Zero's Story
Chapter Two: Arriving at Camp Green Lake
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Arriving at Camp Green Lake was much less worse than the bus ride there, probably because I was definitely not looking forward to arriving. The bus ride was long and silent. When I arrived at Camp, there was no one to greet me. The police officer on the bus with me brought me to an office sort of thing, and he left me there. I sat down in a chair across from a desk where a man was sitting. He didn't seem very friendly just looking at him, and after talking to him, I realized he wasn't friendly at all. He introduced himself as Mr. Sir. When he said that, I couldn't help but laugh to myself. I guess he heard me because he assured me that if I ever laughed at his name again, I'd find myself on a one-way bus ride to prison. He led me to another "building" and handed me my two orange suits to wear. He explained everything I'd have to do here and all the rules. Then another man came in and Mr. Sir left. Dr. Pendanski was his name. He told me that I was in D-Tent with 6 other boys. Their nicknames where: Armpit, Squid, Magnet, Zig-Zag, Barf-Bag, and X-ray. No one was ever called by their real name here.
I eventually got a nickname, too: Zero. People were always asking me dumb questions so naturally I didn't answer, or talk for that matter. Actually, I never really had much human contact until the new kid came along. But anyway, because I never talked, people thought I was stupid. Therefore, I got the name Zero.
The first afternoon at Camp Green Lake, after I had met everyone, we went to dinner. I was relieved because I was starving after my long bus ride. When we got to the Mess Hall, I was shoved to the back of the line and by the time I had even gotten my tray, the other D-Tent boys were already eating. I hurried and got my food. It was disgusting looking so I can't even call it food. I sat down and choked it down. The other boys asked me the stupidest questions so I stayed silent.
Finally, we went back to the tent. We all got ready for bed and lay down. Immediately, the other guys started talking about me like I wasn't there. I felt my eyes begin to fill tears so I turned over and tried to block out their comments. That's how it was for a while. I thought that the camp would be a little different, like, less hole digging and less being kicked around. I missed home, even though I never really had one, and I missed my friends, even though I never really had any. Mostly, though, I feared for the future because this was only the first week.
- - - A/N: It's kind of short, we know, but more is coming! Please Read and Review! Hope you enjoyed!
-e&j
Chapter Two: Arriving at Camp Green Lake
- - -
Arriving at Camp Green Lake was much less worse than the bus ride there, probably because I was definitely not looking forward to arriving. The bus ride was long and silent. When I arrived at Camp, there was no one to greet me. The police officer on the bus with me brought me to an office sort of thing, and he left me there. I sat down in a chair across from a desk where a man was sitting. He didn't seem very friendly just looking at him, and after talking to him, I realized he wasn't friendly at all. He introduced himself as Mr. Sir. When he said that, I couldn't help but laugh to myself. I guess he heard me because he assured me that if I ever laughed at his name again, I'd find myself on a one-way bus ride to prison. He led me to another "building" and handed me my two orange suits to wear. He explained everything I'd have to do here and all the rules. Then another man came in and Mr. Sir left. Dr. Pendanski was his name. He told me that I was in D-Tent with 6 other boys. Their nicknames where: Armpit, Squid, Magnet, Zig-Zag, Barf-Bag, and X-ray. No one was ever called by their real name here.
I eventually got a nickname, too: Zero. People were always asking me dumb questions so naturally I didn't answer, or talk for that matter. Actually, I never really had much human contact until the new kid came along. But anyway, because I never talked, people thought I was stupid. Therefore, I got the name Zero.
The first afternoon at Camp Green Lake, after I had met everyone, we went to dinner. I was relieved because I was starving after my long bus ride. When we got to the Mess Hall, I was shoved to the back of the line and by the time I had even gotten my tray, the other D-Tent boys were already eating. I hurried and got my food. It was disgusting looking so I can't even call it food. I sat down and choked it down. The other boys asked me the stupidest questions so I stayed silent.
Finally, we went back to the tent. We all got ready for bed and lay down. Immediately, the other guys started talking about me like I wasn't there. I felt my eyes begin to fill tears so I turned over and tried to block out their comments. That's how it was for a while. I thought that the camp would be a little different, like, less hole digging and less being kicked around. I missed home, even though I never really had one, and I missed my friends, even though I never really had any. Mostly, though, I feared for the future because this was only the first week.
- - - A/N: It's kind of short, we know, but more is coming! Please Read and Review! Hope you enjoyed!
-e&j