Now, Evan is the Leader of the group. He is starting to make Camp Green Lake a happier place to be. No more standing in a certain order to get water, no more fighting, and now X-Ray and Armpit don't even THINK about picking a fight with Grace.
"Hey Grace." Evan said, walking into the Mess Hall to eat dinner.
"Hi!" she said. "Where's Jose?" she asked.
"I think he's over there eating with Courtni." He said. Grace smiled. She knew that they like each other now.
"Grace, I was thinking." He said.
"Yeah?" she said.
"I was thinking that, maybe, I dunno, maybe everyone could go to some kind of dance on Friday nights, after we dig our hole." He said.
"Ooooo, that sounds cool. But, what about music?" he asked.
"Oh, Zig-Zag's got that covered." He said. Grace nodded.
"It's a brilliant idea!" she said.
"Yeah?" he asked, smiling. Grace nodded. "Where will you host it though?" Grace asked.
"Oh, probably in the Wreck Room. We could just clear away all the junk and the couches and stuff." He said.
"Okay. Sounds great!" she said. "Evan!!" Grace exclaimed.
"What?!" he asked, sounding worried.
"Oh, no it's nothing like that. I'm fine. It's just..why haven't we gotten nicknames yet?" she asked. "Oooo, I dunno Grace. Maybe it's because I'm leader now and X-Ray won't name you. Maybe the leader is supposed to name you." He said.
"Oh." She said. Evan nodded.
"I'll think of something for you ok?" he asked. "Oh, no, you don't have too. I was just confused. Everyone has nicknames except for me and you." She said.
"No. I want to name you something." He said.
"Okay." She said.
"Who will name you then?" she asked.
"You can." Evan said smiling.
Friday Night: Time for the first dance.
Over the past years that Grace, Evan, Jose, and Courtni were at Camp Green Lake, more girls arrived. It seems that the Warden at the girls' camp got fired and no one else wanted the job. So, more and more girls are arriving at Camp Green Lake. All of the D-Tent boys have girlfriends. Squid and Charm are really doing good together and Squid's attitude has improved. He's not hanging out with X-Ray or Armpit anymore. Magnet and Courtni are now boyfriend and girlfriend. He is so sweet to her. X-Ray and Armpit fell in love with twins. And Zig-Zag thinks that ALL girls are too suspicious to be with. So he obviously doesn't have a girlfriend. Zero likes this girl from Morocco, but he's too shy to let her know. And Caveman, he likes a girl and just recently let her know. He will be going to the dance with her.
"Hey Grace!" said Evan.
"Hi Evan!" she said.
"How was digging your hole today? I saw you, but you got to camp sooner than me." He said.
"Fine, it's getting better now that my hands are all tough." She said.
"Good...good." he said. After a long silence, Evan spoke up, "Grace? Do you want to go to the dance with me tonight?" he asked. Grace smiled.
"I wouldn't go with anyone else!" she said. "Okay." He said. "Want to go to the Wreck Room and play some pool? We have 1 hour before we go to the dance." he said.
"Sure!" Grace said.
1 Hour Later
"Okay, let's go." Evan said. "Kay." She said.
The first dance was a slow one. Grace was glad, because she doesn't like up-beat dances. She doesn't like to dance in front of people, only slow- dancing. Evan put his hands on Grace's waist and Grace put hers on his shoulders.
"So...." Evan said, "when do you think that we'll get out of here?" he asked.
"I dunno. You never know after what happened with Timmy and Hannah..Oh, I hope they're alright." She said, worried.
"They'll be fine." He said. "They're at Timmy and Courtni's house, remember?" he asked.
"Oh, that's right." She said. "Can I cut in?" Grace heard a voice behind her. It was Caveman.
"Oh..sure. I'll go get us some fruit-punch okay?" said Evan. Grace nodded and started dancing with Caveman.
"Hi." She said.
"Hey." He said.
"Where's your date? Olivia is it?" she asked.
"Yeah, she dumped me right when we started dancing and went to dance with someone else." He said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Now why would she do that?!" Grace exclaimed. Caveman laughed.
"No, I'm serious!" said Grace. "Who would dump a great guy like you?" she asked.
Caveman shook his head, still smiling. "I dunno. She went to dance with Brian." He said.
"Oh, that twitchy dude?" asked Grace.
"Yeah." He said. Grace shook her head.
"It's okay. I never really felt right with her anyway." Caveman said. Grace smiled. Grace saw Evan sitting on the couch, watching them. He smiled and waved. Grace smiled back. He didn't seem too bothered by Caveman interrupting, so Grace decided to dance with him longer, just so he won't be sitting there alone, with no girl.
"So, how's Zero? He never talks to me." Grace said, trying to start a conversation. It seemed too awkward, just dancing there saying nothing.
"He's good. Yeah, he never talks unless he gets used to you. He talks to me all the time!" he said.
"That's good." Grace said, nodding.
"I'm teaching him how to read." He said.
"Oh! That's great! I didn't know that he didn't know how to read! That's so sad. I bet people make fun of him a lot." He said.
Caveman nodded. "Yeah, he told me that X-Ray and Armpit did all the time. But ever since Evan became leader, he's been fine!" he said.
Grace smiled. She's so proud of Evan. After some silence Caveman looked down at Grace.
"Grace?" he asked.
"Yeah?" she asked
"Can I tell you something? I haven't ever told anyone this before." He said.
"Sure. Anything Caveman."
"Uh, I just wanted you to know that I'm proud of you." He said.
"Really?" she asked. "Why?"
"For putting up with everything that's happened over these past years and for being so nice to everyone, even your enemies." He said.
What is he leading up to? Grace thought.
"And I just want to say, that..I love you." He said.
"Hey Grace." Evan said, walking into the Mess Hall to eat dinner.
"Hi!" she said. "Where's Jose?" she asked.
"I think he's over there eating with Courtni." He said. Grace smiled. She knew that they like each other now.
"Grace, I was thinking." He said.
"Yeah?" she said.
"I was thinking that, maybe, I dunno, maybe everyone could go to some kind of dance on Friday nights, after we dig our hole." He said.
"Ooooo, that sounds cool. But, what about music?" he asked.
"Oh, Zig-Zag's got that covered." He said. Grace nodded.
"It's a brilliant idea!" she said.
"Yeah?" he asked, smiling. Grace nodded. "Where will you host it though?" Grace asked.
"Oh, probably in the Wreck Room. We could just clear away all the junk and the couches and stuff." He said.
"Okay. Sounds great!" she said. "Evan!!" Grace exclaimed.
"What?!" he asked, sounding worried.
"Oh, no it's nothing like that. I'm fine. It's just..why haven't we gotten nicknames yet?" she asked. "Oooo, I dunno Grace. Maybe it's because I'm leader now and X-Ray won't name you. Maybe the leader is supposed to name you." He said.
"Oh." She said. Evan nodded.
"I'll think of something for you ok?" he asked. "Oh, no, you don't have too. I was just confused. Everyone has nicknames except for me and you." She said.
"No. I want to name you something." He said.
"Okay." She said.
"Who will name you then?" she asked.
"You can." Evan said smiling.
Friday Night: Time for the first dance.
Over the past years that Grace, Evan, Jose, and Courtni were at Camp Green Lake, more girls arrived. It seems that the Warden at the girls' camp got fired and no one else wanted the job. So, more and more girls are arriving at Camp Green Lake. All of the D-Tent boys have girlfriends. Squid and Charm are really doing good together and Squid's attitude has improved. He's not hanging out with X-Ray or Armpit anymore. Magnet and Courtni are now boyfriend and girlfriend. He is so sweet to her. X-Ray and Armpit fell in love with twins. And Zig-Zag thinks that ALL girls are too suspicious to be with. So he obviously doesn't have a girlfriend. Zero likes this girl from Morocco, but he's too shy to let her know. And Caveman, he likes a girl and just recently let her know. He will be going to the dance with her.
"Hey Grace!" said Evan.
"Hi Evan!" she said.
"How was digging your hole today? I saw you, but you got to camp sooner than me." He said.
"Fine, it's getting better now that my hands are all tough." She said.
"Good...good." he said. After a long silence, Evan spoke up, "Grace? Do you want to go to the dance with me tonight?" he asked. Grace smiled.
"I wouldn't go with anyone else!" she said. "Okay." He said. "Want to go to the Wreck Room and play some pool? We have 1 hour before we go to the dance." he said.
"Sure!" Grace said.
1 Hour Later
"Okay, let's go." Evan said. "Kay." She said.
The first dance was a slow one. Grace was glad, because she doesn't like up-beat dances. She doesn't like to dance in front of people, only slow- dancing. Evan put his hands on Grace's waist and Grace put hers on his shoulders.
"So...." Evan said, "when do you think that we'll get out of here?" he asked.
"I dunno. You never know after what happened with Timmy and Hannah..Oh, I hope they're alright." She said, worried.
"They'll be fine." He said. "They're at Timmy and Courtni's house, remember?" he asked.
"Oh, that's right." She said. "Can I cut in?" Grace heard a voice behind her. It was Caveman.
"Oh..sure. I'll go get us some fruit-punch okay?" said Evan. Grace nodded and started dancing with Caveman.
"Hi." She said.
"Hey." He said.
"Where's your date? Olivia is it?" she asked.
"Yeah, she dumped me right when we started dancing and went to dance with someone else." He said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Now why would she do that?!" Grace exclaimed. Caveman laughed.
"No, I'm serious!" said Grace. "Who would dump a great guy like you?" she asked.
Caveman shook his head, still smiling. "I dunno. She went to dance with Brian." He said.
"Oh, that twitchy dude?" asked Grace.
"Yeah." He said. Grace shook her head.
"It's okay. I never really felt right with her anyway." Caveman said. Grace smiled. Grace saw Evan sitting on the couch, watching them. He smiled and waved. Grace smiled back. He didn't seem too bothered by Caveman interrupting, so Grace decided to dance with him longer, just so he won't be sitting there alone, with no girl.
"So, how's Zero? He never talks to me." Grace said, trying to start a conversation. It seemed too awkward, just dancing there saying nothing.
"He's good. Yeah, he never talks unless he gets used to you. He talks to me all the time!" he said.
"That's good." Grace said, nodding.
"I'm teaching him how to read." He said.
"Oh! That's great! I didn't know that he didn't know how to read! That's so sad. I bet people make fun of him a lot." He said.
Caveman nodded. "Yeah, he told me that X-Ray and Armpit did all the time. But ever since Evan became leader, he's been fine!" he said.
Grace smiled. She's so proud of Evan. After some silence Caveman looked down at Grace.
"Grace?" he asked.
"Yeah?" she asked
"Can I tell you something? I haven't ever told anyone this before." He said.
"Sure. Anything Caveman."
"Uh, I just wanted you to know that I'm proud of you." He said.
"Really?" she asked. "Why?"
"For putting up with everything that's happened over these past years and for being so nice to everyone, even your enemies." He said.
What is he leading up to? Grace thought.
"And I just want to say, that..I love you." He said.