The next morning, by the sound of the bugel horn, Rachel was the first
to climb out of her cot and get ready to dig another hole.
Someone groaned. "I don't wanna get up!" It was Strings. Typical good 'ole Strings. Rachel laughed. Strings pulled the covers up over her head and slammed her hands down.
"I don't think anyone does, Strings." Rachel said, pulling on her boots. All of the girls slowly awakened with yawns, groans, and stretches.
"BUT….the only plus, is that there are boys out there!" Lucki said, mouth open wide. She looked around the tent, searching for the other girls' enthusiasm.
Shorty sighed, "No boy will ever make me happy about going out there and working my ass off."
"Yeah, I agree with Shorty. Besides, they're not even digging with us anymore." Courtney said. Cate sat behind her, smiling at the thought of Zigzag, almost finished with her braiding job on Courtney's hair. She could not get him off her mind. And she knew it was the same with all of the other girls.
"Okay, enough chit-chat. The sooner I get out there and dig, the better." Rachel said, and got up and walked out of the tent.
"Forget her! I could talk all day." Lucki said, head held high, more proud than ever. She giggled.
"Alright girls, we better get going." Honey said, as she sighed and pulled herself out of her cot.
"I feel so heavy, like lead." Babygirl complained. She walked over to her boots, with her back slumped over like a hunch-back.
"The result of your first week of digging. Come on, let's go." Cate said, tapping Courtney on her back to indicate she was finished with braiding. Banana groaned from the corner of the tent, still tucked snuggly in the blankets.
"Come on, girl." Honey said, pushing Banana's legs.
"Fine, fine." Banana said, and got up slowly.
"Nobody wants to Banana."
At that, the girls all got up reluctantly and walked out of the tent to grab their breakfast and refresh themselves for another long miserable day.
As hard as it was for her, Rachel decided that for the rest of the day, she would forget about everything that was said between her and Squid the night before. All he was talking about were things that could never come true for her. Her true love was waiting for her back in North Carolina. Her true home was there. And her heart was in the hands of Luke Maguire.
"I don't love Squid." Rachel whispered slowly, "He was just being stupid. I- Squid's just….No, I love Luke."
She looked across the desert to where Squid was digging with the rest of D-Tent. Everyone seemed more cheerful than usual, except for Squid. Rachel felt anger rise up inside her, anger at Squid…at Cal…at herself. Why do I always stop myself from doing what I think feels like the right thing? Rachel thought. Then another part of her shook that thought and said that she could not, would not, and will not be with Squid. It's just a stupid romance. Relationships that bond through disastrous times don't last long. And all I would be getting myself into is another heart-break.
Those words continuously went through her mind all day, until something broke her concentration. A truck. Driving into Camp Green Lake. It felt as if the whole world was watching Dirk Harrison as he stepped out of a police pickup truck all cool and slick. It seemed that he and Mr. Sir were somewhat alike. He began to see people in orange jumpsuits, digging holes. He nodded with an evil grin when he saw tents and a couple cabins. He felt a tinge of anxiety as he walked up to the cabin, thinking of what Miss Walker was going to say to him.
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Song for this chapter…
Okay this fits in perfectly with everything that's happening between Rachel and Squid, how both of their dreams haven't come true, and how the complete opposite has become.
"Ironic" by Alanis Morissette
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out
Someone groaned. "I don't wanna get up!" It was Strings. Typical good 'ole Strings. Rachel laughed. Strings pulled the covers up over her head and slammed her hands down.
"I don't think anyone does, Strings." Rachel said, pulling on her boots. All of the girls slowly awakened with yawns, groans, and stretches.
"BUT….the only plus, is that there are boys out there!" Lucki said, mouth open wide. She looked around the tent, searching for the other girls' enthusiasm.
Shorty sighed, "No boy will ever make me happy about going out there and working my ass off."
"Yeah, I agree with Shorty. Besides, they're not even digging with us anymore." Courtney said. Cate sat behind her, smiling at the thought of Zigzag, almost finished with her braiding job on Courtney's hair. She could not get him off her mind. And she knew it was the same with all of the other girls.
"Okay, enough chit-chat. The sooner I get out there and dig, the better." Rachel said, and got up and walked out of the tent.
"Forget her! I could talk all day." Lucki said, head held high, more proud than ever. She giggled.
"Alright girls, we better get going." Honey said, as she sighed and pulled herself out of her cot.
"I feel so heavy, like lead." Babygirl complained. She walked over to her boots, with her back slumped over like a hunch-back.
"The result of your first week of digging. Come on, let's go." Cate said, tapping Courtney on her back to indicate she was finished with braiding. Banana groaned from the corner of the tent, still tucked snuggly in the blankets.
"Come on, girl." Honey said, pushing Banana's legs.
"Fine, fine." Banana said, and got up slowly.
"Nobody wants to Banana."
At that, the girls all got up reluctantly and walked out of the tent to grab their breakfast and refresh themselves for another long miserable day.
As hard as it was for her, Rachel decided that for the rest of the day, she would forget about everything that was said between her and Squid the night before. All he was talking about were things that could never come true for her. Her true love was waiting for her back in North Carolina. Her true home was there. And her heart was in the hands of Luke Maguire.
"I don't love Squid." Rachel whispered slowly, "He was just being stupid. I- Squid's just….No, I love Luke."
She looked across the desert to where Squid was digging with the rest of D-Tent. Everyone seemed more cheerful than usual, except for Squid. Rachel felt anger rise up inside her, anger at Squid…at Cal…at herself. Why do I always stop myself from doing what I think feels like the right thing? Rachel thought. Then another part of her shook that thought and said that she could not, would not, and will not be with Squid. It's just a stupid romance. Relationships that bond through disastrous times don't last long. And all I would be getting myself into is another heart-break.
Those words continuously went through her mind all day, until something broke her concentration. A truck. Driving into Camp Green Lake. It felt as if the whole world was watching Dirk Harrison as he stepped out of a police pickup truck all cool and slick. It seemed that he and Mr. Sir were somewhat alike. He began to see people in orange jumpsuits, digging holes. He nodded with an evil grin when he saw tents and a couple cabins. He felt a tinge of anxiety as he walked up to the cabin, thinking of what Miss Walker was going to say to him.
----
Song for this chapter…
Okay this fits in perfectly with everything that's happening between Rachel and Squid, how both of their dreams haven't come true, and how the complete opposite has become.
"Ironic" by Alanis Morissette
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out