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                                                                                                           The day I wasn’t        come, and she looked
                                                                                                           accepted back to camp,   near tears.
                                                                                                           due to lack of space,   Taking a deep breath,
                                                                                                           was one of the most     I went over to her and
                                                                                                           confusing days in my    kept her company
                                                                                                           life. On one hand I was   as well as getting her
                                                                                                           trying to recognize it as   a phone to call her
                                                                                                           min hashamayim, yet I   parents.
                                                                                                           was also experiencing   My family was ready
                                                                                                           many girls’ worst       to leave a few minutes
                                                                                                           nightmare.              later and although I just
                                                                                                           I managed to accept it   wanted to leave, looking
                                                                                                           and had a fabulous time   at Chana’la, I knew I was
                                                                                                           working as a day camp   needed elsewhere.
                                                                                                           counselor instead.      I told my family to leave
                                                                                                           It was extra hard for me   without me and I stayed.
                                                                                                           because both, my sister   I shmoozed and waited
                                                                                                           and my group of friends   with her. By this time the
                                                                                                           were going to this camp.   place was empty. Finaly
                                                                                                           The day my sister was   after a few minutes her
                                                                                                           expected to arrive home   family arrived. I gently
                                                                                                           I was nervous. But I still   pushed my friend
                                                                                                           went along when my      toward them and slowly
                                                                                                           family went to pick her   slipped away and began
                                                                                                           up from the Montreal    walking home.
                                                                                                           drop off point.         It wasn’t easy to leave
                                                                                                           When we arrived at the   my comfort zone, but I
                                                                                                           parking lot, I had to force   knew up in Shamayim,
                                                                                                           myself to smile. Duffel   the Eibeshter was proud!
                                                                                                           bags lined the floor, and
                                                                                                           campers were reuniting
                                                                                                           with their parents.
                                                                                                           I shmoozed with my
                                                                                                           friends and almost felt
                                                                                                           like crying when they
                                                                                                           were awkward around
                                                                                                           me. Yet still I smiled.
                                                                                                           I wanted to prove to
                                                                                                           everyone and mostly to
                                                                                                           myself that I had passed
                                                                                                           this nisayon.
                                                                                                           Mostly everyone had
                                                                                                           left when I noticed my
                                                                                                           friend **Chana’la**
                              Due to the high volume of entries, and space re-                             standing off to the side.
                             strictions, we were limited to placing only the top 6
                                                                                                           Her parents had not yet
                             entries. We thank everyone for their contributions!



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