Back into Holes
Chapter 1: The Wish
Hi, my name is Sandy Barlow, and this is how I ended up in the book Holes...
March 14th 2006
Today was the day. It was my birthday, and I was turning 13.
I woke up to my parents and sister singing Happy Birthday to me.
"Happy 13th Birthday, sweetie! I can't my believe my baby's a teenager!" I smiled and rolled my eyes. I got out of bed and did my usual morning routine. I walked into the kitchen and ate the chocolate pancakes mom made for me. "Come on, sweetie. We're going to the mall." I looked at her confused. "Why?" "Don't ask questions... It's a surprise. " Dad drove us there, and all the while, he was smiling like crazy. We walked into electronic stores and go me my first phone and my first laptop! "Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" I gave them both bear hugs and a kiss on the cheek. When I came home, I opened up my laptop to tell all my friends about it on Facebook. But of course the WI-FI in my house wasn't working. Bummer.
My parents took me out to my favorite fast food place and there, we ordered a cake with 13 candles on it. My mom told me to make a wish then blow out the candles. "I wish that I could travel into books when I say 'I wish I could be in this book'." I blow out the candles and then started to open some presents from my family.
My favorite present was from my sister. She got me the book and the DVD 'Holes'. I love this gift so much because the book Holes is one of my favorite books. I took out the book and I stared to read it.
I was almost done the book when I remembered my wish. "I wish I could be in this book." I mumbled. It probably won't work, but just in case it does...I began to pack a duffel bag filled with things I would need. Such as, a couple changes of clothes, a camera, my diary, a pencil, my phone , the book and DVD Holes, some bottles of water and some food. Then I repeated the words from earlier with the bag on slung on my shoulder and my eyes closed.
" I wish I could travel into the book Holes"
I waited for 5 seconds and then I thought to myself 'I knew it would never work.'
I opened my eyes and I found myself standing on a bus with another boy on it. Confused, I looked around. Out the window, I saw the dry dirt of Texas and gasped. I was in Texas!
I looked out the window again, only to be greeted by the sight of an African American man with a donkey, pulling a cart while the man was selling onions. And then he and the donkey just disappeared. This man reminded me of Sam the onion man and his donkey, Mary Lou, who would sell onions that Mary Lou had in her cart. Then I saw a sign that said Camp Green Lake 1 mile away. I glanced around the bus and looked at the boy again. I then decided to jump in the seat with him.
I walked over to him and sat down by his side. He looked at me as if I had 3 heads or something weird on my face. First thing that I said was,
"Hey, my name is Sandy Barlow, what's yours?"
" Stanley Yelnats"
he hesitantly replied. I thought to myself, 'THE STANLEY YELNATS FROM THE BOOK HOLES!' Then I started to think about stuff, as in when I saw the african american man outside the bus with his donkey who I thought was Sam the onion man... I then I saw some men with guns. I noticed a camp and the bus stopped and the man with a gun got on then got off and he said to Stanley,
"Welcome to your new home for the next 18 months!"
Me and Stanley got off and then the man looked at me and asked,
" What's your name, little miss?"
"Sandy Barlow, sir"
"Barlow? Did you just say Barlow?" he questioned.
" Sir, yes sir!"
" Wait here a minute"
He instructed. He walked into the other room and started to talk on the phone. And all that I could pick up from the conversation was something about a Warden and my last name.
The next thing that I knew was that there was a lady with red hair and lots of freckles asking me questions. One was,
" Is your last name Barlow?"
" YES!"
I said, quite annoyed at this point.
"How did you get here?"
she asked me.
" I really don't know..." I lied.
"Oh, well, then you can stay here with us until we find out more about you. But you will have to clean, cook, bring water to all of the campers and sometimes you will have to shovel too but we will build a tent just for you but you will mostly be with me doing what I do." she informed.
"Can my tent be right next to Tent D's and if you don't mind can Stanley be in Tent D too, please and thank you" I said
She nodded, "Of course" Then she turned to a man and said,
" Mr. Pendanski please show these nice kids where they will be sleeping for the next 18 months"
The man nodded his head and started to walk in one direction. Stanley and I looked at each other. The man turned around and looked at us and said,
"Come on kids!" He motioned for us to follow him.
Stanley and I started to run, trying to catch up with Mr. Pendanski. When we were close enough, he showed us Tent D. We walked into Tent D and all of the boys eyes popped out of their heads when the saw me.
" Hey boys my name is Sandy and this is my friend Stanley!"
A boy stood up and greeted me,
" Hellooo Sandy! My name is M-"
"Magnet." I cut him off. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and then questioned,
"H-h-how did you know my name?"
"Ummmm... It was just a... lucky guess?"
My next mistake was when I pointed at every single boy in the tent and named each and every one of them.
" X-Ray, Armpit,Squid and Zigzag."
I had pointed to them as I addressed their names.
They all had puzzled looks on their faces and I saw a boy on his bed turned away from me. I thought to myself 'That must be Zero!' Then I crouched down on my knees and taped on his shoulder. He turned to me and looked at me.
" Hey Zero. My name is Sandy, Sandy Barlow."
He sat up then looked at me with a puzzled look and then asked
"H-how did you-?"
Everyone gasp and then X-Ray stated"You got Zero to talk!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever."
I thought to myself 'Oh My Gosh! Zero is soooo cute!' Then Stanley whispered to me.
" Can I talk to you outside?"
"Sure."
I said. Right before I went outside I blew a kiss to Zero and then I heard all of the boys say gasp.
" She likes you Zero!" One of the boys exclaimed.
I heard another say,
"Zero's the lucky one!"
" How did you know all of their names and don't tell me that it was a lucky guess because that is so not true! You just can't guess and get all of their names right!"
"I just know. Ok?"
"OK" He replied. We entered the tent again and I looked at Zero. This time, he had a smile on his face. I asked him what was he smiling about and he shook his head. I skeptically looked at him.
"Right."
I asked Armpit, who was laughing in the back, about what was Zero smiling about and he confirmed,
" Nothin."
I questioned Magnet, X-Ray, Squid and Zigzag about why Zero was smiling and one after one they all replied, 'Nothing'.
I couldn't believe it they all wouldn't tell me the truth! They thought they all were better than that! I sat down on Zero's bed and he asked me
"W-why are you... here?"
"Umm, well I really don't know?"
I lied, hoping he would buy it.
"Why is your friend here?"
Squid asked
" Well, why don't you ask him?" I suggested.
" I stole a pair of sneakers." Stanley admitted, glumly.
"Hahahaha did you steal them from someones feet?" asked Zigzag
" No I stole them from Clyde Livingston"
" No way 'Sweet Feet' Livingston?" Armpit asked.
"Yeah." Stanley said
" I don't believe you!" X-Ray yelled.
" Whatever."
Stanley replied.
I reached out for Zero's hand and I took a hold of it and he smile at me...
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