“Oh, really? That’s a shame. I mean, I’m fairly close to the camp if you need me to sign any papers.” Richard sat up.
“Though, I do understand If that isn’t possible. Like I said, it’s just a shame. Georgie was awfully ecstatic about the concept of potentially becoming a CIT. He talked a lot about working beside you, David. The kid talks about you a lot, more than I thought he would ever talk about a person..” The man spun in his chair a little, his expression not changing too much. Not that it mattered, it wasn’t like he was talking to David in person.
Calloused fingers sift through sharpied names along disorganized camper files. Just when they grace the file with the name ‘Adams, Georgie’, they freeze as Richard divulges in Georgie’s excitement for the position, and how greatly he thinks of the counselor.
David could insist that the teen wait for next summer to apply for the position, but then he thinks about how Georgie would take the news. He was already so shy with everyone, and even though he was apparently more comfortable with David than he seems, David can’t help but worry about shooting down the kid’s confidence, not to mention WILLINGNESS to pursue a higher involvement in camp.
“Gosh, he’s really enthusiastic about it, huh?” he pulls out Georgie’s file and sets it down on the desk, opening it to have a look at the camper’s form. David leans against the desk, tapping his fingers against the old wood surface in heavy contemplation.
“Well, golly, Mr. Adams, we’d love to have him on the Camp Campbell team if that’s what he really wants. I mean, not that being a CIT isn’t fun, but I’d encourage him to at least finish the rest of the summer enjoying his time as a camper before moving up.”
His eyes glaze across the teen’s information in ink, only to focus on the photo of the camper in question paperclipped to the file’s inside cover. The boy appeared nervous even in the still image, not much different than how he normally is, but a great curiosity befell the man as he wondered how different the boy would be if given the opportunity of working with him and the rest of the counselors.“…but if he really wants to, and if he has the true Camp Campbell spirit to help give campers the best summer camp experience of their lives, then we can probably make some quick arrangements.”