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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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