Thank you so much for reading! I didn't think that anyone liked it! I can only write one chapter a week because I'm a part-time college student now. But I promise to make the chapters enough to last for a week.
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Deyna's POV
Two weeks had passed since the Warden had decided on my fate. I stood in the Warden's cabin waiting for the bus to come. I fingered my extra set of clothes and leaned against the windowsill.
The noisy diesel engine came up and stopped. I watched the young man step off and rub his chin. He looked familiar. I leaned closer to get a better look, but the Warden stopped me.
"Get away from the window, Deyna. I don't want those boys to see you." I obeyed, more out of instinct than obedience. I sat down on the couch, where I could see the boy better. Mr. Sir led him to get his orange suit and then Pendanski ushered him to D-tent. His face triggered something in my mind, but I couldn't make sense of it.
When all of the boys were busy eating dinner, Pendanski got me and took me to the bus. He pressed money into the guard and driver's hands.
"Bring her back in two weeks." They both nodded. Pendanski hesitated. "Make sure she gets her vitamins." I rolled my eyes. Please. The guard smiled.
"I'll treat her like she was my own." No doubt.
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'Goonies 'R Good Enough' played in my head. I tapped the seat in the old rickety bus.
"Stop that," the guard commanded. I did.
Two weeks had passed. I had spent the time with the bossy guard and his gossiping wife. Fun. But now I was back on the bus and ready to start my life as a camper at Camp Green Lake.
I breathed in and my breath caught. The corset bra was a nightmare, but I had to use it. I rearranged the stretch hat and leaned over the seat in front of me. Man, was it hot. The bus stopped.
"Come on, kid."
My jeans were two sizes too big. As I stepped off of the bus, I struggled to keep them on my hips. I held my bag with one hand, and my jeans with the other. The guard laughed as one side of my pants sagged and showed my boxer shorts. I sniffed (trying to be dignified) and held my head high as we walked into Mr. Sir's office.
Mr. Sir spit some sunflower seeds into his dirty jar. He growled at me. It was my fault that he didn't smoke anymore. The Warden knew that the smoke made me sick, so she made him stop. It saved my breath, and it saved her money.
"Well, if it isn't Little Miss Special Treatment!" He laughed as I sat down.
I smiled at him. "Still the same old courteous, Mr. Sir, huh?" He gave me a warning look before he handed the guard two sodas. He pulled out one more and I longed for the sweet taste of it. He noticed my look.
"This ain't the Girl Scouts, girly, and I ain't gonna treat you like it is." The guard left and Mr. Sir put his hat on. "Come on, girl. Or I should say, boy." He laughed again as I followed him outside.
I dressed in my ugly orange suit and was led to D-tent by Pendanski.
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Stanley's POV
Another day, another hole. I tossed my shovel into the big pile and went to D-tent to get my towel. Pendanski stopped me half-way to the tent.
"Stanley, there's a new camper with us. Her- I mean, his name is Deyna. I want you to be his mentor. Can you do that for me?" I shrugged one shoulder. "I'll take that as a yes. He's in the tent." Pendanski left, so I finished my trek to the tent.
A skinny boy was running his fingers over the crates in the room. He took a book out of his backpack and put it in his crate. I saw a badger on the cover, but didn't investigate further. Don't mess with someone's lifeline. His face looked familiar, but I dismissed the thought. I opened the tent flap and walked in.
"A book person, huh?" I said, hoping to break the ice. He swung around and looked like murder.
"What's it to you?" I shrugged my shoulder again. "Are you Stanley?"
"My name's Caveman."
He crossed his arms. "Good, then that means that I don't have a mentor." He walked past me and shoved me with his shoulder. I slowly followed.
"Come on, dude, it's time for showers." I threw my towel over my shoulder and looked at his face. He went pale.
"Showers? Umm, I don't really feel like taking a shower."
I laughed. "I felt like that once. Trust me, you need to take a shower."
He shuffled some dirt with his feet. "I'll be back." He took off running towards the Warden's cabin.
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Deyna's POV
After my conversation with "Caveman", I realized how dangerous it would be if I showered in the regular showers. I crept up to the Warden's cabin and slowly sneaked into her front room on all fours. She was watching the TV.
"Deyna, rinse out the tub when you're done."
I got up. "Yes, Warden." Problem solved.
I finished a few minutes later and went back to the wreck room. D-tent was sitting outside of the building.
X-Ray caught my attention. "Hey, dude, what were you doin' at the Warden's place?" Drat, they noticed.
"What's it to you?" I didn't want to be mean, but I had to be tough.
X-Ray stood up and his bouncers, Armpit and Squid, got up beside him. "That's some mouth you have. You're pretty tough for a skinny kid." I almost laughed, but kept my face tight.
ZigZag put his arm around my shoulder. "Come on, Hercules. Let's go watch some TV."
I felt happy as they took me inside to hang with them. I had been accepted.
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Yeah! And Zig put his arm around her too! I want to be her! Lol