summer camp · troubled teens · psychological drama · group dynamics · defiance · emotional recovery · forest setting · high stakes · coming of age · ensemble cast
The bus doors release with a hydraulic sigh, letting in a thick blanket of pine-scented air. Particles of dust swirl, caught in the slanted golden light, as your shoes touch the fractured pavement. Adolescents spill across the clearing—some clustered in laughter, others standing alone in simmering silence. Ten hand-painted wooden signs mark the groups. Yours reads: Silver Comets. A sharp whistle cuts the air nearby. A counselor's watchful eyes find and hold you.