"I'm Mr. Pendanski!" said the short dork in front of me. "That's Mr. Sir,"
he said pointing to the fat cowboy who was walking away from me, kicking
the dust on the ground with anger.
"Ok sure," I remarked, completely uninterested.
"You'll be in D-Tent with six other guys. I just want you to know that even though you made some bad decisions in your life, I don't think you're a bad person."
"Umm. sure ok."
"Alrighty then, let's take you to meet your new tent-mates." Mr. Pendanski started walking towards one of the tents. He held the flap open for me to walk through and called in: "Boys, meet the newest member of D- Tent, Pat."
I walked in and saw six guys lounging around. But then they saw me, a girl, walk in, and they instantly sat up straight with wide eyes and open mouths. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Boys, be polite," Mr. Pendanski told them. To me he said, "This is Rex, Alan, Ricky, Theodore, Jose, and..."
"No Mom, you've got it all wrong," interrupted Alan, a tall white kid with brown hair and brown eyes.
"Yeah, I'm X-Ray, and this is Squid, Zigzag, Armpit, Magnet, and Twitch. And we call Mr. Pendanski Mom," said X-Ray, a black kid with the dirtiest glasses I had ever seen. He was obviously the leader of the group.
"Well, they all have their little nicknames but." started Mom.
"Ok ok ok I get it now. I'm not that dumb, despite what you all may think," I said, annoyed. Mom left the tent. Finally.
"So you're a girl in Camp Green Lake," stated Magnet.
"Wow you actually noticed!" I said with fake enthusiasm.
"Yeah he did! Good job Magnet!" said Twitch, who though I wasn't being sarcastic.
"Oh god," I muttered.
"Did they tell you about the lizards and the cameras all over the camp?" asked Zigzag.
"Aw don't listen to him. He has acute paranoia," said Squid laughing.
"No really! There are cameras around the lake!" Zigzag insisted.
"Sure ok," I said.
"Fine don't listen to me," Zigzag sulked.
"Wow it's an actual real live female in Camp Green Lake!" said Magnet.
"YES you dumbass I am a female. I am in Camp Green Lake. Do you get it now?! God help me!" I yelled exasperatedly.
"Oh sorry its just that ." he started.
"Magnet. shut up," Squid interrupted.
"So where am I going to sleep?" I asked, looking around warily. Sleeping in the same tent as six other adolescent guys for the next two years wasn't exactly something I was looking forward to with enthusiasm.
"Here." X-Ray pointed to an empty cot in the corner of the tent. A small crate was positioned next to it, apparently for my stuff to go in. I walked over and threw the bag of my stuff under the cot and sat down.
"So, um, do you want the grand tour?" asked Zigzag. I shook my head no.
"Not particularly, but thanks anyway." I sighed again, staring at the ground. So this is going to be my new home, I thought to myself. Yay, what joy this thought brings to me. I'm positively bursting with happiness. Actually, I was really missing the city at the moment, and all the freedoms that came with it. But I would have to make this situation work, no matter how much I disliked it. It's not as if I could just up and leave anytime I wanted.
"Uh, Pat? You awake over there?" Armpit asked. I realized that I had been zoning out.
"Dude, she's not even on this earth anymore, Pit," Squid said, smirking. The guys laughed uncomfortably. I got up and walked over to Squid.
And then I slapped him. Hard. The whole left side was already turning bright red, but I suspected part of that was him blushing. He totally hadn't expected that from me.
"Just because I'm girl and I'm new doesn't mean you can make fun of me all you want without getting punished," I muttered to him under my breath, so only he could here.
I walked out of the tent, not looking back.
"Ok sure," I remarked, completely uninterested.
"You'll be in D-Tent with six other guys. I just want you to know that even though you made some bad decisions in your life, I don't think you're a bad person."
"Umm. sure ok."
"Alrighty then, let's take you to meet your new tent-mates." Mr. Pendanski started walking towards one of the tents. He held the flap open for me to walk through and called in: "Boys, meet the newest member of D- Tent, Pat."
I walked in and saw six guys lounging around. But then they saw me, a girl, walk in, and they instantly sat up straight with wide eyes and open mouths. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Boys, be polite," Mr. Pendanski told them. To me he said, "This is Rex, Alan, Ricky, Theodore, Jose, and..."
"No Mom, you've got it all wrong," interrupted Alan, a tall white kid with brown hair and brown eyes.
"Yeah, I'm X-Ray, and this is Squid, Zigzag, Armpit, Magnet, and Twitch. And we call Mr. Pendanski Mom," said X-Ray, a black kid with the dirtiest glasses I had ever seen. He was obviously the leader of the group.
"Well, they all have their little nicknames but." started Mom.
"Ok ok ok I get it now. I'm not that dumb, despite what you all may think," I said, annoyed. Mom left the tent. Finally.
"So you're a girl in Camp Green Lake," stated Magnet.
"Wow you actually noticed!" I said with fake enthusiasm.
"Yeah he did! Good job Magnet!" said Twitch, who though I wasn't being sarcastic.
"Oh god," I muttered.
"Did they tell you about the lizards and the cameras all over the camp?" asked Zigzag.
"Aw don't listen to him. He has acute paranoia," said Squid laughing.
"No really! There are cameras around the lake!" Zigzag insisted.
"Sure ok," I said.
"Fine don't listen to me," Zigzag sulked.
"Wow it's an actual real live female in Camp Green Lake!" said Magnet.
"YES you dumbass I am a female. I am in Camp Green Lake. Do you get it now?! God help me!" I yelled exasperatedly.
"Oh sorry its just that ." he started.
"Magnet. shut up," Squid interrupted.
"So where am I going to sleep?" I asked, looking around warily. Sleeping in the same tent as six other adolescent guys for the next two years wasn't exactly something I was looking forward to with enthusiasm.
"Here." X-Ray pointed to an empty cot in the corner of the tent. A small crate was positioned next to it, apparently for my stuff to go in. I walked over and threw the bag of my stuff under the cot and sat down.
"So, um, do you want the grand tour?" asked Zigzag. I shook my head no.
"Not particularly, but thanks anyway." I sighed again, staring at the ground. So this is going to be my new home, I thought to myself. Yay, what joy this thought brings to me. I'm positively bursting with happiness. Actually, I was really missing the city at the moment, and all the freedoms that came with it. But I would have to make this situation work, no matter how much I disliked it. It's not as if I could just up and leave anytime I wanted.
"Uh, Pat? You awake over there?" Armpit asked. I realized that I had been zoning out.
"Dude, she's not even on this earth anymore, Pit," Squid said, smirking. The guys laughed uncomfortably. I got up and walked over to Squid.
And then I slapped him. Hard. The whole left side was already turning bright red, but I suspected part of that was him blushing. He totally hadn't expected that from me.
"Just because I'm girl and I'm new doesn't mean you can make fun of me all you want without getting punished," I muttered to him under my breath, so only he could here.
I walked out of the tent, not looking back.