Disclaimer - I do not own any of the Holes characters. I only own Mary
Pesconi and the plot.so thankyou.lets not sue me, ey?? I dont have any
money !!!!!!!! haha jk
a.n.-this is my first Holes fanfic. I love HoLeZ! Other fans out there, plz write more fanfics of Holes! Thanx!!
:At Second Glance:
Chapter One: Not that bright, huh?
I stared out the window. I was on my way to hell, I knew it. The bus was empty, much to my dismay. I was hoping maybe I could talk to someone, or maybe even make friends with someone. But then again, I'm not the type of person that has a lot of friends.
It was stifling hot. That was the first bad sign. Anywhere that's hotter than hell is bad. I didn't deserve this. The handcuffs were cutting into my skin and I knew I would have marks on my wrists. Great, now people would think I was suicidal. Maybe then they would leave me alone.
I looked over to the guard sitting there, staring at me. At least his hand was toward me, he had sun glasses on so I wasn't sure if he was looking directly at me. He made me feel uncomfortable. I hated older men.
I glanced uneasily down at what I was wearing. I had stolen my older brother, Jake, "wife beater" and since I knew it was going to be very hot, I just threw it over my sports bra. I smiled slightly as I looked at my shorts. They were yellow and said "Life Guard" on the butt, my best friend back home, Jean, had given them to me just before I left.
Tears filled my eyes as I remembered Jean. I missed her a lot, and she tried so hard to prove I was innocent. I was. It was all because of Keri. She had stuck that damn pistol in my locker. That's the last time I ever let anyone have my locker combo.
The judge had said that there was one vacancy at this Camp Green Lake. I much rather go there then to jail, so I quickly said yes. Later I found out it was all boys! Great, just what I need. Let me tell you this, I am not very outgoing. I don't have a lot of friends, and it's hard for me to confide in boys.
I stared again out of the window. I could see my reflection and I frowned. My brown curls were tied up into a high ponytail with my pink ribbon my mother gave me before I left. I will miss her the most. She knew I was innocent, but there was nothing she could do. No one could do anything.
The bus suddenly came to a halt and I was jerked out of my day- dreams. I peered out the window and saw a bunch of boys look over interestedly at me. They formed a sort of circle around me and the guard as I stepped off the bus. They were all dressed in orange suits. It kind of freaked me out.
"Follow me," the guard growled in a low voice. I wish I had worn something less revealing. All these boys eyed me up and down, a few winked, and almost all smiled. I looked around the group. I grinned to myself. Camp Green Lake boys weren't too hard on the eyes.
The guard led me to an old cabin situated in the middle of the camp ground. It felt so cool inside. Whoever invented air conditioning should be king. A man was already sitting at a desk, but stood up when the guard and I entered. He gestured for me to sit down, which I did, then handed the guard a nice cool drink from a small ice box on top of a desk. I watched enviously. The last time I drank something, was a long time ago.
"My names Mr. Sir," he said in his rough western accent. I tried not to laugh, so I stared down at the floor. First impressions were not my strong suit. What the hell kind of name is Mr. Sir? "Everyday you are to dig a hole, 5 ft. deep and 5 ft. in diameter. Make myself clear?" I nodded. "Good. This ain't the girl scouts. Your names Pesconi? Mary Pesconi?" Again I nodded. "Well Mary, you thirsty?" I nodded for the third time. My neck was hurting. "Get used to it Mary. You gonna be thirsty for the next 18 months." Oh joy.
After the guard left, the man, who was rather heavy and wore a cowboy hat, led me into another cabin. Here, he handed me two orange jump suits. He explained that one was for work, the other for leisure. He went on to explain the four minute showers, and the whole yellow-spotted lizard thing. I didn't really listen hard, I was too anxious to see where I was going to sleep.
Just as he began to check my bag which I had brought with me, including the basic toothbrush, four bottles of toothpaste, razor, tweezers, and my pads (he blushed at this when he came across), a man partly bald and rather short approached us.
"Hello there!" He said happily. He shook my hand, and said, "Even though you might have done some bad things and screwed up your life, I want you to know I respect you. The names Pendanski. Mr. Pendanski. I'm going to be your counselor. Your going to be in D-tent. D for diligent. (a.n.-is that right? I forget.) Let's go, now you can meet the boys, then change. You won't start digging until tomorrow. We wake up early, around four, so get some good sleep!"
I smiled at him. Nice enough, but I wasn't sure. Mr. Sir left us, then Mr. Pendanski and I walked out of the cabin and towards the "D-tent." I received a good number of stares from boys. Lovely!
"Boys!" Mr. Pendanski hollered. Six boys came over to me, and they all smiled at me. I returned their smile, blushing slightly. "This is Mary Pesconi. She's going to be in our tent! I already explained everything to her. I just want all of you to meet her, then you can show her way she's going to sleep. Then let her alone so she can change. If any of you try anything when she's asleep, you won't ever see the sunshine again. Got that?"
"Chill Mom," a black boy, with glasses so heavily coated with dirt I was surprised he could see said. "I'm X-ray."
"I'm Magnet," said a Hispanic looking boy. He smiled at me. I grinned, being that I was also Hispanic, even though my last name is Italian. Maybe we could share some stuff in common.
"I'm Squid." Another boy with dark hair came forward. He was really cute, and I couldn't help but feel sudden attraction toward him. He was really good-looking, now doubt about that, but I shrugged off the feeling and returned my gaze toward a heavy black boy coming forward.
"Armpit," he said smiling.
"This is Zero," Squid said. "Never talks, don't be too hurt if he don't say nothing to ya." I nodded, and smiled at the small black boy. He was so adorable. He reminded me of someone, but I couldn't quite say who.
"I'm Zigzag." A tall boy with wild blonde hair came forward. Automatically I smiled, and he returned it with a grin. Something about him made me want to get to know him better. I made a mental note to make friends with him in my head.
"Well if that's everyone," Mr. Pendanski said. "Show her where she's sleepin."
Mr. Pendanski left and the boys and I entered the tent.
"You can sleep here chica," said Magnet. I smiled at the "chica." No one but my dad had ever called me that.
"Thanks," I said and put down my bag on the bed. "Uh, can you guys, ya know, leave? I mean, I have to get dressed."
All the boys smiled, even Zero.
"We don't mind," Squid said smiling. "Really, go on!" Everyone laughed now, even I smiled.
"Get out!" I laughed. When eventually they left, I quickly dressed into my orange clothes. They smelled like soap. Yuck! I kept my wife beater on, and went outside to meet the boys.
"We're goin over to the Rec room," Zigzag said. He smiled at me. "Wanna come?"
"There's nothing else to do," I said as we started toward the Rec room.
As we began to walk over, I couldn't help thinking that maybe Camp Green Lake wasn't all that bad. I was half right.
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A.N. ~ end of ch. 1!! Howd ya like it? Its my 1rst Holes one, so plz review!! ThanX! Tell me if ya like it!! I can't wait 2 update..
a.n.-this is my first Holes fanfic. I love HoLeZ! Other fans out there, plz write more fanfics of Holes! Thanx!!
:At Second Glance:
Chapter One: Not that bright, huh?
I stared out the window. I was on my way to hell, I knew it. The bus was empty, much to my dismay. I was hoping maybe I could talk to someone, or maybe even make friends with someone. But then again, I'm not the type of person that has a lot of friends.
It was stifling hot. That was the first bad sign. Anywhere that's hotter than hell is bad. I didn't deserve this. The handcuffs were cutting into my skin and I knew I would have marks on my wrists. Great, now people would think I was suicidal. Maybe then they would leave me alone.
I looked over to the guard sitting there, staring at me. At least his hand was toward me, he had sun glasses on so I wasn't sure if he was looking directly at me. He made me feel uncomfortable. I hated older men.
I glanced uneasily down at what I was wearing. I had stolen my older brother, Jake, "wife beater" and since I knew it was going to be very hot, I just threw it over my sports bra. I smiled slightly as I looked at my shorts. They were yellow and said "Life Guard" on the butt, my best friend back home, Jean, had given them to me just before I left.
Tears filled my eyes as I remembered Jean. I missed her a lot, and she tried so hard to prove I was innocent. I was. It was all because of Keri. She had stuck that damn pistol in my locker. That's the last time I ever let anyone have my locker combo.
The judge had said that there was one vacancy at this Camp Green Lake. I much rather go there then to jail, so I quickly said yes. Later I found out it was all boys! Great, just what I need. Let me tell you this, I am not very outgoing. I don't have a lot of friends, and it's hard for me to confide in boys.
I stared again out of the window. I could see my reflection and I frowned. My brown curls were tied up into a high ponytail with my pink ribbon my mother gave me before I left. I will miss her the most. She knew I was innocent, but there was nothing she could do. No one could do anything.
The bus suddenly came to a halt and I was jerked out of my day- dreams. I peered out the window and saw a bunch of boys look over interestedly at me. They formed a sort of circle around me and the guard as I stepped off the bus. They were all dressed in orange suits. It kind of freaked me out.
"Follow me," the guard growled in a low voice. I wish I had worn something less revealing. All these boys eyed me up and down, a few winked, and almost all smiled. I looked around the group. I grinned to myself. Camp Green Lake boys weren't too hard on the eyes.
The guard led me to an old cabin situated in the middle of the camp ground. It felt so cool inside. Whoever invented air conditioning should be king. A man was already sitting at a desk, but stood up when the guard and I entered. He gestured for me to sit down, which I did, then handed the guard a nice cool drink from a small ice box on top of a desk. I watched enviously. The last time I drank something, was a long time ago.
"My names Mr. Sir," he said in his rough western accent. I tried not to laugh, so I stared down at the floor. First impressions were not my strong suit. What the hell kind of name is Mr. Sir? "Everyday you are to dig a hole, 5 ft. deep and 5 ft. in diameter. Make myself clear?" I nodded. "Good. This ain't the girl scouts. Your names Pesconi? Mary Pesconi?" Again I nodded. "Well Mary, you thirsty?" I nodded for the third time. My neck was hurting. "Get used to it Mary. You gonna be thirsty for the next 18 months." Oh joy.
After the guard left, the man, who was rather heavy and wore a cowboy hat, led me into another cabin. Here, he handed me two orange jump suits. He explained that one was for work, the other for leisure. He went on to explain the four minute showers, and the whole yellow-spotted lizard thing. I didn't really listen hard, I was too anxious to see where I was going to sleep.
Just as he began to check my bag which I had brought with me, including the basic toothbrush, four bottles of toothpaste, razor, tweezers, and my pads (he blushed at this when he came across), a man partly bald and rather short approached us.
"Hello there!" He said happily. He shook my hand, and said, "Even though you might have done some bad things and screwed up your life, I want you to know I respect you. The names Pendanski. Mr. Pendanski. I'm going to be your counselor. Your going to be in D-tent. D for diligent. (a.n.-is that right? I forget.) Let's go, now you can meet the boys, then change. You won't start digging until tomorrow. We wake up early, around four, so get some good sleep!"
I smiled at him. Nice enough, but I wasn't sure. Mr. Sir left us, then Mr. Pendanski and I walked out of the cabin and towards the "D-tent." I received a good number of stares from boys. Lovely!
"Boys!" Mr. Pendanski hollered. Six boys came over to me, and they all smiled at me. I returned their smile, blushing slightly. "This is Mary Pesconi. She's going to be in our tent! I already explained everything to her. I just want all of you to meet her, then you can show her way she's going to sleep. Then let her alone so she can change. If any of you try anything when she's asleep, you won't ever see the sunshine again. Got that?"
"Chill Mom," a black boy, with glasses so heavily coated with dirt I was surprised he could see said. "I'm X-ray."
"I'm Magnet," said a Hispanic looking boy. He smiled at me. I grinned, being that I was also Hispanic, even though my last name is Italian. Maybe we could share some stuff in common.
"I'm Squid." Another boy with dark hair came forward. He was really cute, and I couldn't help but feel sudden attraction toward him. He was really good-looking, now doubt about that, but I shrugged off the feeling and returned my gaze toward a heavy black boy coming forward.
"Armpit," he said smiling.
"This is Zero," Squid said. "Never talks, don't be too hurt if he don't say nothing to ya." I nodded, and smiled at the small black boy. He was so adorable. He reminded me of someone, but I couldn't quite say who.
"I'm Zigzag." A tall boy with wild blonde hair came forward. Automatically I smiled, and he returned it with a grin. Something about him made me want to get to know him better. I made a mental note to make friends with him in my head.
"Well if that's everyone," Mr. Pendanski said. "Show her where she's sleepin."
Mr. Pendanski left and the boys and I entered the tent.
"You can sleep here chica," said Magnet. I smiled at the "chica." No one but my dad had ever called me that.
"Thanks," I said and put down my bag on the bed. "Uh, can you guys, ya know, leave? I mean, I have to get dressed."
All the boys smiled, even Zero.
"We don't mind," Squid said smiling. "Really, go on!" Everyone laughed now, even I smiled.
"Get out!" I laughed. When eventually they left, I quickly dressed into my orange clothes. They smelled like soap. Yuck! I kept my wife beater on, and went outside to meet the boys.
"We're goin over to the Rec room," Zigzag said. He smiled at me. "Wanna come?"
"There's nothing else to do," I said as we started toward the Rec room.
As we began to walk over, I couldn't help thinking that maybe Camp Green Lake wasn't all that bad. I was half right.
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A.N. ~ end of ch. 1!! Howd ya like it? Its my 1rst Holes one, so plz review!! ThanX! Tell me if ya like it!! I can't wait 2 update..
