Wee! FINALLY, an update from Shae! I mean, I thought she'd NEVER update! Ugh, like, how slow is she?

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Stanley watched the red haired girl as she walked out of the mess hall. When he heard about Camp Green Lake, he figured that there would be only boys there, but she was unexpected. Who was she? Was she perhaps a counselor's daughter? Stanley bit his lip as he watched her through the window by D-tent table. He bit his lip even harder when he remembered how he had blushed whenever he saw her. He mentally slapped himself for thinking of that. There were a dozen other boys in the camp who probably thought the same way.

"Hey, Stanley." Magnet said, nudging him. "Better eat up, 'cuz in the morning, it's gonna be bad 'cuz they serve up stuff that I like to call Sopapillas-Gone-Wrong." Armpit broke into his weird laughter while Squid made a face.

"Man, are you saying that breakfast crap we eat is supposed to be sopapillas?" Squid asked, looking revolted.

"Don't question the food, man. Never question the food." X-ray said. Stanley, who wasn't interested with horrendous sopapillas, looked back at the window, but the girl had left. He wondered what her name was.

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Stanley walked into the Wreck Room, every bone in his body as sore as hell. He looked around and immediately saw her. She was leaning over the pool table, a look of concentration on her face. A couple of boys behind her were whispering perverted things, but when she turned around and glared they stopped, but looked amused. She took a shot at the solid red ball on the table and it rolled into the corner pocket along with the cue ball.

"Shit." He heard her mutter as she stalked off towards a corner to watch the game until it was her turn again. He bravely made his way towards where she was sitting and sat in a chair near her. He pretended to watch the pool game but he felt her gaze on him.

"Had fun digging?" She said. Stanley shrugged one shoulder. "I believe you're the slowest digger Green Lake has ever seen." Stanley blushed.

"What's your name?" Stanley asked quietly.

"Martina." She said coolly, and she got up to rejoin the pool game. Stanley watched her go and smiled somewhat miserably. She was . . . well, Stanley didn't know exactly what she was, but he was pretty sure that she wasn't all that friendly. Maybe it was because she was the only girl. Stanley watched her intently, wondering who she was.

"Take a picture, it lasts longer." A voice said from behind Stanley. X-ray walked around him and sat across from him. "That's the Warden's daughter. Take a pass at her if you like, but I doubt she'll take it. She doesn't like anyone here." Stanley looked at Martina and sighed. X-ray blinked at Stanley.

"You think she's pretty?" X-ray said. Stanley looked uncertain for a moment, but then X-ray smiled, giving him a sort of confidence.

"She's . . . err, yeah, she's pretty." Stanley said. X-ray nodded but said nothing more. Stanley decided that he had enough of the Wreck Room for one day, so he left, a slight blush on his cheeks.

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Martina sat against the wall in her closet with her eyes closed, listening to the song playing on her Walkman. This was something she did on a regular basis, sitting in her dark closet with only a lit candle for her light source, as she listened intently to music with her eyes closed. To her, this ritual was just as addictive as smoking. Not that she ever did smoke.

"I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heart beat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity..."

"MARTINA!" Martina jumped up at the sound of her name, blew out the candle and raced out of her room.

"Yeah, Mom?" She said.

"What was all that horrible racket that I heard coming from your room?" Louise said, scrunching up her nose a bit. Martina blinked.

"Well . . . I was singing." Martina said, her ears reddening. Her mother coughed.

"Eh . . . you might wanna cut down on the high notes next time. Listen, Pendanski ate some nuts he was allergic to and now his eyes are roughly the size of New Hampshire. Tomorrow you'll be the one driving the water truck. Understood?"

"Yes ma'am." Martina turned to leave, but her mother called after her.

"And don't drive it into a hole this time or you'll be the one paying for it!"

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"For-get Pink and purple paisleys.

Little mellow-yellow daisies.

Ain't no pot of go-o-old . . . in her ray-ay-ainbow.

Her favorite color is... Chrome!" Martina sang, tapping her fingers on the dashboard of the truck. She stopped in front of where D-tent was digging and got out.

"Oy! Get yer water, my little meerkats!" (A/N: Dig a tunna dig dig a tunna! LOL.) As always, X-ray was the first in line. Down the line she went, filling their canteens until it came to be Stanley's turn. She smirked at him and then filled his canteen. He blushed as she handed the canteen back to him and grinned.

"Enjoy digging, meerkat?" She teased. He shrugged one shoulder.

"Hakuna Matata." He replied. He thought he saw her grin but she turned and went back into the truck before he could see. He watched her drive away and cursed himself for acting so stupid. "Hakuna Matata?" He muttered to himself. "Who says 'Hakuna Matata'?" He went back to digging his hole. He was tired, but had two and a half more feet to go.

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After her water truck rounds, Martina went to the Wreck Room to play pool. Stanley came in several moments later, dragging his feet wearily. He tripped over Thlump's foot.

"Watch it." Thlump growled.

"You watch it." Stanley muttered back. Thlump pushed him, and then Stanley pushed back.

"Aight, chill, y'all." X-ray said, stepping between them. Thlump scowled and stalked back to his chair. Martina looked over at Zero, who then let go of a pool ball. D-tent crowded around the pool table, and Martina listened.

"Man, did you see that back there? Caveman was tough!" Squid said.

"Yeah, no one messes with the Caveman!" Magnet said. Stanley looked utterly bewildered. The dinner bell rang. "C'mon, Caveman!"

"I'm Caveman?" Stanley asked. Zero nodded.

"It's better than Barfbag." He said quietly. Martina looked on, astonished. Zero talked to no one, but he had just spoken to Stanley. Something was very odd.

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Stanley...er...Caveman was pleased that he had been given a nickname. 'Maybe they'll stop throwing dirt in my hole.' He thought.

Just before it was lights out and everyone was getting ready for bed, he decided to fill his canteen at the water spigot just in case he was thirsty in the night. From the water spigot, campers had a clear view of the Warden's cabin. There was a light on in one of the windows. Stanley glanced at it for a moment and then did a double take. Martina had her window open and she was gazing up at the stars. She usually had her hair in a messy bun, but now it was free, cascading over her shoulders in long wisps. Caveman crept closer and hid himself behind some crates so he could see her without being seen. From his spot, he could see her clearly. He smiled. This reminded him of a famous play he had read about.

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!" He whispered. "See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!"

She murmured something.

"She speaks. O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night..." Caveman whispered.

"I love you, too, Grandma. Okay, here's Mom again." Martina disappeared from the window. Caveman blinked and then realized a split second later that she had been holding a cell phone to her ear. He shook his head at his stupidity and then walked back to D-tent, slightly embarrassed.

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Mercutio is cool! Why'd he have to be killed off? All the cool guys get killed off! Hehe...*puts cloth over head* Blah, blah, blah!