Chapter 3: Lucky
Sarah sat up in bed. She moaned.
'I bet that bugle is telling me to wake up,'
She slowly got out of bed, pulled her jumpsuit on over her pj's, and exited the tent, still half asleep.
She saw all the boys trooping over to a little shack labeled, 'Library'. Sarah followed.
Mr. Sir opened the shed labeled 'Library' and revealed shovels.
'Ha, ha, ha. Very amusing,' Sarah thought.
She waited in line for her shovel and saw one of the kids that had whistled at her go up to another kid from and take the shovel from him.
'Well, I don't think I like him very much,'
Sarah walked over to a little table and saw damp tortillas. She decided to take a chance and eat one. She took a bite and gagged. She spit it out. Apparently, it was soaked in honey.
'Geez, that's just nasty,'
She threw it on the ground and saw D-Tent (A/N: Which is her tent, of course) start walking out through the desert. She hurried and followed.
When she caught up, they took no notice to her whatsoever. Well, except Squid. He looked over to her, smiled, and said, "Hey. You're that new girl in out tent, right?"
Sarah looked over to him and nodded. "Yeah, that's me. Why?"
He shrugged, still smiling. "Just wondering. What your name?"
"Sarah Martin. You?"
"Squid,"
She raised her eyebrows. "Were your parents drunk when they named you?" (A/N: I think I may have read that in a fanfic on this site, so if it was you that wrote that, I'm sorry for using it, but I thought it was SO funny!)
Squid laughed.
"No, it's my nickname. Everyone here goes by nicknames. I never go by my real name, which is Alan," He shuddered. "So if you know what's best for you, you'll call me Squid,"
She nodded understandingly.
"And these guys," He gestured to the rest of D-Tent, "Are X-Ray, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, Stanley, and Zero,"
She nodded again.
By now, they reached where they were supposed to dig, and started to dig. Sarah easily got her shovel down into the dirt and started digging.
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Sarah's hole was smaller than everyone else's when the water truck came. Even though at first she was faster, she had drank her water much too quickly, so she had to stop every five minutes after that to regain her strength.
She was the last one to get in line. When she got to the front of the line, she saw that it was Pendanski who was filling the canteens. When he gave her back her canteen, he asked, "How's your first hole?"
"Great," She said sarcastically.
"Well, it gets easier after a while," He replied, catching her sarcasm.
She merely nodded and returned to her hole.
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Hours later, in late afternoon, Sarah finally finished her hole. She easily climbed out of it and started walking back to camp.
As she was walking back, she heard a hiss behind her and she turned around. Behind her was none other than a yellow-spotted lizard.
Sarah gasped. She'd been warned about those. Apparently, if they bite you, there was no way you could live. You would die a slow and painful death.
The lizard lunged at her, its mouth wide, ready to strike.
Sarah screamed bloody murder.
She dodged out of its way, but it came back. She screamed again.
She swung her shovel defensively with her eyes closed. When she opened them, she saw the head of the lizard.. and two feet away from the bottom half.
Sarah sat down and for a minute gasped for breath when she heard someone approaching. She whipped her head around and saw all of D-Tent running towards her.
When they reached her, Squid exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! What happened?" When he saw the lizard, he gasped. "Were you bitten?"
Sarah smiled weakly and shook her head. "No. But it was a near miss,"
She slowly stood up and grabbed her shovel.
"Wow. You know girl, you're lucky," Armpit said.
"Yeah," Zigzag. "I don't know how many people can escape a death from a yellow-spotted lizard."
She smiled again. "That's the second time I've escaped death,"
X-Ray raised his eyebrows. "Yeah, you are lucky," he thought for a minute. "How about we call you Lucky?"
Sarah thought. Then she shrugged and smiled. "Sure,"
Then they all went back to camp.
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Sarah sat up in bed. She moaned.
'I bet that bugle is telling me to wake up,'
She slowly got out of bed, pulled her jumpsuit on over her pj's, and exited the tent, still half asleep.
She saw all the boys trooping over to a little shack labeled, 'Library'. Sarah followed.
Mr. Sir opened the shed labeled 'Library' and revealed shovels.
'Ha, ha, ha. Very amusing,' Sarah thought.
She waited in line for her shovel and saw one of the kids that had whistled at her go up to another kid from and take the shovel from him.
'Well, I don't think I like him very much,'
Sarah walked over to a little table and saw damp tortillas. She decided to take a chance and eat one. She took a bite and gagged. She spit it out. Apparently, it was soaked in honey.
'Geez, that's just nasty,'
She threw it on the ground and saw D-Tent (A/N: Which is her tent, of course) start walking out through the desert. She hurried and followed.
When she caught up, they took no notice to her whatsoever. Well, except Squid. He looked over to her, smiled, and said, "Hey. You're that new girl in out tent, right?"
Sarah looked over to him and nodded. "Yeah, that's me. Why?"
He shrugged, still smiling. "Just wondering. What your name?"
"Sarah Martin. You?"
"Squid,"
She raised her eyebrows. "Were your parents drunk when they named you?" (A/N: I think I may have read that in a fanfic on this site, so if it was you that wrote that, I'm sorry for using it, but I thought it was SO funny!)
Squid laughed.
"No, it's my nickname. Everyone here goes by nicknames. I never go by my real name, which is Alan," He shuddered. "So if you know what's best for you, you'll call me Squid,"
She nodded understandingly.
"And these guys," He gestured to the rest of D-Tent, "Are X-Ray, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, Stanley, and Zero,"
She nodded again.
By now, they reached where they were supposed to dig, and started to dig. Sarah easily got her shovel down into the dirt and started digging.
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Sarah's hole was smaller than everyone else's when the water truck came. Even though at first she was faster, she had drank her water much too quickly, so she had to stop every five minutes after that to regain her strength.
She was the last one to get in line. When she got to the front of the line, she saw that it was Pendanski who was filling the canteens. When he gave her back her canteen, he asked, "How's your first hole?"
"Great," She said sarcastically.
"Well, it gets easier after a while," He replied, catching her sarcasm.
She merely nodded and returned to her hole.
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Hours later, in late afternoon, Sarah finally finished her hole. She easily climbed out of it and started walking back to camp.
As she was walking back, she heard a hiss behind her and she turned around. Behind her was none other than a yellow-spotted lizard.
Sarah gasped. She'd been warned about those. Apparently, if they bite you, there was no way you could live. You would die a slow and painful death.
The lizard lunged at her, its mouth wide, ready to strike.
Sarah screamed bloody murder.
She dodged out of its way, but it came back. She screamed again.
She swung her shovel defensively with her eyes closed. When she opened them, she saw the head of the lizard.. and two feet away from the bottom half.
Sarah sat down and for a minute gasped for breath when she heard someone approaching. She whipped her head around and saw all of D-Tent running towards her.
When they reached her, Squid exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! What happened?" When he saw the lizard, he gasped. "Were you bitten?"
Sarah smiled weakly and shook her head. "No. But it was a near miss,"
She slowly stood up and grabbed her shovel.
"Wow. You know girl, you're lucky," Armpit said.
"Yeah," Zigzag. "I don't know how many people can escape a death from a yellow-spotted lizard."
She smiled again. "That's the second time I've escaped death,"
X-Ray raised his eyebrows. "Yeah, you are lucky," he thought for a minute. "How about we call you Lucky?"
Sarah thought. Then she shrugged and smiled. "Sure,"
Then they all went back to camp.
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Well, I gots nuttin to say so I just wanna thank my reviewers for reviewing:
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