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Chapter 6 – K.B and Kisses in the Dark

The next day I had only one thing on my mind: Zigzag. Was he my boyfriend or not? Does he see me as his girlfriend? Even though I wanted to talk to him about it, I decided to just wait and see what would happen. If there was something serious between us, I was sure it would all come to the surface eventually.

We were at our digging site for the day, as usual, and it was as hot as ever. My blisters were getting a bit better, but they still hurt. After digging for a few hours, the water truck came. Mr. Sir hopped out of the truck.

"Are ya thirsty, Girl Scouts? Come and get your water," he said, making his way to the back of the truck.

I got in line behind Zero, and picked at my blisters while I waited.

"How are ya doin' Wolf? Got some blisters on ya?" Mr. Sir asked as he filled my canteen.

"Yeah, they're really nasty," I replied, grimacing at the sight of them.

"Don't worry, everything turns to callous eventually. That's life."

Mr. Sir handed me back my canteen. "Story of my life," I muttered, going back to my hole.

"Have a nice day," Mr. Sir said and drove away. I got back to digging.

"Pssstttt!"

I looked around to see who was making the noise.

"Pssssttttt!" It was Stanley. Why was he whispering like that?

"Kitty! Come here!" he whispered, an anxious look on his face. I got out of my hole and went over to his. He motioned for me to sit down in his hole.

"What is it?" I asked him, sitting down next to him.

"I think I found something."

"What? What did you find?"

"Shhh! Keep your voice down!"

"Sorry!" I whispered, covering my mouth.

"Can I trust you to keep this a secret?"

"Of course! Now show me what you've found!" I said impatiently.

Stanley pulled out a small gold tube out of his pocket.

"Is that a bullet?" I asked.

"I don't think so, bullets are shaped differently. Look here, see these initials?" Stanley handed me the tube. The initials K.B inside of a heart were delicately carved into the tube.

"K.B. What does that stand for?" I asked him, turning the tube over in my hands.

"I have no idea. But, this tube belonged to somebody," Stanley said, examining it.

I heard footsteps coming towards us, and Stanley quickly grabbed the tube from my hands and put it in his pocket. We both looked up, and Zigzag stood there, looming over us. He looked angry. I looked at Stanley, and he had a guilty look on his face.

"Hey, Zigzag!" I said uncertainly.

Zigzag stormed off. What was his problem? I shrugged it off and turned back to Stanley.

"Are you going to hand in the tube to Mr. Pendanski?" I asked him.

"I don't know. This tube might be valuable. I'm going to hold onto it for now, just in case. And don't tell anyone about this, okay?"

"Don't worry, I won't tell," I said.

"Okay, I trust you, Jenny," Stanley got up, and continued digging. I sat there for a moment longer, then it hit me. Zigzag was jealous! He probably thought I was having 'fun' with Stanley in his hole! That's why he was mad. I got out of Stanley's hole, and walked over to Zigzag's. I looked around, and made sure all the other boys were preoccupied with their holes before I jumped in. Zigzag was sitting in the dirt, still angry.

"Ricky, what's wrong?" I asked him sitting down, and putting a hand on his shoulder.

He shrugged it off. "What were you and Caveman doing over there?" he said, his blue eyes as cold as ice.

"We weren't doing anything!" I protested.

"I don't believe you. I saw the looks on your faces."

I held up my hands. "Listen, I'm not going to argue with you. I wasn't doing anything with him. And even if I was, why would it matter? We're not together! Why do you have to be so paranoid?"

Zigzag flinched at my last comment.

We sat in silence for a while, and then Zigzag finally spoke up. "So, is that what you think, that we're not together?"

I shrugged. "We didn't talk about it. You never asked me."

Zigzag pulled me close and kissed my forehead. He then brought his lips so close to mine, they were almost touching. "I want us to be together," he whispered.

I sighed and closed my eyes. "So do I."

"Then say you'll be mine. Say yes."

I opened my eyes, and looked into his blue ones. "Yes."

Zigzag smiled and kissed me, his arms circling my waist, and pulling me close. I grabbed his hair and pulled him closer, deepening the kiss. We pulled apart, and Zigzag leaned his forehead on mine.

"You don't have to be jealous, Ricky. I would never hurt you," I whispered.

He sighed. "Neither would I, Jenny."

I kissed him on the cheek. Zigzag smiled and ran his hand through my hair.

"I have to ask you one thing though," he began.

"What?"

"What were you and Stanley doing in his hole?"

I groaned. "You just don't give up, do you?"

He smiled. "I'm curious."

"I'm not supposed to tell anyone, Ziggy. I would be breaking my promise to Stanley."

"I won't tell anyone, Jenny. Don't you trust your boyfriend?" he smirked.

I blushed. "Okay, I'll tell you. Maybe you can help. But, this is just between us. Stanley found a gold tube in his hole. It has the initials K.B. Its not a bullet, its something else, and it looks old."

"Is he going to hand it in?"

"No, he's holding on to it, just in case."

Zigzag rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "K.B... Yeah, that's Keith Barrenger."

I looked at him, confused. "What? Who's that?"

He smiled. "He was in my math class."

I punched his shoulder. "Oh yeah, Ziggy, it must belong to him, huh?"

A wave of sadness washed over me. "Ziggy, I feel bad for breaking my promise to Stanley," I confessed.

Zigzag rubbed my arm. "Don't worry, I'm not the type to spill secrets."

I relaxed. "Okay. Well, I better get back to digging." I got up and brushed the back of my jumpsuit and went back to my hole. As I was digging, I tried to think of what K.B stood for. I couldn't think of anything. Who was K.B? Was it someone important? Or did someone lose it a long time ago by accident? Questions continued to float through my mind for the rest of the afternoon.

After I had finished digging, Zigzag and I watched TV in the Wreck Room. Or should I say, we watched static on the TV.

"Zigzag, this TV doesn't work," I said, gesturing to the broken TV.

"Its fine."

I gave him a concerned look. "You know, sometimes I worry about you."

Zigzag didn't say anything, and I got up and tried to readjust the antennas. No matter which way I turned them, the static remained. I bent over to examine the antennas more closely, and noticed they could be detached from the TV. I took the antennas towards the window, making sure the cord wasn't tangled, and placed them on the windowsill.

"Hey, we've got a picture!" Zigzag yelled.

I went back to the TV, and sure enough, there was a picture. It wasn't the best quality, but at least it was something.

"Hell's Kitchen! Sweet!" I said, sitting next to Zigzag.

As soon as I sat down, Mr. Pendanski walked into the Wreck Room.

"Attention, D Tenters!"

No one paid him any attention. The rest of the boys were playing pool.

"Pay up!" X-Ray yelled.

"Aww, man, why you gotta be like that?" Armpit said, annoyed.

"Hand 'em over!" said X-Ray.

Armpit groaned and handed X-Ray his shower tokens.

"X-Ray! You're so inconsiderate! What about the rest of us?" Squid said, throwing his arms up in the air.

"I won, fair and square!" X-Ray said, holding up the shower tokens.

"You're sleeping outside, ese!" Magnet said, disgusted.

"Guys, can't we ever play a game like normal people? Why do we always have to make everything a bet?" Caveman asked, frustrated, playing a game of catch with Zero with the pool triangle.

"Man, you're just mad 'cause you lost your shower tokens to me!" Squid exclaimed, pointing to himself.

"Alright boys, and Jenny, your attention please!" Mr. Pendanski tried again.

"Yo, what's up, Mom?" asked Armpit, throwing the pool stick onto the floor.

Zigzag and I watched from the couch as Mr. Pendanski faced us, a smirk on his face.

"Tonight, we will be having a sharing circle," Mr. Pendanski said happily

All the boys groaned.

"See you tonight, boys!" Mr. Pendanski said, and walked out.

"What's a sharing circle?" I asked, confused.

"It's where we all sit in a circle, and talk about our feelings, niña," Magnet explained, walking over to us.

I cringed. "Why do I have this feeling I don't want to be a part of the sharing circle?"

"Don't worry, Kitty, we all hate it, too," Armpit said, patting me on the shoulder.

I looked at Zigzag. "The sharing circle sounds lame,"

He shrugged, "It won't be that bad, Jenny."

X-Ray pushed Zigzag's shoulder playfully. "Its Kitty, man! Kitty!"

Zigzag smirked at me, and walked out of the Wreck Room. I followed him out. When I got outside I saw that it was dark, and Zigzag was gone. I decided to head back to the tent to rest a little before the sharing circle. I walked down the steps of the Wreck Room, and just as I was about to take a step towards the tent, a hand grabbed my wrist. It began to pull me towards the back of the Wreck Room building.

I gasped, preparing for the worst. I turned around, and saw that it was just Zigzag.

"Ziggy, where are we going?" I whispered. Zigzag didn't answer me, but continued to lead me towards the back. When we were away from the lights and in pitch black, Zigzag pulled me close and kissed me, hard. His lips pressed against mine hungrily, and his arms travelled up and down my back. I kissed him back, my hands pulling at his hair. When we broke apart, I was gasping for breath.

"What was that?" I asked him flirtatiously, running a finger along his jawline.

"I couldn't wait any longer," he whispered, caressing my face, "I like you a lot, Jenny. I haven't felt this way about anyone."

I was so happy that Zigzag cared about me. It meant so much, since I had felt very lonely for a long time. I had only had one boyfriend before Zigzag in my life, and that was Brad. Things were never good between us. We spent most of our six-month relationship arguing. Even though I was with him, I still felt very lonely. He didn't understand me, he didn't even try to care about my feelings. If I was having a rough day, he wouldn't even try to cheer me up. Sometimes I wished that I had never met him. Actually, I was glad I had met Brad. If it wasn't for him, I would have never met Zigzag. Zigzag and I had only met a few days ago, and still had a long way to go to get to know each other. I really hoped we would be together for a long time. Cheesy, I know, but he was such an amazing, unique guy. There was no one else like Zigzag, that was for sure.

Zigzag kissed me again, jolting me out of my thoughts.

"Ricky, I like you a lot too," I murmured against his lips.

"Come on," Zigzag said, tugging on my arm, "Let's get to that damn sharin' circle."