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The Fourth Day of July

The day started like any other day off from that summer at Camp Cedar . We loaded into 2 cars and headed to Portland for a day of fun. Time to unwind from the crazy and chaotic world of camp! The day was perfect not super hot but sunny with a nice breeze, perfect for Maine I would say. We decided to go back to camp earlier than normal to enjoy some of the 4th of July festivities that had been planned for camp that day. I was sitting down by the lake with some other counselors when my friend Matt came to tell me I was needed in the main house office. I walked in the office and all the heads of staff were sitting there with solemn looks on their faces. First I thought something had happened to my brother. He walked in the room just as the thought passed through my mind. I don't remember who said it but I remember what they said. Those words "you have a phone call from home" echo in my ears even now. When I picked up the receiver I expected to hear my dad on the oth