Filling in the Gaping Holes

by lanna710

Do you ever wonder what happened to the boys in D tent after the Warden and Mr. Sir were put in jail? Yeah, me too. So one random day I decided that since Louis Sachar didn’t write another book. I would. not a whole book.just a short story. so here it i

8. Chapter 8

Chapter 8

The Last Hole

That night, one by one, Twitch took each of the boys out into the "holily" desert and told them what he had told Katie. They had to escape. The next night they would. They had to dig one more hole. Katie did the same with the girls and soon everyone was as "packed" as they could be.

The next day as they were walking out to the holes, hardly anyone made more noise than they had to. No one talked, (except the couples!) and no one laughed.

When they started diggings, however, as the thought hit them that this was the last hole they would dig...smiles started to break out. A few kids even started to laugh. By two o'clock, even the girls were done with their holes. When Katie climbed out of her hole, Twitch pulled her over to his, then said, "You know who I dedicated this hole to?" Katie looked over at Twitch out of the corner of her eye. "Really?" Twitch looked surprised. "Didn't I say I would?" Then he turned to all the kids in D and E and shouted, "Are we ready? Let's go!" With that everyone started walking away from the mess hall, Mr. Man, the wreak room, the tents, and the terrible food.