The Deep End

Greg just wants to hang out at the camper after nearly getting into trouble with the boys. His mom finds out about a pool party event and urges the family to try to make the most of the trip one last time. Greg changes his mind and looks forward to cooling off at the pool. Before leaving, Greg walks to the grocery store and runs into one of the boys, who tells him that the others were caught by the camp director and said Greg was the leader of the entire thing. Greg is unsurprised to know that they chose him as the scapegoat. When the family gets to the pool, it is completely chaotic. The pool is crowded and full of rowdy kids, and the other events like the pie-eating contest and dizzy races are badly organized. After an hour or two, even Greg’s mom is fed up and ready to go home. Greg sees the teenagers and the camp director arrive, and dives down to the bottom of the pool and sits there to avoid them. A moment later, a lightning storm hits and the pool clears out in an instant. Even Greg’s family is gone, thinking he already left.