Flat Cameron arrived in the Big Apple thinking she was going to have only a brief stay. She had no idea that she would have an adventure of a lifetime and almost never make it back to Columbia, South Carolina. While she had a few close calls with New York's toughest wiseguys, Flat Cameron also made great friends.

Here, Flat Cameron is waiting at her bus stop after arriving in Manhattan. The Empire State Building is in the background. Flat Cameron is going to stay with her cousin Richard while in New York City.