Author Note: Made a mistake in the previous chapter...it's actually FOUR
hundred and twenty five days, not THREE hundred...just to clear that up if
anybody was bored enough to figure it out...MEESH!
Yays, so happy for the reviews. ^_^ I don't mind the occasional flamer, I'd take a flame over a no review any day. No, I'm not encouraging anyone to flame, I'm just saying I won't go and like slit my wrists, wallow in self pity and never write again. Just learn from the mistakes...yes anyway. Here's to another chapter...hm...wonder what it's going to be about...don't really know. My ideas just kind of come to me as I write...
Squid: Is that why your stories are always such crap?
*laughs sarcastically* oh HAHA, you're so funny Squid—ALAN!
Squid: *growls* Don't call me Alan...
ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! Oh, don't you just love the name Alan?
Magnet: Well, right now you're actually getting on my nerves...
Shut up...do you want to appear in this story or not?
Zigzag: This story ain't about Magnet. It's about muah.
*rolls eyes* Rrrright...
Squid: Ya'll drawn, this story's 'bout me.
Hm...maybe I'll change my mind about who this story is about.
Caveman: I'm always available.
*whirls around* W-what? Where'd you come from? Caveman is NOT in my story.
Caveman: *pouts* Why not?
You annoy me...'tis why.
Caveman: Screw you! *stomps off*
MUAHAH! Death to Caveman's everywhere!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA! Though I heart Shia LaBeouf, can't stand Caveman in fanfic's!!
X-Ray: Uh-oh...she's getting like that again.
Squid: Like what?
Armpit: All...weird.
MUAHAHA! *starts running in circles with a broom* I shall shoo away all the Cavemen. Shoo! Me and my evil broom!! HAHAHAHA!
Squid: Err...right. Anyway, on with the story...
*stops in the middle of the conga* Wait a minute...I cants forget me shout- outs!
Zigzag: *rolls eyes* Oh shit, hurry up already!!
*sigh* Okay, I'm going, I'm going...here I go!! I'm gone...WOOTWOOT!!
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loviedove
Aww thanks! *giggles* ^_^ Ya know, it's pretty hard writing from a blind persons point of view...
Lucy: AHEM! And what in the fuck is that supposed to mean?
GASP! Language, Lucy, language!
Lucy: *rolls eyes* Yeah, yeah...*stalks off, mumbling to herself* One of these days my cane's gonna find its way up your...
RIGHT! Moving on!!
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Nosilla
^_^ LOL!! Nice review, it was funny and interesting.
Squid: Very, but it didn't say nothing 'bout me! What the hell?
*pouts empathetically* I'm sure she just forgot...next time Squiddy-boy, next time.
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Spice of Life
YAY!! ^_^ You'se ain't the only one who can't resist Squid...
*cuddles Squid* He's soooo cute.
Squid: *quite frightened* Uh...you okay?
*sighs dreamily* ohh wait—AHEM!!! *snaps out of reality* ANYWAYS...thanks for the review!! Squid says hi.
Squid: *smirks seductively* Hello there Spice...
*rolls eyes* such a charmer...
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MaggieGirl
Yehhhh!!!!! New reviewer!! Muahhaha, I've recruited yet another mindless wanderer...MUAHAHA. Next mission: Take over the world!!!
Zigzag: Err...you alright?
*snaps out of it* Yeah, I'm fine...right ANYWAY!! ^_^ Thanks, thanks.
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Agent DragonEye
Awww, I love Zero too!! He's soo cute...I'm sorry I disappointed you. Would it make you feel better if I told ya Zero plays a pretty big role in this story?
Zero: *smirks* What can I say? I attract all the ladies...
*rolls eyes* Rrright...aww Zero you're so cute! Come here!
Zero: Ahhhh!! No, stay away!!! MEEEEEHHH!!!
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electricxrain
Woohoo, my work is KiCkIn! ^_^ Holler to that! 3
Squid: Holler?
Hehehe. Holler. I can say that cause...cause I'm cool like that.
X-Ray: Rrrright...Squid, just walk slowly away...
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Chapter Three
"Love was once a part, but now it's disappeared."
-Lostprophets
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By eleven o'clock the sun was beating down hard upon my back and I had blisters so bad on my hands and fingers I sincerely thought I was going to die. And I was okay with that—this had to be hell. Digging holes in the blazing one hundred and twenty degree heat had to be hell. There was nothing worse than that. I would rather die a slow and painful death than continue to dig...but sadly, I was stuck with no choice and I'd never had enough guts for suicide. Shame.
I wondered how far Squid had gotten in his hole and how far I had gotten in mine. I'd never really cared about seeing before, but right now it could surely help me. I felt around on the dusty ground for my cane and upon reaching it, I clasped it tight around my fingers. I stuck it into my own pathetic hole and frowned when it barely went into the earth an inch. I had a long, long way to go. And it was already reaching noon. How on earth would I finish?
Everyone dug in silence and for good reason; no one had enough energy to speak. My water bottle was slowly but efficiently running out of water and growing lighter, and I wondered when Mr. Pendanski would be back to fill our bottles up. My throat was dry and crackly—it caused a sharp pain in my throat whenever I swallowed and I hade to fight back my tears. Honestly, what had I deserved to be put through such damn torture each and every day? It sucked. Sucked bad.
"Hey Lucy," Squid called from my left and I turned my head to his direction, squinting as the red from the sun burned my eyelids.
"Yeah?" I asked, surprised to find my voice very raspy and uneven. I cleared my throat but it only caused it to hurt more. My tongue had a thin layer of crust slowly forming from like of h2o and I felt like I was dying—and I was only three inches into my whole as far as I knew by measuring with my cane. For all I knew I could be one and a quarter inch...I was never good at estimating.
"Hand me over your canteen, Mr. Pendanski's here and he's fillin' up them." I felt so grateful towards Squid I could have kissed him if I had harbored the energy. I wondered for a moment why he was being so nice to me, but I found that I didn't care at all. I felt around the ground for my canteen until I found its dirty surface and held it out in the direction I supposed Squid was calling. I felt him move toward me and take my canteen, then walk around me to where I could hear everyone heading—I suppose it was a water truck of some sort. I continued to dig, wanting every moment to be able to finish the wretched deed.
Squid returned shortly thereafter, and I drank my water greedily, loving the cold sensation it sent down my throat. I felt him looking at me and he chuckled. I turned to him and smirked.
"What?" I asked.
He laughed. "Never so no one drink like that."
I shrugged and set my canteen down, felt around for my shovel, and continued to dig. "It's hot out here."
"Oh you just wait...this isn't even the worst of it all," Squid said, quite amused with my zero tolerance for the weather. I arched an eyebrow but continued to dig all the time. Clutching my shovel hard around my fingers, I felt around my whole and guessed that I was almost a foot finished around, and about two feet finished deep. I sighed...this was going to be one long day. I felt sweat begin to trickled down my back and I grimaced—I desperately needed a shower...a nice, cold, refreshing shower. Ahhh, I could smell the bath oils now...oooh and a nice loofa to scrub thy body...
Several minutes passed with no sound but the 'clink clonk' of all our shovels banging against the dirt and the occasional cough attack from the dust. Dirt had gotten into my eyes and they stung, and I rubbed them vigorously. I wondered how anyone could see in this type of condition.
"Hey—Lucy!"
I arched an eyebrow and jerked my head up into the direction of the voice. It hadn't been Squid's and that was the only person I had conversed with since the first meeting. It was X-Ray, and he was on my right. I turned toward him and I felt him come over to me.
"Yeah?" I asked. I didn't really know X-Ray's personality...come to think of it I didn't know anyone really. Squid was the only one I had talked to, and I didn't even know anything about him! I hoped X-Ray wasn't going to mock or make fun of me...I began to grow apprehensive. Was my hole not dug correctly? Oh God...was he going to harass me? Ooh help help! Somebody stop him!
"How are you gettin' along?"
I raised my eyebrows at this. Hm? What? Ooh, how was I getting along? HA! Just fine...let me tell you...hot, sticky weather...can't see a damn thing I'm doing...don't' know anyone out here. Oh, I'm just DANDY! Freakin' dandy X- Ray...
"I'm okay," I muttered...I didn't want any of the other guys to hear what we were saying. I didn't want to be known as the 'crippled' who couldn't even dig a damn hole! I appreciated his concern...but I didn't want him to act as if he had to guardian me. I was quite capable of taking care of myself...whether that was easy or not was the question.
I guess he peered into my hole because I heard him chuckle. "You're doing a pretty lousy job."
I scoffed. "Gee thanks," I said sarcastically.
X-Ray laughed. "I'm just messin' with ya—you aren't doin' too bad...but you could hurry up. Zero over there is almost finished. Three feet I 'spect."
I was in shock. Three feet? I was barely done a foot! How did the kid do it? Where was he? Wait—Zero, the nobody guy! He didn't talk...right...Zero? Hmm...get him to talk, helps me with the hole, less heat and sun! Yay!
"How the hell does he dig three feet already?" I asked, and apparently loudly because I heard several guys chuckle.
"He eats the dirt!" Zigzag shouted from behind me, and I heard Magnet and Armpit snicker.
"Yeah man, he's like the fastest digger ever!" Magnet chimed in.
"Always finishes first..." Squid said from my left. "Been that way like forever."
I sighed. I wish I could be the fastest digger...damn kid! Awwe, wait, poor kid he's a mute. I hadn't heard him talk all day. I really wanted to talk to him...I figured when I finished digging I would talk to him...Right. At the rate I was going, that'd be next year.
"How come he doesn't talk?" I asked X-Ray.
"Dunno," X-Ray said. "Never has. Poor kid—kind of feel bad for him. So dumb he don't even know it!"
I clenched my fist to keep from slapping X-Ray.
"You know," I said. "Just 'cause he doesn't talk doesn't mean he's dumb."
X-Ray snickered. "Right...anyways, gotta go finish my hole. See ya later Lucy."
"Right—er—see ya," I mumbled...I had to start watching my temper. If I wanted to survive at this hell hole I needed to watch what I said—I had a tendency for lashing out. I was lucky I caught myself before I snapped at X- Ray, but next time I wasn't so sure how lucky I was going to be. Stupid mouth, stupid big mouth. Sigh. I set back to digging.
"I'll never finish!" I whined two hours later, getting fed up with the silence and dropping my shovel to nurse my blistering fingers. They hurt so much I wanted to scream out and curse the damn judge who sent me here. I hated him! I hated Jenny Liddins for stuffing that goddamn gun in my locker! I wanted to kill her for taking advantage of me! Oh God...I wanted to kill her...I wanted to scream, scream out! I didn't deserve this...I didn't deserve this...
"Stop whinin' and maybe you'll finish," Squid called from his hole.
I sighed. "I'll never finish. Squid, how far am I?"
Squid peered down in my hole and laughed. "You got three feet deep and wide—not too bad, 'cept everyone but you, me, Magnet and Zigzag are left. The other's are done."
I frowned. "How much more you got?"
Squid chucked. "Another ten inches."
"Oh yay for you!" I snapped. "Oh I'm not gonna finish, am I?"
"You gotta finish or else you'll be out here all night...and you do NOT want that...what with all the yellow-spotted lizards." I heard Squid start digging again and I grumbled. I began to dig again, but the pain in my hands began to throb madly, and I had to dig much, much more slowly.
"Wait—what are yellow-spotted lizards?" I asked, after Squid's sentence had sunk in.
"You dunno what yellow-spotted lizards are?" He asked shock evident in his voice. I shook my head, and he sighed.
"Oh boy, Mr. Sir didn't tell you?" I could tell he was surprised and I frowned. "Well, they're..." And so he told me what yellow-spotted lizards were. Personally, I thought it was a bunch of bullshit. I had never heard of a yellow-spotted lizard who could kill you with just one bite. It sounded ridiculous...and plus, how did they survive in this desert?
"That's a bunch of bull shit," I said, continuing to dig. Squid shrugged and snickered.
"Believe what you want...but when you get bit by one don't come a runnin' to me."
I laughed. "Oh how can I when I'll drop dead anyway?"
I heard someone spit behind me and a sigh of relief.
"Finally finished," Zigzag said happily. "Well, I'll see you crazy cats later. Bye!" He happily jogged away, back to camp and I so longed to go with him. I only had what—two feet left? It was going to take forever! Another hour at least!
Magnet left and finally it was just Squid and I—how ironic. I had to laugh to myself of the irony. I figured he was just going slow on purpose to keep me company—aww what a nice guy. Of course, that could be totally untrue and the kid could just suck at digging...but whatever.
"Finished!" Squid said happily, sighing in relief. He came over and stopped in front of me. He sighed. "You're almost done. Another ten minutes. Want me to wait around?"
I sighed and grumbled. "Nah, go ahead. I won't make ya stay."
I guess Squid shrugged, because it's just something one would do at something like this. "I don't mind, it's cool."
I grinned and shrugged. "Fine whatever, it's your ass that's gonna be bored as hell sitting here."
Squid smirked (I guess, I don't really know) and sat down on the edge of my hole. "So, Lucy."
I began to dig again and arched an eyebrow. "Hm?"
"What was your life like before you came here?"
I continued to dig and didn't answer for a little while. I wanted to finish quickly. "Um...it was nice. Quiet, boring, me and my family, my big seven kid family." I laughed, remembering my big family. "I'm the second youngest of seven kids."
"No shit," Squid said. "I have an older brother and I fuckin' hate it." I laughed.
"I have three older brothers...so not fun."
Squid laughed and I felt him watching me. "What was your life like?" I asked him.
He sighed. "It was...erm...different I guess." He laughed coldly and I suddenly wanted to know so badly what his life was like. He didn't seem too keen on talking about it. "I just got into the wrong crowds, ya know. That's what landed me here. Drug dealing on the streets."
I raised my eyebrows. "No shit...I got here because my principal busted in my locker and found a hand gun..."
Squid didn't talk for a moment then, almost apprehensively, he asked, "Why'd you have a gun?"
"It wasn't mine," I said, burning up with anger once again and the remembrance of Jenny. "It was my quote on quote friend's gun. Stupid bitch."
Squid didn't say anything for a moment. "Hey look, you're done. Ha, would ya look at that? And it's only...six o'clock!" I laughed and if I would have known exactly where he was I would have swapped him.
"Damn, that's so tiring," I said, feeling around for my cane and feeling comfort once it was in my grasp. "How do you do it everyday?"
Squid laughed. "You better get used to it—you're gonna be doing it for a LONG time."
I grumbled and climbed out of my hole. "Well, I'm happy I'm done! Now what do we do?"
"Back to camp...dinners probably over by now, everyone's probably in the Rec Room," Squid said as we began walking off. I sighed and felt much better that I had finished my hole. My first hole. Yay! I was so proud in a disturbing and sick way.
The walk back to camp was sadly a long one. But it depends on how you look at it—long walk meant more talk. Hehe that sounds funny, even in my head.
"So how old are you?" Squid asked me, once the silence was getting to be way too much.
"Mmm turned sixteen last month," I said, recalling my birthday. Lee had taken me on a picnic for old times where we used to swing on the swings in the park when we were six. I grinned at the memory...I missed Lee so much.
"Hehe you're a youngin'," Squid laughed.
"Dude, you're seventeen!" I laughed, remembering when he told me his age earlier, when we were talking about how long people were at this camp. Squid snickered.
"Yeah, but still," Squid laughed. "I'm still older."
"Man whatever," I laughed.
Surprisingly, it was very easy to talk to Squid. It was like talking to Lee only different. I took a liking to Squid—he was the first to branch out and talk to me and I didn't know why, but I didn't care. I enjoyed his company all the same. It was nice to have somebody to talk to...somebody...the sun was setting behind us and I finally felt at ease as we reached camp. All I wanted was a hot shower.
"You comin' to the Rec?" Squid asked me as we walked into camp.
"Um...not tonight. I wanna get a shower...and I'm tired," I said. "See you."
"Alright, bye."
I turned and headed in the direction of D-Tent. I was looking forward to a hot, long, nice shower. Ha! Was I in for the surprise of my life...
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RIGHT! So there's chappie 3. Holler, that was pretty long. Jeepers.
Squid: Jeepers?
Jeepers! Yay. Ewww wait I hate that word...reminds me of the scariest movie ever, Jeepers Creepers. EEP!!! NOOOOO!!! Make me forget!! AHHHH!!! *runs and hides behind Armpit*
Armpit: What the hell you doin'?
Err...don't really know. ANYWAYS!! Review time. Yay!! Hopefully I'll get feedback...gotta love reviews. *giggles*
Zigzag: Ackkk stop giggling.
Shut up!! Go...er...go brush your hair!!
Zero: You got somethin' against big hair?
Heh, no. ^_^ Aww I love ya Zero! Come here!!!
Zero: *eyes widen in fright* AAHHHHHH!!!! Help me, get 'er AWAY!!!!!!!
Hehe, awwwe he loves me so much...Rrright...
Yays, so happy for the reviews. ^_^ I don't mind the occasional flamer, I'd take a flame over a no review any day. No, I'm not encouraging anyone to flame, I'm just saying I won't go and like slit my wrists, wallow in self pity and never write again. Just learn from the mistakes...yes anyway. Here's to another chapter...hm...wonder what it's going to be about...don't really know. My ideas just kind of come to me as I write...
Squid: Is that why your stories are always such crap?
*laughs sarcastically* oh HAHA, you're so funny Squid—ALAN!
Squid: *growls* Don't call me Alan...
ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! Oh, don't you just love the name Alan?
Magnet: Well, right now you're actually getting on my nerves...
Shut up...do you want to appear in this story or not?
Zigzag: This story ain't about Magnet. It's about muah.
*rolls eyes* Rrrright...
Squid: Ya'll drawn, this story's 'bout me.
Hm...maybe I'll change my mind about who this story is about.
Caveman: I'm always available.
*whirls around* W-what? Where'd you come from? Caveman is NOT in my story.
Caveman: *pouts* Why not?
You annoy me...'tis why.
Caveman: Screw you! *stomps off*
MUAHAH! Death to Caveman's everywhere!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA! Though I heart Shia LaBeouf, can't stand Caveman in fanfic's!!
X-Ray: Uh-oh...she's getting like that again.
Squid: Like what?
Armpit: All...weird.
MUAHAHA! *starts running in circles with a broom* I shall shoo away all the Cavemen. Shoo! Me and my evil broom!! HAHAHAHA!
Squid: Err...right. Anyway, on with the story...
*stops in the middle of the conga* Wait a minute...I cants forget me shout- outs!
Zigzag: *rolls eyes* Oh shit, hurry up already!!
*sigh* Okay, I'm going, I'm going...here I go!! I'm gone...WOOTWOOT!!
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loviedove
Aww thanks! *giggles* ^_^ Ya know, it's pretty hard writing from a blind persons point of view...
Lucy: AHEM! And what in the fuck is that supposed to mean?
GASP! Language, Lucy, language!
Lucy: *rolls eyes* Yeah, yeah...*stalks off, mumbling to herself* One of these days my cane's gonna find its way up your...
RIGHT! Moving on!!
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Nosilla
^_^ LOL!! Nice review, it was funny and interesting.
Squid: Very, but it didn't say nothing 'bout me! What the hell?
*pouts empathetically* I'm sure she just forgot...next time Squiddy-boy, next time.
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Spice of Life
YAY!! ^_^ You'se ain't the only one who can't resist Squid...
*cuddles Squid* He's soooo cute.
Squid: *quite frightened* Uh...you okay?
*sighs dreamily* ohh wait—AHEM!!! *snaps out of reality* ANYWAYS...thanks for the review!! Squid says hi.
Squid: *smirks seductively* Hello there Spice...
*rolls eyes* such a charmer...
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MaggieGirl
Yehhhh!!!!! New reviewer!! Muahhaha, I've recruited yet another mindless wanderer...MUAHAHA. Next mission: Take over the world!!!
Zigzag: Err...you alright?
*snaps out of it* Yeah, I'm fine...right ANYWAY!! ^_^ Thanks, thanks.
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Agent DragonEye
Awww, I love Zero too!! He's soo cute...I'm sorry I disappointed you. Would it make you feel better if I told ya Zero plays a pretty big role in this story?
Zero: *smirks* What can I say? I attract all the ladies...
*rolls eyes* Rrright...aww Zero you're so cute! Come here!
Zero: Ahhhh!! No, stay away!!! MEEEEEHHH!!!
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electricxrain
Woohoo, my work is KiCkIn! ^_^ Holler to that! 3
Squid: Holler?
Hehehe. Holler. I can say that cause...cause I'm cool like that.
X-Ray: Rrrright...Squid, just walk slowly away...
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Chapter Three
"Love was once a part, but now it's disappeared."
-Lostprophets
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By eleven o'clock the sun was beating down hard upon my back and I had blisters so bad on my hands and fingers I sincerely thought I was going to die. And I was okay with that—this had to be hell. Digging holes in the blazing one hundred and twenty degree heat had to be hell. There was nothing worse than that. I would rather die a slow and painful death than continue to dig...but sadly, I was stuck with no choice and I'd never had enough guts for suicide. Shame.
I wondered how far Squid had gotten in his hole and how far I had gotten in mine. I'd never really cared about seeing before, but right now it could surely help me. I felt around on the dusty ground for my cane and upon reaching it, I clasped it tight around my fingers. I stuck it into my own pathetic hole and frowned when it barely went into the earth an inch. I had a long, long way to go. And it was already reaching noon. How on earth would I finish?
Everyone dug in silence and for good reason; no one had enough energy to speak. My water bottle was slowly but efficiently running out of water and growing lighter, and I wondered when Mr. Pendanski would be back to fill our bottles up. My throat was dry and crackly—it caused a sharp pain in my throat whenever I swallowed and I hade to fight back my tears. Honestly, what had I deserved to be put through such damn torture each and every day? It sucked. Sucked bad.
"Hey Lucy," Squid called from my left and I turned my head to his direction, squinting as the red from the sun burned my eyelids.
"Yeah?" I asked, surprised to find my voice very raspy and uneven. I cleared my throat but it only caused it to hurt more. My tongue had a thin layer of crust slowly forming from like of h2o and I felt like I was dying—and I was only three inches into my whole as far as I knew by measuring with my cane. For all I knew I could be one and a quarter inch...I was never good at estimating.
"Hand me over your canteen, Mr. Pendanski's here and he's fillin' up them." I felt so grateful towards Squid I could have kissed him if I had harbored the energy. I wondered for a moment why he was being so nice to me, but I found that I didn't care at all. I felt around the ground for my canteen until I found its dirty surface and held it out in the direction I supposed Squid was calling. I felt him move toward me and take my canteen, then walk around me to where I could hear everyone heading—I suppose it was a water truck of some sort. I continued to dig, wanting every moment to be able to finish the wretched deed.
Squid returned shortly thereafter, and I drank my water greedily, loving the cold sensation it sent down my throat. I felt him looking at me and he chuckled. I turned to him and smirked.
"What?" I asked.
He laughed. "Never so no one drink like that."
I shrugged and set my canteen down, felt around for my shovel, and continued to dig. "It's hot out here."
"Oh you just wait...this isn't even the worst of it all," Squid said, quite amused with my zero tolerance for the weather. I arched an eyebrow but continued to dig all the time. Clutching my shovel hard around my fingers, I felt around my whole and guessed that I was almost a foot finished around, and about two feet finished deep. I sighed...this was going to be one long day. I felt sweat begin to trickled down my back and I grimaced—I desperately needed a shower...a nice, cold, refreshing shower. Ahhh, I could smell the bath oils now...oooh and a nice loofa to scrub thy body...
Several minutes passed with no sound but the 'clink clonk' of all our shovels banging against the dirt and the occasional cough attack from the dust. Dirt had gotten into my eyes and they stung, and I rubbed them vigorously. I wondered how anyone could see in this type of condition.
"Hey—Lucy!"
I arched an eyebrow and jerked my head up into the direction of the voice. It hadn't been Squid's and that was the only person I had conversed with since the first meeting. It was X-Ray, and he was on my right. I turned toward him and I felt him come over to me.
"Yeah?" I asked. I didn't really know X-Ray's personality...come to think of it I didn't know anyone really. Squid was the only one I had talked to, and I didn't even know anything about him! I hoped X-Ray wasn't going to mock or make fun of me...I began to grow apprehensive. Was my hole not dug correctly? Oh God...was he going to harass me? Ooh help help! Somebody stop him!
"How are you gettin' along?"
I raised my eyebrows at this. Hm? What? Ooh, how was I getting along? HA! Just fine...let me tell you...hot, sticky weather...can't see a damn thing I'm doing...don't' know anyone out here. Oh, I'm just DANDY! Freakin' dandy X- Ray...
"I'm okay," I muttered...I didn't want any of the other guys to hear what we were saying. I didn't want to be known as the 'crippled' who couldn't even dig a damn hole! I appreciated his concern...but I didn't want him to act as if he had to guardian me. I was quite capable of taking care of myself...whether that was easy or not was the question.
I guess he peered into my hole because I heard him chuckle. "You're doing a pretty lousy job."
I scoffed. "Gee thanks," I said sarcastically.
X-Ray laughed. "I'm just messin' with ya—you aren't doin' too bad...but you could hurry up. Zero over there is almost finished. Three feet I 'spect."
I was in shock. Three feet? I was barely done a foot! How did the kid do it? Where was he? Wait—Zero, the nobody guy! He didn't talk...right...Zero? Hmm...get him to talk, helps me with the hole, less heat and sun! Yay!
"How the hell does he dig three feet already?" I asked, and apparently loudly because I heard several guys chuckle.
"He eats the dirt!" Zigzag shouted from behind me, and I heard Magnet and Armpit snicker.
"Yeah man, he's like the fastest digger ever!" Magnet chimed in.
"Always finishes first..." Squid said from my left. "Been that way like forever."
I sighed. I wish I could be the fastest digger...damn kid! Awwe, wait, poor kid he's a mute. I hadn't heard him talk all day. I really wanted to talk to him...I figured when I finished digging I would talk to him...Right. At the rate I was going, that'd be next year.
"How come he doesn't talk?" I asked X-Ray.
"Dunno," X-Ray said. "Never has. Poor kid—kind of feel bad for him. So dumb he don't even know it!"
I clenched my fist to keep from slapping X-Ray.
"You know," I said. "Just 'cause he doesn't talk doesn't mean he's dumb."
X-Ray snickered. "Right...anyways, gotta go finish my hole. See ya later Lucy."
"Right—er—see ya," I mumbled...I had to start watching my temper. If I wanted to survive at this hell hole I needed to watch what I said—I had a tendency for lashing out. I was lucky I caught myself before I snapped at X- Ray, but next time I wasn't so sure how lucky I was going to be. Stupid mouth, stupid big mouth. Sigh. I set back to digging.
"I'll never finish!" I whined two hours later, getting fed up with the silence and dropping my shovel to nurse my blistering fingers. They hurt so much I wanted to scream out and curse the damn judge who sent me here. I hated him! I hated Jenny Liddins for stuffing that goddamn gun in my locker! I wanted to kill her for taking advantage of me! Oh God...I wanted to kill her...I wanted to scream, scream out! I didn't deserve this...I didn't deserve this...
"Stop whinin' and maybe you'll finish," Squid called from his hole.
I sighed. "I'll never finish. Squid, how far am I?"
Squid peered down in my hole and laughed. "You got three feet deep and wide—not too bad, 'cept everyone but you, me, Magnet and Zigzag are left. The other's are done."
I frowned. "How much more you got?"
Squid chucked. "Another ten inches."
"Oh yay for you!" I snapped. "Oh I'm not gonna finish, am I?"
"You gotta finish or else you'll be out here all night...and you do NOT want that...what with all the yellow-spotted lizards." I heard Squid start digging again and I grumbled. I began to dig again, but the pain in my hands began to throb madly, and I had to dig much, much more slowly.
"Wait—what are yellow-spotted lizards?" I asked, after Squid's sentence had sunk in.
"You dunno what yellow-spotted lizards are?" He asked shock evident in his voice. I shook my head, and he sighed.
"Oh boy, Mr. Sir didn't tell you?" I could tell he was surprised and I frowned. "Well, they're..." And so he told me what yellow-spotted lizards were. Personally, I thought it was a bunch of bullshit. I had never heard of a yellow-spotted lizard who could kill you with just one bite. It sounded ridiculous...and plus, how did they survive in this desert?
"That's a bunch of bull shit," I said, continuing to dig. Squid shrugged and snickered.
"Believe what you want...but when you get bit by one don't come a runnin' to me."
I laughed. "Oh how can I when I'll drop dead anyway?"
I heard someone spit behind me and a sigh of relief.
"Finally finished," Zigzag said happily. "Well, I'll see you crazy cats later. Bye!" He happily jogged away, back to camp and I so longed to go with him. I only had what—two feet left? It was going to take forever! Another hour at least!
Magnet left and finally it was just Squid and I—how ironic. I had to laugh to myself of the irony. I figured he was just going slow on purpose to keep me company—aww what a nice guy. Of course, that could be totally untrue and the kid could just suck at digging...but whatever.
"Finished!" Squid said happily, sighing in relief. He came over and stopped in front of me. He sighed. "You're almost done. Another ten minutes. Want me to wait around?"
I sighed and grumbled. "Nah, go ahead. I won't make ya stay."
I guess Squid shrugged, because it's just something one would do at something like this. "I don't mind, it's cool."
I grinned and shrugged. "Fine whatever, it's your ass that's gonna be bored as hell sitting here."
Squid smirked (I guess, I don't really know) and sat down on the edge of my hole. "So, Lucy."
I began to dig again and arched an eyebrow. "Hm?"
"What was your life like before you came here?"
I continued to dig and didn't answer for a little while. I wanted to finish quickly. "Um...it was nice. Quiet, boring, me and my family, my big seven kid family." I laughed, remembering my big family. "I'm the second youngest of seven kids."
"No shit," Squid said. "I have an older brother and I fuckin' hate it." I laughed.
"I have three older brothers...so not fun."
Squid laughed and I felt him watching me. "What was your life like?" I asked him.
He sighed. "It was...erm...different I guess." He laughed coldly and I suddenly wanted to know so badly what his life was like. He didn't seem too keen on talking about it. "I just got into the wrong crowds, ya know. That's what landed me here. Drug dealing on the streets."
I raised my eyebrows. "No shit...I got here because my principal busted in my locker and found a hand gun..."
Squid didn't talk for a moment then, almost apprehensively, he asked, "Why'd you have a gun?"
"It wasn't mine," I said, burning up with anger once again and the remembrance of Jenny. "It was my quote on quote friend's gun. Stupid bitch."
Squid didn't say anything for a moment. "Hey look, you're done. Ha, would ya look at that? And it's only...six o'clock!" I laughed and if I would have known exactly where he was I would have swapped him.
"Damn, that's so tiring," I said, feeling around for my cane and feeling comfort once it was in my grasp. "How do you do it everyday?"
Squid laughed. "You better get used to it—you're gonna be doing it for a LONG time."
I grumbled and climbed out of my hole. "Well, I'm happy I'm done! Now what do we do?"
"Back to camp...dinners probably over by now, everyone's probably in the Rec Room," Squid said as we began walking off. I sighed and felt much better that I had finished my hole. My first hole. Yay! I was so proud in a disturbing and sick way.
The walk back to camp was sadly a long one. But it depends on how you look at it—long walk meant more talk. Hehe that sounds funny, even in my head.
"So how old are you?" Squid asked me, once the silence was getting to be way too much.
"Mmm turned sixteen last month," I said, recalling my birthday. Lee had taken me on a picnic for old times where we used to swing on the swings in the park when we were six. I grinned at the memory...I missed Lee so much.
"Hehe you're a youngin'," Squid laughed.
"Dude, you're seventeen!" I laughed, remembering when he told me his age earlier, when we were talking about how long people were at this camp. Squid snickered.
"Yeah, but still," Squid laughed. "I'm still older."
"Man whatever," I laughed.
Surprisingly, it was very easy to talk to Squid. It was like talking to Lee only different. I took a liking to Squid—he was the first to branch out and talk to me and I didn't know why, but I didn't care. I enjoyed his company all the same. It was nice to have somebody to talk to...somebody...the sun was setting behind us and I finally felt at ease as we reached camp. All I wanted was a hot shower.
"You comin' to the Rec?" Squid asked me as we walked into camp.
"Um...not tonight. I wanna get a shower...and I'm tired," I said. "See you."
"Alright, bye."
I turned and headed in the direction of D-Tent. I was looking forward to a hot, long, nice shower. Ha! Was I in for the surprise of my life...
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RIGHT! So there's chappie 3. Holler, that was pretty long. Jeepers.
Squid: Jeepers?
Jeepers! Yay. Ewww wait I hate that word...reminds me of the scariest movie ever, Jeepers Creepers. EEP!!! NOOOOO!!! Make me forget!! AHHHH!!! *runs and hides behind Armpit*
Armpit: What the hell you doin'?
Err...don't really know. ANYWAYS!! Review time. Yay!! Hopefully I'll get feedback...gotta love reviews. *giggles*
Zigzag: Ackkk stop giggling.
Shut up!! Go...er...go brush your hair!!
Zero: You got somethin' against big hair?
Heh, no. ^_^ Aww I love ya Zero! Come here!!!
Zero: *eyes widen in fright* AAHHHHHH!!!! Help me, get 'er AWAY!!!!!!!
Hehe, awwwe he loves me so much...Rrright...
