Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters that pertain to the
movie/book "Holes". They belong to the writer of the book, Louis Sachar.
Chapter 9
D-Tent had come back from digging. Zigzag and Nayel were holding hands. Squid cringed at the sight. "You okay," Magnet asked as he patted Squid's shoulder.
"Perfect," Squid snapped and moved away from Magnet. Magnet looked at him.
"Sure doesn't seem like it," Magnet cracked a smile.
"I'm perfectly peachy. Does that answer your fuckin' question Maggot," Squid glared at him. Magnet glared back but just shook his head and kept walking. Squid could hear Nayel and Zigzag laughing and he just took off to the tent. He laid down on his cot and looked in his crate. He still had the tapes in there. He grabbed the envelope and placed it under his crate. The crate was now unbalanced but he didn't care. The laughter kept ringing in his head. He just knew he had to do something.
"Okay hold on," Zigzag said as he walked into the tent. "Hey man," he walked over to his crate and grabbed a token. Squid didn't respond. He just took off his baseball cap and placed it by his side. "You alright," Zigzag walked over to him and grabbed his baseball cap and examined it.
"Give it," Squid grabbed it out of Zigzag's hands.
"Okay I'm sorry," Zigzag said as a smile began to form on his face.
"You think you're the shit now," Squid stood up and looked at Zigzag.
"What," Zigzag looked back. He had no idea what Squid meant.
"I said you think you're the shit now, Ricky?" Squid pushed Zigzag's shoulder. Zigzag stepped back.
"Squid chill," Zigzag shook his head like he didn't want to start anything. "Just tell me what's bugging you and I'll help you," he remained calm.
"You don't know shit about anything," Squid protested and pushed Zigzag harder this time making him trip over Magnet's crate. Zigzag hit the floor and looked up at Squid. "You just back the fuck off," Squid spit at Zigzag and walked out of the tent. Zigzag stayed there for awhile and then got up on his feet. He headed towards the showers. He had no idea what was on Squid's mind but he knew for sure Squid would never be this pissed at him. They were best friends. He placed his token into the slot and then water began to run. He was still thinking about Squid. He wanted to know what the hell his problem was.
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"Come get your lunch boys and girl," Mr. Pendanski shouted as he opened up the ice chests. There was cheese sandwiches, graham crackers, and apples. Zigzag got in line. Squid got in front of him and 'accidentally' hit Zigzag. Zigzag looked at Squid weird.
"Sorry man," Squid said with no real remorse. He grabbed his lunch and went to sit down in his hole. Zigzag and Nayel got their lunch. They sat in Zigzag's hole.
"This looks gross," Nayel complained.
"Here this one looks better," Zigzag exchanged sandwiches with her. She smiled and began eating. Squid watched from a far. He could feel jealousy running through his body. He had do something. He got up and walked over to them. He towered over them blocking out the sun. Nayel looked up.
"Hey," she said and smiled. Squid grabbed her arm and helped her up. "What,"
"I need to talk to you," still holding her arm he went to his hole away from Zigzag. Although Zigzag watched.
"What," she asked again and looked at him. Squid looked back at her.
"Why are you with him? He doesn't even know anything about you. You don't know anything about him," Squid finally told her. He couldn't keep it bottled up inside.
"That's why. He likes me and I don't want him to know the real me. He would just freak out," Nayel stated. She enjoyed Zigzag's company. She knew she wasn't alone.
"I know a lot about you...," he stopped himself. He couldn't let her know. Not yet.
"I know. That's why were friends," Nayel nodded and headed back to sit next to Zigzag. "Sorry," she smiled and continued eating. Zigzag glanced at Squid. Squid looked down and just started digging again.
"Is he okay," Zigzag asked.
"Yeah," Nayel nodded. Zigzag looked down. He knew Squid wasn't okay. He wanted to know what was bothering his best friend.
Chapter 9
D-Tent had come back from digging. Zigzag and Nayel were holding hands. Squid cringed at the sight. "You okay," Magnet asked as he patted Squid's shoulder.
"Perfect," Squid snapped and moved away from Magnet. Magnet looked at him.
"Sure doesn't seem like it," Magnet cracked a smile.
"I'm perfectly peachy. Does that answer your fuckin' question Maggot," Squid glared at him. Magnet glared back but just shook his head and kept walking. Squid could hear Nayel and Zigzag laughing and he just took off to the tent. He laid down on his cot and looked in his crate. He still had the tapes in there. He grabbed the envelope and placed it under his crate. The crate was now unbalanced but he didn't care. The laughter kept ringing in his head. He just knew he had to do something.
"Okay hold on," Zigzag said as he walked into the tent. "Hey man," he walked over to his crate and grabbed a token. Squid didn't respond. He just took off his baseball cap and placed it by his side. "You alright," Zigzag walked over to him and grabbed his baseball cap and examined it.
"Give it," Squid grabbed it out of Zigzag's hands.
"Okay I'm sorry," Zigzag said as a smile began to form on his face.
"You think you're the shit now," Squid stood up and looked at Zigzag.
"What," Zigzag looked back. He had no idea what Squid meant.
"I said you think you're the shit now, Ricky?" Squid pushed Zigzag's shoulder. Zigzag stepped back.
"Squid chill," Zigzag shook his head like he didn't want to start anything. "Just tell me what's bugging you and I'll help you," he remained calm.
"You don't know shit about anything," Squid protested and pushed Zigzag harder this time making him trip over Magnet's crate. Zigzag hit the floor and looked up at Squid. "You just back the fuck off," Squid spit at Zigzag and walked out of the tent. Zigzag stayed there for awhile and then got up on his feet. He headed towards the showers. He had no idea what was on Squid's mind but he knew for sure Squid would never be this pissed at him. They were best friends. He placed his token into the slot and then water began to run. He was still thinking about Squid. He wanted to know what the hell his problem was.
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"Come get your lunch boys and girl," Mr. Pendanski shouted as he opened up the ice chests. There was cheese sandwiches, graham crackers, and apples. Zigzag got in line. Squid got in front of him and 'accidentally' hit Zigzag. Zigzag looked at Squid weird.
"Sorry man," Squid said with no real remorse. He grabbed his lunch and went to sit down in his hole. Zigzag and Nayel got their lunch. They sat in Zigzag's hole.
"This looks gross," Nayel complained.
"Here this one looks better," Zigzag exchanged sandwiches with her. She smiled and began eating. Squid watched from a far. He could feel jealousy running through his body. He had do something. He got up and walked over to them. He towered over them blocking out the sun. Nayel looked up.
"Hey," she said and smiled. Squid grabbed her arm and helped her up. "What,"
"I need to talk to you," still holding her arm he went to his hole away from Zigzag. Although Zigzag watched.
"What," she asked again and looked at him. Squid looked back at her.
"Why are you with him? He doesn't even know anything about you. You don't know anything about him," Squid finally told her. He couldn't keep it bottled up inside.
"That's why. He likes me and I don't want him to know the real me. He would just freak out," Nayel stated. She enjoyed Zigzag's company. She knew she wasn't alone.
"I know a lot about you...," he stopped himself. He couldn't let her know. Not yet.
"I know. That's why were friends," Nayel nodded and headed back to sit next to Zigzag. "Sorry," she smiled and continued eating. Zigzag glanced at Squid. Squid looked down and just started digging again.
"Is he okay," Zigzag asked.
"Yeah," Nayel nodded. Zigzag looked down. He knew Squid wasn't okay. He wanted to know what was bothering his best friend.
