On second thought… “An entire continent is a bit general, don’t you think? Or are you nomads?”
Sophie giggled. “Nomads. I love it.”
The lines on Gill’s face deepened like canyons. “We live in a small place that’s virtually unheard of outside of Europe.”
His authoritative tone reminded Kat of the school’s new vice principal, who passed out detentions like Halloween candy. Best to stay far, far away from Gill. That should be easy to do.
“But I’m assuming an American might know the continent,” he added.
Gill not only thought he was better but also smarter than everyone else. The urge to brush him away like a swarm of gnats was strong.
“Don’t mind my brother,” Sophie said before Kat could respond. “He’s always moody and wanted to spend the summer at boarding school instead of camp.”
Boarding school? Kat had never met anyone who went away to attend school. She couldn’t imagine what that must be like.
“So Kat from Palouse, have you seen any of the cute boys from the brochure?” Sophie asked.
Kat hadn’t been the only one who’d fallen for the sales pitch. She glanced at Gill. He could qualify as cute if you liked the tall, silent, hates-everything type.
She didn’t.
She focused on Sophie. “No, I haven’t, but I’m hoping not everyone is here yet.”
“Unbelievable,” Gill said. “The two of you are the same.”
Kat took that as a compliment. She straightened.
“Which is why we’ll get along splendidly.” Sophie stuck her tongue out at Gill before turning her attention to Kat. “My brother is going to be miserable the entire time he’s here, but I promise I won’t let him ruin our summer.”
Our summer.
A warm feeling flowed through Kat, as if liquid sunshine poured through her veins. She couldn’t help but smile.
Maybe Camp KooKoRomo wouldn’t be so bad after all.
