Chapter 3- Christy
Dinner. We walked into the Mess Hall, me sandwiched in between X-Ray and Zig-Zag. Right away, I could tell me and X-Ray were gonna become great friends; we're both loudmouths. Now Zig-Zag.I liked him. I wanted him to be more than just a friend.I giggled at my stupid thoughts. He probably wouldn't really care about me anyway, although we were flirting like crazy before. Oh well, whatever.
"Hey, Tink, here's the line," Zig-Zag said, gently pushing me into place.
"Oh, thanks, Zig-Zag."
We were standing in front of a long table with some disgusting looking soup. I guess I had zoned out in my own thoughts, something I do a lot. But it was really sweet that Zig-Zag was looking out for me on my first day.I held out my plate and some soup with noodles was dropped onto it. Ew. I usually like chicken noodle soup, but this had a bunch of chicken shit floating in it.I wrinkled my nose and now they gave me a slice of bread to add to my tray. The bread didn't look too bad. They also gave me an apple juice box. Apple juice.yummy.
X-Ray and the rest of D-Tent were already sitting down, even that Leena girl was there, with a camera around her neck. So that was what was in the black bag!
"Tinkerbell, over here!" the one named Armpit called. He smiled and gestured next to him, so I sat.
"Thanks for saving me a seat, Armpit," I said.
"No problem."
Leena snapped a picture.
"Hey, what was that for?" I yelled.
"Oh, sorry," she mumbled.
"Really, why did you take that?"
"I'm sort of a photographer.I love pictures," she said.
"OH! I have an idea! X-Ray, get over here!" I cried, and he walked over.
"What?" he whispered. He was kneeling next to me, and I was on the end of the table.
"Let's call her Flash," I said smartly. "because she's got that camera and all."
"Good thinking Tink!" he cried, and walked to where Leena was. "Hey, you're Flash. Got it?"
"Uh, yeah, sure," she said quietly.
"Flash, man, be louder! I can hardly hear you!" Squid said from across the table.
"Okay!" she half-screamed.
We applauded.
"So, what do we do after dinner?" I turned to Armpit.
"Bed," he said, facing me.
Ew, he really smelled like an armpit! Ick! I turned again and faced Zig-Zag.I didn't know he was sitting across from me!
"The cots aren't that comfortable," he said sadly. "Beds are way better."
I grinned. "You're right," I said, "I sort of miss home."
"Well, Tinkerbell, you'll be missing it for months!" Squid said happily.
"Hey, you've got us," Veronica said. She had finally turned away from Magnet.there was definitely something going on between them.
"You know, Veronica, you don't have a nickname yet," Squid said.
"I can think of one!" Magnet cried. "Tolkien. Cuz she loves J.R.R. Tolkien."
"Yeah!" Veronica cried. "I like that nickname!"
"Okay, Tolkien it is," X-Ray confirmed the nickname.
"I'm done. What do you do with your tray?" I asked.
"Empty it in the garbage can, then put it on top." Zig-Zag started, but then he saw the confused look on my face. "C'mon, I'll show you."
I got up with my tray.
"See? It's right heeeeere Tink. Not too far away, only about two tables from where D-Tent usually sits," he was throwing his garbage away. "Dig it?"
"I hear ya," I said, and threw my stuff out. The tray went on top of the garbage can. AHA! I get this!
"Hey Tink, we get to go to sleep now!" Tolkien cried out, as she was pulled away by Magnet.
"Okay cool!" I shouted. "Zig, come on!"
I grabbed his arm and ran out of the Mess Hall, him right behind me.
"Ack! Tinkerbell what the hell."he started laughing.
"Sorry, spaz," I said. I was laughing too.
"Oh well, whatever," he was totally happy looking, with this big-ass smile on his face.
We finally were at our tent. Everyone crawled into their cots (we had already changed), and Mr. Pendanski came in briefly.
"Oh hey Mom!" Squid said happily. I guess they called Mr. Pendanski Mom, although he looked more like a hobbit than anything else.
"Get to sleep, Squid," he snapped. "Tomorrow morning, you guys have got to get up early, so go to sleep, okay? Theodore, make sure the rest of the guys don't bother the girls while they're trying to sleep."
"Yeah, his smell could knock any of us out," Magnet commented, and we all laughed.
"Good night Ricky, Theodore, Jose, Christy, Leena, Veronica, Alan, and." he noticed we weren't all talking. "'Night," Finally hobbit boy was gone!
"Nervous?" Zig-Zag asked (he was in the cot next to me).
"Very," I replied. "really, is it that bad?"
"Yes," said Squid from across the tent. "I've been here forever and I still don't have the hang of it."
"Aw shit," veronica moaned from wherever she was.
"Yo, guys, did you hear what Pendanski said? I'm gonna get you if you aren't sleeping in five, four, three two."
Everyone stopped their conversations and attempted to fall asleep.
Dreams.
I heard a loud noise.
"Tinkerbell, wake up," someone was shaking me.
"Leave me alone," I moaned.
"Tink, hole time," whoever was shaking me came into focus.
"Oh, good morning Zig-Zag," I said. "Why is it so early?"
"The earlier it is, the darker it is," he said. "Trust me, you won't want to be in the sun."
I got up. "Where do we change?"
"Wherever," he shrugged. "Most everyone else is already outside. Mr. Sir gives orders and shit."
I moaned. "Okay, I'll be out soon. Thanks,"
"No problem," Ziggy said, and he walked out.
I quickly got dressed in my orange thinge and walked out.
"Nice of you to join us," Mr. Sir sneered from wherever he was standing. Shit, he recognized me! "Now, anyway, remember we have three new campers." me, Flash and Tolkien blushed as everyone turned to us. "So this will be their first time digging. I expect you boys to show them if they need anything. Go dig!"
We all groaned and grabbed a shovel.
"AHH!" I cried. "These things are pretty fucking big!!!"
"You'll get used to it after awhile," X-ray whispered. "It isn't so bad. Plus, my shovel's a bit smaller. See?" he showed me his smaller shovel.
"Lucky ass!" I whispered back.
We walked to a spot of barren land, us in D-Tent.
Here we go.
"You've got to go dig those holes."
Dinner. We walked into the Mess Hall, me sandwiched in between X-Ray and Zig-Zag. Right away, I could tell me and X-Ray were gonna become great friends; we're both loudmouths. Now Zig-Zag.I liked him. I wanted him to be more than just a friend.I giggled at my stupid thoughts. He probably wouldn't really care about me anyway, although we were flirting like crazy before. Oh well, whatever.
"Hey, Tink, here's the line," Zig-Zag said, gently pushing me into place.
"Oh, thanks, Zig-Zag."
We were standing in front of a long table with some disgusting looking soup. I guess I had zoned out in my own thoughts, something I do a lot. But it was really sweet that Zig-Zag was looking out for me on my first day.I held out my plate and some soup with noodles was dropped onto it. Ew. I usually like chicken noodle soup, but this had a bunch of chicken shit floating in it.I wrinkled my nose and now they gave me a slice of bread to add to my tray. The bread didn't look too bad. They also gave me an apple juice box. Apple juice.yummy.
X-Ray and the rest of D-Tent were already sitting down, even that Leena girl was there, with a camera around her neck. So that was what was in the black bag!
"Tinkerbell, over here!" the one named Armpit called. He smiled and gestured next to him, so I sat.
"Thanks for saving me a seat, Armpit," I said.
"No problem."
Leena snapped a picture.
"Hey, what was that for?" I yelled.
"Oh, sorry," she mumbled.
"Really, why did you take that?"
"I'm sort of a photographer.I love pictures," she said.
"OH! I have an idea! X-Ray, get over here!" I cried, and he walked over.
"What?" he whispered. He was kneeling next to me, and I was on the end of the table.
"Let's call her Flash," I said smartly. "because she's got that camera and all."
"Good thinking Tink!" he cried, and walked to where Leena was. "Hey, you're Flash. Got it?"
"Uh, yeah, sure," she said quietly.
"Flash, man, be louder! I can hardly hear you!" Squid said from across the table.
"Okay!" she half-screamed.
We applauded.
"So, what do we do after dinner?" I turned to Armpit.
"Bed," he said, facing me.
Ew, he really smelled like an armpit! Ick! I turned again and faced Zig-Zag.I didn't know he was sitting across from me!
"The cots aren't that comfortable," he said sadly. "Beds are way better."
I grinned. "You're right," I said, "I sort of miss home."
"Well, Tinkerbell, you'll be missing it for months!" Squid said happily.
"Hey, you've got us," Veronica said. She had finally turned away from Magnet.there was definitely something going on between them.
"You know, Veronica, you don't have a nickname yet," Squid said.
"I can think of one!" Magnet cried. "Tolkien. Cuz she loves J.R.R. Tolkien."
"Yeah!" Veronica cried. "I like that nickname!"
"Okay, Tolkien it is," X-Ray confirmed the nickname.
"I'm done. What do you do with your tray?" I asked.
"Empty it in the garbage can, then put it on top." Zig-Zag started, but then he saw the confused look on my face. "C'mon, I'll show you."
I got up with my tray.
"See? It's right heeeeere Tink. Not too far away, only about two tables from where D-Tent usually sits," he was throwing his garbage away. "Dig it?"
"I hear ya," I said, and threw my stuff out. The tray went on top of the garbage can. AHA! I get this!
"Hey Tink, we get to go to sleep now!" Tolkien cried out, as she was pulled away by Magnet.
"Okay cool!" I shouted. "Zig, come on!"
I grabbed his arm and ran out of the Mess Hall, him right behind me.
"Ack! Tinkerbell what the hell."he started laughing.
"Sorry, spaz," I said. I was laughing too.
"Oh well, whatever," he was totally happy looking, with this big-ass smile on his face.
We finally were at our tent. Everyone crawled into their cots (we had already changed), and Mr. Pendanski came in briefly.
"Oh hey Mom!" Squid said happily. I guess they called Mr. Pendanski Mom, although he looked more like a hobbit than anything else.
"Get to sleep, Squid," he snapped. "Tomorrow morning, you guys have got to get up early, so go to sleep, okay? Theodore, make sure the rest of the guys don't bother the girls while they're trying to sleep."
"Yeah, his smell could knock any of us out," Magnet commented, and we all laughed.
"Good night Ricky, Theodore, Jose, Christy, Leena, Veronica, Alan, and." he noticed we weren't all talking. "'Night," Finally hobbit boy was gone!
"Nervous?" Zig-Zag asked (he was in the cot next to me).
"Very," I replied. "really, is it that bad?"
"Yes," said Squid from across the tent. "I've been here forever and I still don't have the hang of it."
"Aw shit," veronica moaned from wherever she was.
"Yo, guys, did you hear what Pendanski said? I'm gonna get you if you aren't sleeping in five, four, three two."
Everyone stopped their conversations and attempted to fall asleep.
Dreams.
I heard a loud noise.
"Tinkerbell, wake up," someone was shaking me.
"Leave me alone," I moaned.
"Tink, hole time," whoever was shaking me came into focus.
"Oh, good morning Zig-Zag," I said. "Why is it so early?"
"The earlier it is, the darker it is," he said. "Trust me, you won't want to be in the sun."
I got up. "Where do we change?"
"Wherever," he shrugged. "Most everyone else is already outside. Mr. Sir gives orders and shit."
I moaned. "Okay, I'll be out soon. Thanks,"
"No problem," Ziggy said, and he walked out.
I quickly got dressed in my orange thinge and walked out.
"Nice of you to join us," Mr. Sir sneered from wherever he was standing. Shit, he recognized me! "Now, anyway, remember we have three new campers." me, Flash and Tolkien blushed as everyone turned to us. "So this will be their first time digging. I expect you boys to show them if they need anything. Go dig!"
We all groaned and grabbed a shovel.
"AHH!" I cried. "These things are pretty fucking big!!!"
"You'll get used to it after awhile," X-ray whispered. "It isn't so bad. Plus, my shovel's a bit smaller. See?" he showed me his smaller shovel.
"Lucky ass!" I whispered back.
We walked to a spot of barren land, us in D-Tent.
Here we go.
"You've got to go dig those holes."