Chapter 2
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The bus jerked to a stop and Hector opened his eyes. He looked out the window, and there were many boys in orange suits. Besides that, all he could see was desert for miles around.
The guard motioned for Hector to follow him. So he did. He was led into a small room.
"Sit down," a mean-looking man said.
Hector sat down.
"My name is Mr. Sir," the man said.
Hector thought, 'Yeah right.' He chuckled to himself.
"You think that's funny? Huh?" Mr. Sir said.
"No, Mr. Sir," Hector murmured.
Mr. Sir looked at the paper on his clipboard. "Hector Zeroni?"
"Yes, Mr. Sir," Hector said.
"Hmm." Mr. Sir got up. Hector followed. He saw Mr. Sir get out an orange suit.
"Put this on." He thrust it at Hector.
He did. It was big and uncomfortable.
Mr. Sir explained that he would get two uniforms, one for work and one for rest.
"You will dig one hole each day," Mr. Sir said, "five feet deep and five feet in diameter. Your shovel is your measuring stick."
'Gee,' Hector thought, 'that's deeper than me!'
Mr. Sir led Hector out into the sun. "You will be staying in D-tent. This is your counselor, Mr. Pendanski," he said as a man walked up.
"Hello, Hector," Mr. Pendanski said, "Follow me."
Hector followed him into the cafeteria. Mr. Pendanski told him to get food and sit down. So he did.
"This is Hector," said Mr. Pendanski to the boys at the table.
"Hey," one of the boys said.
Hector nodded at him.
The boys called out their names without looking up from their food.
"I'm X-Ray."
"Armpit,"
"Squid."
"Zigzag."
"Magnet."
"Barf bag."
"Well, I'll let you get to know each other." Mr. Pendanski said. He left.
"What'd you do to get here?" X-Ray asked.
Hector said nothing. He would have to explain that he had been homeless, and he didn't want to do that.
"Well?" Magnet said.
Hector sighed. "Nothing."
"Whatever, man," Squid said.
"Hey X, what'll we call him?" Barf bag asked.
"I donno yet."
Hector didn't want a nickname. But apparently they were planning on giving him one.
They finished their dinner and got up. "You coming?" Armpit asked him.
Hector said nothing.
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Mr. Pendanski caught up to the other boys. "Where's Hector?"
"He's still in there."
"Oh. I wanted to tell you boys that Hector can't read. But be nice to him."
"Why should we? He wasn't nice to us. He ignored us."
"Alan, he's probably shy."
"My name's Squid,"
"Uh huh." Mr. Pendanski walked away.
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Hector finished his dinner, although it was disgusting. He walked over to the tent that Mr. Pendanski had pointed out to him. There was nobody there. He lay down on a cot.
'I wonder why they have nicknames. Barf bag? Ugh. They're all so mean. They probably committed worse crimes than me. I bet they're making fun of me because I'm so small. Good thing they don't know that I can't read - then they would really make fun of me.'
His thoughts were interrupted. All the boys walked in the tent and sat down on their cots. Except Zigzag.
"Hey, get off my cot," he said.
Hector looked up and realized that this was Zigzag's cot. Oops.
"Get up!" Zigzag shouted.
Hector got up. He cautiously walked over to the empty cot.
Zigzag was really angry. He ran over to Hector and picked him up. He threw him onto the cot.
"Ow!" Hector yelled.
Zigzag said sarcastically, "Oh, I'm sorry, Hector." He stomped over to his cot.
The other boys were howling with laughter.
"Zig, you're crazy," Armpit said.
They talked some more then went to sleep. It was quiet.
Hector lay in his cot, angry and sad. He was angry at Zigzag. Zigzag really was crazy. He was sad because all the boys thought he was just a nothing.
He would prove that he wasn't. Some day, he would get revenge on Zigzag. And he would prove that he was worth something!
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Welcome to Camp Green Lake!
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Thanks for all your reviews! Sorry it took so long to update.
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The bus jerked to a stop and Hector opened his eyes. He looked out the window, and there were many boys in orange suits. Besides that, all he could see was desert for miles around.
The guard motioned for Hector to follow him. So he did. He was led into a small room.
"Sit down," a mean-looking man said.
Hector sat down.
"My name is Mr. Sir," the man said.
Hector thought, 'Yeah right.' He chuckled to himself.
"You think that's funny? Huh?" Mr. Sir said.
"No, Mr. Sir," Hector murmured.
Mr. Sir looked at the paper on his clipboard. "Hector Zeroni?"
"Yes, Mr. Sir," Hector said.
"Hmm." Mr. Sir got up. Hector followed. He saw Mr. Sir get out an orange suit.
"Put this on." He thrust it at Hector.
He did. It was big and uncomfortable.
Mr. Sir explained that he would get two uniforms, one for work and one for rest.
"You will dig one hole each day," Mr. Sir said, "five feet deep and five feet in diameter. Your shovel is your measuring stick."
'Gee,' Hector thought, 'that's deeper than me!'
Mr. Sir led Hector out into the sun. "You will be staying in D-tent. This is your counselor, Mr. Pendanski," he said as a man walked up.
"Hello, Hector," Mr. Pendanski said, "Follow me."
Hector followed him into the cafeteria. Mr. Pendanski told him to get food and sit down. So he did.
"This is Hector," said Mr. Pendanski to the boys at the table.
"Hey," one of the boys said.
Hector nodded at him.
The boys called out their names without looking up from their food.
"I'm X-Ray."
"Armpit,"
"Squid."
"Zigzag."
"Magnet."
"Barf bag."
"Well, I'll let you get to know each other." Mr. Pendanski said. He left.
"What'd you do to get here?" X-Ray asked.
Hector said nothing. He would have to explain that he had been homeless, and he didn't want to do that.
"Well?" Magnet said.
Hector sighed. "Nothing."
"Whatever, man," Squid said.
"Hey X, what'll we call him?" Barf bag asked.
"I donno yet."
Hector didn't want a nickname. But apparently they were planning on giving him one.
They finished their dinner and got up. "You coming?" Armpit asked him.
Hector said nothing.
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Mr. Pendanski caught up to the other boys. "Where's Hector?"
"He's still in there."
"Oh. I wanted to tell you boys that Hector can't read. But be nice to him."
"Why should we? He wasn't nice to us. He ignored us."
"Alan, he's probably shy."
"My name's Squid,"
"Uh huh." Mr. Pendanski walked away.
* * *
Hector finished his dinner, although it was disgusting. He walked over to the tent that Mr. Pendanski had pointed out to him. There was nobody there. He lay down on a cot.
'I wonder why they have nicknames. Barf bag? Ugh. They're all so mean. They probably committed worse crimes than me. I bet they're making fun of me because I'm so small. Good thing they don't know that I can't read - then they would really make fun of me.'
His thoughts were interrupted. All the boys walked in the tent and sat down on their cots. Except Zigzag.
"Hey, get off my cot," he said.
Hector looked up and realized that this was Zigzag's cot. Oops.
"Get up!" Zigzag shouted.
Hector got up. He cautiously walked over to the empty cot.
Zigzag was really angry. He ran over to Hector and picked him up. He threw him onto the cot.
"Ow!" Hector yelled.
Zigzag said sarcastically, "Oh, I'm sorry, Hector." He stomped over to his cot.
The other boys were howling with laughter.
"Zig, you're crazy," Armpit said.
They talked some more then went to sleep. It was quiet.
Hector lay in his cot, angry and sad. He was angry at Zigzag. Zigzag really was crazy. He was sad because all the boys thought he was just a nothing.
He would prove that he wasn't. Some day, he would get revenge on Zigzag. And he would prove that he was worth something!
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