could maybe we could make it work ... but realistically Russia was REALLY long distance from NYC.   Lets just have fun I thought back to myself.

After taking the campers back to the cabin I asked Nicola if I could go after the campers were in bed. To go to the staff house to shower.  " I will stink up the cabin for sure , I smell like lake, and later I will smell like fire too.  "  She laughed.  And replied.  " Yeah smelly, you can go take a shower tonight after lights out.  "  If I can go take one in the morning before breakfast and you can get the girls up nd moving for breakfast. "  " Yeah , sure I agreed I can do that. " I agreed.  "Ok Great, She replied. 

I went over to my bunk area and changed from shorts to jeans.  Leaving my staff t shirt on.   I pulled out my notebook and a pen... all I had was pink ink pens.  Would Mischa think that was too cheesy??  

I began to write a note back to him, this could be fun writing eachother notes all summer. 

" Hi Mischa,

I too, feel like I want to be around you more and more.  It feels like we are moving very fast,  But "camp time" seems to be different than regular world. Does that sound funny?"   But its true, I feel like I have known you forever and its really only been a few weeks.  I cant wait for our next time off together.  What do you want to do?    Ok I have to get ready for campfire.  I know you will sing at it, and I cant wait to hear your amazing voice.   Hope to see you later tonight.  Love Leah

I could overhear the campers in the cabin talking.  " Who do you like?"  And Oh , well this boy is cute!"    I suddenly realized that in some ways as staff we still are the twelve year old campers.  And I laughed to my self.   I sprayed a small spritz of my perfume on the note,  and folded it and shoved it in my pocket.

I wandered out to the main area of the cabin to spend some time with the campers. We made our way thru campfire.  And Campfire was beautiful,  I remember as a camper , how much I loved campfire.  I know now, that I still do love it.  Mischa always closes out campfire, tonight he sang a song he said was called " Tea for two"  but it was all in Russian.  He even sounded awesome singing in Russian.   As it was over the campers were being called by villages to line up and head to bed.  " Mischa!"  I yelled to him, He walked over to me, " Hi"  he said.  I tried to discreetly give him the note, hiding it in my hand.  He laughed and took it from me.    " Talk to you later, Leah."  He said as he shoved it in his jeans pocket.  ...I walked back to the cabin, so giddy.  So impatient to get to the staff house later to just see him , to just spend time with him.   it seemed like it ew