When John Woke Up,
It Wasn't To Someone Gently Shaking Him.
It Wasnt The Noise Of One Of His Roomates.
And It Wasn't To Him Just Waking Up Himself.

No.

It Was To Peggy.

Peggy Had Burst Threw The Door, Looking For John. "JOHN HOLY FUCK."
She Yelled And Grabbed Johns Arm And Pulled Him Off The Bed. She Seemed To Be Eternally Screaming.

"What The What Peggy???" John Asked.

"NO TIME!" She Said Running, And Draggin John Along. John Was Still In His Turtle Pajamas And His Roomates Were Still Sitting In The Cabin Tierd And Confused On What They Had Just Witnessed.

She Led John To The Lake. That's When John Saw What She Was Talking About.

By The Lake.
There Was A Beautiful Painted Turtle Family.

The Lake Seemed To Be Crawling With Them. There We're Bunches And Bunches.

Turns Out The Washingtons Had Bought Some For The Lake.

Peggy Didn't Have To Say Anything Because John Was Already On His Hands And Knees, Looking At The Turtle.

"Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod" He Said Over And Over Again.

"I Know! Look At It!" Peggy Squealed.

The Two Were Looking At It. John Couldn't Be Happier......Or So He Thought.
"AND! LOOK!" She Said, Seemingly Happier Than Before..... If That's Even Possible.

John Turned His Head To See A Bunch Of People Walking Towards Them.

Lafayette Was Leaning Agenst Hercules Well Walking, Alex Was Next To Them Looking Like Someone Had Slapped Him With Confusion. Angelica Was Running/Jogging Towards Them.

Thomas, James M, James R, Aaron, Theo, And A Few Others Were In the Distane Walking Towards Them, They Probably Wanted To See The Turtles.

But Peggy Was Pointing At Two Girls In Particular.

Maria And Eliza.
Holding Hands.

"No." I Breathed, A Smile On My Face. Unbelievable.
"Yes! Last Night! In The Cabin! Alex.... Kinda Caught Them..... And... Uh.... Well Hamliza Is Over...." She Said A Bit Guiltily.

"But Now Look At It! MARLIZA." She Squaled. Peggy Was Always A Shipping Queen.

John Couldn't Feel Happier At The Momment. He Stood Up And Him And Peggy "Observed" (Didn't Take Their Eyes Off Them And Squaled And Hopped Up And Down At Everything They Did.)

John Was So Happy And Tranced By Them That He Didn't Notice The Others, Also Watching The Turtles.

But John Obviously Like Them More. He Was Wearing Turtle Pajamas For Crying Out Loud!

One Little Turtle Had Just Walked Into The Water And John Was Absolutely Taken By It. Suddenly He Felt Hands Touch His Shoulders And He Jumped In Supeise, Turning Around.

But He Was Still Smiling. These Turtles. He Thought.

It Was Alex. He Looked Nervous And A Little.... Scared? "John I-" He Started But John Didn't Want To Hear It. God These Turtles Made Him So Happy That He Couldn't Even Be Mad.

"ALEX LOOK AT THEM!" He Said, Grabbing Alex's Arm And Pulling Him Towards Him And The Lake. Alex Got On His Knees Next To John And Chuckled. "You Must Like These Turtles." Alex Said.

John Was Already Back To Looking At The Little One. "Does This Mean Im Forgiven?" Alex Asked.

Alex Wanted To Be Forgaven.
John Wanted To Forgive Him.
But I Guess These People We're A Bad Influence
Cough Peggy Cough

"We'll See After We Beat You At Triva Tonight." John Smirked. Alex Sat There A Minute, Processing What John Had Just Said Before Smiling Too. "Ya... Surreee." He Laughed.

John Laughed Too.

Peggy, Who Was Watching, Quickly Engulfed Them In A Hug. "Okay! Okay! Now John!" She Said, Letting Go And Turning To John.

"Let's Go Get Ready!" She Said, Grabbing His Hand And Pulling Him Back To The Cabin.

John's Morning Had Started Out Great And He Even Made Up With Alex...... Triva Would Be No Problem

THAT NIGHT
7PM
TRIVA TIME

John, Maria, And Peggy Sat At A Table Together. They Were Nervous Yet Determined To Win. Alex And Angelica Were Teamed Up And They Were Almost As Confident About Winning As John. By Them Was Theo And Aaron.

Thomas Jefferson And James Madison Were Together.
Across From Them Was A Guy Named... Something Seabury. His Partners Were George And Another Man Named John. John Adams. (Call Him Johnny)

Not Many Other Kids Wanted To Join.... Apparently This Could Get Intense.

"HERE HE COMES." Aaron Yelled.

"HERE COMES THE COUNSLER." Everyone Chanted.
"RISE UP!" Alex Echoed

This Repeated Until Washington Walked In The Door, Smiling, And Stood At The Front.

"GEEOOORGGGEEE WASHINGTON!" Aaron, Thomas, And Alex Yelled.

"Alright!" He Called, Putting His Hand Up, Silencing The Camp.

"You All Know The Rules! Our Trivia Goes Deep Into The Camp!" He Smiled. Alot Of Kids Cheered.

"Each Table Has A Buzzer! Press It If You Think You Know The Answer! Most Points Wins! And After The Standard Questions, We Go Onto The Mytsery Round!" He Said.

'Myserty Round?' John Mouthed To Maria. "A Random Topic They Use." Maria Mummbled Back.

"QUESTION ONE." He Yelled Out, Everyone Looking At Him, hands Over Buzzers.
"Date Camp Was Founde-" He Started But Was Almost Immediatly Interrupted By A Bunch Of Tables.

"Table 4!" He Yelled..... Pointing At Peggy.

"Oh! Uhm! 1976!?" She Called. "Correct!" He Called Back. Maria And Peggy High Fived Well The Ding Went Off.

"Founders Full Name?" George Called. BUZZZ Alex's Table. "Manthra De Finnagim!" He Yelled. Geroge Smiled. "Correct!"

"Most Popular Activity?"
BUZZZ Thomas Got It.

"Hiking Bitches!" He Said Loudly, Eyeing Alexander.
"Correct! But Cut Down On Thw Swearing!" He Yelled Happily.

"Seniors Favorite Tradition?" Geroge Called. A Few Momments Of Silence Before Maria Accidently Hit The Buzzer. BUZZZ
MARIA. WHY. WE DONT KNOW. Was The Emotion On Peggy's Face.

Geroge Looked At Them, Smiling, Awaiting An Answer.

Think John! Senior.... Tradition... The Cold Drowning..... Fun.... Prank...Tradition.... Yes! Thats It!

"A Blind Dip?" John Quickly Called. "CORRECT!" Geroge Called, Earning A Few Groans From The Crowd.

After About An hour, They Neared The Last Questions

"We've Reached The Last Round! Top Two Groups Move On!" George Called. "The Scores Are...." He Started.

"Theo + Aaron - 2
Alex And Angelica - 27
Thomas And James - 20
Samual And George And John Adams - 12
John Laurens, Peggy, And Maria. - 27"
He Recited. Thomas Cursed Loudly.

"Group 4 And 8 Move On!" George Called. "Choose One Member To Face Off!" Geroge Said. Alex And Angelica Started Whispering. "John Do It!" Peggy Urged. "But-" "JOHN'S DOING IT." Maria Called To Washington. Dammit. He Thought.

John Stood Up And Walked To The Front, Followed By His Opponent.... Alex.

"Now." Washington Started Well The Two Boys Looked At Each Other.
"No Help From Your Team Members. I Will Announce The Next Round's Topic In A Momment." The Boys Nodded, Desprate To Beat Each Other.

"The Catagory Is......"
Please Have Mercy......Please.

"Turtles!"