The next two days passed quickly for Harold. Monday he managed
to find his classes and had fun. Swimming was wonderful in the
hot weather, and afterward he was looking forward to Capture the
Flag. Dinner wasn't bad, and not soon enough it was time for the
evening activity. Harold was on the blue-green team, who got red
flags. Even thought he spent most of the time in jail, the red
team won both games thanks to most of the other players. All too
soon it was time for bed again, and this time they were all in
bed with their lights out promtly at 11:00. Of course they always
followed the rules by the minute and were soon asleep.
Morning again, and Harold woke up. The early morning breeze felt
great after a hot night in the brick dorms. He showered and made
his way down to breakfast, which was better this morning. His
classes were fun, but he couldn't wait to go swimming. Jumping
into the cool water from the high dive was invigorating, but again
it was time, all too soon, to head off to dinner. He ate and talked
with his new friends, then headed back to the dorm. Upstairs,
on the guy's floor, some people were playing their guitars, while
others sat around the couches and played quarters. For some reason
Harold couldn't sit still. So he was walking out to the elevators,
and as he was going he tripped. Not many people saw, but those
who did laughed, and so did Harold. Finally it was time for "Mystery"
Night.
Of course, nobody knew what the planned activity was, but everybody
as ready to do their skits. They divded up into teams and made
skits using their given props. Harold had tons of fun, and hoped
his acting hadn't been too horrible. Heading up to the 5th floor
again, and after the elevator stopping on every floor on the way,
Harold heard that a jam session was going. So for the rest of
the night he listened to the guitars and piano, until they were
finally made to go to bed. As Harold lay awake after lights out
he began to think. This was way more fun than he'd thought. But
still, he did miss some people at home . . .