CHAPTER 1 Three Not the best number Two is a pair Best friends come in twos And three I guess three is a triangle or three of a kind Best friends can come in threes too I guess But sometimes it’s two plus one with the one hanging by itself Sometimes that’s me I’m the one left alone This is my fifth summer at Camp Mon Mon Lake and I have two best friends Emily and Nina We’re all totally tight Ask them who their best
friends are and they’ll say each other and me But every once in a while three doesn’t work I don’t know if Nina and Emily ever feel like they’re on the outside but I sometimes do When that happens it’s like they have an unspoken language that doesn’t exactly include me I hate feeling insecure I try to think of myself as being true to who I am following my own path I usually don’t care if I’m the odd one out But when we have to break into twos for whatever reason I sometimes worry that I’m the one who’s going to be looking for a partner And I hate that feeling
CHAPTER 2 Why are you writing a camping guide MJ one of the two new campers in my bunk asked as we checked the gear we were bringing on the rafting trip It’s not a guide exactly Arlene you know the head of camp trips asked me if I could take some notes on this year’s Blue Jay group trip since it’s our first time going whitewater rafting She wants to have something on hand for next year So
I’m just going to jot down notes about how we prep and what goes on at the campsite That’s cool Everyone says that you are the best when it comes to outdoor stuff MJ replied Well I have the most outdoor badges from our group And I definitely love camping I feel like I’m at my best when I’m in the wilderness I smiled Not help me check everyone's pack for flashlights We were halfway through our bunk's packs when Emily burst in What are you guys doing she asked
