Chapter 13

3 weeks later

Squid's P.O.V

The sun was beating down and I was tired then water truck finally came and I got out of my hole to get some water. Just then Kandy walked by and pushed me into a hole and jumped in after me. We started kissing until we heard Mom's voice.

"Where are Alan and Kelly?"

I jumped out of the hole and Kandy followed a little but after so we didn't get caught. As we went to our spots in line Mom asked if Kandy could wait after her canteen was full he needed her back at camp. She agreed and then they into the truck to go back at the camp. As the truck pulled away Kandy looked out the window towards me and smiled.

"What's gonna happen to her?" Magnet asked he sounded worried, everyone was worried but they didn't want to admit it.

As the guys talked about what she might have done, like stolen something from the warden, or she had caught something on fire I worried about if the warden had found out about me and her. What was going to happen to her? All of the guys seemed to be thinking the same thing we all finished our holes around the same time. Even magnet was done early. We walked quickly back to the camp and we found Kandy in the tent packing her things.

"What are you doing!" I asked in a surprised and tone.

"Well, turns out that they caught Damion and I can leave. They found a family for me to live with and the bus is coming in about an hour."

I couldn't believe my ears. She was leaving and there was nothing that I could do about it. She was almost done packing so I helped her as she finished still in shock not wanting to let her go. As she put the last of her clothes in the bag she whispered in my ear.

"Squid, let's go for a walk."

I followed her out of the tent; the guys didn't even ask where we were going they seemed to know that we needed to talk.

We walked around the lake bed saying nothing until Kandy turned to me with her eyes filling with tears.

"I'm really going to miss you Squid."

She pulled me into a hug and she started to cry. I was in too much shock to cry. She couldn't leave there was no way I was going to let her. I just hugged her back and assured her that everything was going to be ok. After she had calmed down she looked and me and asked how long until I was out of here.

"Oh about four more months that all."

"Four more months! That's like forever! I can't imagine having to go four months without you."

"It's going to be ok. We can write to each other, and four months isn't that long you'll see it will seem like no time at all.

Squid didn't believe what he was saying anymore than Kandy did. He couldn't believe what was coming out of his mouth. Four months was a long time. They continued to walk and talk until the bus pulled up outside of the camp. By then the words had spread that Kandy was leaving she walked to the bus and said good-bye to all the boys by hugging them and telling them how much she would miss them. She got to the very last boy in line, Squid. She had been dreading this moment since she found out that she was leaving. She didn't know what to say. She felt just as bad as the night her parents died. She wanted to stay with him, but they were being forced apart from the one things she had wanted for a long time; her freedom.

"This isn't the end…right? I mean were going to write and then as soon as you get out of here we can be together. Right?"

"Kandy nothing could stop me from caring about you. We will always be together. I promise." He pulled Kandy into a hug and they kissed for what would seem like the last time.

"You're an amazing person; I'll see you in a few months." Kandy's eyes were swelling with tears again so she said a quick good-bye hugged the love of her life on last time then got on the bus.