Holes, hole, holes. That's what the boys were digging. As the bus
rolled along, Jules Verne stared out the window at the holes. Am I even in
the right place?, she thought as she looked over the dry desert land and
these ditches of doom. Is this my punishment? But she couldn't question
it anymore, for the bus came to a complete halt, and she had to step off.
She had only noticed now that she was the only one on the bus. Jules
hopped off the bus and dropped her bag. This is going to be HELL, was her
very first thought.
A man in shorts and a cap walked toward her. "You must be Julio
Verne", the man said. "The name's Julia, but you call me Jules, all
right?", snapped Jules. The man said, "You're a fresh one, aren't you,
Jules? We'll snap that out of you. My name is Mr. Pedanski. Welcome to
Camp Green Lake. This is not a camp as you would have thought. It is a
correctional facility, and you shall dig one hole each day. 5 feet deep
and 5 feet in diameter. You will get two sets of clothes. One is your
work set and the other is relaxation. After 3 days, your relaxation set
becomes your work set. Understood?"
"Why must I dig holes?", Jules asked after this long speech. He said, "We
believe that digging holes builds character. No more questions. You will
be sleeping in D-Tent, so let me introduce you to the boys."
Mr. Pendanski walked her over to a tent, then went inside. "You wait out
here, all right?", he stated flatly, then went inside.
There were 7 boys in the tent, all just talking. He (Mr. Pedanski) cleared
his throat and announced, "Boys, you will have a new person in your tent.
I expect you to treat this person with as much respect as you would treat
each other." "With none?", said Zigzag, as a joke. The other boys
laughed. Mr. Pedanski rolled his eyes and motioned for Jules to come in.
When she did come in, the boys just stared. They hadn't seen a girl
(the warden not included) for a long, long time. To break the ice, Jules
said, "Hello. Where do I sleep?" X-Ray, another boy, answered her
question. "Next to Zigzag." She was confused though. "Um...where exactly
is that?" A boy stood up, he was quite good looking and around her age.
"Right here, milady. Let me help you get across to there." He took here
by the hand and led her to her bed. "I hope you find it comfortable,
milady. What is your name, might I ask, and why do you have those casts on
your arms and legs?" Jules blushed. "My name is Julia, please call me
Jules, and the casts I will explain later at counseling." Mr. Pedanski
left the tent, leaving Jules with the boys.
She said, as a conversation starter, "Please tell me your nicknames,
all of you." She sat upon her bed and listened to the boys say their
names. "I'm X-ray", said a boy with thick, black, square glasses. "My
name is Armpit", said a slightly smelly, heavyset kid. "I'm Twitch", said
a mousy boy who, at the moment, was twitching. "I'm Magnet", said a kid
with a nice smile. "I'm Caveman", said a normal looking boy. "I'm Zero",
said an incredibly small boy. "And I'm Zigzag. Squid will be back in a
moment. I think you look divine, Jules." "Zig, you'll be in a hole soon
if you don't stop hitting on her", Caveman said. They all cracked up
laughing.
Bells started ringing. "Dinner!", the guys shouted. and Zigzag took
Jules by the hand and they all ran to the mess hall. they were serving
Salsbury Steak tonight, and they all let Jules cut them. She got her share
and sat at the D table.
"Why are you here in the first place, Jules?", asked Armpit. Jules
replied, "I hacked into my school's computer system and set it so all the
computers would crash the next day at exactly 2:15 and 15 seconds p.m.
Since my school is basically computer operated, there was major chaos.
They immediately pointed me as the culprit." "Why?", was the question from
Zero. "Why? Because I was the mastermind of that school. No one realized
it though, because my label was White Trash. I was nothing but white
trash. So I showed that I was smart enough. That I wasn't just white
trash. But I got in trouble for it. Now I'm stuck here for no reason."
"Why do you have the casts, Jules?", asked Zigzag in a concerned voice.
"That's a long story and particularly nauseating story", Jules said in a
shifty voice. "I'll take those bandages off then, because you won't tell
us!", said Armpit, and ripped the bandage off her arm. There lay limply a
bloody mess, with a bit of bone peeking out.
All the guys went pale and stared at me. Caveman started muttering, "I'm
gonna be sick, I'm gonna be sick, I'm gonna be sick..." "I thought I told
you that you aren't supposed to do things when a lady tells you not to",
said an extremely pale Zigzag. "I cannot believe my ears! This is coming
from a person whohasn't been close to a woman for years???", said Twitch.
"Well, at least I am not addicted to cars!", Zigzag snapped back. Twitch
punched Zigzag, and Zigzag kicked him as a result, and soon every boy at D-
Table was beating the crap out of each other. Jules slammed a fist onto
the table though and everyone at D-Table was silent and still. She shrieked
angrily, "Thank you for the warm, 'peaceful' welcome that you have all
given me. I will now be going to the tent. No one bother me, for I am
very mad at you all for your idiotic behavior. Good night!" Then she
stormed out of the mess hall and into the night.
None of the boys spoke during the rest of dinner. They were all really
pissed off at each other. They were also sad because she was angry. But
most of all, Zigzag was sad. He had really taken a liking to her, but now
because his stupid words, she was mad at all of them. He sighed as he
threw the leftovers away and went back to D-Tent.
He found Jules reading a book. He soon realized that it was his own
journal. He ran toward her, grabbed the book and said, "Who told you that
you could read it? WHO TOLD YOU?!?"
Jules stared at him. "Wow, I never knew that your life was so difficult. It's just like mine", she said, in awe. "Please don't tell anyone about anything you read in there", I said, in despair. "I know you read about it. I was a horrible thing and I had to get it out of my mind",
Jules stared at him. "Wow, I never knew that your life was so difficult. It's just like mine", she said, in awe. "Please don't tell anyone about anything you read in there", I said, in despair. "I know you read about it. I was a horrible thing and I had to get it out of my mind",
