[TWO WEEKS LATER]
In the time that Rachel spent at camp, nothing bothered her very much….digging all day in the hot sun, putting up with the boys, and having hardly any water. And truly, the Yellow Spotted Lizards didn't seem to come near her. Rachel was beginning to think that the lizards thought she was one of them. The bitterness, and the cold feeling she had.
Rachel thinks too much about what happened that night with her dad. She has begun to doubt herself and her judgement. She doesn't feel like it was out of defense for her life…but anyone would know that she would've died if she didn't shoot her father. But she's beginning to feel like a murderer, like what she saw on the news just 15 days earlier. They were right, she is a murderer. She belongs in this Juvenile Facility. Whether it's for boys or not. She belongs here.
By now she had already figured out the boys. Their names, nicknames, the reasons to their nicknames, their personalities and attitudes, their crime, and she knows exactly what they'll say to anything anyone else will say. She knows them too well, they're too predictable. Except for these two boys. Zero and Squid. Zero doesn't talk much at all about anything, which, to Rachel, sometimes seems dark….like he has a dark secret. Which makes it harder to observe him and his habits. But Rachel doesn't intend to find out, invading his privacy just to find out something that, she knows, is no importance to her. She wouldn't want anyone doing that with her.
One night Rachel woke up to someone crying, and another person trying to comfort him. It was Squid, who made Caveman swear not to tell anyone about him crying. Rachel never told anyone about what she saw. Not even Caitlyn or Courtney.
Squid doesn't seem like the kind of person that would cry, his impression is more of a tough bad who doesn't have much feelings. But that's what Rachel's impression is to everyone else, she expects. But she does cry, like Squid. And that is something that Rachel can relate to with him. Though Squid and Rachel have never spoke, just an occasional glance with their eyes every so often, she does feel that there's a connection between the two of them. Just from gestures and feelings…especially emotions that they express through their eyes. He is interesting, but not attractive to her. She doesn't have those feelings for boys anymore. It's all different now because of what happened that night. But she knows what it's like to be in love. That was a long time ago…
"Yo! Rachel! You comin' or not?" It was X-Ray, the boss of the tent. Rachel had been deep in thought, she realized
"Yeah!" Rachel yelled out, as . she looked forward more to look at the rest of the tent member, who were further ahead, making their way to their new location to dig another hole. She spotted only one of the girls, Courtney, who was starring and following one of the boys. She was boy crazy. Rachel found humor in Courtney's actions with the boy, but it was no kind of entertainment to her. It seemed pointless. But she does enjoy fantasizing about the idea of being loved and cared for by that perfect someone.
"Hey X! Where's Cate?" Rachel called out.
X-Ray pointed, "In Mr. Sir's cabin." He yelled back.
"Did she get in trouble?" Rachel asked.
"No, he just wanted to speak to her, I don't know." He answered, yelling back again.
Rachel felt a tint of worry. She know nothing awfully horrible could happen, it was already torture for Cate by being here, but she had been Rachel's only friend through all of this, and she's the only one, besides Courtney, that knows about her crime.
Rachel waited a little while longer to see if Cate would emerge from Mr. Sir's office door, before following X-Ray to the others.
Officer Mansley's heartbeat rapidly increased. He turned the wheel of his police car sharply to the left, which led him right to the rear of a car that he has been following, the car of Mr. Harrison, Rachel's father. All Officer Mansley needed were those two weeks to discover that Dirk Harrison was indeed still alive, and that Rachel had not killed him with that gunshot.
Special thanks to Caitlyn and lala0210 for reminding me to update, and being a fan of my story! And also a huge thanks to my reviewers: Michael Taravera, Allisonhope, Nosilla, and loviedove. (By the way, loviedove, I am sorry for the confusion of the character Courtney...the rest of the reviewers already knew that I was going to pop in a character like that. They knew the background...the deal was, was that Courtney was gambling with Caitlyn, but not at the time that Rachel first met Cate. I hope that it wasn't an inconvenience for you! Let me know if you have any more questions!)
In the time that Rachel spent at camp, nothing bothered her very much….digging all day in the hot sun, putting up with the boys, and having hardly any water. And truly, the Yellow Spotted Lizards didn't seem to come near her. Rachel was beginning to think that the lizards thought she was one of them. The bitterness, and the cold feeling she had.
Rachel thinks too much about what happened that night with her dad. She has begun to doubt herself and her judgement. She doesn't feel like it was out of defense for her life…but anyone would know that she would've died if she didn't shoot her father. But she's beginning to feel like a murderer, like what she saw on the news just 15 days earlier. They were right, she is a murderer. She belongs in this Juvenile Facility. Whether it's for boys or not. She belongs here.
By now she had already figured out the boys. Their names, nicknames, the reasons to their nicknames, their personalities and attitudes, their crime, and she knows exactly what they'll say to anything anyone else will say. She knows them too well, they're too predictable. Except for these two boys. Zero and Squid. Zero doesn't talk much at all about anything, which, to Rachel, sometimes seems dark….like he has a dark secret. Which makes it harder to observe him and his habits. But Rachel doesn't intend to find out, invading his privacy just to find out something that, she knows, is no importance to her. She wouldn't want anyone doing that with her.
One night Rachel woke up to someone crying, and another person trying to comfort him. It was Squid, who made Caveman swear not to tell anyone about him crying. Rachel never told anyone about what she saw. Not even Caitlyn or Courtney.
Squid doesn't seem like the kind of person that would cry, his impression is more of a tough bad who doesn't have much feelings. But that's what Rachel's impression is to everyone else, she expects. But she does cry, like Squid. And that is something that Rachel can relate to with him. Though Squid and Rachel have never spoke, just an occasional glance with their eyes every so often, she does feel that there's a connection between the two of them. Just from gestures and feelings…especially emotions that they express through their eyes. He is interesting, but not attractive to her. She doesn't have those feelings for boys anymore. It's all different now because of what happened that night. But she knows what it's like to be in love. That was a long time ago…
"Yo! Rachel! You comin' or not?" It was X-Ray, the boss of the tent. Rachel had been deep in thought, she realized
"Yeah!" Rachel yelled out, as . she looked forward more to look at the rest of the tent member, who were further ahead, making their way to their new location to dig another hole. She spotted only one of the girls, Courtney, who was starring and following one of the boys. She was boy crazy. Rachel found humor in Courtney's actions with the boy, but it was no kind of entertainment to her. It seemed pointless. But she does enjoy fantasizing about the idea of being loved and cared for by that perfect someone.
"Hey X! Where's Cate?" Rachel called out.
X-Ray pointed, "In Mr. Sir's cabin." He yelled back.
"Did she get in trouble?" Rachel asked.
"No, he just wanted to speak to her, I don't know." He answered, yelling back again.
Rachel felt a tint of worry. She know nothing awfully horrible could happen, it was already torture for Cate by being here, but she had been Rachel's only friend through all of this, and she's the only one, besides Courtney, that knows about her crime.
Rachel waited a little while longer to see if Cate would emerge from Mr. Sir's office door, before following X-Ray to the others.
Officer Mansley's heartbeat rapidly increased. He turned the wheel of his police car sharply to the left, which led him right to the rear of a car that he has been following, the car of Mr. Harrison, Rachel's father. All Officer Mansley needed were those two weeks to discover that Dirk Harrison was indeed still alive, and that Rachel had not killed him with that gunshot.
Special thanks to Caitlyn and lala0210 for reminding me to update, and being a fan of my story! And also a huge thanks to my reviewers: Michael Taravera, Allisonhope, Nosilla, and loviedove. (By the way, loviedove, I am sorry for the confusion of the character Courtney...the rest of the reviewers already knew that I was going to pop in a character like that. They knew the background...the deal was, was that Courtney was gambling with Caitlyn, but not at the time that Rachel first met Cate. I hope that it wasn't an inconvenience for you! Let me know if you have any more questions!)