WAA! No reviews for one day, and my abdomen is inflicting pain upon my . .
. tummy. Okay, this chapter involves (EBIL!) Kari having internal conflicts
with herself. REVIEWERS! YUM! I WILL THANK THE REVIWERS! YUM! *Does the "I
have guts!" dance*
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Disclaimer: *makes exasperated noise* I only own Kari! NO SUE SHAE! Shae only have two cents and live in a garbage can!
Rating: PG13
Kari Walker, August 11, 2003.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!! This isn't supposed to happen! I get sent to live with an aunt that runs a camp for criminal boys, and I find myself LIKING one of them! I AM TOTALLY STUPID!! He could've been sent here for murdering someone, or . . . ugh . . . AND HE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY!! How am I supposed to know that he wasn't? . . . Ugh, never mind. And that Magnet keeps putting his hands on me! UGH!! That new guy seems nice, but . . . HE'S A CRIMINAL FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THINGS! And Zero . . . ugh, he's . . . off limits! NO! I can't like a criminal! What is WRONG with me?
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Kari read her journal entry from the night before and wondered vaguely how many times she had used "ugh," in it. She sighed and pushed her foot off the ground to make the hammock swing a bit. Out over the lakebed she could see seven figures in the distance busy at work. One of the taller ones that Kari guessed was Stanley was practically jumping on the shovel in a frustrated manner. Kari looked around for a certain someone, but stopped herself when she realized what she was doing.
"NOOO!" She yelled, whacking herself in the head with her journal.
"Kari, honey . . . what are you doing?" A voice said. Kari jumped and turned around to see Aunt Eva standing four feet away.
"Uh . . . a bee?" Kari said, raising her journal. Her aunt raised an eyebrow.
"Ok . . . I didn't see that. Anyways, these days we're getting' short of counselors, and these boys are a tricky bunch. I was thinking that maybe you could . . . help out a little." Aunt Eva said.
"Help out? You mean, like, watch over the boys?" Kari said, growing nervous at the thought. Aunt Eva nodded.
"We need a little extra help. As I've seen that you've been more, er, acquainted with D-tent group, I figure that you'll be most comfortable working with them." Eva said. Kari smiled weakly.
"Uh . . . great!" She said. She mentally slapped herself. "Uh . . . so what do I have to do?"
"Show 'em who's boss and keep 'em at work! It's not hard at all! Remember, they're criminals and they think they're tough, but you've gotta show them who's tougher." Aunt Eva said. Kari nodded. She wondered briefly how that could happen, since she was shorter than practically everyone in the camp.
"Right then, Kari. Ya might want to get a good night's rest, 'cuz you'll be up at the crack o' dawn along with them boys."
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PA-PA-PA-RUM!!
HOOOOOOONK!
Kari scrambled out of bed, wide-eyed. She had heard the trumpet, but thought that it was part of her dream. The horn, however, had been blasted right in her bedroom. Kari sat up, yawning and rubbing her eyes. The light came on and she hid under the covers.
"Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty! Your peasants await you on the soon to be scorching lakebed!" Aunt Eva said, forcing the covers from Kari's grasp. Kari groaned and sat up. "There's a sport." Aunt Eva said, walking out. Kari dressed, mumbling incoherently.
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"LISTEN HERE, GIRL SCOUTS! We've got a surprise for y'all!" Mr. Sir yelled over the noise of the Mess Hall. The boys tuned in, interested in what Mr. Sir had to say. "We've got a new counselor! Ain't that nice?" Several boys made sounds of displeasure. Zero simply bit into his bagel, slightly irritated that he had fallen for what seemed to be another one of Mr. Sir's jokes.
After breakfast, the boys grabbed their shovels and made their trek to their digging spot. Zero dug his shovel into the dirt, keeping only one thought in his mind: to keep digging.
"Oy! La chica p-"
"SHUT UP! Get back to work!" A female voice said. Zero looked up, startled. It was Kari. Magnet certainly looked startled too-his mouth was hanging open. He quickly regained his poise.
"Whoa, chica! A little grouchy-"
"WHAT did I just SAY?" Kari said, crossing her arms. Magnet fell silent.
"You heard her, boys! And you better mind her-she's your counselor." Mr. Sir said. Zero gazed at Kari, wondering how she had gone from being a sweet, silent girl to a vociferous, bossy one in one day. Kari sensed his intent stare and turned her head his way, then looked away suddenly. Zero saw Stanley look at Kari in bewilderment, and knew that he was thinking the same thing.
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Angry mob:*GASP* Oh my gosh! The ending of the chapter? But we want more! MORE! *angry mob chases the author*
Random thought: Dude, I was reading this REALLY old newspaper article, and it was like "Thif man waf a runaway flave who ran away laft night," and I was like "Say huh?"
~Shae~
Reviewers: FreeSpirit, sixstars, Panda-Chan, GeeseFlySouthForTheWinter, Tristanlover59, x cherrykoolaid (yum I likey koolaid), Rainne (Yay I have GUTS!), Satan's Apprentice, Druid, Megan, Starwolf, incubus4lotr11 (lol I put u next to Zig, aren't you happy?), ZigZag, SQUEEbaby, Quiet One, Ri-the- ILLITERATE-one (omg, you spelled it wrong! Lol), and Emily! *PANTPANTcatchesbreathPANTPANT* THANKIES! *Does the "Yay, you like the story!" dance*
Disclaimer: *makes exasperated noise* I only own Kari! NO SUE SHAE! Shae only have two cents and live in a garbage can!
Rating: PG13
Kari Walker, August 11, 2003.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!! This isn't supposed to happen! I get sent to live with an aunt that runs a camp for criminal boys, and I find myself LIKING one of them! I AM TOTALLY STUPID!! He could've been sent here for murdering someone, or . . . ugh . . . AND HE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY!! How am I supposed to know that he wasn't? . . . Ugh, never mind. And that Magnet keeps putting his hands on me! UGH!! That new guy seems nice, but . . . HE'S A CRIMINAL FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THINGS! And Zero . . . ugh, he's . . . off limits! NO! I can't like a criminal! What is WRONG with me?
~*~
Kari read her journal entry from the night before and wondered vaguely how many times she had used "ugh," in it. She sighed and pushed her foot off the ground to make the hammock swing a bit. Out over the lakebed she could see seven figures in the distance busy at work. One of the taller ones that Kari guessed was Stanley was practically jumping on the shovel in a frustrated manner. Kari looked around for a certain someone, but stopped herself when she realized what she was doing.
"NOOO!" She yelled, whacking herself in the head with her journal.
"Kari, honey . . . what are you doing?" A voice said. Kari jumped and turned around to see Aunt Eva standing four feet away.
"Uh . . . a bee?" Kari said, raising her journal. Her aunt raised an eyebrow.
"Ok . . . I didn't see that. Anyways, these days we're getting' short of counselors, and these boys are a tricky bunch. I was thinking that maybe you could . . . help out a little." Aunt Eva said.
"Help out? You mean, like, watch over the boys?" Kari said, growing nervous at the thought. Aunt Eva nodded.
"We need a little extra help. As I've seen that you've been more, er, acquainted with D-tent group, I figure that you'll be most comfortable working with them." Eva said. Kari smiled weakly.
"Uh . . . great!" She said. She mentally slapped herself. "Uh . . . so what do I have to do?"
"Show 'em who's boss and keep 'em at work! It's not hard at all! Remember, they're criminals and they think they're tough, but you've gotta show them who's tougher." Aunt Eva said. Kari nodded. She wondered briefly how that could happen, since she was shorter than practically everyone in the camp.
"Right then, Kari. Ya might want to get a good night's rest, 'cuz you'll be up at the crack o' dawn along with them boys."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
PA-PA-PA-RUM!!
HOOOOOOONK!
Kari scrambled out of bed, wide-eyed. She had heard the trumpet, but thought that it was part of her dream. The horn, however, had been blasted right in her bedroom. Kari sat up, yawning and rubbing her eyes. The light came on and she hid under the covers.
"Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty! Your peasants await you on the soon to be scorching lakebed!" Aunt Eva said, forcing the covers from Kari's grasp. Kari groaned and sat up. "There's a sport." Aunt Eva said, walking out. Kari dressed, mumbling incoherently.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"LISTEN HERE, GIRL SCOUTS! We've got a surprise for y'all!" Mr. Sir yelled over the noise of the Mess Hall. The boys tuned in, interested in what Mr. Sir had to say. "We've got a new counselor! Ain't that nice?" Several boys made sounds of displeasure. Zero simply bit into his bagel, slightly irritated that he had fallen for what seemed to be another one of Mr. Sir's jokes.
After breakfast, the boys grabbed their shovels and made their trek to their digging spot. Zero dug his shovel into the dirt, keeping only one thought in his mind: to keep digging.
"Oy! La chica p-"
"SHUT UP! Get back to work!" A female voice said. Zero looked up, startled. It was Kari. Magnet certainly looked startled too-his mouth was hanging open. He quickly regained his poise.
"Whoa, chica! A little grouchy-"
"WHAT did I just SAY?" Kari said, crossing her arms. Magnet fell silent.
"You heard her, boys! And you better mind her-she's your counselor." Mr. Sir said. Zero gazed at Kari, wondering how she had gone from being a sweet, silent girl to a vociferous, bossy one in one day. Kari sensed his intent stare and turned her head his way, then looked away suddenly. Zero saw Stanley look at Kari in bewilderment, and knew that he was thinking the same thing.
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Angry mob:*GASP* Oh my gosh! The ending of the chapter? But we want more! MORE! *angry mob chases the author*
Random thought: Dude, I was reading this REALLY old newspaper article, and it was like "Thif man waf a runaway flave who ran away laft night," and I was like "Say huh?"
~Shae~
