My Mountlawn Camp Summer Love Story

MICHAEL KEY
Dedicated To Bridgette

When I was only eight years old i use to alway's go to this christian camp in the pocono mountains called mountlawn camp chritian herald.The main office where my parent's use to sign me up at was located in manhattan, new york.I use to be so excited to go every year because i knew so many kids there who would go every summer.so,when i got older about sixteen years of age i was given the opportunity to work at the camp as a summer counselor.I must say i was totally elated at the opportunity to watch male kids who were between the ages of eight and ten years old.Certainly i seized the opportunity to go because i knew that i would have lot's of fun going on nature hikes,swimming in the lake,playing basketball,soccer,eating delicious foods,and earning a decent salary for a young teenager my age.So when i went to mountlawn camp that summer i was introduced to all my fellow staff workers who i would be spending the whole summer with.There were staff members male and female who were from all parts of the world from new york to africa.There were many attractive females there but,this one female who was twenty one years old from alabama had really caught my eye.She told me her name was bridgette and i told her my name was michael.While going on different activites at the camp this perticular girl bridgette had the most sweetest voice and an accent worth dying for.One day i complimented her on her looks,smile,and her accent and she almost melted.It was like love at first sight she just couldn't keep our eyes off eachother.she was about five feet eight inches tall and i stood about six feet one inches at the time.

One day i was playing basketball with the other fellow camp counselor staff members and i had mistakenly broken my foot trying to dunk the basketball in the hoop.The first person to come to my rescue was guess who bridgette.She was watching me play basketball the whole time and i never noticed.She came over to me very quickly and she offered to help me up and i said sure.I was in plenty pain at the time but,but she somehow gave me the strength to crack a smile.She and another girl both put my arms over there shoulders and they took me to the infirmary because i could not walk very good at the time.Bridgette stayed with me the whole time in the infirmary for about four hours until it got kind of late and i told her to go back to her trailer and get some sleep.The next day i was told by the doctors that i would have to go back home to new york due to the fact that i wouldn't be able to look after the kids with a broken foot.

When bridgette came to see me the next day at the infirmary i told her the bad news and she asked me could i give her my phone number so she could keep in touch with me.Gladly i gave her my phone number without hesitation.Bridgette must have callen me everyday for about two weeks when i returned back home.She had never been to new york before in her whole life.Every two weeks another set of kids use to come to the camp and the other kids would return back home to new york.I went to the port authority bus terminal where all the kids use to come to and be picked up by their loved ones.I went up there on my ctrutches and guess who was there bridgette.She noticed me and she came over to me and gave me a hug and a kiss immediately on the lips.She asked me if she could stay at my house for two weeks because all the counselors had a chance to go home for two weeks then return back to the camp.Quickly i replied yes she can come stay with me in brooklyn,new york for the whole two weeks.I took bridgette to coney island,the empire state building, And many other exciting places..When the two weeks was up she told me that this was the best summer that she had ever experienced in her entire life and i said the same thing.Eventually me and bridgette lost contact with eachother due to the distance between us but,i know that we both will never forget the time we first met at mountlawn camp and the summer love we shared together in brooklyn,new york.

Published by MICHAEL KEY

MY NAME IS MICHAEL D.KEY,BORN ON JAN.24,1973.BORN IN MANHATTAN,NY.RAISED IN BROOKLYN,NY.I'M MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.I'M A SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST AND I LOVE THE LORD.WRITING IS MY PASSION AND GOD BLESS THE W...  View profile

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  • shinoki white6/29/2011

    Micheal nice love story. I WONDER IS THIS IS MY COUNSIN THAT WORK AT MONTLAWN IN 1990...?

  • David6/15/2009

    yea this is pretty awesome
    kinda the thing that I wish I could experience

  • Chelle5/16/2008

    aw, that's sweet - too bad you lost touch with each other!

  • 3lilangels5/12/2008

    Very sweet love story, enjoyed it!!!!!!!!!

  • Irene Lynn5/6/2008

    This is so sweet!..love the story!..love the picture!!!

  • Aly Adair5/6/2008

    This is such a romantic summer love story. I absolutely LOVE that pic, too! Great job.

  • Dr. Jamie Y. Marable5/6/2008

    A very sweet summer love story.

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