I sit on the steps of my school, looking through my phone. It's study hall but I came out here in order to be alone.
I look up as I see a police car pull up. They get out, running inside with dogs. I slowly stand before going inside.
I locate my best friend, Isaac.
"What's going on here?"I ask.
"The police found out someone at this school had something to do with the armed robbery that happened last week."He tells me.
"So what're they doing with the dogs?"I ask.
"Oh, their looking for evidence and using the dogs to sniff stuff out."He says.
I nod before my other best friend, Augustus, comes up. I notice he's wringing his hands nervously.
"Hey Gus. You okay?"I ask.
"No. I kinda had something to do with the robbery."He says.
"What?!"Isaac and I both exclaim before we lower our voices.
"Yeah, but I hid the evidence in some locker."He says.
I nod before turning back and seeing that the police are opening my locker.
As soon as they do, a knife falls out, hitting the floor. I gasp.
The dog sniffs it before barking, indicating that the weapon smells like that of the armed robbery scene.
The police look at me before I start to run. They chase after me, tackling me.
They take me to the principal's office, sitting me down and giving me a look.
"So, Angel Jones, you're a straight A student, you have a clean rep, you organized a stop-bullying club, you even tutor some of the students. So why did you do this?"They ask me.
I glance at the window, seeing Augustus. I sigh before looking back at the police.
"I wanted to feel dangerous."I shrug.
They laugh before I'm escorted out. I know what you're thinking. 'Why did you take the blame when you didn't do it?'.
Well I only took the blame because Augustus is my best friend and I couldn't see him go down for this.
They escort me to the car before taking me to the station. Well this was a good way to start off my day.
I sit in court, as the judge decides how to punish me.
"So, you have two choices, Miss Jones. Camp Green Lake or jail. Choose wisely."The judge says.
I blink. I can go to camp instead?
"Camp Green Lake."I say.
He smiles.
"Eighteen months at Camp Green Lake it is."He slams his gavel down.
I look back behind me, seeing Isaac, Augustus, my mom, and my brother.
"I'm sorry."I whisper.
I sit on the bus going to Camp Green Lake. I sigh as we roll up to the camp that looks more like an old rundown town.
I get out, seeing boys, boys, and more boys. Where are all the girls?
Surely other girls had to have done crimes like me.
"Ah, Miss Jones!"I hear my name.
I turn, seeing a short man wearing long socks, a hat, shorts, and a button-down top.
"Um, hi."I smile.
"I'm Dr. Pendanski, your counselor."He smiles.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Angel. So, where are all the other girls?"I ask.
"Oh, that's what we need to talk to you about. Follow me."He says before leading me to a nice house.
We go inside to see woman and a man. The woman smiles while the man glares.
"Ah, I've been expecting you, Angel. Have a seat."The woman says.
I sit down before she, the man, and Dr. Pendanski do the same.
"So, you must've noticed no girls outside, correct?"She asks.
I nod and cross my legs, listening to her intently.
"Well, that's because this is an all boys camp."She says.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Then why am I here?"I ask confused.
"Because I want to have an... experiment. Now, we're going to have you dress up as a boy, act like a boy, be a boy. Just to see if the boys out there aren't as dumb as they look. And if you're good and work as well as the boys, then I'll probably start letting girls into the camp."She explains.
I nod. That's actually a pretty cool idea.
"Okay. But how will I keep it secret when I need to dress or shower or something?"I ask.
"Oh, you'll shower here and you'll sleep close to the door of the tent. Someone will get you up a little early so you can dress without them finding out about you being a girl."She smiles.
I nod again.
"Sounds good. Should I go get changed now?"I ask.
She nods before I'm given my clothes. I go to the bathroom, putting on my big orange jumpsuit.
I put my hair up into a bun before slipping a hat on. I pull on my boots and leave the bathroom.
"How do I look?"I ask.
"Perfect. Just work on your male voice."She says.
I nod. That might be needed.
"Oh, by the way, I'm the warden and that's Mr. Sir."She says, pointing to the man.
"Got it. What tent am I in?"I ask, using my guy voice.
"D tent. I'll take you there right now."Dr. Pendanski says before he leads me out and to the tent.
"You're not the only new person here. Stanley got here just this afternoon."He says before I go in and see all the boys.
There's 7 in all.
"Boys, this is Angel Jones. Angel, this is Alan, Stanley, Rex, Theodore, Jose, Ricky, and Zero."Dr. Pendanski points them all out.
"No, mom! For the last time, our names are Squid, Stanley, Armpit, Magnet, Zigzag, Zero, and I'm X-Ray."Rex says.
"They like to use nicknames."Dr. Pendanski says before he leaves me alone with the boys.
I go to my cot by the opening of the tent before someone speaks.
"So, what kind of name is Angel for a boy?"X-Ray asks.
"My mom wanted a girl! You got a problem with that?"I growl.
He shakes his head no.
"Thought so."I say before putting my bag down on my cot.
I open it up and my tampons fall out. I quickly grab them, shoving them back into my bag.
"Why do you have tampons?"Squid asks, as he and everyone else laugh.
"Their good for nose-bleeds, dipstick!"I say.
He stops laughing as everyone starts laughing and 'oohing' at him. I sit on my cot.
"So, what time do we eat? I'm starving."I say.
"You won't be saying that after you see what we have to eat."Armpit mutters.
I roll my eyes before the dinner bell rings. I stand, really wanting some food.
We go to the mess hall before I see the food. I nearly puke at the sight of it. But I get some of it anyways.
I sit down before digging in. The boys give me a weird look.
"What?"I ask, my face stuffed with the slop.
"How can you eat that and still have it in your stomach?"Magnet asks.
"I'm a guy. Don't guys usually eat stuff like this?"I ask before realizing I just asked a question about guys even though I should know since I am, after all, supposed to be a guy.
"Um, you're a guy. Wouldn't you know that yourself?"Armpit asks.
"Maybe he's secretly a girl!"Zigzag says.
My eyes widen slightly.
"Man, don't be silly! Sorry, he suffers from acute paranoia."Squid says.
I smile and nod. I gotta be more careful about what I say around these boys.
I wake up, getting dressed and sitting on my cot before the trumpet sounds.
The guys give me weird looks once they see I'm already awake and dressed.
"I usually get up around this time back at home so I thought, why not here?"I shrug.
They nod before getting ready and going to get some shovels.
We get some tortillas and honey before going out to where we're going to apparently be digging.
Man, I've never heard of a camp like this. On the way, I walk up to Stanley.
"Hey, Stanley, right?"I ask.
He nods, acting a little bit shy.
"It's nice to meet you. Did you just get here yesterday like me?"I ask.
"Yeah. In the afternoon. You got here right before dinner, right?"He asks.
"That's right."I smile before we keep on talking.
I realize he's really cool. I think I just made a friend. We all get to the spot to dig before Mr. Sir explains everything to us.
"Dig here. Now if you find anything interesting, you are to report it. To me or Pendanski. If the warden likes what you find, you get the rest of the day off."He tells Stanley and I.
"What are we supposed to be looking for?"I ask, completely curious.
I knew there had to be a certain catch to us digging out here.
"You're not looking for anything! You're building character! You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That's our philosophy here at Camp Green Lake. Start digging."Mr. Sir says.
Stanley and I start and before we know it, it's in the afternoon.
The water truck pulls up and we look down at our hands to see their all blistered and bloody.
"First holes the hardest, right?"Magnet says.
We both nod before we get our water. After I'm done with my hole, I get out, going back to camp.
I go to the warden's house, taking a hot shower before changing back into my guy clothes.
I leave the house only to run into someone.
Squid.
"Oh, hey dipstick."I say smiling.
He raises an eyebrow.
"And just what were you doing in the wardens house?"He asks.
"Oh, um, I was in trouble. The warden was just talking to me."I shrug before walking past him.
God, that was close. Any closer and I'm screwed.
Hope y'all liked! This is my first fanfic in awhile! Oh, and I am in the process of finishing my other Holes story! Sorry for waiting so long! Review for the next one! ;D Oh, and to people hating on my work... Go screw yourself! Thanks!