On The Inside
Chapter Four: Zigzag
Armpit went home. It was real sudden, he didn't tell us he was leaving 'til
this morning. He didn't seem too happy about it, no one did, except for the
guys Armpit bet up.
X-Ray seemed pretty upset though, he looked like he was going to cry... but
maybe that was 'cause of the letter he got. Everone seems to be getting
letters 'cept for me. Well, Squid never gets letters. I used to get them
once a week from my parents when I first got here, but I've never seen
Squid get a letter.
Squid said something to me about him being fat the other day, which is
weird 'cause he ain't, but I guess he wouldn't know 'cause we don't got any
mirrors to see ourselves in. It was the first thing he said to me in ages.
Squid don't talk so much no more.
I guess that's why he didn't stick up for me today when that kid from C-
Tent called me crazy. In fact, no one stuck up for me, not even Bubblegum.
I thought he would, seeing I'm his only friend. He only talks to me. I was
talking to him today when the C-Tent dude called me crazy, said I was
talking to thin air. So I told him that he needs his eyes checked. D-Tent
just stood there, staring at me, then Squid turned and walked out of the
Wreak Room. No one went after him so I thought that I'd better go see if he
was alright.
I found him on his bunk. He seemed like he was upset so I asked if he was
ok, and he turned and I saw that he was crying. He wouldn't tell me what
was wrong and he wouldn't stop crying for ages, but when he finally
stopped, he looked at me and asked, "Why don't you talk to me no more
Ziggy?"
I said, "I do speak to you... but I talk to Bubblegum too."
And he looked at me real hard, like he was trying to figure something out,
then he wiped his face and got up.
"Well, if you'd rather talk to someone who ain't real more than to me, then
we ain't friends."
He left.
Chapter Four: Zigzag
Armpit went home. It was real sudden, he didn't tell us he was leaving 'til
this morning. He didn't seem too happy about it, no one did, except for the
guys Armpit bet up.
X-Ray seemed pretty upset though, he looked like he was going to cry... but
maybe that was 'cause of the letter he got. Everone seems to be getting
letters 'cept for me. Well, Squid never gets letters. I used to get them
once a week from my parents when I first got here, but I've never seen
Squid get a letter.
Squid said something to me about him being fat the other day, which is
weird 'cause he ain't, but I guess he wouldn't know 'cause we don't got any
mirrors to see ourselves in. It was the first thing he said to me in ages.
Squid don't talk so much no more.
I guess that's why he didn't stick up for me today when that kid from C-
Tent called me crazy. In fact, no one stuck up for me, not even Bubblegum.
I thought he would, seeing I'm his only friend. He only talks to me. I was
talking to him today when the C-Tent dude called me crazy, said I was
talking to thin air. So I told him that he needs his eyes checked. D-Tent
just stood there, staring at me, then Squid turned and walked out of the
Wreak Room. No one went after him so I thought that I'd better go see if he
was alright.
I found him on his bunk. He seemed like he was upset so I asked if he was
ok, and he turned and I saw that he was crying. He wouldn't tell me what
was wrong and he wouldn't stop crying for ages, but when he finally
stopped, he looked at me and asked, "Why don't you talk to me no more
Ziggy?"
I said, "I do speak to you... but I talk to Bubblegum too."
And he looked at me real hard, like he was trying to figure something out,
then he wiped his face and got up.
"Well, if you'd rather talk to someone who ain't real more than to me, then
we ain't friends."
He left.