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Now…on to chappy 12…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Brent stared upwards at the top of D-tent. It was late—terribly late, and he couldn't fall asleep…Especially with the loud boys' snores sleeping next to him.
"I hate it here," He muttered and flipped on his side away from the noise.
That stupid X-ray boy had been in his mind since the morning. Nobody had ever talked to him like that! Nobody! And it even got worse throughout the day.
X-ray had pushed him to the back of the line, behind the short kid with real curly hair; it had infuriated Brent.
After dinner, they had another 'counseling meeting'. Mr. Pendanski wanted to know about him. Brent refused, while saying,
"You don't need to know about my life—and you don't need to know about me. All you need to know is that I make no friends—want no friends, and that I hate this stupid-ass camp,"
That had been the end of the conversation. After their meeting, X-ray met him outside D-tent.
"Listen," He had said, "D-tent isn't like any other tent. We stick together—and you are ending that. You either are respectful to mom and us, or you never set foot near, or around us. Got it?"
Brent had been so pissed off, that he spit in X-ray's face and walked to D-tent and lay down on his cot, ignoring all the glares and threats coming from every one around him.
X-ray had taught everybody to hate him; he had ruined his 3 years at the stupid camp. It was X-ray's entire fault that his friend, Squid, left and that he had to be placed here. It was X-ray's fault that he had to be placed last in line—even after that little short dude. It was all his fault.
Brent, now filled with anger, hopped up from his cot, looking around for X-ray. Spotting him, two cots away from his, he briskly walked over.
"Asshole," He muttered before jumping up and straddling X-rays hips and seized him around his neck, squeezing as hard as he could. X-ray's eyes popped open from the sleep he was in, his hands immediately going up to the hands gripping him. X-ray started twisting and turning on the cot, trying with all his might to throw the boy off of him. But it was no use. And for the first time in his life, someone actually had power over him.
"You stupid, brainless jerk!" Brent screamed.
Zigzag's eyes slowly opened to the sound of shouting. Confused, he sat up in his bed seeing Brent straddling X-ray. He blanched, eyes going wide,
"Uhh, X…I didn't really know you were…umm, you were—" But that's when he heard a sound come from X-ray's lips. It was a choking-gasp type noise.
"X?" He looked closer, seeing Brent's hands clutching around his throat. Zigzag's eyes went wide before he leaped out of bed, ramming into Brent, and successfully dislodging him from X-ray.
X-ray sat up, clasping his neck and gasping, while Zigzag was triumphantly punching the unconscious boy beneath him.
"You can stop now, Zig." X-ray whispered; his throat still hurting a great deal. Zigzag stood up and spat onto Brent.
"I don't like this kid," He muttered. Turning around, he slowly walked back to his cot.
"Wha' happen'?" Magnet mumbled.
"Nothin'. Go back ta sleep," Zigzag sighed. He flipped over in his cot, and fell back into a light slumber.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Squid sighed as he walked into the boy's bathroom. It was his first time cleaning the bathroom, and he was sure that he wouldn't like it.
With a little 'scrubber' in one hand and a bucket filled with soap and water in the other, he walked into the first stall. The door closing behind him.
"Stupid bathroom," He muttered. Getting onto his hands and knees, he began scrubbing the floor. Suddenly, the entrance door to the bathroom slammed open. Squid stopped his cleaning, and listened as 2 boys came walking in, talking.
"So, I hear that Danny is takin' a likin' to this new boy?" Someone asked. Squid looked under the stall door to see them walk over to the sink.
"Yeah. Did you see 'em beat up Evan last night?"
"Yeah, man. That guy hasn't even been here for 3 days, and he's already been in a fight,"
One of the boys laughed, "He's gonna get it from Evan. Did you know how pissed he was?"
"It's not that hard to miss, Marty,"
"I know that. But I think Evan was more pissed at Danny,"
"No, way—"
"Yeah, man! Do you know how close they used to be?"
"Well—"
"He's pissed. I wouldn't be surprised if both of 'em got a beating…"
"Really—" The bathroom door opened again, 4 more boys walked in.
"Listen," Someone ordered, "Evan's pissed. I suggest that you go out there and stop 'em before he kills Danny…"
Squid's eyes widened. He leaned closer to the door, listening.
"What's he doin'?" Marty demanded.
"You see for yourself,"
"God dammit!" Marty yelled, and was just about to run out, when Squid's foot slipped on the soapy floor, sending the bucket of soapy water sprawling everywhere.
"What was that?" The boys froze, and turned to look at the only stall that had its door close.
"Someone's prolly just goin' to that bathroom—"
"No…I see someone…" Marty walked closer to the door.
Shit…Squid thought. He backed away from the door, until he came in contact with the water on the floor.
The door crashed open. Squid looked up to see the 6 boys towering over him. One smiled,
"Looks we got ourselves a spy…"
"Nah. I-I was just cleanin—" Squid began.
"Shut up!" The tallest boy ran forward, picked Squid up and slammed him into the wall, holding him there.
"Hey…ain't that the guy who beat up Evan?"
"Sure is…" Marty grinned.
"You was spying on us—"
"No!" Squid fought back, verbally, "I wasn't. I was cleanin'."
"Nah, he wasn't. I seen 'em with my own two eyes," The smallest one said, standing about only 5 feet.
"Ya did?"
"Yep. He just ain't admittin' it."
"Aha," The boy said that was still holding him against the wall, "So we got ourselves a spy and a liar."
"That ain't true!" Squid denied. Again, the bathroom opened. The boy holding Squid dropped him to the floor.
"What's going on in here?" Joe yelled, walking in the stall.
"We was just helping him clean up this mess," Marty said, a slight twinkle in his eye, "S'all."
"Yeah, well you better hurry up. There's been a fight outside, one of the boys has been sent to the hospital…Police are comin' to investigate. Don't cause any trouble,"
"We won't, Sir." Joe nodded to them, and then left.
Marty glared down to him, "You mouth anythin' to them, you and your friend die." And with that, each of the 6 boys were out the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~
X-ray was the first to get up the next morning. He wasn't able to get to sleep since the incident. Brent had gotten up an hour after his beating from Zigzag. Apparently, he hadn't gotten any sleep as well, for all X-ray heard was tossing, turning, groaning, and muttering.
Digging seemed different that morning. No one spoke, nor did anyone joke or laugh. It was serious.
Brent noticed that again, nobody was looking at him. They were giving him the cold shoulder. But, he couldn't give them any reason why not to. He had almost killed their tent leader. Brent softly laughed.
"What are you laughin' 'bout?" Armpit growled. Brent looked up to see every one staring at him.
"Nothin'."
"There he goes with that 'nothin' again," Magnet muttered. Zigzag smirked,
"Yeah,"
"Nothin' as in none of your business." Brent growled back. Some 'Oo's' were heard.
"What did you just say?"
"Nothin' as in none of your business," He repeated, more forcefully. Magnet hopped out of his hole.
Brent laughed, "OoO…Magnet's gonna come get me," Magnet's eyes narrowed, as he jumped onto Brent, both collapsing onto the ground.
"Magnet!" X-ray yelled. As he and Zigzag jumped out of their own holes and ran over to the fight, "Magnet get off 'em. You'll get in trouble!"
Magnet glowered down to Brent, who was panting beneath him, "You got lucky," With one more push to Brent, Magnet climbed out of his hole.
After what seemed like hours to the boys, the water truck came. Mr. Sir climbed out of his truck and walked over to the forming line.
"You Girl Scouts behaving?" X-ray handed over his canteen,
"Yes, Mr. Sir."
They had just gotten to the end of the line when Mr. Sir paused, looking at Brent's bruised face, "Hmm…What happened here?"
X-ray's eyes shut tight. This kid better not rag on them…
"It was Zigzag," He said with no hesitation. X-ray took a slow deep breath, trying to calm himself.
"Zigzag, eh?" Mr. Sir murmured, "Zigzag! Please come over here," Zigzag gave a worried look to his friends before walking over to Mr. Sir and Brent.
"Is it true that you did this, Zigzag?"
"Yes, Mr. Sir."
Mr. Sir nodded, "And do you have a reason, Zigzag?"
"Yes, Mr. Sir."
Mr. Sir waited before saying, "Well?"
"He was stranglin' X-ray in the middle of the night,"
Mr. Sir looked over to Brent, "Is this true, Brent?"
"Yes, Mr. Sir."
He nodded before saying, "X-ray, please come over here!" X-ray jumped out of his hole and trotted over to the 3.
"Yes, Mr. Sir?"
"Is it true that Brent was choking you?"
X-ray gave a quick smirk to Zigzag, before pulling down his jumpsuit collar, showing the dark bruises, "Yes, Mr. Sir."
"Mmm Hmm," He pondered, "Once all three of you are done digging, go to the Warden's cabin. I'm reporting this,"