How to Deal
Chapter Ten
Once Ashley and Squid were done kissing, Ashley sat down on the cot. Squid sat down next to her. They sat in silence for a long time until the rest of D-Tent came in the tent. They were all cracking up and mimicking Landon and everything. "Yo! Ashley! Nice words dog!" X-Ray called. Ashley looked up, smiled sort of a fake smile, and then looked down again. Faith and Carla were talking with ZigZag and Magnet. X-Ray, Armpit, and Caveman were still making fun of Landon and laughing. Zero just laid down on his cot.
Ashley turned towards Squid and hugged him.
The next day, D-Tent was out on the dry lake bed, digging another hole again. This time, the water truck arrived earlier than usual. Mr. Sir stepped out of the truck with a serious look on his face. He walked over to the curious D-Tent and started to talk. First, he cleared his throat. "Um..we've had uh, an unexpected attack from Yellow-Spotted Lizards back at camp about an hour ago and uh, some people are dead." He said. Ashley gasped. Squid just stared at Mr. Sir like he was nuts. Faith and Carla had a confused look on their face, wondering how a lizard could kill someone. Everyone else in D-Tent were shocked. "Uh, umm.who was killed Mr. Sir?" Ashley asked. "A couple counselors, Mr. Quinn and Miss Lemons." He said. Suddenly, relief swept over her, but she felt so awful that she was actually glad that he was dead. Ashley turned around and ran about 20 feet away from the crowd. There, she sat down and put her head down on her hands. She heard footsteps coming from behind her. "Ashley." Squid said, sitting down next to her. He put his hand on her shoulder. Ashley lifted her head from her hands. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. "I feel so awful!" Ashley cried. "Oh, Ashley." Squid said, pulling her tight to him, hugging her. "I actually felt glad that he died! Because then I would be safe!" Ashley sobbed, "But I feel so guilty and horrible for feeling that way about him!" "I know." Squid said, "But do you know what that means?" he asked. Ashley sniffed and wiped her eyes. "What?" "It means that you're a nice person.that you love your friends [i]and[/i] enemies. No matter what. And if that doesn't mean that you're a nice person, I don't know what does." Squid said. Ashley laughed a really short laugh and smiled. "Thank you Squid." She said, hugging him tighter. "Thank you." "Call me Alan." He said. Ashley pulled away from Squid's arms and whispered softly, "I love you, Alan." "I love you." Squid said. Ashley smiled and hugged him. Alan kissed her forehead and grabbed her hand. They made their way back to D-Tent, and by then, Mr. Sir was gone. Everyone in D-Tent were smiling, even Faith and Carla. "What's so funny you guys?" Ashley asked. "Dig this! Mr. Sir said that we all get to go home because the lizards are acting real weird and all!" X-Ray said, jumping up and down with delight. "Woohoo!!!" Ashley and Squid yelled. Everyone in D-Tent yelled in excitement and happiness. And then, as if the situation couldn't get any better, it started to rain. Ashley and everyone in D-Tent screamed, jumped up and down, and ran around as they got soaked. Squid picked Ashley up on his back and twirled around in circles. Everyone was smiling.
Ashley had fallen asleep on Squid's shoulder in the bus and woke up with a start as the bus rode over a hole in the ground. Each tent had their own bus, and the counselors were all in the same bus. "I was thinking, Alan..will I ever see you again?" Ashley asked. "Of course, Ashley." He said. "Yeah but, we don't live in the same city." She said. "Hey, now wait a minute...I never told you what city that I live in." Alan said. Ashley smiled, "Oh, right..hehe, yeah.you didn't tell me. Alright, what city do you live in Alan?" she asked with a hopeful smile. "Houston." He said. Ashley screamed. "I live there!!!" she yelled. "Hey hey, quiet down kid." Said the bus driver. Ashley didn't pay attention at all to the bus driver and screamed again. "What'd I tell you?" the bus driver asked again. Ashley smiled and pounced on Alan, hugging him. Alan flew out onto the isle and Ashley landed on top of him. Everyone laughed at them. But neither Ashley nor Alan cared. "I love you Ashley!" Alan said, hugging her tighter. "I love you too." She said. Finally, they stopped hugging and got back up on the seat. Alan put his hand on Ashley's neck and kissed her. Ashley kissed him back and everyone in D-Tent rolled their eyes. Faith and Carla giggled.
Everything worked out great. It turns out that Alan's mother had stopped her drinking habits after feeling like she had failed her son. Ashley's father had gotten arrested for child abuse; Ashley's mother had reported him. Speaking of Ashley's mom, her and Ashley had sold their house and bought a duplex with Alan and his mom. They were living on each side of the duplex. Alan on the right, Ashley on the left. Alan and Ashley were high school sweat-hearts. They both were still dating and kept in touch with the other D-Tent members every day.
*THE END*
Once Ashley and Squid were done kissing, Ashley sat down on the cot. Squid sat down next to her. They sat in silence for a long time until the rest of D-Tent came in the tent. They were all cracking up and mimicking Landon and everything. "Yo! Ashley! Nice words dog!" X-Ray called. Ashley looked up, smiled sort of a fake smile, and then looked down again. Faith and Carla were talking with ZigZag and Magnet. X-Ray, Armpit, and Caveman were still making fun of Landon and laughing. Zero just laid down on his cot.
Ashley turned towards Squid and hugged him.
The next day, D-Tent was out on the dry lake bed, digging another hole again. This time, the water truck arrived earlier than usual. Mr. Sir stepped out of the truck with a serious look on his face. He walked over to the curious D-Tent and started to talk. First, he cleared his throat. "Um..we've had uh, an unexpected attack from Yellow-Spotted Lizards back at camp about an hour ago and uh, some people are dead." He said. Ashley gasped. Squid just stared at Mr. Sir like he was nuts. Faith and Carla had a confused look on their face, wondering how a lizard could kill someone. Everyone else in D-Tent were shocked. "Uh, umm.who was killed Mr. Sir?" Ashley asked. "A couple counselors, Mr. Quinn and Miss Lemons." He said. Suddenly, relief swept over her, but she felt so awful that she was actually glad that he was dead. Ashley turned around and ran about 20 feet away from the crowd. There, she sat down and put her head down on her hands. She heard footsteps coming from behind her. "Ashley." Squid said, sitting down next to her. He put his hand on her shoulder. Ashley lifted her head from her hands. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. "I feel so awful!" Ashley cried. "Oh, Ashley." Squid said, pulling her tight to him, hugging her. "I actually felt glad that he died! Because then I would be safe!" Ashley sobbed, "But I feel so guilty and horrible for feeling that way about him!" "I know." Squid said, "But do you know what that means?" he asked. Ashley sniffed and wiped her eyes. "What?" "It means that you're a nice person.that you love your friends [i]and[/i] enemies. No matter what. And if that doesn't mean that you're a nice person, I don't know what does." Squid said. Ashley laughed a really short laugh and smiled. "Thank you Squid." She said, hugging him tighter. "Thank you." "Call me Alan." He said. Ashley pulled away from Squid's arms and whispered softly, "I love you, Alan." "I love you." Squid said. Ashley smiled and hugged him. Alan kissed her forehead and grabbed her hand. They made their way back to D-Tent, and by then, Mr. Sir was gone. Everyone in D-Tent were smiling, even Faith and Carla. "What's so funny you guys?" Ashley asked. "Dig this! Mr. Sir said that we all get to go home because the lizards are acting real weird and all!" X-Ray said, jumping up and down with delight. "Woohoo!!!" Ashley and Squid yelled. Everyone in D-Tent yelled in excitement and happiness. And then, as if the situation couldn't get any better, it started to rain. Ashley and everyone in D-Tent screamed, jumped up and down, and ran around as they got soaked. Squid picked Ashley up on his back and twirled around in circles. Everyone was smiling.
Ashley had fallen asleep on Squid's shoulder in the bus and woke up with a start as the bus rode over a hole in the ground. Each tent had their own bus, and the counselors were all in the same bus. "I was thinking, Alan..will I ever see you again?" Ashley asked. "Of course, Ashley." He said. "Yeah but, we don't live in the same city." She said. "Hey, now wait a minute...I never told you what city that I live in." Alan said. Ashley smiled, "Oh, right..hehe, yeah.you didn't tell me. Alright, what city do you live in Alan?" she asked with a hopeful smile. "Houston." He said. Ashley screamed. "I live there!!!" she yelled. "Hey hey, quiet down kid." Said the bus driver. Ashley didn't pay attention at all to the bus driver and screamed again. "What'd I tell you?" the bus driver asked again. Ashley smiled and pounced on Alan, hugging him. Alan flew out onto the isle and Ashley landed on top of him. Everyone laughed at them. But neither Ashley nor Alan cared. "I love you Ashley!" Alan said, hugging her tighter. "I love you too." She said. Finally, they stopped hugging and got back up on the seat. Alan put his hand on Ashley's neck and kissed her. Ashley kissed him back and everyone in D-Tent rolled their eyes. Faith and Carla giggled.
Everything worked out great. It turns out that Alan's mother had stopped her drinking habits after feeling like she had failed her son. Ashley's father had gotten arrested for child abuse; Ashley's mother had reported him. Speaking of Ashley's mom, her and Ashley had sold their house and bought a duplex with Alan and his mom. They were living on each side of the duplex. Alan on the right, Ashley on the left. Alan and Ashley were high school sweat-hearts. They both were still dating and kept in touch with the other D-Tent members every day.
*THE END*