How to Deal
Chapter Two
After Ashley rang the doorbell, she heard people shuffling around. Landon opened the door. His hair was really ruffled up, he didn't have a shirt on, and there were blankets in his living room. "Oh hey baby!" he said. "What's up?" "What are you doing in there?" she asked. "Oh, nothing." He said. Ashley could see a girl underneath the blankets. Ashley narrowed her eyes and shook her head. She turned away from Landon and got on her skateboard. "Wait! Ashley! Hold on a sec!" he yelled after her. Ashley's gut told her to keep on going, to skateboard home, but she turned around to look at him. "What? What is it Landon? What is worth staying here for?" she asked with a real attitude. He held up a finger and said, "Wait right there. Don't go anywhere, I'll be right out." "You have one minute! And counting!" she yelled. "Alright." Landon said and he shut the door. In exactly one minute, he came out of the house with a girl following him. She looked to be around 20 years old and wore really really tight girly clothes. "Hey babe." He said. "Will you stop calling me that?" she asked, clearly mad at him. "This is Jennifer." He said, looking at the girl that was next to him. Ashley tilted her head to the side, her hands on her hips, and looked at Jennifer. Landon looked at Jennifer, then at Ashley, then back at Jennifer. He rubbed the back of his neck. "So, is this you're...girlfriend?" Jennifer asked in a sassy tone, looking at Ashley like she was some kind of gross dead animal. Landon didn't answer right away. "Landon!" Ashley yelled at him. "Oh...uh..yeah." he said, but Ashley saw him wink at Jennifer. Ashley shook her head and got on her skateboard again. "Ashley. I was wondering if you wanted to go somewhere with me and Jennifer." He asked. "I guess so." She said. Besides, she didn't have anything better to do. Ashley put her skateboard in the back of his pick-up truck and climbed in. Jennifer came in after Ashley and he drove the girls away. He drove and drove and finally arrived behind some factory. "Come on girls." He said, getting out of the truck. By now, it was dark out and it was starting to rain. Ashley didn't feel too good about this. But she got out anyway. Jennifer got out after Ashley and the three jumped a fence that had a sign saying, "No Trespassing" on it. Now Ashley really didn't feel good about this. Landon led them to the very back of the factory where there was a deep pond filled with dirty water. "Where are you taking us Landon?" asked Ashley. "I'm supposed to meet some people here." He said. Ashley sighed and leaned against the side of the factory. Before Ashley new it, she heard sirens, lots of sirens. "Landon! You idiot! You led me into a trap!" Ashley yelled at the top of her lungs. Jennifer smirked and Landon said, "Yeah babe. Now I'm finally rid of you and you're in serious shit." He and Jennifer ran to their truck. "AAAGGGH!!!! LANDON!" she screamed and she ran after them. The truck started pulling away and the only thing that Ashley could think of was to grab her skateboard from the back of Landon's truck. She started to climb in but Landon drove away too fast and all she had now was her skateboard. The sirens were really close now. Ashley turned around and saw about 5 cops running after her. She started running but they were too fast. They pounced on her and she fell to the ground. They cuffed her and dragged her to the police car. "No! I'm innocent! Landon Stiles set me up!" Ashley screamed. But the cops weren't listening to anything she said and by the time she knew it, she was at the jail, then she was at court..and now she was riding a bus to a Juvenile Correctional Facility called Camp Green Lake.
Ashley turned her head to look at the driver and the guard in the front of the bus. "Yo! When're we gettin' there?" she asked. The driver just shook his head and didn't answer. The guard looked like he was falling asleep. The bus hadn't even gotten out of the city yet and Ashley was so bored that she didn't have anything better to do.
Ashley jumped when the bus halted to a stop. She looked out the window. The bus stopped n front of an apartment in a nice city. A boy about her age walked onto the bus. He had a backpack on and he was really tall. He was surprised to see another person on the bus besides the driver and the guard, so he made his way over to where Ashley was sitting. The boy sat down in the seat in front of her and turned around. "Hi." He said, smiling. Ashley just looked at him and then looked away. "Uh.*clears throat* I'm Stanley." He said. Ashley sighed a really short sigh and said, "Don't even bother." "Oh..uh.okay." he said. He turned around. After awhile, Ashley felt kind bad the way she pushed him away like that. "Uh..I'm Ashley. Sorry about...uh, what I did." She said, finally. Stanley turned around and smiled. "Hi." "Hey." Ashley said. "Nice to meet you, Ashley." He said. Ashley tried her best to smile. She wasn't used to being friendly to somebody, let alone someone being friendly to her. "Where do you think we're going? Well, I know its Camp Green Lake, but what do you think it's like there?" Stanley asked. Ashley shrugged. "Dunno." Stanley nodded. Ashley rested her head against the side of the window. As she did this, she noticed a couple of holes here and there. It sort of freaked Ashley out. It reminded her of the moon. Ashley shuddered, even thought it was extremely hot weather. As the bus drove down the dusty road, more and more holes appeared. "What's up with these holes man?" asked Stanley. Ashley liked it when he called her man. She hated anything like babe, baby, hon, or anything like that. She liked dude and man. "I don't know. It's weird, like the moon or something." She said. "Yeah." Stanley said. Finally they arrived at some kind of camp, well obviously, camp is in the name of the facility isn't it? Ashley grabbed her black backpack that said, "Wazzzzup????" on it, slipped her shoes back on, and grabbed her skateboard. Stanley grabbed his backpack and made their way off the bus. "Don't be wise. Come on." Said the guard. "Thanks for the ride." Stanley said as the stepped off the bus. The driver just smirked. "So, uh, where's the lake?" Ashley asked. "Hey, what'd I just tell you, don't be a wise guy." The guard said. Ashley smirked and thought to herself, "That's just what I am!" The guard led them to a small cabin. Ashley and Stanley looked around. There were lots of boys wearing orange jumpsuits carrying shovels. Ashley made a quizzical look and Stanley returned it. "Well, I guess I won't be able to ride my skateboard anywhere." Ashley said. "Yeah, I dunno. Maybe they have a court or something?" Stanley wondered. "I doubt it, these boys look bored to death." She said. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He said. Stanley, Ashley, and the guard walked into the cabin and saw a stiff looking man sitting behind a desk. "Sit down." He said.
After Ashley rang the doorbell, she heard people shuffling around. Landon opened the door. His hair was really ruffled up, he didn't have a shirt on, and there were blankets in his living room. "Oh hey baby!" he said. "What's up?" "What are you doing in there?" she asked. "Oh, nothing." He said. Ashley could see a girl underneath the blankets. Ashley narrowed her eyes and shook her head. She turned away from Landon and got on her skateboard. "Wait! Ashley! Hold on a sec!" he yelled after her. Ashley's gut told her to keep on going, to skateboard home, but she turned around to look at him. "What? What is it Landon? What is worth staying here for?" she asked with a real attitude. He held up a finger and said, "Wait right there. Don't go anywhere, I'll be right out." "You have one minute! And counting!" she yelled. "Alright." Landon said and he shut the door. In exactly one minute, he came out of the house with a girl following him. She looked to be around 20 years old and wore really really tight girly clothes. "Hey babe." He said. "Will you stop calling me that?" she asked, clearly mad at him. "This is Jennifer." He said, looking at the girl that was next to him. Ashley tilted her head to the side, her hands on her hips, and looked at Jennifer. Landon looked at Jennifer, then at Ashley, then back at Jennifer. He rubbed the back of his neck. "So, is this you're...girlfriend?" Jennifer asked in a sassy tone, looking at Ashley like she was some kind of gross dead animal. Landon didn't answer right away. "Landon!" Ashley yelled at him. "Oh...uh..yeah." he said, but Ashley saw him wink at Jennifer. Ashley shook her head and got on her skateboard again. "Ashley. I was wondering if you wanted to go somewhere with me and Jennifer." He asked. "I guess so." She said. Besides, she didn't have anything better to do. Ashley put her skateboard in the back of his pick-up truck and climbed in. Jennifer came in after Ashley and he drove the girls away. He drove and drove and finally arrived behind some factory. "Come on girls." He said, getting out of the truck. By now, it was dark out and it was starting to rain. Ashley didn't feel too good about this. But she got out anyway. Jennifer got out after Ashley and the three jumped a fence that had a sign saying, "No Trespassing" on it. Now Ashley really didn't feel good about this. Landon led them to the very back of the factory where there was a deep pond filled with dirty water. "Where are you taking us Landon?" asked Ashley. "I'm supposed to meet some people here." He said. Ashley sighed and leaned against the side of the factory. Before Ashley new it, she heard sirens, lots of sirens. "Landon! You idiot! You led me into a trap!" Ashley yelled at the top of her lungs. Jennifer smirked and Landon said, "Yeah babe. Now I'm finally rid of you and you're in serious shit." He and Jennifer ran to their truck. "AAAGGGH!!!! LANDON!" she screamed and she ran after them. The truck started pulling away and the only thing that Ashley could think of was to grab her skateboard from the back of Landon's truck. She started to climb in but Landon drove away too fast and all she had now was her skateboard. The sirens were really close now. Ashley turned around and saw about 5 cops running after her. She started running but they were too fast. They pounced on her and she fell to the ground. They cuffed her and dragged her to the police car. "No! I'm innocent! Landon Stiles set me up!" Ashley screamed. But the cops weren't listening to anything she said and by the time she knew it, she was at the jail, then she was at court..and now she was riding a bus to a Juvenile Correctional Facility called Camp Green Lake.
Ashley turned her head to look at the driver and the guard in the front of the bus. "Yo! When're we gettin' there?" she asked. The driver just shook his head and didn't answer. The guard looked like he was falling asleep. The bus hadn't even gotten out of the city yet and Ashley was so bored that she didn't have anything better to do.
Ashley jumped when the bus halted to a stop. She looked out the window. The bus stopped n front of an apartment in a nice city. A boy about her age walked onto the bus. He had a backpack on and he was really tall. He was surprised to see another person on the bus besides the driver and the guard, so he made his way over to where Ashley was sitting. The boy sat down in the seat in front of her and turned around. "Hi." He said, smiling. Ashley just looked at him and then looked away. "Uh.*clears throat* I'm Stanley." He said. Ashley sighed a really short sigh and said, "Don't even bother." "Oh..uh.okay." he said. He turned around. After awhile, Ashley felt kind bad the way she pushed him away like that. "Uh..I'm Ashley. Sorry about...uh, what I did." She said, finally. Stanley turned around and smiled. "Hi." "Hey." Ashley said. "Nice to meet you, Ashley." He said. Ashley tried her best to smile. She wasn't used to being friendly to somebody, let alone someone being friendly to her. "Where do you think we're going? Well, I know its Camp Green Lake, but what do you think it's like there?" Stanley asked. Ashley shrugged. "Dunno." Stanley nodded. Ashley rested her head against the side of the window. As she did this, she noticed a couple of holes here and there. It sort of freaked Ashley out. It reminded her of the moon. Ashley shuddered, even thought it was extremely hot weather. As the bus drove down the dusty road, more and more holes appeared. "What's up with these holes man?" asked Stanley. Ashley liked it when he called her man. She hated anything like babe, baby, hon, or anything like that. She liked dude and man. "I don't know. It's weird, like the moon or something." She said. "Yeah." Stanley said. Finally they arrived at some kind of camp, well obviously, camp is in the name of the facility isn't it? Ashley grabbed her black backpack that said, "Wazzzzup????" on it, slipped her shoes back on, and grabbed her skateboard. Stanley grabbed his backpack and made their way off the bus. "Don't be wise. Come on." Said the guard. "Thanks for the ride." Stanley said as the stepped off the bus. The driver just smirked. "So, uh, where's the lake?" Ashley asked. "Hey, what'd I just tell you, don't be a wise guy." The guard said. Ashley smirked and thought to herself, "That's just what I am!" The guard led them to a small cabin. Ashley and Stanley looked around. There were lots of boys wearing orange jumpsuits carrying shovels. Ashley made a quizzical look and Stanley returned it. "Well, I guess I won't be able to ride my skateboard anywhere." Ashley said. "Yeah, I dunno. Maybe they have a court or something?" Stanley wondered. "I doubt it, these boys look bored to death." She said. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He said. Stanley, Ashley, and the guard walked into the cabin and saw a stiff looking man sitting behind a desk. "Sit down." He said.