Rachel showered, changed jumpsuits, and decided to go walk back to where their holes had been dug, to see how Squid was doing.
"Squid!" she called, waving her hands in the air.
Squid lifted his shovel to show that he had heard her.
"How ya doin'?" she asked, kneeling down to Squid's eye level. He only had a small pile of dirt out of his hole so far.
"Not too good. I'm so exhausted." he said.
"What would you say about us taking turns?" she asked.
He looked at her, while he wiped a layer of sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. He squinted in the bright sunlight.
"Nah, you already showered and it's my responsibility for…"
Rachel cut him off, "Wrong answer." she said. "Come on, gimme." she said, holding her hand out for the shovel.
Squid smiled and sat down on the side of the hole while Rachel started digging.
--
Rachel and Squid had finished digging the hole, and started walking back to camp.
"They already moved me to a different tent." Rachel said, breaking the silence.
Squid didn't say anything, he just looked down as they continued walking down the dry wasteland.
"And I've always hated the letter G." Rachel said, hoping to cheer him up.
Squid smiled, then chuckled.
--
Officer Alex Mansley fumed.
"Check it again!" he yelled, "I did not dismiss that idiot's charges." he said again, in disbelief.
"I'm sorry Mansley, but you did. That was a long time ago." the woman said.
Mansley swore.
"Officer Mansley! Officer Mansley!" yelled another woman, named Marissa Cortez. Marissa was a short, plump young woman with extremely curly blonde hair. The glasses she had on were bright red and circular. Extremely too large for her round face.
Mansley looked up, and saw Marissa running down the hall, her arms in the air.
She was breathing hard, "Officer Mansley….we have, somewhat, good news. Good for the case anyway. But it's awful!" she exclaimed.
"Spit it out Marissa!"
"Okay, we did more investigating…and we found that not only did Dirk Harrison live, but he didn't get hit by a bullet at all! AND…get this, he had a plot to get Rachel landed in a Juvenile Facility!" she said all in one breath. "Whew, I did it." she added.
"Whoa, wait a minute…how the hell did he get past us then, he was supposed to be dead! One of our officers got it all finished up." Mansley argued.
"Right, but not. The officer that got Dirk's case was his associate," Marissa paused, "in crime. Uh, his brother actually."
"Man the hits just keep comin'." Mansley said leaning back in his chair, "Thanks Marissa, now try to find out what Facility he wanted Rachel in, because I'll give them a call."
"Oh, we already know that sir." Marissa Cortez said.
"Well what is it then?" Mansley asked.
"It's in Texas, the place is called Green Lake. But it's an all boys camp. Camp Green Lake. Rachel could be there now." Marissa said.
"Give me the number." Mansley ordered.
--
Squid and Rachel walked into the Mess Hall. He didn't even have time to take a shower, since dinner was almost over anyway.
"Um, well, I, uh, I have to go eat at the G-Tent table." Rachel murmured, not even looking at Squid as she dished up her food.
"Yeah, okay." Squid said, walking to the D-Tent table.
X-Ray and Armpit were smirking so much that it looked like their mouths would get stuck there. They started laughing at Squid as he sat down.
"Aww your poor girlfriend has to go sit all by her lonesome." X-Ray said, making a sad sarcastic frown.
"Shut up! She ain't my girlfriend." Squid said.
Rachel pushed her tray onto the table and sat down, picking at her food. She had no appetite. The memory of her brother was too fresh. She felt like he had just died again. It was all so new to her. While she lived with her parents, she had found ways to cover up her feelings, hide them, and ignore them. Here, it was totally different. She needed to express her feelings. Something here makes her feel that way.
Though she kept a very straight face, a tear streamed down her face as she put the first bite into her mouth.
Squid looked over to her…..
She sat a table away
Staring into space
In her own little world
And I saw a tear in her eye
Like a window to the mind
Of a frightened little girl
She never said a word
But I know I clearly heard
A cry for help
And I wanted to answer
I wanted to tell her
My heart goes out to you
You don't even know me
You don't even know
Oh my heart goes out to you
And I don't know what else to do
To reach you now
My heart goes out
But I'm still glued to my chair
She's unaware
There's little time
And though my intentions are good
If I'm misunderstood
The price could be high
I can't fix whatever's wrong
But if I fail to pass along
Someone cares
The price could be greater
This can't wait til later
For God has loved the world so much
He send His only Son
From Heaven to earth
Well there's a distance love covered
She's just a table over
All she needs is a shoulder
Oh my heart goes out to you
You don't even know me
You don't even know
Oh, my heart goes out to you
Let me do what I can do to reach you now
My heart goes out
Squid looked at Rachel a little longer, until finally, he put his head down and continued eating his food. He looked up once more, but Rachel was gone.
--
The phone kept ringing, when a bitter woman answered the phone.
"Yes, I'm Officer Alex Mansley and I'm looking for a juvenile that you might have in your custody." Mansley said.
"What may this concern Mr. Mansley?" the woman asked.
"Important business, there may have been an illegal transfer." he explained.
"Excuse me? Believe me Mr. Mansley, I would know if such events should occur." she said, about to hang up.
"Wait! Don't hang up ma'am. Do you have a Rachel Harrison at Camp Green Lake?" Mansley asked.
"I do not know what you are talking about Mr. Mansley, this is an all boys camp." she said.
"Ma'am…if you say that again, I will have to arrest you for untruthful statements. I have a report here that many girls were transferred there from a different camp in the past week. So don't tell me that Green Lake is an all boys camp." Mansley said.
Just then, the phone clicked and the line ended.
"Squid!" she called, waving her hands in the air.
Squid lifted his shovel to show that he had heard her.
"How ya doin'?" she asked, kneeling down to Squid's eye level. He only had a small pile of dirt out of his hole so far.
"Not too good. I'm so exhausted." he said.
"What would you say about us taking turns?" she asked.
He looked at her, while he wiped a layer of sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. He squinted in the bright sunlight.
"Nah, you already showered and it's my responsibility for…"
Rachel cut him off, "Wrong answer." she said. "Come on, gimme." she said, holding her hand out for the shovel.
Squid smiled and sat down on the side of the hole while Rachel started digging.
--
Rachel and Squid had finished digging the hole, and started walking back to camp.
"They already moved me to a different tent." Rachel said, breaking the silence.
Squid didn't say anything, he just looked down as they continued walking down the dry wasteland.
"And I've always hated the letter G." Rachel said, hoping to cheer him up.
Squid smiled, then chuckled.
--
Officer Alex Mansley fumed.
"Check it again!" he yelled, "I did not dismiss that idiot's charges." he said again, in disbelief.
"I'm sorry Mansley, but you did. That was a long time ago." the woman said.
Mansley swore.
"Officer Mansley! Officer Mansley!" yelled another woman, named Marissa Cortez. Marissa was a short, plump young woman with extremely curly blonde hair. The glasses she had on were bright red and circular. Extremely too large for her round face.
Mansley looked up, and saw Marissa running down the hall, her arms in the air.
She was breathing hard, "Officer Mansley….we have, somewhat, good news. Good for the case anyway. But it's awful!" she exclaimed.
"Spit it out Marissa!"
"Okay, we did more investigating…and we found that not only did Dirk Harrison live, but he didn't get hit by a bullet at all! AND…get this, he had a plot to get Rachel landed in a Juvenile Facility!" she said all in one breath. "Whew, I did it." she added.
"Whoa, wait a minute…how the hell did he get past us then, he was supposed to be dead! One of our officers got it all finished up." Mansley argued.
"Right, but not. The officer that got Dirk's case was his associate," Marissa paused, "in crime. Uh, his brother actually."
"Man the hits just keep comin'." Mansley said leaning back in his chair, "Thanks Marissa, now try to find out what Facility he wanted Rachel in, because I'll give them a call."
"Oh, we already know that sir." Marissa Cortez said.
"Well what is it then?" Mansley asked.
"It's in Texas, the place is called Green Lake. But it's an all boys camp. Camp Green Lake. Rachel could be there now." Marissa said.
"Give me the number." Mansley ordered.
--
Squid and Rachel walked into the Mess Hall. He didn't even have time to take a shower, since dinner was almost over anyway.
"Um, well, I, uh, I have to go eat at the G-Tent table." Rachel murmured, not even looking at Squid as she dished up her food.
"Yeah, okay." Squid said, walking to the D-Tent table.
X-Ray and Armpit were smirking so much that it looked like their mouths would get stuck there. They started laughing at Squid as he sat down.
"Aww your poor girlfriend has to go sit all by her lonesome." X-Ray said, making a sad sarcastic frown.
"Shut up! She ain't my girlfriend." Squid said.
Rachel pushed her tray onto the table and sat down, picking at her food. She had no appetite. The memory of her brother was too fresh. She felt like he had just died again. It was all so new to her. While she lived with her parents, she had found ways to cover up her feelings, hide them, and ignore them. Here, it was totally different. She needed to express her feelings. Something here makes her feel that way.
Though she kept a very straight face, a tear streamed down her face as she put the first bite into her mouth.
Squid looked over to her…..
She sat a table away
Staring into space
In her own little world
And I saw a tear in her eye
Like a window to the mind
Of a frightened little girl
She never said a word
But I know I clearly heard
A cry for help
And I wanted to answer
I wanted to tell her
My heart goes out to you
You don't even know me
You don't even know
Oh my heart goes out to you
And I don't know what else to do
To reach you now
My heart goes out
But I'm still glued to my chair
She's unaware
There's little time
And though my intentions are good
If I'm misunderstood
The price could be high
I can't fix whatever's wrong
But if I fail to pass along
Someone cares
The price could be greater
This can't wait til later
For God has loved the world so much
He send His only Son
From Heaven to earth
Well there's a distance love covered
She's just a table over
All she needs is a shoulder
Oh my heart goes out to you
You don't even know me
You don't even know
Oh, my heart goes out to you
Let me do what I can do to reach you now
My heart goes out
Squid looked at Rachel a little longer, until finally, he put his head down and continued eating his food. He looked up once more, but Rachel was gone.
--
The phone kept ringing, when a bitter woman answered the phone.
"Yes, I'm Officer Alex Mansley and I'm looking for a juvenile that you might have in your custody." Mansley said.
"What may this concern Mr. Mansley?" the woman asked.
"Important business, there may have been an illegal transfer." he explained.
"Excuse me? Believe me Mr. Mansley, I would know if such events should occur." she said, about to hang up.
"Wait! Don't hang up ma'am. Do you have a Rachel Harrison at Camp Green Lake?" Mansley asked.
"I do not know what you are talking about Mr. Mansley, this is an all boys camp." she said.
"Ma'am…if you say that again, I will have to arrest you for untruthful statements. I have a report here that many girls were transferred there from a different camp in the past week. So don't tell me that Green Lake is an all boys camp." Mansley said.
Just then, the phone clicked and the line ended.