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"Why are they digging? I thought they were done for the day." Jose asked
"Joey wants to go back to the actual camp." Sam answered
"How do you know?"
"Because that's just how she is. When she comes out here with us and she wants to go back to camp, she picks up her shovel and fills one hole and leaves. She says that she feels bad leaving without doing something." Sam said
"Oh. Okay. I guess Alan is going back with her?"
"I'm assuming."
"We're going to the Wreck Room, okay? Do you guys have to do something else today? Or will you be done after this?" Joey went over to the rest of the group
"Um, the three of us have to do four loads of laundry. But after that we're done." Ally answered
"Are you three going to help them too or no?" I asked pointing at Rex, Jose, and Ricky.
"Ya we will." Rex answered for the three of them.
"Ok then, we'll see you guys at dinner if not sooner." Alan and I walked away.
When we got to the Wreck Room, I saw Melissa and Melanie from C-Tent sitting on the sofas watching the Simpson's. I went over to them to introduce Alan to them.
"Hey Mel and Mel. What's up?"
"Hey Joey! Nothing really. You know how some days having the early chores is better but others it just plain sucks? Well this is one of those sucky days." Melissa answered me. She looked over at Alan
"Oh you guys haven't met Alan yet I'm assuming?"
"Nope. We saw him and three other guys in the Mess Hall yesterday but we have not yet met." Melanie answered me
"Okay, well this is Alan. He and the three other guys that you saw are in my tent. They are former 'campers' from this camp and they were sent here because they weren't wanted at any other delinquent camp."
"Hi." They both said looking kinda stunned.
"Hey." Alan said back
"Anyways, I'm going over to the pool table. I'll talk to you guys later." I said
"Ya me too. I'll see you around." Alan said before running after me.
"Nice guy, isn't he? And hot too!" Melissa said to Melanie
"Agreed."
"You any good at pool?" I asked Alan
"Oh. I was the champion."
"Really?! Let's go!"
"You're on!"
We played a round of pool and we were both going for the 8-ball, however he got it in first.
"I told you I was the champion! Now give me my reward," he pointed to his cheek, "I would like a kiss right there!" he joked
"You wish!" and I hit him across the head.
"What the--?" he came after me and picked me up and threw me on the couch.
"Ow! What was that for? That was mean!"
"Oh I'm sorry did I hurt you?" He came a little closer and I punched him in stomach. Then I got up and ran and shouted "Yes!" to him. He ran after me and eventually got me cornered against the wall and blocked me from getting away. So I sat on the ground and crawled my way out. Then I went to the couch and sat on it because everyone was gone. He came over and sat right on top of me.
"Oh god!" I gasped for air
"Joey where did you go? I can't find you!" he joked, and then he turned his head, "Oh! There you are! Am I squishing you?"
"No not in the least!"
"Oh ok, then I guess I'll just go back to watching TV." Then he leaned back against the back of the couch, squashing me in between him and the sofa.
About thirty seconds later the other six walked into the Wreck Room just to make sure that we were alive before they went to go do the laundry.
"Where's Joey?" Ally asked
"Oh you mean her?" he questioned and pointed behind him
"Oh there she is. Ok anyways we are just going to do the laundry and then we will be done. Okay? Joey is that an ok?" I gave her a thumbs up, and then they left.
"Can-you-get-off-of-me?" I managed to get out while gasping for air.
"Oh ya. I was waiting for you to say something. I thought you were dead." He joked.
"Hilarious, I must say."
"I would say so." He smirked
"So, how come you came here and didn't go to jail instead?" I asked
"It was all Rex's doing. I questioned the judge. I asked which camp it was, where it was, and what it was all about, but all he told me was that it was in Texas. Immediately, I thought of Camp Greenlake but didn't think that he would send us here. Then Rex said that he was going, and instead of us all being split up we came back here together."
"Oh. So you still follow Rex around, and do as he says?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that Rex seems like the leader of the group, and you guys do what he wants. Please correct me if I'm wrong."
"Well you are. We do not follow him around!"
"Ok, ok. Calm yourself. I didn't say that I was right."
"So how come all four of you are here and not in jail?"
"Because we just are."
"That's it? Because you just are? That makes total sense." He gave me a sarcastic look
"We just are! Why does everyone around here ask questions? Just stay out of my business!" and at that I stormed out of the Wreck Room
Alan just sat there, staring into space, wondering what just happened. Why had Joey just freaked out at him when it seemed like he was finally getting something out of her?
Joey went to the tent, and threw herself on her cot, then buried her head in her pillow. She then took her bag from under the bed and took out the small box that contained the pictures of her family. She ruffled through her pictures, looking for the one of her and her brother. The one that she loved to look at when he was away at school and when she missed him. It used to bring a smile to her face when she looked at her brother sticking out his tongue to the camera, but now it made the anger inside of her grow ever stronger towards him. She tore up the picture into a million pieces and threw them on the floor. She started crying again.
Alan walked in two minutes later, just standing there looking from Joey to the small pieces of the picture on the floor then back to Joey.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Alan asked
"Don't talk to me like that!" I sat up and glared at him.
"I ask you a question and you storm out of the Wreck Room, yelling at me! What am I supposed to say? Please do tell me."
"Just leave me alone!" I threw my head back into my pillow. Alan came over to me and lay down on his cot, which was next to mine.
"I would ask you if I could help you in any way, but judging by your reaction to everything I said, I'm thinking that it wouldn't be a good idea."
"Just shut up!"
"Fine." He just lay there, facing me, as I cried into my pillow.
Ally, Sam, Jess, Rex, Ricky, and Jose walked into the tent, after not finding us in the Wreck Room. When Ally walked in, she looked at the picture on the floor and asked,
"Joey? Which picture did you tear up?"
"What one do you think?"
"I hope it's not the one that I'm thinking." She said as she grabbed some of the pieces trying to fit them together. "You didn't!" she said with more shock in her voice at the fact that I had torn up that picture.
"What picture is it?" Sam asked. I sat up and glared at Ally. She didn't say.
"Can you guys leave us two alone for a minute?" Ally asked pointing and me and her.
"Sure." They all said together.
"Don't try and eavesdrop." Ally shot a sharp look at all of them.
"What is wrong with you? I mean one minute you're all happy and having fun then the next minute you tear up your most favourite picture. What did he ask you?"
"What do you think he asked me?"
"How you got here? Am I right?"
"Ya…"
"Why would you freak at him for? Why can't you just tell them?"
"It's not like your brother betrayed you and sent you away for his stupid mistakes!" I screamed at her. "You're an only child! You couldn't have a sibling do that to you! It may be easy for you to talk about it but it's not for me!"
"Fine. Just tell me why you tore up the picture."
"Why do you think? I hate him! I want to forget about him! I don't want to remember what he looked like, or what he sounds like! He didn't even come to our damn trial!"
"I know but he's still your brother. And once you finally forgive him for screwing up your life and three of your friends' lives, you're gonna want to have that picture again. But now what are you gonna do?"
"Can you stop making sense for once?"
"But seriously. You are not alone here. You've got Sam and I for sure, and obviously Alan and the other three guys care enough about what is bothering you because they keep asking. Just relax. You don't have to tell them what happened right now, but you don't have to shut them out when they ask you a question."
"Just stop it!" I joked, wiping the tears from my eyes
"Ok. Now that you have calmed down, do you want to go to the Wreck Room?"
"Whatever."
"Oh look at who decided to join us!" Sam smiled. She was happy that I was in a "better" mood.
"How ya doing chica?" Jose asked
"Fine."
"What happened back there?" Rex looked at me questioningly
"What do you think happened?"
"I was just asking."
"Well you should just mind your own business!"
"Will you shut up!" Rex yelled at me. A huge smile formed on Jess's face. "What are you smiling at?"
"I'm smiling. Is it a crime to smile?"
"It's against the law for you to smile, that's for sure."
"Just because you've been here before it doesn't mean that you can walk all over us Rex!" Jess shouted. All of the girls in the Wreck Room stopped and stared at the group.
"Well just because you're a suck for a girl it doesn't mean that you can get away with everything either!"
"This is friggen pathetic! You think that you have control over us? Well you don't! And no one wants to listen to you boss us around!"
"Well no one wants to listen to you complain about everything that comes out of someone's mouth! Because no one cares about what you have to say!" Rex finished the dispute.
I walked over to Ricky who was sitting down on one of the couches watching TV with a few of the other girls at the camp.
"Hey Ricky. What's happening?" he didn't answer me. "Hello? Ricky?" I waved my hand in front of his face and he snapped back into reality.
"What did you say?"
"Hello." I smiled
"Oh hello!"
"Are you enjoying your show?"
"As a matter of fact I am. What was going on over there? I heard a lot of yelling."
"Rex asked me a question, I got mad at him, then Jess smiled, then Rex freaked at Jess. A long story short." I smirked
"I didn't think that Rex would get mad at a girl. I know that he acts all tough but around a girl. Man, she must be pissing him off."
"He and myself for sure."
"Why is she so moody?"
"Me." I smiled
"You? What did you do?"
"I was being me."
"Oh." He looked to Jess then back to me. "Makes sense." He smirked
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing." I raised my eye brows and stared at him. "I swear!"
"Ok. I believe you." I got up and walked away. "Not!"
"Joey! I promise! I didn't mean anything!" I started laughing. Once Ricky got the clue that I was joking he started to laugh too.
"Are you ok?" Alan asked me
"Yah. I'm fine."
"Ok. You wanna play another game of pool? I promise I won't ask for any rewards this time." He smiled
"You're on!"
We played a game, but this time I won big time! He still had three balls to get into the pockets! After I got the 8-ball in, his jaw dropped to the floor, and I fell to the floor in laughter.
"How did you do that?" he asked
"Do what?"
"Beat me in pool."
"I'm better. How did you make your jaw drop down so far?"
"Huh?" I had completely lost him
"DINNER!" We all made our way to the Mess Hall. This time dinner wasn't so silent, aside from Jess, who hadn't said a word since Rex had yelled at her.
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I hope you guys are liking it so far! I'm trying to make it as different as possible!!