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Joey's watch alarm went off at 6:30 a.m. It beeped until she acknowledged it and shut it off. She got up, and went behind the curtain that they had put up so they could get changed, put her suit on and went to the Mess Hall, where she started her chores. Just after she left the tent, she heard the flap to the tent open and turned around to see Alan standing there.
"Where are you going?" he asked sounding kind of worried
"To go start my chores?"
"This early? What do you have to do?"
"Yes this early, and why don't you come along and help and get on Devil's good side?"
"Are you being serious?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Fine. I'll come." He said and he walked out of the tent already in his jumpsuit. "Don't you find these things so uncomfortable?"
"Yes. Why?"
"I'm just asking. I remember having to dig holes in these things. That was something."
"Interesting."
"How did you get here?"
"What do you care?"
"I'm just asking."
"How did you get here?"
"Drugs."
"Interesting."
"So where are we going?"
"To the Mess Hall."
"To do what?"
"To make breakfast, and set everything up. Do you think that will be too much work for you?"
"No." and we both stopped talking.
When we walked into the Mess Hall, Justin, Devil's older brother, who helps out with many of the Mess Hall chores, was surprised to see that one of the boys had come to help.
"Joey, does he know that he doesn't have to help today?" Justin asked
"I don't know. I told him he could come with me if he wanted and he came."
"Are you sure you want to help this morning?" he asked Alan
"Sure, its fine." He answered back.
We did the chores that we were asked to do and then when there was about ten minutes left for breakfast we were allowed to go and join our tent at our tables.
"Where did you guys go?" Ricky interrogated us. He winked at Alan. Alan smirked
"Keep dreaming. Both of you." I responded to Ricky's wink
"So where did you go this morning Alan?" Rex questioned
"I went and helped Joey out,"
"You do know that you didn't have to do any chores today right?" Ally asked
"Ya I know."
"So why did you go?"
"Because he woke up when my watch went off, and then when he saw me leave the tent he got worried and he asked me where I was going, and I told him and then I asked him if he wanted to come and he did." I answered
"Thanks Alan." Jess said sarcastically
"Did anyone tell you to speak?" I shot back at her
"Who the hell do you think you are, talking to me like that?" she answered
"I had the same question for you!" I said
"Guys stop it!" Sam yelled
The four guys looked at each other.
"So Joey did they make him stick by you the whole time?" Ally asked
"Ya…I couldn't leave him on his own. He looked so clueless."
"So. What do you three have to do today?" Jose asked
"We have to fill in the holes that you guys oh so gratefully left us." Ally answered
"Seriously? Do you want some help?" Rex offered
"Yes seriously and no we don't need your help because you don't need to do anything today, just like Devil wants."
"We will help if you really need it." Jose answered, "I mean we are partially to blame for that chores existence."
"Yea you are. If you want to, I guess you guys can." Sam gave them their answer.
After breakfast, I went with Sam, Ally, Jess, Ricky, Rex, and Magnet to go and get their shovels and went to their holes with them. I sat down at the edge of one of the empty holes and just kept them company, not that they needed anymore now that there are three more people with them. About fifteen minutes later Alan came to join us because there wasn't much to do at the camp alone. He sat next me.
"Re-filling these holes isn't as bad as digging them, that's for sure!" Jose pointed out
"No one said that it was hard, its just long and boring and from my point of view boring." Sam said
"I find it stupid, retarded, dumb, pointless, and a waste of time and I shouldn't even be here when I didn't do anything." Jess started whining again.
"What are you whining about now?" I asked
"Just shut up! Don't talk to me!" She yelled back
"Does she always whine about everything?" Alan asked me quietly so no one else could hear
"Ya, basically. From the moment we got on the bus to come here she hasn't stopped."
"I think the other three guys are getting annoyed with her. I wouldn't be surprised if Rex says something to her."
"Will he seriously?"
"Ya. He did it with everyone when we were here last time."
"Interesting."
The six of them finished filling in their holes, so they moved onto their next ones which were a little further from where Alan and I were sitting. I started to get up to go follow them, but Alan told me to sit my ass down and not to move because we were supposed to be 'relaxing'.
"You're such a fool!" I said to him
"A fool indeed, but a smart fool." He smirked, "Holy shit! A yellow-spotted lizard!" he freaked
"Relax, jeeze! You ate the onion that I gave you this morning right?"
"Ya. Why?"
"Didn't you hear that those lizards don't like the onions at the top of the mountain? So if you ate one, they will leave you alone. You'll be fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Ya. One climbed all over me one day. It was freaky but nothing happened."
"You're too gutsy for me." He joked
"I'll take that as a compliment."
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"If you don't mind me asking why was Joey in a crappy mood yesterday?" Rex asked
"I'm not sure. She's not very crazy about being around guys right now because its because of one that we are all here." Ally answered
"What happened?" Jose asked
"That's not my story to tell. It's hers. But it involved a drug, that's all I can say."
Rex laughed. "That's how we got here too."
"That's a coincidence."
"Indeed it is."
"What do you think they are talking about?" Ricky asked
"I don't know. She doesn't look pissed. She has a new light shining on her today. At least that bitter attitude didn't last too long." Sam said
"Ya I was about to rip her head of before." Jess said
"Jess what the hell is your—" Ally started to shout but was interrupted by Rex
"Will you shut up! All we have heard you do is bitch and complain about one thing or another. Joey keeps her mouth shut when something bothers her, but you always have something to say. So don't say you want to rip her head off, she along with at least me wants to rip off yours!"
Jess didn't say anything to that.
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Alan and I stopped talking when we heard Rex shouting. When we looked up, we saw that he was shouting at Jess.
"See I told you it was coming." Alan smiled
"Wow. I'm impressed. You were right."
"I always am."
I got up, picked up my shovel and picked up a pile of dirt, and threw it into the hole that we were sitting near.
"What are you doing that for?" Alan asked, looking a bit confused
"Just because I feel like it."
"Do you normally help them?"
"Sometimes. But right now I want to leave here, but I will feel bad if I don't do something around here."
"Where are you planning on going off to?"
"The Wreck Room."
"Who is usually in the Wreck Room at this time?"
"Just a couple of girls who help out in the morning."
"Okay then. So the faster we fill this hole, the faster we get out here?"
"That's the goal." And at that, Alan started chucking dirt into the hole.
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