PLEASE NOTE: this is NOT a direct takeoff of HOLES, yes I have seen the movie and read the book. I have added a girl and changed the story. I have slightly changed the setting. I am aware that they are called yellow 'spotted' lizards. U mite call them 'mistakes' but they are not, I just wanted to make this story my own, instead of writing what everyone else has. I got sick of reading the same old stuff so I decided so experiment a bit, add in some INDIVIDUALITY. Please do not flame my story just because I've changes some things.

CHAPTER 1

Melanie stopped outside the entrance of Camp Green Lake. She looked around and studied the Camp closely. It was massive, with barbed wire all around the outside. A path wound through a garden, coming to a stop at the doors. The air was fresh outside and blew her dark curls around her face. Not knowing what to expect, she had dressed casually in jeans and a black hooded jumper with a brown tee underneath. She took a deep breath and pushed open the gates. She stepped through them quickly, closing them behind her and heading towards the doors. No one was waiting for her. As she entered the room, she noticed a desk on her left and headed over to it. A massive broad shouldered man was sitting in a large armchair, watching her. He wasn't overweight, she realised, as she'd thought at first, instead he was heavily muscled and well toned. He had short, dark brown hair and a moustache she automatically took a dislike to.

'Excuse me, but I am Melanie Rogers and I was sent to Camp Green Lake for a misunderstanding with the police. Have I come to the right place?' Melanie asked, even though this obviously was Camp Green Lake.

He smiled, and she realised he was, in fact, rather handsome, not even very old.

'I'm Martin; I'm in charge around here. You take my orders and do them without question. You'll be staying with the boys in D-Tent, you'll meet them soon enough. Here, you are ready at 7:00, 6:30 if you are on duty. Everyone is in bed by 10:00 sharp and anyone found wandering around after dark will answer to me, for punishment. Do you have any questions you would like answered?' Mel shook her head, no. 'you are to address me as 'Mr. Sir' and answer me when I ask a question, is that clear? He snapped. Mel jumped.

'Sir, yes Sir!' she answered, trying hard not to smile.

'This is no game, young lady and one day all our lives may depend on your obedience! Zero is here to show you around. If you have any problems, I'll be here waiting,' Martin said.

Mel turned and looked around, finding a boy of around her age, tall, blonde and blue-eyed standing at a doorway she hadn't noticed before. She smiled at him and introduced herself.

'Hey, I'm Melanie, though my friends call me Mel.' She waited for a reply. None came. Zero started forwards and she followed behind him.

'This is some place around here, am I the only girl?' When no answer came, she continued. 'Are you in D-Tent? Is that where we're going?' she kept asking questions, but still Zero didn't answer. She supposed he was ignoring her purposely. By now, they had passed through a series of corridors and they had begun passing cabins, which were also called 'tents', with timetables and notices stuck on the outside. She almost bumped into Zero when he stopped abruptly and turned to look at her.

'Is this D-Tent?' she asked. He nodded and pushed open the door. Peering past him, she saw a small, very plain room, with one window, barred with iron. Bunk beds were placed along the walls; four in total, and five guys were lounging around the room, some playing a game of marbles in the corner. She noticed that it was spotlessly clean, unusual for a bunch of guys, she thought, smiling to herself. She followed Zero through the door and all action in the room stopped. She smiled hesitantly. No one moved. She cleared her throat and opened her mouth to introduce herself, when a boy, maybe 15 years old, the same age as her, Mel estimated, stood up. He had straight dark hair and stunning blue-grey eyes.

'Hello, I'm Zigzag,' he introduced. 'This is X-Ray, Squid and Caveman,' he said, gesturing to the three guys playing marbled in the corner, each smiling slightly when mentioned. 'Armpit here, well you gotta watch out for him,' Zigzag laughed, 'and Magnet should be back any moment now. You've already met Zero, I see and I guess you've figured out that he doesn't talk? You get used to it.'

Mel smiled, 'Thankyou, I'm Melanie…where do I put my stuff?' She had brought with her a bag full of a few personal items, a picture of her family, her lucky charm, her diary, and a few other personal possessions she had collected over the years.

A voice from behind her spoke up. 'You can sleep in my bed if you want, honey.' She turned around to find a cute guy staring at her, a smirk on his face. This was obviously Magnet. Without replying, she walked over to the bed beside the window, and noticed that the top bunk was empty. She placed her bag on top of it and swung up to sit next to it. 'This will do just fine thanks.' A soft breeze passed through the window, and she placed her back against the wall and flipped open her diary. She needed some quiet time alone to think and write down her thoughts. She wrote:

Dear Diary,

Camp Green Lake is nothing like what I had expected. Martin seems nice enough, though he did seem a little strict. I have to call him 'Mr. Sir'. The room I'm staying in is small, though I got the bed near the window, so that's OK. The air is fresh up here, like at Grammas and I think I'm actually going to enjoy staying here. The guys here seem nice enough though there's one, Magnet….

She stopped writing when she noticed some one settled next to her. It was Magnet. She sighed. Trouble was coming his way. She looked at him, trying to suss out what he wanted. He smiled at her and stretched his arms, placing one arm around her and drawing her in close. Now she knew what he wanted.

'Hey honey, what you got there?' he asked, reaching past and taking her diary from her. Mel grabbed his wrist and twisted, regaining her book back. She pulled away from him and crossed her legs in front of her, forming a barrier against him with her body. If he tried to reach her, he'd have to get past her legs first.

'Aw c'mon, I was just kidding round with you,' he said. She noticed that the other guys in the room were watching her closely. Time to teach them some manners, she decided. She swung her legs over the side of the bunk and jumped down, landing lightly on the floor. She crossed over to where Zigzag was sitting and placed herself in his lap.

'Just play along alright?' she whispered into his ear. He nodded, a stunned look on his face. 'I have something to say to you guys. I am not your plaything, is that clear Magnet? I will choose what to do, when I want to. I don't want to hurt any of you, but I will if I have to.' She took out her pencil and continued her diary entry. This time she could concentrate – the room was silent.