A/N: Sorry I haven't written in a while just been in a slump. But here is
the next chapter and thanks to all my reviewers! :o)
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 13
D-Tent was getting ready for bed. They all rested on their cots. Zigzag's was still empty. The cot hadn't been slept in nor touched. The sheets were still crumbled into a ball at the end. The way Zigzag kept it. The pillow was resting at an angle. Zigzag's crate hadn't been touched either. The toothbrush rested in the cup. The TV Guide was at the bottom. Nayel sighed and laid down on the cot. "Do you think he's okay," X-Ray finally broke the silence.
"Yeah he is," Squid quickly said in Zig's defense. "I didn't kill him," he kept insisting.
"Squid no one is sayin' you did," Armpit laughed. "Chill out," He shook his head.
"Yeah Squid," Magnet looked at Squid. "No one thinks that right guys," he looked around. Everyone was hesitating about answering. "Right," he said again.
"I believe him," Nayel said finally.
"Thanks Nile," Magnet nodded. He glared at the other guys.
"I know he's still alive," Zero reassured Squid. Squid looked at the only two people who answered Magnet.
"Who's still alive," a boy asked as the flap went up. He had red curly hair and he was standing there with his hands in his pockets. Everyone stayed silent.
"Zig," X-Ray questioned himself.
"Yeah," Armpit sat up in shock. No one moved. Squid looked up from the floor.
"You're alive," Squid stood up quickly. He was relieved to see that he was right the whole time.
"Zig," Nayel ran over to him and threw her arms around him. Warm tears rolled down her cheeks onto Zigzag's jumpsuit. He put his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"Thanks," he whispered into her ear. Everyone else got up and went to give Zigzag a hug. There were all talking at once saying 'Man we're so glad you are back', 'We thought you were gone or something', 'Yeah now it's time to dig'. Squid slowly walked over to Zigzag. Everyone turned silent. Nayel was standing next to Zigzag holding his hand.
"Man I'm..," Squid began but Zigzag interrupted him.
"It's okay. It was the heat," Zigzag said as he looked at Squid. Squid looked back at him. He could tell Zigzag wasn't mad at all. He sighed.
"Glad to see you," Squid hugged Zigzag. "People thought I was crazy or something," Squid smiled.
"Well you weren't," Zigzag reassured him and placed a hand on Squid's shoulder, but Squid couldn't feel his hand.
"What the," Squid moved Zigzag's hand away but couldn't. He looked around and the faces began to fade as if someone was erasing them. "What the hell," Squid moved back.
"Squid," X-Ray said as he walked closer to him. Squid kept walking back. "It's me," X-Ray tried to reach for Squid's hand but couldn't. Squid fell back into a hole.
Squid's eyes shot open. He looked around to see his campers towering over him. The light was on. He was drenched in sweat. "Here," Nayel walked in and placed a wet towel on Squid's forehead.
"Where is he," Squid shouted and stood up. The towel fell to the ground.
"Where's who," Magnet looked around.
"Zigzag," Squid yelled and ran over to Zig's cot. It was empty and left just the way Zigzag had left it. "Where is he," he said.
"Squid he's still in the Warden's cabin," Armpit looked at Squid with a confused look on his face. Nayel slowly walked over to him and touched his shoulder lightly.
"No," he moved the things around on the cot.
"Squid," Nayel said. He just kept moving the things. "Alan stop," Nayel grabbed his arm. Squid started to cry.
"I fuckin killed him," he admitted. "He isn't coming back," he continued. "I saw him. He doesn't look like himself,"
"He's okay Alan," Nayel looked at him.
"No," he sat on the cot and his face fell into his hands. He just kept crying. "I'm a murderer," he insisted.
"Squid no one thinks that," Magnet said looking at Squid. Everyone nodded.
"We know you didn't mean it," X-Ray sat next to Squid. "Shit happens. No big deal right,"
"Yeah man," Caveman said. "I mean that's how I got here," he shrugged.
Squid finally calmed down. Everyone went to bed except for Nayel and Squid. Squid was lying down on his cot. Nayel was sitting on his crate.
"You okay," Nayel asked.
"Yeah I guess," Squid just kept staring at the ceiling.
"Squid I have something to tell you," Nayel sighed. Squid sat up.
"What is it," he looked at her.
"I...I....," she kept repeating. She couldn't say it. "Never mind. Just go to sleep," she kissed his cheek and smiled. He nodded and laid back down. He quickly fell asleep. Nayel looked out the flaps and could see the Warden's cabin. A light was on in one of the rooms. She could see figures moving back and forth and seemed like they were arguing. "Mr. Sir must have cheated on the Warden," Nayel laughed softly to herself.
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 13
D-Tent was getting ready for bed. They all rested on their cots. Zigzag's was still empty. The cot hadn't been slept in nor touched. The sheets were still crumbled into a ball at the end. The way Zigzag kept it. The pillow was resting at an angle. Zigzag's crate hadn't been touched either. The toothbrush rested in the cup. The TV Guide was at the bottom. Nayel sighed and laid down on the cot. "Do you think he's okay," X-Ray finally broke the silence.
"Yeah he is," Squid quickly said in Zig's defense. "I didn't kill him," he kept insisting.
"Squid no one is sayin' you did," Armpit laughed. "Chill out," He shook his head.
"Yeah Squid," Magnet looked at Squid. "No one thinks that right guys," he looked around. Everyone was hesitating about answering. "Right," he said again.
"I believe him," Nayel said finally.
"Thanks Nile," Magnet nodded. He glared at the other guys.
"I know he's still alive," Zero reassured Squid. Squid looked at the only two people who answered Magnet.
"Who's still alive," a boy asked as the flap went up. He had red curly hair and he was standing there with his hands in his pockets. Everyone stayed silent.
"Zig," X-Ray questioned himself.
"Yeah," Armpit sat up in shock. No one moved. Squid looked up from the floor.
"You're alive," Squid stood up quickly. He was relieved to see that he was right the whole time.
"Zig," Nayel ran over to him and threw her arms around him. Warm tears rolled down her cheeks onto Zigzag's jumpsuit. He put his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"Thanks," he whispered into her ear. Everyone else got up and went to give Zigzag a hug. There were all talking at once saying 'Man we're so glad you are back', 'We thought you were gone or something', 'Yeah now it's time to dig'. Squid slowly walked over to Zigzag. Everyone turned silent. Nayel was standing next to Zigzag holding his hand.
"Man I'm..," Squid began but Zigzag interrupted him.
"It's okay. It was the heat," Zigzag said as he looked at Squid. Squid looked back at him. He could tell Zigzag wasn't mad at all. He sighed.
"Glad to see you," Squid hugged Zigzag. "People thought I was crazy or something," Squid smiled.
"Well you weren't," Zigzag reassured him and placed a hand on Squid's shoulder, but Squid couldn't feel his hand.
"What the," Squid moved Zigzag's hand away but couldn't. He looked around and the faces began to fade as if someone was erasing them. "What the hell," Squid moved back.
"Squid," X-Ray said as he walked closer to him. Squid kept walking back. "It's me," X-Ray tried to reach for Squid's hand but couldn't. Squid fell back into a hole.
Squid's eyes shot open. He looked around to see his campers towering over him. The light was on. He was drenched in sweat. "Here," Nayel walked in and placed a wet towel on Squid's forehead.
"Where is he," Squid shouted and stood up. The towel fell to the ground.
"Where's who," Magnet looked around.
"Zigzag," Squid yelled and ran over to Zig's cot. It was empty and left just the way Zigzag had left it. "Where is he," he said.
"Squid he's still in the Warden's cabin," Armpit looked at Squid with a confused look on his face. Nayel slowly walked over to him and touched his shoulder lightly.
"No," he moved the things around on the cot.
"Squid," Nayel said. He just kept moving the things. "Alan stop," Nayel grabbed his arm. Squid started to cry.
"I fuckin killed him," he admitted. "He isn't coming back," he continued. "I saw him. He doesn't look like himself,"
"He's okay Alan," Nayel looked at him.
"No," he sat on the cot and his face fell into his hands. He just kept crying. "I'm a murderer," he insisted.
"Squid no one thinks that," Magnet said looking at Squid. Everyone nodded.
"We know you didn't mean it," X-Ray sat next to Squid. "Shit happens. No big deal right,"
"Yeah man," Caveman said. "I mean that's how I got here," he shrugged.
Squid finally calmed down. Everyone went to bed except for Nayel and Squid. Squid was lying down on his cot. Nayel was sitting on his crate.
"You okay," Nayel asked.
"Yeah I guess," Squid just kept staring at the ceiling.
"Squid I have something to tell you," Nayel sighed. Squid sat up.
"What is it," he looked at her.
"I...I....," she kept repeating. She couldn't say it. "Never mind. Just go to sleep," she kissed his cheek and smiled. He nodded and laid back down. He quickly fell asleep. Nayel looked out the flaps and could see the Warden's cabin. A light was on in one of the rooms. She could see figures moving back and forth and seemed like they were arguing. "Mr. Sir must have cheated on the Warden," Nayel laughed softly to herself.
