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",