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The Little Sneaks

Josie's POV

I don't participate in most camp activities because I'm so busy at the nurse's station, but I do go to weekly movie nights on Fridays. They aren't all that enjoyable, though and put a lot of kids to sleep before seven-thirty. Some of the really old supposed-to-be horror films are laughably stupid, but that's all. That's why me and some of the (braver) Ham-gang are going to the drive-in a few roads down when nobody's watching. I can't wait! This will be so cool!...

"Shh!" Boss shushed the string of six kids following him. As the oldest, he felt he had authority over everyone else. No one much minded, though.

Not many Hams came, for fear of getting caught. The bold ones who did go were Boss, Candace, Howdy, Sandy, Josie, Hamtaro, and Stan. Cappy and Penelope wanted to come too, and had begged practically all day as well, but the others didn't want to risk anything by letting little, twerpy nine-year-olds tag along. And though she was bold, Mecca refused to do anything even remotely fun, so she didn't come either.

They continued walking on.

They reached their destination twenty minutes later and snuck in the gates since no one had a car. Once in, they bought snacks with the money from their care packages and walked over towards screen one, where they sat hidden between two cars.

Stan eagerly peeked in one of them.

"Eww. Tonsil hockey!"

Upon hearing this, Candace joined him at the window and mocked the older teens by embracing herself and making kissing sounds to accompany her moanings of "Oh baby!" Most of the others laughed really hard but Howdy just faintly, bitterly chuckled.

'Why can't ah do that...?'

At a boring part, Stan tapped Hamtaro on the shoulder and said quietly, "Look what I can do." This got everyone's attention and all turned in his direction in time to see him shove his straw up his nose.

"Stanley! I can't believe you're going t-" Sandy's scolding was drowned out due to all the slurping going on as Stan pinched his right nostril shut for suction. The soda was gone in under fifteen seconds.

All of the girls shrieked, "Ewwwwww!" and the other boys laughed as Stan clutched his aching, brain-frozen skull, smirking in pride. They carried on like this for a few minutes. That's when Howdy piped up.

"Hey, if ya'll thought that was gross, lookit screen number four!" he hooted.

It's amazing how different boys and girls are from each other. Upon seeing the image, most of the girls cooed and blushed. Now, the boys on the other hand, they just gagged and yelled, "Yuck!" or "Gross!" and made barfing sounds as the couple on the screen continued with their moment of passion.

Candace turned her back to the group another time. She then wrapped her arms around herself, rubbing them up and down her back and making kissing noises and moaning, "Oh baby!" all the while, causing almost everyone to laugh again. Everyone but Howdy, who had a very sour expression on as he jealously scowled at her.

"Ya know, that gits really old..." he sneered.

Candace immediately stopped and frowned.

"He's just jealous," Sandy said, making Candace smile faintly. They turned their attention back to the movie.

"...Yeah. It's cool, though. I'm not needed until lights out tonight because it's movie night," the gang heard an unsettlingly familiar voice.

"That's good. So, how's it going there?" a male asked.

The small group looked at each other wide-eyed and popped jawed.

"Was that...?"

"Oh God."

Jewel Webster, the main counselor's niece. She was the most big-mouthed snitch anyone had ever met. She'd tell the other counselors on you for just barely missing the garbage can when throwing a wrapper away, even if you planned on picking it up, and acted as though you had a bomb strapped under your clothes. And here she was, in perfect earshot, in plain sight right across from them.

The Hams held in their breaths, hoping she wouldn't turn around and see them. She did, unfortunately. Her eyes locked in on all of theirs, but she didn't do anything. Her gaze was so unreadable, they couldn't tell if they were busted or if she thought she was seeing things. Then she smiled and mouthed, 'Go back to camp' with a look that said 'You better be nice to me or else...'

They ran away so fast, their feet hardly touched ground.