it was the summer of 2004. Your parents sent you to a sleep away theatre camp, to help pursue your passion of the arts. You were nervous to be alone and not know anybody. You step off the bus nervously, looking around at the cabins.

Later that evening, it was your first night in the shared cabin along with all the other teens. You eat on your bed quietly, until you see a girl come sit next to you. It was the girl you shared a bunk bed with. She has medium length straight brown hair, and the kindest eyes and the biggest cheeks. “Hey, i saw you sitting alone and thought that you might want someone to eat with?” She smiles and looks at you with pure adoration. As you nod, she speaks “Yay! I’m phillipa, but you can call me Pippa!”

you smile nervously, not used to people just coming up and introducing themselves so easily. So for the rest of the night, you find yourself getting to know phillipa and talking about eachothers goals and dreams. You guys talk about your dream roles and broadway. You guys were both just very passionate teenage girls. You and Pippa manage to become really close in a matter of a few hours.

When the camp counselor announce lights off, you both sneak into her bed and go under the blankets and giggle and gossip, until you both find yourself kissing under the blanket and giggling like the two teenage girls you were. To you both it was “practice” kissing , just for when “you get a boyfriend”. All teen girls did it with eachother right? You both giggle between kisses, trying to keep quiet.

You both knew these “kisses” weren’t just practice kisses, not until you both suddenly share a very passionate kiss.