Second Time's the Charm (2010)
Second Time's the Charm
“. . I am never, ever eating another hot dog for as long as I live,” Jenna moaned, clutching her stomach.
“Or at least until the next cookout,” Karen quipped. Karen was making lots more jokes and comments than she had the year before, Natalie noticed. It was nice to see her coming out of her shell. She was chattering away on her way back to the bunk after dinner.
“Maybe the trick is to eat one hot dog instead of seven,” Chelsea suggested, her voice oozing with faux-helpfulness. Jenna was smart e...nough to ignore her, instead sipping gingerly at a can of soda.
“So, no icebreakers?” Natalie said, turning to Andie inquisitively. “No ‘I’m Going on a Picnic,’ trust falls, weird riddles about locked rooms and sealed windows?” It was exciting, she realized, to be among people who (mostly) knew all of her secrets—unlike last summer, she had nothing to hide. What a relief! Last year, the prospect of icebreakers—and having to lie about things like her father’s job—had terrified her.MoreLess
“Or at least until the next cookout,” Karen quipped. Karen was making lots more jokes and comments than she had the year before, Natalie noticed. It was nice to see her coming out of her shell. She was chattering away on her way back to the bunk after dinner.
“Maybe the trick is to eat one hot dog instead of seven,” Chelsea suggested, her voice oozing with faux-helpfulness. Jenna was smart e...nough to ignore her, instead sipping gingerly at a can of soda.
“So, no icebreakers?” Natalie said, turning to Andie inquisitively. “No ‘I’m Going on a Picnic,’ trust falls, weird riddles about locked rooms and sealed windows?” It was exciting, she realized, to be among people who (mostly) knew all of her secrets—unlike last summer, she had nothing to hide. What a relief! Last year, the prospect of icebreakers—and having to lie about things like her father’s job—had terrified her.MoreLess
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