"Hurry up, Dera!"

I groaned, rolled my eyes dramatically, and shoved a bookmark into the brooding, dark novel I was reading. It was the ideal escape from life, but this stupid camping trip my parents had pulled me on was infringing on my reading time.

"It's the last family camping trip before summer's over," my mom had pleaded all week until I caved in.

God, I was itching to get to college and at last be my own person.

I crammed the book into my bag and did a quick search of my room to make sure I hadn't left anything behind. My phone remained on the desk, and despite...