Chapter 4: The Boys of D Tent
By: Readreadread
Disclaimer: I didn't think up most of this.
The boys of D Tent stared at me for the longest minute of my life. First at my hair. My long, auburn hair. Then to my absolute horror (*** I know this is kinda gross ***) one boy dared to let his eyes stray---to my chest!
My eyes grew wide, and I marched up to that boy. "Hi. I'm Tillie," I said and smiled. Then I slapped him. "I wouldn't look at me like that if I were you," I replied to the startled look on his face. Not to mention the red mark on his cheek.
Finally one boy dared to speak.
"I'm not even going to ask why there is a girl in this tent," the boy said, positioning himself so there was a bed in between us. "I'm X-Ray. That's Armpit, Magnet, Squid, Zero, Caveman, and the guy you slapped over there is Zigzag," X-Ray said as he pointed at each boy when he said their name. "And you are.?"
"I-I'm Tillie. Just Tillie," I replied, eyeing all the boys. Some were sitting on their cots, others on the floor, and there were some that were standing and, I hate this word, staring.
"So, Tillie, what're you in for?" Squid asked.
"Stealing," I replied simply.
"Stealing what?" Squid continued. "Stealing a dress? No, maybe it was some make-up from Claire's? Oh, I know! You stole a doll! You wanted a little dolly so bad you just waltzed in."
"Oh, shut up Squid! For your information, I did steal a doll, but it wasn't for me," I went on. "It was for a little girl I knew. It was going to be her Christmas present."
"Aah, Tillie is so kind, and compassionate to her little girlie friends," Magnet said in a mocking voice.
"Just leave her alone guys," Caveman came to my rescue. "Besides you know how it felt on our first day here. It's probably twice as difficult for her! Just lay off her. Come on let's go to bed."
(*** Thank you reviewers! I need help. I can't think of a good nickname for Tillie to have. The only one I can think of is Girlie, but that doesn't sound right. What does OC stand for? You guys have used it in your reviews a couple of times but I don't know what it stands for. Please tell me!! I'm really, really, really glad you like my story. I am completely open to ideas, suggestions, etc. I spelled etc. wrong in the first chapter and I was afraid you thought it looked stupid. Please tell me if I should try to find a way to fix it! ***)
The boys of D Tent stared at me for the longest minute of my life. First at my hair. My long, auburn hair. Then to my absolute horror (*** I know this is kinda gross ***) one boy dared to let his eyes stray---to my chest!
My eyes grew wide, and I marched up to that boy. "Hi. I'm Tillie," I said and smiled. Then I slapped him. "I wouldn't look at me like that if I were you," I replied to the startled look on his face. Not to mention the red mark on his cheek.
Finally one boy dared to speak.
"I'm not even going to ask why there is a girl in this tent," the boy said, positioning himself so there was a bed in between us. "I'm X-Ray. That's Armpit, Magnet, Squid, Zero, Caveman, and the guy you slapped over there is Zigzag," X-Ray said as he pointed at each boy when he said their name. "And you are.?"
"I-I'm Tillie. Just Tillie," I replied, eyeing all the boys. Some were sitting on their cots, others on the floor, and there were some that were standing and, I hate this word, staring.
"So, Tillie, what're you in for?" Squid asked.
"Stealing," I replied simply.
"Stealing what?" Squid continued. "Stealing a dress? No, maybe it was some make-up from Claire's? Oh, I know! You stole a doll! You wanted a little dolly so bad you just waltzed in."
"Oh, shut up Squid! For your information, I did steal a doll, but it wasn't for me," I went on. "It was for a little girl I knew. It was going to be her Christmas present."
"Aah, Tillie is so kind, and compassionate to her little girlie friends," Magnet said in a mocking voice.
"Just leave her alone guys," Caveman came to my rescue. "Besides you know how it felt on our first day here. It's probably twice as difficult for her! Just lay off her. Come on let's go to bed."
(*** Thank you reviewers! I need help. I can't think of a good nickname for Tillie to have. The only one I can think of is Girlie, but that doesn't sound right. What does OC stand for? You guys have used it in your reviews a couple of times but I don't know what it stands for. Please tell me!! I'm really, really, really glad you like my story. I am completely open to ideas, suggestions, etc. I spelled etc. wrong in the first chapter and I was afraid you thought it looked stupid. Please tell me if I should try to find a way to fix it! ***)