I don’t want to go!
‘I’m not going!’ Katy shouted. ‘I’m not!’
Katy sat at the kitchen table. She was angry. ‘I’m NOT
going to camp!’
‘Don’t shout at me, Katy.’ Now Katy’s mum was angry
too.
Her dad stopped reading his e-book. ‘Katy, say sorry
to your mum,’ he said.
Katy looked down at her cereal. ‘I’m sorry, Mum.’7
Th en she looked up at her dad. ‘Dad, please, try to
understand. I’m thirteen, now. Th irteen-year-old girls
don’t go to summer camp. Th ey play sport. Th ey play
computer games. Th ey go out with their friends. Th ey go
shopping. Th ey don’t go to camp! Please, Dad, please! I
hate camp. It’s—’
THUD! Katy’s dad put his coff ee cup on the table.
‘Oh Katy. Stop! We understand – you don’t want to go.’
‘Katy, look at this,’ her mum said. Th e camp website
was on her computer.
‘Th ere’s a beautiful lake next to the camp. You can go
swimming every day. You love swimming.’
Katy wasn’t interested. ‘Mum, I can’t go swimming.
I’ve got earache2.’ Katy put her hand on her ear.
‘Earache? When did that start?’ her mum asked.
‘She hasn’t got earache,’ Katy’s dad said. ‘But she’s
giving me a headache!’ He started laughing and Katy’s
mum smiled.
Katy didn’t laugh. ‘I have got earache!’ And she put
her hand over her ear again.
Katy’s mum started reading the website. ‘Th ree
or four times a
week, our campers
go on visits to
interesting places
like museums3 and
the zoo. Th ey can
also visit some big
shopping centres.
Campers can—’
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‘But Mum, I hate … what did you say?’ Katy loved
shopping and she was interested now. She stopped talking
and looked at the computer.
Katy’s mum and dad said nothing. Five minutes later
Katy stood up.
‘OK,’ she said. ‘When do I leave?’
* * *
Th e bus stopped in front of a big cabin4 and the campers
got off . A woman stood in front of them. She looked
important, but she smiled.
‘Welcome to Camp Idlewood,’ the woman said. ‘My
name’s Ms Averly and I’m the camp director. You met
George, the driver. And these are some of our helpers.’
Katy looked at the campers. Th ere was a boy next to her.
He had a lollipop in his mouth.
‘I knew it. Th ey’re all babies at camp,’ Katy thought.
‘And please take them to George. Th ank you!’
Ms Averly stopped talking and walked away.
‘Take what?’ Katy thought. ‘What did she say?’
‘Excuse me,’ Katy said to the boy with the lollipop.
‘What did Ms Averly say? Did you hear?’
‘Of course I did,’ he said. He looked angry.
‘Why is he angry with me? I only asked him a question,’
Katy thought. She looked at the boy. His baseball cap said
‘Riley’.
She tried again. ‘Sorry, what did Ms Averly say?’
Th e boy with the lollipop didn’t reply. He didn’t look
at Katy and he didn’t answer her question.
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I don’t want to go!
‘I’m not going!’ Katy shouted. ‘I’m not!’
Katy sat at the kitchen table. She was angry. ‘I’m NOT
going to camp!’
‘Don’t shout at me, Katy.’ Now Katy’s mum was angry
too.
Her dad stopped reading his e-book. ‘Katy, say sorry
to your mum,’ he said.
Katy looked down at her cereal. ‘I’m sorry, Mum.’7
Th en she looked up at her dad. ‘Dad, please, try to
understand. I’m thirteen, now. Th irteen-year-old girls
don’t go to summer camp. Th ey play sport. Th ey play
computer games. Th ey go out with their friends. Th ey go
shopping. Th ey don’t go to camp! Please, Dad, please! I
hate camp. It’s—’
THUD! Katy’s dad put his coff ee cup on the table.
‘Oh Katy. Stop! We understand – you don’t want to go.’
‘Katy, look at this,’ her mum said. Th e camp website
was on her computer.
‘Th ere’s a beautiful lake next to the camp. You can go
swimming every day. You love swimming.’
Katy wasn’t interested. ‘Mum, I can’t go swimming.
I’ve got earache2.’ Katy put her hand on her ear.
‘Earache? When did that start?’ her mum asked.
‘She hasn’t got earache,’ Katy’s dad said. ‘But she’s
giving me a headache!’ He started laughing and Katy’s
mum smiled.
Katy didn’t laugh. ‘I have got earache!’ And she put
her hand over her ear again.
Katy’s mum started reading the website. ‘Th ree
or four times a
week, our campers
go on visits to
interesting places
like museums3 and
the zoo. Th ey can
also visit some big
shopping centres.
Campers can—’
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‘But Mum, I hate … what did you say?’ Katy loved
shopping and she was interested now. She stopped talking
and looked at the computer.
Katy’s mum and dad said nothing. Five minutes later
Katy stood up.
‘OK,’ she said. ‘When do I leave?’
* * *
Th e bus stopped in front of a big cabin4 and the campers
got off . A woman stood in front of them. She looked
important, but she smiled.
‘Welcome to Camp Idlewood,’ the woman said. ‘My
name’s Ms Averly and I’m the camp director. You met
George, the driver. And these are some of our helpers.’
Katy looked at the campers. Th ere was a boy next to her.
He had a lollipop in his mouth.
‘I knew it. Th ey’re all babies at camp,’ Katy thought.
‘And please take them to George. Th ank you!’
Ms Averly stopped talking and walked away.
‘Take what?’ Katy thought. ‘What did she say?’
‘Excuse me,’ Katy said to the boy with the lollipop.
‘What did Ms Averly say? Did you hear?’
‘Of course I did,’ he said. He looked angry.
‘Why is he angry with me? I only asked him a question,’
Katy thought. She looked at the boy. His baseball cap said
‘Riley’.
She tried again. ‘Sorry, what did Ms Averly say?’
Th e boy with the lollipop didn’t reply. He didn’t look
at Katy and he didn’t answer her question.
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