I woke up at the sound of the speaker. Slowly the world came into view. Peanut wasn't in the tent. She must be out with Squid, I figured. Just as I was getting up, Joaquin stepped into the tent. Quickly, I jumped back into bed. I was, after all, only in my little boxers and I didn't feel comfortable around him.

"What's up?" I asked him as he walked to me. He only shook his head before squatting down between the tent wall and my cot. He placed a hand on my bare thigh that I hadn't been able to hide in the sheets. He looked up at me, his eyes dark and empty. I seemed to be drowned in them, slowly being pulled farther and farther in, until he spoke.

"Something happened." He said. I shook my head.

"What? What is it?" Instantly my thoughts turned to ZigZag.

"It's Peanut." He said slowly. I registered what he was saying.

"What?" I swung my other leg around the edge of the bed.

"I heard some guys talking about her. That they had killed her or something like that." He stood up and hugged me sympathetically. I fought back the tears of anger as I held on to him. Once we parted, I gasped, realizing it wasn't Joaquin, but ZigZag. His hair was wet and matted with blood and he looked injured.

"ZigZag!" I shouted, sitting upright in my bed. A cold sweat drenched my forehead, and I gulped. The announcer came back over as a second wake up call. I groaned and got up. Slowly I got dressed and made my way out to the Library. I saw Squid but no Peanut. Shrugging, I lined up for a shovel. Mr. SIR walked in front of the line and pulled out a ring of keys. I rubbed my eyes and yawned, but instead I screamed at what I saw.

Peanut's bloody body was pinned against the back of the shed by a broken shovel. The wooden handle went through her mid section. Her eyes seemed to stare at me. I felt the vomit pushing its way up my throat but I held it back. I've cried and puked too many times in this camp, I told myself. I felt an arm around my shoulders, pulling me to his body. Without a fight, I turned into his arms and hugged him. For a mere second everything seemed alright, and that's when I knew it was ZigZag. But then I remembered my best friend's mutilated body in the library.

"Don't look." He said to me. I knew they were removing her from the wall and I didn't look. I didn't want to let go of ZigZag, I didn't want him to let go of me. But of course, nothing goes right.

"What the hell?" Joaquin spat, walking up behind ZigZag. I looked up and saw him, immediately I pulled back from Ziggy.

"Wha?" ZigZag began before he was pulled around roughly by Joaquin.

"What the hell do you think you're doing with my girl?" Joaquin insisted. I had to interfere.

"Joaquin, Peanut's dead! He was just-just comforting me!" I pleaded. For an instant I saw regret come over Joaquin's eyes.

"I'm sorry," he said to me, taking me into his arms. I felt so uncomfortable and mad and of course sad, I wanted to cry but I held it in. ZigZag once again looked hurt and disappeared into the crowd. I saw myself running after him, pulling him to me and everything was alright, but then I dismissed it, knowing I wouldn't do it.

I hate to admit it, but Joaquin scares me. I act like his attempted murder plan doesn't bother me but the way he explained it to me, just terrified me. Digging was cancelled that day. And not even I, know what they did with her body. The D/F tent seems so empty now, yet haunted. I'm laying on my cot wondering why the hell would some one kill peanut? What did she do? Am I next? The tent flap lifts and a sorrowed Squid walks in.

"Psych, I need to talk to you. I know why she died." He says, walking to the back of the tent.

"Probably because of the shovel, wouldn't ya think?" I snap. "I'm sorry." I'm quick to apologize. He shakes it away with his head.

"I know who did it."

"Who?" I jump up from my bed. He opens his mouth to say something but just then Joaquin walks in. "Joaquin." I signal to Squid not to talk.

"Like I was saying, Psych, mom needs you. In the D tent." Squid's eyes plead.

"She'll be right over then." Joaquin walks beside me and puts his arm around my waist.

"I don't think that'd work out. He needs her now." He again tries signaling me.

"Like I said, She'll be right there." Joaquin growls and Squid reluctantly leaves. After Squid's departure, Joaquin turns to me and kisses me hard on the lips. "I think it's about time I get something, don't you?"