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Chapter Two
Meeting the New Members of D-Tent
I loved my little room. I had a twin size bed covered in a purple and black comforter, black carpet, and white walls with posters of my favorite bands all over them. All of the furniture was made of light oak; the bed, the dresser, the desk. I also had a dark purple futon against the one wall.
I decided it was high time I took a shower after my long trip back from Boston. I took a thirty-minute hot shower and then picked out a black tank top advertising the album 'If' by Mindless Self Indulgence in purple and white lettering and a pair of faded, ripped jeans. I then proceeded to put on a pair of purple Chucks. I left my hair down to air-dry and didn't even bother with make-up.
I turned off the stereo and, after grabbing my huge black sunglasses, exited my room to go see what my mother was up to.
"Hey honey, all settled?" She asked as I walked into the kitchen where I found her sitting at the table, looking over some bills.
"Yep," I replied. "I'm gonna go see if the boys are back from digging."
"Okay. Dinner will be served at 7:00," she said.
I checked my watch; it was only 4:30. I had plenty of time. "Kay!" I called back as I quickly opened the front door.
Skipping out of the cabin, I swiftly made my way over to the tents.
Now, there were six tents and each tent had seven cots. Don't ask me why they only have seven. If you ask me, it would make more sense to have an even number of eight, because an eighth cot would fit in the tents and even though I had nothing against odd numbers, even numbers just made more sense when it came to quantity.
I made my way over to D-Tent, there were a couple whistles and catcalls directed my way by the newer boys, but the boys who had been here longer knew better and quickly told them to hush up. I'm sure they informed the newbies as to whom they were whistling at and that hitting on me was absolutely not permitted.
I didn't really mind the catcalls though. I understood that these guys hadn't seen a girl in a while. Besides, I grew up here, Camp Green Lake was my home, and I had seen all the different reactions to my presence as I had grown up. When I was little girl and my mother allowed me to leave the cabin under her watch, the boys were shocked to see a child on the premises, considering none of them had probably known I was there. When I started going through puberty and was allowed to leave the cabin on my own, there were boys who'd pick on me nonstop and boys who'd want to help me come into my own. Now that I was past puberty and all of the awkwardness that had come with it, I got whistled at. It really wasn't that big of a deal.
Finally, I was in front of D-Tent. I could hear voices from the inside, but none of them sounded familiar.
Mr. P had said that four had left, so there should only be four new ones. And that would mean that---
"And here I was, thinking I'd never see you again!" I heard a familiar voice speak up from behind me.
I turned around, smiling, to find X-Ray, with a huge grin on his face, walking over to me. "X-Ray!" I shouted, excitedly, as I ran over to him and jumped into his arms. He caught me and spun me around before putting me back down on the ground.
X-Ray had come here about the same time I had returned from school last summer. Looking at him, I could tell he had definitely changed since I last saw him. He had gained a lot more muscle and was even able to lift me now. I must say, I was impressed. I mean, these boys might be a little gimpy when they arrive, but boy do they sure leave here looking quite the opposite. And with muscles came higher ranking, and eventually leadership, here at Camp Green Lake.
"You look great, Violet," he said, complimenting me.
"So do you," I replied, smirking.
Some of the boys at Camp Green Lake thought we were a couple, another reason why they didn't bother me much recently, but we weren't. X-Ray and I had always just been friends. Close friends, yes, but nothing more. He wasn't in to me and I wasn't in to him. I had been the first person to treat him nicely when he had arrived here and we'd been inseparable ever since. Well, except for when I was at school. But we did write to each other throughout this past school year.
The girls I shared a dorm with always thought I was writing to my boyfriend, though they didn't understand why I just didn't use email. Not wanting them to know the truth about my home, I just told them I preferred doing it the old fashioned way and they dubbed me off as weird. I didn't care.
"Hey Pit! Get over here!" I heard X-Ray yell, pulling me out of my reverie.
I looked over to see Armpit and Squid coming back from the showers.
"Hey, look!" Armpit exclaimed as he hit Squid in the arm to get his attention. "Our girl's back!"
Squid looked up and grinned at me. "See, I told you she'd be back any day now, X. There was no need to worry," he said as he chewed on his toothpick.
All three boys were clean and dressed in their relaxation clothes.
I hugged both Armpit and Squid. I was so happy to be home with my boys. Of course, these boys were just newbies when I had left.
"So, X-Ray, I heard Pain, Choke, Bear and Tricks are gone now, so doesn't that make you the new leader?"
He nodded, "I've been leader for the past four months now," he answered.
"That's awesome! So, when can I meet the new guys?" I asked.
"You can meet them now if you want," he said. "Come on, I'll introduce you." He took my hand and led me up the steps and into D-Tent.
"Yo, everybody better be decent," he called out as we entered the tent with Armpit and Squid right behind us. "I have an announcement to make!"
I watched as two boys stopped in their tracks and quickly turned to face X-Ray. "Guys, this is Violet and no one touches her unless she says its okay. Got it?"
The two guys nodded their heads immediately after he was done speaking. "Dude, don't tell me their accepting girls now?" The one asked. He was Hispanic and just an inch taller than me, maybe. I only stood at 5'6".
"Of course not, Mag. Violet is the Warden's daughter, so let me repeat; do not touch her unless she says it's okay or else you'll be back on the bus and finishing your sentence in jail."
"Hey, man, we got it," 'Mag' said, putting his hands up as if he were surrendering.
"Vi, this is Magnet," he gestured to the Hispanic boy, "and Barfbag." This boy was several inches taller than Magnet, with dark blonde hair and boring brown eyes.
I grimaced at his name. When you get a name like that, it's pretty obvious as to why you got that name.
"And over there on the last cot is Zero," X-Ray added, pointing to a little boy with curly hair I hadn't noticed at first.
"Hey, guys," I greeted them cheerfully and then realized that someone was missing. "Wait a minute, there were four vacancies, X," I quickly turned to face him.
"Zigzag's in the Wreck Room watching TV," Magnet spoke up, answering my question.
I nodded, a little worried about this Zigzag. "That TV's been broken since last summer when Pain and Bear got into that huge fight…"
"Yeah, well, Zigzag's a weird dude," Squid cut in.
I was a little nervous now about meeting this Zigzag. He sounded a little crazy if he was watching a broken TV.
"Come on, Violet. I bet you haven't seen the Wreck Room yet since you've gotten back."
I grinned, "No, I certainly haven't. So, what have you guys managed to break since I've been gone?"
"Eh, a few things here and there," X-Ray responded.
"You know, I tried to get Mother to redo the Wreck Room, but after having done so a couple times already, she refuses to even bother anymore because she knows now that you guys'll just break everything all over again."
"Ha, you got that right," Armpit said, laughing.
*
I was sitting in the Wreck Room watching TV, when I heard footsteps come up behind me.
"Hey, Zig," I heard X-Ray call out my name.
I turned around to see him with Armpit and Squid. My eyes went wide and I almost gasped aloud when I saw the person standing between X-Ray and Armpit though. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen before. Her hair was like fire, it was orange (with a few random streaks of blonde in it) and wavy and gorgeous. Her skin was pale with a perfect complexion. She didn't have the freckles that most redheads had. She appeared to be average height for a girl, but she looked frail; thin and dainty.
Then my paranoia sunk in.
"Guys, get away from her! She's a spy!" I yelled, pushing them back away from her.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
I froze immediately, until I realized it was the girl who had spoken.
Wow, that was creepy. She sounded just like the Warden when she said that.
She looked at me and then she looked at X-Ray, Armpit, and Squid as if to say 'who is this guy?'
X-Ray quickly returned to her side, "Dude, it's cool. Violet's not a spy."
"That's what she wants you to think," I pointed my finger in his face. "But I know better!"
"Zig," Squid said, coming up behind me and resting his elbow on my shoulder. "Seriously, we know Vi, she's not a spy."
"Yeah, right," I said, not believing a single word.
"Violet, this is Zigzag, but don't mind him. He suffers from acute paranoia; he thinks every new person is a spy at first," Squid told her, ignoring me.
She nodded; it looked like she was checking me out.
Was she checking me out? No, I bet she was just sizing me up to see how hard it would be to take me down. Yeah, I bet that's what she's doing because now that she knows that I know her secret, she's going to have to get rid of me. I'm going have to keep an eye on this girl at all times.
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I was shocked to meet this strange boy they called Zigzag. The first thing I noticed about him was his crazy hair; it stood up like curly fluff in every possible direction. It was such a mess, yet a distinctive one.
But did he really think I was a spy?
Really looking at him, I was surprised to say that I found him semi-attractive. His hair wasn't so bad after staring at it for over a minute and he had the most gorgeous electric blue eyes I had ever seen on anyone. Not to mention, he was tall; probably over 6 feet tall. That was definitely a plus.
"I didn't know Camp Green Lake was accepting girls now…" Zigzag said after staring at me for over a minute.
Okay, the spy part was one thing, but I could definitely not hold in my laughter after he said that! I keeled over, laughing like a maniac and causing every single person in the room to stare at me.
Finally, I controlled my laughter and stood up straight, "Do I look like a delinquent to you?"
His eyebrows furrowed together in confusion and concentration. "A little bit," he answered, looking me over. "You come across as someone who would like a little excitement in your life once in a while, but you look way too fragile to be able to hack it out at Camp Green Lake for a day."
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