A/N: Thanks for the reviews. :o) About Squid dying...you'll just have to
read. Well enjoy the next chapter.
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 16
Squid's eyes shot open. He looked around and didn't recognize any of this. "Where am I," he said and sat up. He was going to remove his hat but it wasn't there. "Nayel," he said. He got up slowly and noticed he wasn't in his jumpsuit. He was in jeans and a white t-shirt. "What the hell," he screamed now. "Zig," he repeated. He walked over to the window and noticed he wasn't at the camp anymore. "Where the fuck am I," A nurse came rushing in.
"Alan are you okay," she asked as she got his medication ready.
"Where am I," he looked at her. "Where's Nayel and X and Magnet," the nurse stopped him before he could continue.
"Sweetheart don't you remember," she poured a glass of water.
"No," he began to worry.
"You went into a state of shock and fainted. No one could wake you so they sent you here, to this hospital," the nurse walked toward Squid with the medicine in one hand and water in the other.
"What," Squid looked out the window and read the name of the hospital. "Peterson Psychiatric Hospital," he stepped back. "I'm not fuckin crazy," he yelled.
"We know sweetheart now take this," she held out the medicine. He smacked it out of her hand.
"No," he shook his head. "I...I...," he sat on the bed. "Where's everyone," he looked at the nurse.
"I'm not sure," she shrugged. "Some of them possibly could have gone home who knows," she picked up the medicine.
"Can I talk to them," he looked at the nurse.
"Of course sweetie," she smiled. "I believe three of them are here. I'll be right back," the nurse comforted Squid. He wasn't crazy and he knew it. He looked down at the bracelet. He tried to take it off but the nurse walked. "Don't do that Alan. Well here are your friends," Squid looked up to see Caveman, Zero, and Nayel standing there. "Well I'll check on you later," the nurse left. Nayel, Zero, and Caveman walked in and sat in the chairs that were there. Squid looked at them. They were wearing regular clothes. Caveman was wearing jeans, a t-shirt that read 'Hurley', and black Vans shoes. Nayel was wearing jeans and a black long sleeve t-shirt with and white tee over it, and black Puma shoes. Zero was wearing jeans, an 'Atticus' hoodie, and Allen Iverson shoes.
"Hey guys," Squid said.
"Hey," Caveman was the first to speak. Nayel looked at Squid. She could tell he had mix feelings about this.
"What's up," Squid spoke softly.
"Nothing. We're out," Zero kind of smiled.
"Yeah," Squid nodded and smiled. "I'm sorry about everything," he sighed and looked down. He was ashamed of everything he had done.
"It's not your fault," Nayel said reaching over to touch Squid's hand. He pulled his hand away. "Squid they are having the funeral for Zigzag tomorrow,"
"That's wonderful," he looked out the window. "Too bad I'm not going to go,"
"You could go," Zero spoke. "We could ask,"
"No," he shook his head. "I mean what's the use. His parents wouldn't want me there. I killed him. I bet right now they are having a big party because they know I'm here. This is worse then Camp Green Lake. Everyone thinks I'm crazy,"
"We know you aren't man," Caveman reassured him. Squid looked at him.
"Do you," he questioned.
"Of course," Caveman said in an unsure tone of voice. Squid kind of smiled and looked out the window.
"You can't trust someone when they think you're crazy," Squid said softly and under his breath.
"Squid we don't think you're crazy. I know when you saw Zig that you did see him," Zero looked at Squid. Squid looked back and some how believed him.
"Thanks Z," Squid said.
"Yeah," Nayel agreed and got up. She hugged him. "I'm going to try to get you out of here," she whispered. He hugged her back.
"Maybe I belong here," he said as he pulled back from the hug.
"What," Caveman looked at him and stood up.
"So I won't hurt anyone," he shrugged and looked at them. They all just looked at him.
"You don't belong here Squid. That's crazy talk," Zero exclaimed shaking his head. "I mean come on man. You want to stay in here. Enclosed in these four walls where people think you're crazy," he lifted his eyebrow.
"Sure why not," he shrugged and looked out the window.
"I think the sun was messing with your head," Caveman joked. "We better go. We're going to get you out of here. You deserve to be there at Zig's funeral. You two were best friends," Caveman shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Yeah Alan," Nayel walked over to the door.
"We promise to get you out," Zero headed out.
"Later man," Caveman headed out.
"Stanley," Squid walked over to him and looked at him. "Take care of Nayel for me,"
"I will man but it won't be for long. You'll be out of this hell hole," Caveman smiled and they did their little handshake.
"Thanks man," Squid headed back to the window and continued looking out. Caveman looked at him and then left. Nayel and Zero were waiting at the elevator.
"What did he say," Nayel looked at Caveman. Caveman shook his head.
"Nothing," they got into the elevator and pressed the down arrow. Nayel looked at her watch. She couldn't believe that Squid was in a place like this. She wanted him out of here. She knew he wasn't crazy.
Squid watched ,from his window, the cars that were going by. Maybe he did belong in there. It was safe, but then he knew he didn't belong. He belonged out there with his friends. People he could trust at least that's what he thought.
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 16
Squid's eyes shot open. He looked around and didn't recognize any of this. "Where am I," he said and sat up. He was going to remove his hat but it wasn't there. "Nayel," he said. He got up slowly and noticed he wasn't in his jumpsuit. He was in jeans and a white t-shirt. "What the hell," he screamed now. "Zig," he repeated. He walked over to the window and noticed he wasn't at the camp anymore. "Where the fuck am I," A nurse came rushing in.
"Alan are you okay," she asked as she got his medication ready.
"Where am I," he looked at her. "Where's Nayel and X and Magnet," the nurse stopped him before he could continue.
"Sweetheart don't you remember," she poured a glass of water.
"No," he began to worry.
"You went into a state of shock and fainted. No one could wake you so they sent you here, to this hospital," the nurse walked toward Squid with the medicine in one hand and water in the other.
"What," Squid looked out the window and read the name of the hospital. "Peterson Psychiatric Hospital," he stepped back. "I'm not fuckin crazy," he yelled.
"We know sweetheart now take this," she held out the medicine. He smacked it out of her hand.
"No," he shook his head. "I...I...," he sat on the bed. "Where's everyone," he looked at the nurse.
"I'm not sure," she shrugged. "Some of them possibly could have gone home who knows," she picked up the medicine.
"Can I talk to them," he looked at the nurse.
"Of course sweetie," she smiled. "I believe three of them are here. I'll be right back," the nurse comforted Squid. He wasn't crazy and he knew it. He looked down at the bracelet. He tried to take it off but the nurse walked. "Don't do that Alan. Well here are your friends," Squid looked up to see Caveman, Zero, and Nayel standing there. "Well I'll check on you later," the nurse left. Nayel, Zero, and Caveman walked in and sat in the chairs that were there. Squid looked at them. They were wearing regular clothes. Caveman was wearing jeans, a t-shirt that read 'Hurley', and black Vans shoes. Nayel was wearing jeans and a black long sleeve t-shirt with and white tee over it, and black Puma shoes. Zero was wearing jeans, an 'Atticus' hoodie, and Allen Iverson shoes.
"Hey guys," Squid said.
"Hey," Caveman was the first to speak. Nayel looked at Squid. She could tell he had mix feelings about this.
"What's up," Squid spoke softly.
"Nothing. We're out," Zero kind of smiled.
"Yeah," Squid nodded and smiled. "I'm sorry about everything," he sighed and looked down. He was ashamed of everything he had done.
"It's not your fault," Nayel said reaching over to touch Squid's hand. He pulled his hand away. "Squid they are having the funeral for Zigzag tomorrow,"
"That's wonderful," he looked out the window. "Too bad I'm not going to go,"
"You could go," Zero spoke. "We could ask,"
"No," he shook his head. "I mean what's the use. His parents wouldn't want me there. I killed him. I bet right now they are having a big party because they know I'm here. This is worse then Camp Green Lake. Everyone thinks I'm crazy,"
"We know you aren't man," Caveman reassured him. Squid looked at him.
"Do you," he questioned.
"Of course," Caveman said in an unsure tone of voice. Squid kind of smiled and looked out the window.
"You can't trust someone when they think you're crazy," Squid said softly and under his breath.
"Squid we don't think you're crazy. I know when you saw Zig that you did see him," Zero looked at Squid. Squid looked back and some how believed him.
"Thanks Z," Squid said.
"Yeah," Nayel agreed and got up. She hugged him. "I'm going to try to get you out of here," she whispered. He hugged her back.
"Maybe I belong here," he said as he pulled back from the hug.
"What," Caveman looked at him and stood up.
"So I won't hurt anyone," he shrugged and looked at them. They all just looked at him.
"You don't belong here Squid. That's crazy talk," Zero exclaimed shaking his head. "I mean come on man. You want to stay in here. Enclosed in these four walls where people think you're crazy," he lifted his eyebrow.
"Sure why not," he shrugged and looked out the window.
"I think the sun was messing with your head," Caveman joked. "We better go. We're going to get you out of here. You deserve to be there at Zig's funeral. You two were best friends," Caveman shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Yeah Alan," Nayel walked over to the door.
"We promise to get you out," Zero headed out.
"Later man," Caveman headed out.
"Stanley," Squid walked over to him and looked at him. "Take care of Nayel for me,"
"I will man but it won't be for long. You'll be out of this hell hole," Caveman smiled and they did their little handshake.
"Thanks man," Squid headed back to the window and continued looking out. Caveman looked at him and then left. Nayel and Zero were waiting at the elevator.
"What did he say," Nayel looked at Caveman. Caveman shook his head.
"Nothing," they got into the elevator and pressed the down arrow. Nayel looked at her watch. She couldn't believe that Squid was in a place like this. She wanted him out of here. She knew he wasn't crazy.
Squid watched ,from his window, the cars that were going by. Maybe he did belong in there. It was safe, but then he knew he didn't belong. He belonged out there with his friends. People he could trust at least that's what he thought.
