The new G-Tent girls followed Danielle and Mr. Sir to their digging locations.
"Alright, if you find anything, make sure to let me or Danielle know. If The Warden likes what you find, you'll get the day off." Mr. Sir explained.
Some of the girls' faces had bespectacled looks as they dug their first shovel full of dirt.
"Where you going Danielle?" Banana asked.
"I'm going back to camp. I have to work a couple things out with The Warden. I'll be back in a little while." she said, and started walking back. "Good luck girls!" she yelled back.
An hour later, the girls weren't even half finished, but were very tired already. To make themselves forget the pain and heat that they were suffering, they started engaging into conversations.
"Yo, what do all of you think of the orange jumpsuits?" Shorty said, pulling up a shovel full of dirt and dropping it into a pile next to it.
"Ugh! The color makes my face look too red, and they're way too baggy." Strings said, making a face like she just ate a lemon. Babygirl nodded in agreement, who, herself, didn't like them much either.
"Hey, clothes can never get too baggy, unless they're falling off or something." Shorty replied.
"But they are falling off!" Strings said, adjusting the orange straps.
All of the girls burst into laughter, even Strings.
"Hey I don't mind them." Honey said through small fits of laughter.
"Yeah, same here Honey. I think they're pretty cool. At least they're comfortable, right?" Cate said, tying them tighter around her waist. Above the jumpsuit, she had on a loose-fitting white t-shirt with dirt stains, slightly damp with sweat. Courtney nodded.
Banana grunted as she pulled out a good compacted chunk of dirt, and threw it to the side.
"I think they'd be sexy if they actually fit properly!" she said.
"Yeah. I do wish we could wear our own clothes though, but I'm fine with it." Lucki said.
Rachel dropped her shovel, "I gotta pee." she said.
"Okay." Cate said with a giggle.
When Rachel was well out of earshot, Babygirl asked, "What's Rachel's nickname anyway? She never said."
"Um…she doesn't like to be called anything other than Rachel." Cate said, hoping they would let it go.
"Oh." Babygirl answered.
"Still, what is it?" Shorty asked.
"It's Ace." Courtney said.
"What's so bad about that?" Honey asked.
"It just reminds her of somethin', that's all." Cate said.
"What happened?" Strings asked.
"I really don't think she wants anyone to know." Cate said, "So it's not up to me to tell you."
"Okay, I'll ask her then." Lucki said.
Cate paused her digging for a moment. Rachel would not like that.
None too soon, Rachel came back and tied her jumpsuit around her waste rather than pull them all the way up.
Babygirl pushed aside her hair, away from her face, and then gasped.
"Ouch! Dammit!" she exclaimed, clutching her hand.
"What happened Babygirl?" Cate asked.
"My hand slipped and I cut it on the shovel!" she cried, the blood seeping through her good hand's fingers.
"Here, take this…." Honey said, handing her a piece of cloth that she pulled out of her pocket, "Tie it around your hand." she said.
"Oh! But wash it off with your water first." Banana reminded her.
"It could get infected." Strings explained.
"Thanks guys." Babygirl said.
"Man, it looks pretty deep." Shorty said, quickly and shortly inhaling some air through clenched teeth.
"No, it's just the blood that makes it look that way. It's not as bad as you think. It only stings." Babygirl said.
"Heh, pretty nice enhancement to coincide with the violent bloody blisters." Lucki said.
Babygirl chuckled, "Yeah, just my day huh?"
"It always seems this bad at the start, but don't worry...things get along better after your first week, at the most." Cate said.
"Gosh I know how that happened." Courtney said.
"How?" Babygirl asked.
"You were too busy messing with your hair. Does anyone have a hair tie?" Courtney said.
"Oh, I do." Rachel dropped her shovel and jogged over to where Babygirl was digging. She handed her the pink and black hair tie.
"Thanks Ace." Babygirl gasped in realization of what she had just said, "Oh my gosh, it just slipped out!"
Rachel froze. She tried to retain her temper.
"I'm really sorry Rachel! Like I said, it just slipped out." Babygirl said.
Rachel nodded, but didn't say anything, and kept digging.
Many of the girls exchanged looks of confusion and sympathy, but all of them were relieved that Rachel didn't have a blowout.
Caitlyn smiled.
"Phew, it's the water truck. I'm getting really hungry." Babygirl said as she quickly got out of her hole.
All of the girls got in line at the water truck, randomly of course, since Shorty was nice enough to not be like X-Ray. She didn't care if they were in a certain line.
The truck pulled up to the digging site and Mr. Sir hopped out like he was ready to do a beating.
Banana and Babygirl stepped back.
"Don't worry," Courtney said, "That's his good mood face."
Banana and Babygirl looked at each other, confused.
"Alright campers, get your lake water." he said, filling up Shorty's cantine first.
Caitlyn, Coutney, and Rachel groaned and rolled their eyes. That 'joke' was so old.
Once everyone had their cantine filled, they took their graham crackers, apples, cheese, and baloney.
"How's everyone's hands?" Cate asked.
All of the girls paused to show Cate her hands. All of them looked the same, blisters that had been popped that were bleeding down their wrists.
"It'll go away eventually." Mr. Sir said as he drove off.
Shorty and Lucki scarffed down their lunch and went back to digging.
"Wow, yall eat as fast as Rachel digs!" Cate laughed, along with everyone else.
"Well, the sooner we get back to digging, the sooner we'll be outta the hot sun." Shorty said, hopping into her hole. She picked up her shovel and started finishing her hole. Lucki nodded, doing the same.
The rest of the girls realized the importance of finishing their food faster, as they all stuffed their throats with their food, and continued digging.
"Well…I know that Rachel doesn't like her nickname. But what should we call you?" Honey asked, nodding towards Caitlyn and Courtney.
"By your nicknames? Bet for Cate, and Dice for Courtney?" Strings asked.
"Sure." Courtney said.
"That's fine yall," Cate said with a smile, "That's just fine."
"Alright, if you find anything, make sure to let me or Danielle know. If The Warden likes what you find, you'll get the day off." Mr. Sir explained.
Some of the girls' faces had bespectacled looks as they dug their first shovel full of dirt.
"Where you going Danielle?" Banana asked.
"I'm going back to camp. I have to work a couple things out with The Warden. I'll be back in a little while." she said, and started walking back. "Good luck girls!" she yelled back.
An hour later, the girls weren't even half finished, but were very tired already. To make themselves forget the pain and heat that they were suffering, they started engaging into conversations.
"Yo, what do all of you think of the orange jumpsuits?" Shorty said, pulling up a shovel full of dirt and dropping it into a pile next to it.
"Ugh! The color makes my face look too red, and they're way too baggy." Strings said, making a face like she just ate a lemon. Babygirl nodded in agreement, who, herself, didn't like them much either.
"Hey, clothes can never get too baggy, unless they're falling off or something." Shorty replied.
"But they are falling off!" Strings said, adjusting the orange straps.
All of the girls burst into laughter, even Strings.
"Hey I don't mind them." Honey said through small fits of laughter.
"Yeah, same here Honey. I think they're pretty cool. At least they're comfortable, right?" Cate said, tying them tighter around her waist. Above the jumpsuit, she had on a loose-fitting white t-shirt with dirt stains, slightly damp with sweat. Courtney nodded.
Banana grunted as she pulled out a good compacted chunk of dirt, and threw it to the side.
"I think they'd be sexy if they actually fit properly!" she said.
"Yeah. I do wish we could wear our own clothes though, but I'm fine with it." Lucki said.
Rachel dropped her shovel, "I gotta pee." she said.
"Okay." Cate said with a giggle.
When Rachel was well out of earshot, Babygirl asked, "What's Rachel's nickname anyway? She never said."
"Um…she doesn't like to be called anything other than Rachel." Cate said, hoping they would let it go.
"Oh." Babygirl answered.
"Still, what is it?" Shorty asked.
"It's Ace." Courtney said.
"What's so bad about that?" Honey asked.
"It just reminds her of somethin', that's all." Cate said.
"What happened?" Strings asked.
"I really don't think she wants anyone to know." Cate said, "So it's not up to me to tell you."
"Okay, I'll ask her then." Lucki said.
Cate paused her digging for a moment. Rachel would not like that.
None too soon, Rachel came back and tied her jumpsuit around her waste rather than pull them all the way up.
Babygirl pushed aside her hair, away from her face, and then gasped.
"Ouch! Dammit!" she exclaimed, clutching her hand.
"What happened Babygirl?" Cate asked.
"My hand slipped and I cut it on the shovel!" she cried, the blood seeping through her good hand's fingers.
"Here, take this…." Honey said, handing her a piece of cloth that she pulled out of her pocket, "Tie it around your hand." she said.
"Oh! But wash it off with your water first." Banana reminded her.
"It could get infected." Strings explained.
"Thanks guys." Babygirl said.
"Man, it looks pretty deep." Shorty said, quickly and shortly inhaling some air through clenched teeth.
"No, it's just the blood that makes it look that way. It's not as bad as you think. It only stings." Babygirl said.
"Heh, pretty nice enhancement to coincide with the violent bloody blisters." Lucki said.
Babygirl chuckled, "Yeah, just my day huh?"
"It always seems this bad at the start, but don't worry...things get along better after your first week, at the most." Cate said.
"Gosh I know how that happened." Courtney said.
"How?" Babygirl asked.
"You were too busy messing with your hair. Does anyone have a hair tie?" Courtney said.
"Oh, I do." Rachel dropped her shovel and jogged over to where Babygirl was digging. She handed her the pink and black hair tie.
"Thanks Ace." Babygirl gasped in realization of what she had just said, "Oh my gosh, it just slipped out!"
Rachel froze. She tried to retain her temper.
"I'm really sorry Rachel! Like I said, it just slipped out." Babygirl said.
Rachel nodded, but didn't say anything, and kept digging.
Many of the girls exchanged looks of confusion and sympathy, but all of them were relieved that Rachel didn't have a blowout.
Caitlyn smiled.
"Phew, it's the water truck. I'm getting really hungry." Babygirl said as she quickly got out of her hole.
All of the girls got in line at the water truck, randomly of course, since Shorty was nice enough to not be like X-Ray. She didn't care if they were in a certain line.
The truck pulled up to the digging site and Mr. Sir hopped out like he was ready to do a beating.
Banana and Babygirl stepped back.
"Don't worry," Courtney said, "That's his good mood face."
Banana and Babygirl looked at each other, confused.
"Alright campers, get your lake water." he said, filling up Shorty's cantine first.
Caitlyn, Coutney, and Rachel groaned and rolled their eyes. That 'joke' was so old.
Once everyone had their cantine filled, they took their graham crackers, apples, cheese, and baloney.
"How's everyone's hands?" Cate asked.
All of the girls paused to show Cate her hands. All of them looked the same, blisters that had been popped that were bleeding down their wrists.
"It'll go away eventually." Mr. Sir said as he drove off.
Shorty and Lucki scarffed down their lunch and went back to digging.
"Wow, yall eat as fast as Rachel digs!" Cate laughed, along with everyone else.
"Well, the sooner we get back to digging, the sooner we'll be outta the hot sun." Shorty said, hopping into her hole. She picked up her shovel and started finishing her hole. Lucki nodded, doing the same.
The rest of the girls realized the importance of finishing their food faster, as they all stuffed their throats with their food, and continued digging.
"Well…I know that Rachel doesn't like her nickname. But what should we call you?" Honey asked, nodding towards Caitlyn and Courtney.
"By your nicknames? Bet for Cate, and Dice for Courtney?" Strings asked.
"Sure." Courtney said.
"That's fine yall," Cate said with a smile, "That's just fine."