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Chapter 3-The New Game
"What's goin on in here?" Mr. .Sir asked in a yelling type voice. His voice so gruff you could tell he had smoked for a long time.
"Just playin' a little game of pool" said Anna with a hint of attitude in her voice. The boys just stared at her and then back to Mr. .Sir after Anna had said this. Anna was beginning to get the picture.
''What?" said Mr. .Sir.
"Uh, nothing Mr. .Sir." Anna said almost immediately. The boys sighed with relief.
"Well Miss Anna let me set the rules down for you guys! Somebody left their shovel in their hole today. You know what that means!?! The sand slowly worked its way into the head of the shovel and turned the screw loose. Now it won't work!" The boys came back with that stare again.
"Uh oh!'' Anna and Ashley whispered together. They both knew whose shovel it was. It was Ashley's. When she came to help Anna out of her hole she forgot about her shovel!
"I know no one will admit up to the crime and even if they do they'll probably be taken the blame for some one else. So now let me set down the rules for your new 'little game'. In the morning we will follow are usually routine. You will wake up go down to the shovel shack and all grab a shovel. But there will be one shovel short. The person who doesn't have a shovel will end up digging with their hands." There was a gasp. Everyone knew that it would take triple the time to dig with your hands and that would take all day. They also knew that it was either Anna or Ashley who forgot their shovel. "Then after that," Mr. Sir continued "you will all spend three hours each day for a month cleaning all of the tents shovel's and sanding the handle. We wouldn't want any more shovel left now would we?" With that he turned around and left. Everyone was quiet. They stared at Anna and Ashley.
"What, it happens!" Ashley yelled and stomed out of the room. Squid was starting to walk after her but Anna grabbed his arm,
"She needs some time," she told him. Squid nodded with agreement. Anna was the only one who left.
-BACK IN THE ROOM-
"Ashley it's ok. You might get a shovel." Anna said softly.
''No, that's not the point. I have to dig with my hands. I cant let any of the other boys suffer for my mistake but they already have to. There all gonna hate me!" With that she slammed her head into her pillow. Armpit and Zero walked into the room. Anna signaled for them to get out and they did.
-NEXT MORNING-
''Wake up and remember the rules to our game!" Mr. Sir shouted at them. Everyone got up and dressed then grabbed their breakfast.
"Today's gonna suck." Ashley said. Anna burst out laughing.
"Duh, Ashley! Were being punished for breaking the law. It's suppose to suck!" Anna exclaimed. Ashley didn't think that was funny but deep down she was laughing because she knew her friend was funny. Everyone was on the way to the shovel shack and they were being slower then usually. Especially Squid. He made sure he stayed behind Ashley. Everyone could tell he like Ashley. He apparently didn't want her to dig with her hands. They reached the shovel shack. Everyone grabbed a shovel bud Ashley and Squid.
"Squid, please don't take my punishment. It's my fault. I already got you guys into enough trouble." Ashley said.
"Ashley, please let me do this. I've been here for a long time. I can dig a hole easily. This should be easy for me. You can barley did a hole no offense or anything," Ashley gave a little 'humph.'
"Please let me do this." Squid pleaded.
Anna overheard the conversation, "Just let him do it if he wants to so bad," Anna whispered into Ashley's ear.
"No," answered Ashley. "I'm digging and that's that!"
Chapter 3-The New Game
"What's goin on in here?" Mr. .Sir asked in a yelling type voice. His voice so gruff you could tell he had smoked for a long time.
"Just playin' a little game of pool" said Anna with a hint of attitude in her voice. The boys just stared at her and then back to Mr. .Sir after Anna had said this. Anna was beginning to get the picture.
''What?" said Mr. .Sir.
"Uh, nothing Mr. .Sir." Anna said almost immediately. The boys sighed with relief.
"Well Miss Anna let me set the rules down for you guys! Somebody left their shovel in their hole today. You know what that means!?! The sand slowly worked its way into the head of the shovel and turned the screw loose. Now it won't work!" The boys came back with that stare again.
"Uh oh!'' Anna and Ashley whispered together. They both knew whose shovel it was. It was Ashley's. When she came to help Anna out of her hole she forgot about her shovel!
"I know no one will admit up to the crime and even if they do they'll probably be taken the blame for some one else. So now let me set down the rules for your new 'little game'. In the morning we will follow are usually routine. You will wake up go down to the shovel shack and all grab a shovel. But there will be one shovel short. The person who doesn't have a shovel will end up digging with their hands." There was a gasp. Everyone knew that it would take triple the time to dig with your hands and that would take all day. They also knew that it was either Anna or Ashley who forgot their shovel. "Then after that," Mr. Sir continued "you will all spend three hours each day for a month cleaning all of the tents shovel's and sanding the handle. We wouldn't want any more shovel left now would we?" With that he turned around and left. Everyone was quiet. They stared at Anna and Ashley.
"What, it happens!" Ashley yelled and stomed out of the room. Squid was starting to walk after her but Anna grabbed his arm,
"She needs some time," she told him. Squid nodded with agreement. Anna was the only one who left.
-BACK IN THE ROOM-
"Ashley it's ok. You might get a shovel." Anna said softly.
''No, that's not the point. I have to dig with my hands. I cant let any of the other boys suffer for my mistake but they already have to. There all gonna hate me!" With that she slammed her head into her pillow. Armpit and Zero walked into the room. Anna signaled for them to get out and they did.
-NEXT MORNING-
''Wake up and remember the rules to our game!" Mr. Sir shouted at them. Everyone got up and dressed then grabbed their breakfast.
"Today's gonna suck." Ashley said. Anna burst out laughing.
"Duh, Ashley! Were being punished for breaking the law. It's suppose to suck!" Anna exclaimed. Ashley didn't think that was funny but deep down she was laughing because she knew her friend was funny. Everyone was on the way to the shovel shack and they were being slower then usually. Especially Squid. He made sure he stayed behind Ashley. Everyone could tell he like Ashley. He apparently didn't want her to dig with her hands. They reached the shovel shack. Everyone grabbed a shovel bud Ashley and Squid.
"Squid, please don't take my punishment. It's my fault. I already got you guys into enough trouble." Ashley said.
"Ashley, please let me do this. I've been here for a long time. I can dig a hole easily. This should be easy for me. You can barley did a hole no offense or anything," Ashley gave a little 'humph.'
"Please let me do this." Squid pleaded.
Anna overheard the conversation, "Just let him do it if he wants to so bad," Anna whispered into Ashley's ear.
"No," answered Ashley. "I'm digging and that's that!"