My thanks to the ones who reviewed. I'm not sure if many read the last
chapter or not, but here's chapter four.
Chapter Four
"Well?" Mom was putting a lot of pressure on Squid without knowing it. What was he supposed to say? Well, you are about to find out.
"Umm," Squid started. Do you even know where this is going? Expect whatever you will because I can't control your thoughts, but someday I will be able to. "Well, he's kinda short. Kinda creepy. Kinda mysterious. And I think I actually think he's--"
"Hey, Zero," X-Ray called. "Where are you going?"
He didn't answer.
"Hey, Zero!" Mom ordered, "Get back here!"
Guess what? He didn't listen or reply.
Silence filled the tent. Or cabin. Whatever it looks like to you. You know, that eerie silence that nobody likes. Sooner or later, it got to the boys, but Squid was the only one unappreciated enough to understand, and go out to look for the small boy. Where would he start looking? Who knows? Not you or I know, but we are about to find out.
"Zero!" he called. "Where are you?" He didn't expect an answer, but that's what most guys say when they were looking for someone. If it were a something, then that person must've lost his or her mind. "Can you here me?"
"I'm over here," said a small voice. Now who would've thought that he would speak like that? More or less many.
"What are you doing here?" asked Squid as he sat down next to Zero on the side of D-tent or D-cabin.
"I just wanted to."
"Wanted to what?"
"I guess I just wanted to," Zero simply said.
"All right. We should be heading back in." Squid stood up. "You comin'?"
Zero got up and walked past Squid to D-tent.
"I guess so," Squid said, and followed Zero in.
"Where have you two been?" asked Mom.
"Well, you know. We were just--" Squid didn't get to finish.
"Just sit down guys," X-Ray said, "and forget about what happened after Squid said what he thought about Zero. Okay?"
"Sure," mumbled Squid. He wasn't really happy with being ignored even though he should have been used to it by now.
"So Rex," Mom said. "Why don't you tell us what you think of Ricky?"
At that moment Squid suddenly realized that Mom must have been gay. Why was he asking them what they thought about each other? It was just sick and wrong. And demented. And crazy. And synonyms for all four of the words I used to describe Mom's behavior. Of course, you agree with me, right?
"Why me again?" Zigzag complained.
"Because I think that you're misunderstood," Mom replied.
"Anyways, I think that he's tall, cool and weird. In a cool way," X- Ray said.
"You boys have got to talk more," Mom muttered. "I have two words: Conversational skills."
Zigzag counted the words on his fingers. "That's six words," he said.
Mom shook his head. "No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is."
"No, it isn't
"Yes, it is."
"No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is! So shut the fuck up! Both of you!" Squid exclaimed.
"Wow, Squid," Caveman said. "You must really like the word 'fuck'."
"Don't blame me," Squid said as he sat down. "I grew up with the word."
"I think that was enough," Mom said as he got up to leave. "We will continue this meeting-disussion-tomorrow." He left.
The fortunate boys let out a sigh of relief. Finally, they were out of Mom's clutches.
"What time is it?" asked X-Ray.
Armpit took a glance at his bare right wrist. "I'd say it's around nine forty-five."
"How would you know?" asked Magnet.
Armpit showed them his right wrist. "You like it? It's new."
"Whoa," Zigzag breathed. "That things priceless!"
"Yeah," X-Ray said, turning away from Armpit, "Well, we better get to sleep."
The others agreed. They didn't want to be digging at the hottest part of the day. Would you? I wouldn't. Remember, this is Texas we're talking about here.
Squid fell on his cot. For no reason at all, he wondered when they would get a new kid in their tent. Actually, there was a reason. He wanted to get his mind off of the raven that appeared in his dreams. But I shouldn't have brought that up because as I type about it he thinks about it. Quite sorry. I am also sorry to say that he had another bad dream.
I appeared in the same room. I guess I might as well live here. I mean, it's in almost all of my dreams now, so why let go of it? But then again, I do want to get rid of that tapping.
"Hello my friend. Good day, good day. This is not the end. I would like for you to pay," the raven said.
"What's that tapping?" I asked.
"Open the door and you will see. You will have an answer that'll indeed be me!"
I cautiously approached the tapping door. When I opened it I had to look down to see that the raven was right. On the floor standing was the raven. I backed away and looked up, but didn't see the raven on 'my' chamber door. Oh no. What's happening?
"Wake up, you slackers," Mom said. "You're already two minutes late. How much later can young boy delinquents get? I mean, you always say that you may be a criminal, but you have a 'good heart'. So why waste your time of proving that to the real world by sleeping? Sheesh! It's common sense!"
By now, all of the boys were out of the tent/cabin and in the Wreck Room. Mom didn't notice because he had closed his eyes. But now, as he opened them, he ran out and said, "Hey! Wait up! Wait for me!"
"Hey Mom," Armpit said sarcastically. "Good to see ya."
"Good to see you too, Theodore," he said, tipping his hat in a gay- natured way.
How gay could he get? Well, if you don't want to find out then I suggest you not read the rest of this chapter. But, if you want to know what happens to dear Squid and Zero, then please, continue.
Out on the dried-up lake, the boys were digging far, far away from the camp. It would take at least ten minutes to get back. That's a little long, right? If it really isn't, then it would seem that way. It was so hot that Zigzag's hair stood straight up. He actually looked kind of cool. But hot. No, not that kind of hot! You know, dog hot. Not a good example. Well, you get it, right?
"I told you we would be digging at the hottest part of the day," X- Ray told them.
"No, you said--" Zigzag started.
"I know what I said, so just dig."
"But you said--"
"Dig!"
"Okay, okay. I will."
"Thank you."
"I'll get him back," muttered Zigzag as he dug. "When I get an idea, that is."
The water truck came and went three times. Finally, Squid was heading towards the camp compound. And how surprising it was to hear a 'boo' coming from Zero in broad daylight. Actually, it was I in the tebin, but it was still bright in there.
"Boo."
Squid yelped and turned around. He sighed. "Oh, hey Zero. You scared me."
Zero smiled faintly. "I guess it's what I do."
"What are you doing here?" Squid asked.
Zero didn't answer. He just headed towards the shower room.
"Weird guy," Squid said to himself. Or so he thought.
"I know."
He yelped again. It was like Scare Squid Day. "What is it, Scare Squid Day?" He turned around and saw Magnet.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," Squid answered.
"Whatever. See ya." With that, Magnet left.
Squid was glad that he had had such a small amount of conversation skills. He didn't really feel like talking to anybody.
Dinner passed like normal, a phrase which here means "Magnet, Squid and Zigzag getting into a fight, only to have X-Ray, Armpit and Caveman break it up".
"I wonder what Barfbag's doing," Squid said.
X-Ray looked at him. "Sorry man, too tired to talk. Right guys?"
The others slowly nodded in agreement and, in unison, fell onto their cots.
"Okay. So, wanna go to sleep now?" Squid suggested.
"Might as well. I don't think we have anything else to do," Caveman said.
The others agreed.
"All right. Night guys," X-Ray said.
Squid didn't know that he had earned himself another dream. Only longer and weirder.
Wow, that was short. Sorry for the really long wait. I was going to post it on the 24, but I never really got a chance at the computer. Review! But if you haven't read this chapter yet but you're here anyways, read and review!
Chapter Four
"Well?" Mom was putting a lot of pressure on Squid without knowing it. What was he supposed to say? Well, you are about to find out.
"Umm," Squid started. Do you even know where this is going? Expect whatever you will because I can't control your thoughts, but someday I will be able to. "Well, he's kinda short. Kinda creepy. Kinda mysterious. And I think I actually think he's--"
"Hey, Zero," X-Ray called. "Where are you going?"
He didn't answer.
"Hey, Zero!" Mom ordered, "Get back here!"
Guess what? He didn't listen or reply.
Silence filled the tent. Or cabin. Whatever it looks like to you. You know, that eerie silence that nobody likes. Sooner or later, it got to the boys, but Squid was the only one unappreciated enough to understand, and go out to look for the small boy. Where would he start looking? Who knows? Not you or I know, but we are about to find out.
"Zero!" he called. "Where are you?" He didn't expect an answer, but that's what most guys say when they were looking for someone. If it were a something, then that person must've lost his or her mind. "Can you here me?"
"I'm over here," said a small voice. Now who would've thought that he would speak like that? More or less many.
"What are you doing here?" asked Squid as he sat down next to Zero on the side of D-tent or D-cabin.
"I just wanted to."
"Wanted to what?"
"I guess I just wanted to," Zero simply said.
"All right. We should be heading back in." Squid stood up. "You comin'?"
Zero got up and walked past Squid to D-tent.
"I guess so," Squid said, and followed Zero in.
"Where have you two been?" asked Mom.
"Well, you know. We were just--" Squid didn't get to finish.
"Just sit down guys," X-Ray said, "and forget about what happened after Squid said what he thought about Zero. Okay?"
"Sure," mumbled Squid. He wasn't really happy with being ignored even though he should have been used to it by now.
"So Rex," Mom said. "Why don't you tell us what you think of Ricky?"
At that moment Squid suddenly realized that Mom must have been gay. Why was he asking them what they thought about each other? It was just sick and wrong. And demented. And crazy. And synonyms for all four of the words I used to describe Mom's behavior. Of course, you agree with me, right?
"Why me again?" Zigzag complained.
"Because I think that you're misunderstood," Mom replied.
"Anyways, I think that he's tall, cool and weird. In a cool way," X- Ray said.
"You boys have got to talk more," Mom muttered. "I have two words: Conversational skills."
Zigzag counted the words on his fingers. "That's six words," he said.
Mom shook his head. "No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is."
"No, it isn't
"Yes, it is."
"No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is! So shut the fuck up! Both of you!" Squid exclaimed.
"Wow, Squid," Caveman said. "You must really like the word 'fuck'."
"Don't blame me," Squid said as he sat down. "I grew up with the word."
"I think that was enough," Mom said as he got up to leave. "We will continue this meeting-disussion-tomorrow." He left.
The fortunate boys let out a sigh of relief. Finally, they were out of Mom's clutches.
"What time is it?" asked X-Ray.
Armpit took a glance at his bare right wrist. "I'd say it's around nine forty-five."
"How would you know?" asked Magnet.
Armpit showed them his right wrist. "You like it? It's new."
"Whoa," Zigzag breathed. "That things priceless!"
"Yeah," X-Ray said, turning away from Armpit, "Well, we better get to sleep."
The others agreed. They didn't want to be digging at the hottest part of the day. Would you? I wouldn't. Remember, this is Texas we're talking about here.
Squid fell on his cot. For no reason at all, he wondered when they would get a new kid in their tent. Actually, there was a reason. He wanted to get his mind off of the raven that appeared in his dreams. But I shouldn't have brought that up because as I type about it he thinks about it. Quite sorry. I am also sorry to say that he had another bad dream.
I appeared in the same room. I guess I might as well live here. I mean, it's in almost all of my dreams now, so why let go of it? But then again, I do want to get rid of that tapping.
"Hello my friend. Good day, good day. This is not the end. I would like for you to pay," the raven said.
"What's that tapping?" I asked.
"Open the door and you will see. You will have an answer that'll indeed be me!"
I cautiously approached the tapping door. When I opened it I had to look down to see that the raven was right. On the floor standing was the raven. I backed away and looked up, but didn't see the raven on 'my' chamber door. Oh no. What's happening?
"Wake up, you slackers," Mom said. "You're already two minutes late. How much later can young boy delinquents get? I mean, you always say that you may be a criminal, but you have a 'good heart'. So why waste your time of proving that to the real world by sleeping? Sheesh! It's common sense!"
By now, all of the boys were out of the tent/cabin and in the Wreck Room. Mom didn't notice because he had closed his eyes. But now, as he opened them, he ran out and said, "Hey! Wait up! Wait for me!"
"Hey Mom," Armpit said sarcastically. "Good to see ya."
"Good to see you too, Theodore," he said, tipping his hat in a gay- natured way.
How gay could he get? Well, if you don't want to find out then I suggest you not read the rest of this chapter. But, if you want to know what happens to dear Squid and Zero, then please, continue.
Out on the dried-up lake, the boys were digging far, far away from the camp. It would take at least ten minutes to get back. That's a little long, right? If it really isn't, then it would seem that way. It was so hot that Zigzag's hair stood straight up. He actually looked kind of cool. But hot. No, not that kind of hot! You know, dog hot. Not a good example. Well, you get it, right?
"I told you we would be digging at the hottest part of the day," X- Ray told them.
"No, you said--" Zigzag started.
"I know what I said, so just dig."
"But you said--"
"Dig!"
"Okay, okay. I will."
"Thank you."
"I'll get him back," muttered Zigzag as he dug. "When I get an idea, that is."
The water truck came and went three times. Finally, Squid was heading towards the camp compound. And how surprising it was to hear a 'boo' coming from Zero in broad daylight. Actually, it was I in the tebin, but it was still bright in there.
"Boo."
Squid yelped and turned around. He sighed. "Oh, hey Zero. You scared me."
Zero smiled faintly. "I guess it's what I do."
"What are you doing here?" Squid asked.
Zero didn't answer. He just headed towards the shower room.
"Weird guy," Squid said to himself. Or so he thought.
"I know."
He yelped again. It was like Scare Squid Day. "What is it, Scare Squid Day?" He turned around and saw Magnet.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," Squid answered.
"Whatever. See ya." With that, Magnet left.
Squid was glad that he had had such a small amount of conversation skills. He didn't really feel like talking to anybody.
Dinner passed like normal, a phrase which here means "Magnet, Squid and Zigzag getting into a fight, only to have X-Ray, Armpit and Caveman break it up".
"I wonder what Barfbag's doing," Squid said.
X-Ray looked at him. "Sorry man, too tired to talk. Right guys?"
The others slowly nodded in agreement and, in unison, fell onto their cots.
"Okay. So, wanna go to sleep now?" Squid suggested.
"Might as well. I don't think we have anything else to do," Caveman said.
The others agreed.
"All right. Night guys," X-Ray said.
Squid didn't know that he had earned himself another dream. Only longer and weirder.
Wow, that was short. Sorry for the really long wait. I was going to post it on the 24, but I never really got a chance at the computer. Review! But if you haven't read this chapter yet but you're here anyways, read and review!
