When the time came for Annie to go to summer camp, she was super excited! Although, this just meant she smiled when she mentioned it.

"Are you excited about camp?" Annie's dad asked.

"Yeah," Annie said nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders while she plugged her earbuds back in, "it's my favorite part of the year."

On their way to the camp, her dad tried again. "Hey squirt, we're halfway there! How ya feeling?"

"Fine," Annie replied indifferently.

"...Are you sure? You don't seem very excited."

"Yeah Dad," Annie snapped, getting frustrated, "I'm fine. I already told you I'm excited. Can you please stop asking? It's stressing me out."

"Oh..." her dad replied, taken aback by her response, "Sorry kiddo. I won't ask again."

However, by the time they pulled up to the office to get checked in, he had already forgotten what he said.

"We're here! Isn't this exciting?"

Annie glanced up at her dad, saying nothing for a moment. "Yup," she stated. Annie climbed out of the Jeep, grabbed her duffle bag, and turned back to her dad who was still staring at her, a concerned look on his face.

"Are you feeling ok Sweetie? You seem tense. Are you nervous?"

Annie sighed quietly, then took a deep breath so she wouldn't snap again. She forced a smile, hoping it would be convincing, then tried extremely hard to sound as excited as possible. "Yeah!" she exclaimed, "I'm great! I'm sooo excited," she said animatedly.

"That's my girl! Now have fun. I love you! Don't drown!"

"Ha ha, very funny. See ya Dad," Annie said, much less animated. She gave her dad a quick side hug, then she scampered off to get her cabin assignment.