Yes! I finished my short story that I'm entering in the Scholastic Writers Competition. I may post it somewhere on this site, not sure yet. I'll tell you if I do, though. Okay, I know, I know that I said I'd give the 'Thank you for reviewing'....thing...in this chapter, BUT I 'TWILL do it next chapter. Promise. *Smiles innocently*

Remember, It should be no labor to review DramaQueen1's story....like a neighbor....*smiles again*

Short chapter!

Chapter 12: What's Wrong?

"What the--" Squid began to yell, but Magnet put his hand over his mouth.

"Quite, amigo, the other guys will wake up!" Magnet hissed, then removed his hand.

"What's wrong Squid?" ZigZag asked him.

"What's wrong? Man, you wake me up at 2:00 in the morning, and wonder what's wrong. Why'd you wake me up?" Squid asked, as he sat up.

"Man, you were crying. What's up with you?" Magnet said, as Squid realized that he still had tears on his face. He quickley wiped them away.

"Nothing dude, It must be my allergies." he said quickley, using the lame excuse that everyone uses when they don't want people to know that they're crying. It never works though, and it didn't this time either.

"Man, we ain't that stupid." Magnet replied, "Now tell us, what's wrong?"

"Why do you want to know?" Squid hissed, trying to lay back down and go back to sleep. Okay, maybe not to sleep, but well, at least get out of playing "20 Questions" with Ziggy and Magnet. It wasn't going to be that simple though.

"Because dude, we're your friends." ZigZag said.

"You've only known me 3 days, Zig."

"So? Who cares, we're friends, and when something's wrong with a friend's friend, the friend tries to figure out what's wrong with the friend, sometimes using another friend to help that friend." Zigzag said.

"What?" Magnet and Squid said at the same time.

"We're friends." ZigZag repeated, slower this time, "Friends help each other."

"Yeah man, we with you all the way." Magnet smiled, "Now tell us what's wrong?"

"I told you, nothing's wrong." Squid said again.

"Dude, whatever. I don't hear anybody else in here crying, do you Magnet?" ZigZag asked.

"Nada, all I hear is Armpit's snoring."

"So, do you think there must be something wrong when somebody cries?" ZigZag said.

"Yeah, must be." Magnet replied, then they both looked at Squid.

"Fine man, I'll tell you. Just--Just don't tell anybody else, okay?" Squid finally caved in.

"Sure man, we got your back." Magnet said.