Thorne's POV

My eyes registered what was happening very slowly. In seconds Rhythm was dropping her tray. Diamond was hitting the floor. I was standing up. Rhythm was gone. The counselors were helping Rachel up and some were after Rhythm...I was confused. I felt a hand on my arm and turned around sharply to face whoever was touching me. It was X-Ray. "Don't get into this one Thorne, they can handle it on their own," he told me. I gave him a sharp look. I looked around the table.

"So who is gonna stop me if I want to get in it?" Nobody looked at me. They all turned their eyes to their plates. I snorted. "It's a good thing I'm in a camp of juvenile deliquents," I said. I stood up angrily and put my tray away and then made my way to the tent. I rubbed my arm, a little upset. I noticed that I had a bruise in the shape of Zigzag's finger on my wrist. 'Probably from where he was holding onto me so tight during that fight the other day,' I thought. I heard someone behind me and then someone's arm was around my waist. I fought out of their grip and turned around. It was X-Ray again. "X-RAY! Ugh, don't grab me by the waist!" I told him. He looked at me seriously.

"Gosh, Thorne, I thought you were smart and here you are madder than a wet settin' hen and you're trying to get yourself beaten to a pulp." I gave him a mean look.

"X-Ray, lets not forget what you got LAST time you made me mad," I told him, eyeing the bruise that was still on his cheek. He gave me a grim smile.

"Fine then," he whispered, turning away. I followed him with my eyes as he got nearer to the Mess Hall and then I saw Zigzag and Squid coming towards me.

"Great, bring friends this time X-Ray," I muttered under my breath.

"Thorne," Zigzag said. He gave me 'a look' and sighed. Squid pulled the toothpick out of his mouth and threw it on the ground.

"Thorne, you can't walk around makin X-Ray mad, its not something that's gonna get you through camp in one piece" he told me.

"Well, Squid, maybe I don't give a DAMN what X- Ray thinks!" I shrieked. Squid's and Zigzag's eyes got wide. "What you never heard a girl cuss before?" I asked. I turned around flipping my hair prissily and proceeded on to the tent. Zigzag grabbed my arm.

"GET OFF OF ME! NEXT TIME SOMEONE TOUCHES ME I'M GONNA KNOCK THEIR FACE IN" Zigzag looked at me alarmed and then he burst out laughing. Squid gave him a sinister 'What are you DOING?' look. At first I was so mad I didn't laugh but then his laughter became contagious and I began to laugh too. Squid gave us both a look and shook his head as if to say 'You guys are very strange, very, very strange' he started walking towards the girls tent and turned around once again to look at us. He saw that we were still laughing and shook his head again. This made us laugh more. When I finally came to my senses I smiled at Zigzag. "I'm sorry I yelled" I told him. He winked at me.

"No problem" he whispered, kissing me on the forehead. That week, Robyn got a week of doing dishes, and so did Rachel...