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Passing Time
The next day followed the same routine as the last. Only Suze began to get the hang of how to handle the digging and the heat. She wore her tank top underneath her jump suit, as well as a baseball cap with her hair in a bun, and wore sunscreen wherever the sun may reach (which she conveniently brought…as it was 'camp'). The digging came with practice and endurance, but she also learned that you never really get used to it, everyday is a different struggle.
High noon had just passed, and Suze is already down to her tank top by the time the water truck came around. Everyone began to line up,
"Hey!" Suze turned her head to see who was speaking; it was Armpit, who happened to be calling her over.
"Yeah?" Suze asked as she approached the truck.
"Stand here." Armpit pointed to an empty space behind her, which happened to be in front of about a dozen other boys, sweet.
"Oh, thanks Armpit." She took her place in line without hesitation, she was thirsty, and if she's given a free spot in line, then so be it.
"Who the hell let her go up there?" Suze heard a voice from behind,
"I would if I got a few minutes alone with her…did you see her knockers in that shirt. Damn!" Suze turned around and faced the two boys talking,
"Excuse me?" She challenged, curiously enough, the two boys cowered when she spoke to them. They seemed almost…afraid. That was surprisingly easy…She turned back around to see Armpit and X-Ray staring at her with open mouths.
"What?" She asked.
"Have you met the warden?" asked X-Ray.
"No, why?"
"You are EXACTLY like her man!" Armpit exclaimed.
"The warden's a girl?"
"Yep." X-Ray answered. Odd, a woman for a warden, for a camp with no girls in it? I thought Mr. Sir was in charge. Suze reached the head of the line, refilled her canteen, and walked back to her hole. Holy shit, it's hot out here. Almost all of the boys were watching as she flipped off of her cap, as her hair fell out of her bun, and poured a bottle-cap full of water on her head…trailing down her face, and down her shirt and back. They snapped out of their stares and dug their holes when Suze put her hat back on.
Suze soon finished and spat in her hole, just as she saw the other boys do.
"Suze! Wait up!" Caveman called to her as the rest of D-Tent approached her. She stood still for a moment until they caught up with her, then she walked in step with them. "I wonder how she learned my name." Caveman asked.
"She watches us all the time," Zigzag answered. "She's got hidden microphones and cameras all over the place, in the tents, the Wreck Room, the shower."
"The shower?" Caveman repeated, sounding doubtful.
"No, don't listen to him." Squid replied. "He suffers from acute paranoia; I saw it in his file!" All of the other boys laughed.
"Who has cameras and microphones?" Suze asked,
"The warden." Zigzag answered looking back at her, she noticed his bright eyes again, but he turned away. So ALL of the adults here are sick perverts aren't they. Shit, might as well put an eleven year-old boy in room with three Michael Jackson's.
Suze was sitting in the tent after her shower, writing another letter to her parents. She still hasn't received one from them yet, I don't blame them, and they've got a lot to deal with thanks to me.
Squid walked in and sat on his cot, only he didn't collapse onto it like usual. He sat there, and Suze felt his eyes boring into her. She looked up at his face, his expression showed slight excitement.
"Yes?" She asked, breaking the silence.
"How did you get here Suze?"
"Just like you did: by bus."
"No, seriously, I'll give you one last chance to tell me on your own what you did to land yourself here."
"Or else what?" She laughed.
"Who's Chad Asker?" He chirped triumphantly. Suze froze, and her eyes widened. HOW THE FUCK...calm down Suze, play it cool, FUUUUUUCK!
"Well, you seem to know everything. Why don't you tell me?" Squid laughed a little.
"He's the guy you tried to kill. You were found guilty for bringing a weapon to school and attempted murder…"
"Shut up. I know the God damn story." Suze interrupted, and then asked quietly, "How the hell did you find out?"
"Remember how I found out Zigzag is paranoid? Well, I checked your file too, since you wouldn't tell us what you did…" Suze nodded, it'll be okay calm down, he doesn't seem to mind. Squid continued, "So you put a guy in a coma with your softball bat?"
"Yes."
"So that was the attempted murder, and what was the illegal weapon?"
"My bat."
"WHAT?"
"Yeah, I know."
"Your trial had to be rigged, and you had the bat because you were on the softball team." Scary child this one…
"It's totally reasonable when the guy you knock into a coma has a super-rich and powerful father."
"Oh, but why did you knock him out…"
"Self defense, he was going to hit me if I didn't act." Dear God, don't let me cry, don't let me cry, not here.
"Did you say that in court?"
"What do you think?" She snapped. "He was harassing me, he became violent, and I had to defend myself."
"That's not what it said in your file."
"Did it say that I lied about it in court?" Squid nodded.
"That's because all of his friends apparently saw the whole thing, and that I just whipped out my bat for no reason and smashed his skull…"She stopped, this was beyond her comfort level, tears began to surface her eyes. "Just don't tell anybody okay?" She turned away to lie on her cot, face-down into her pillow. Squid stayed quiet while Suze fought back her emotions.
"Suze?"
"What."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, It's just new for us guys too you know? We wanted to know what you did to land yourself in an all-boys detention camp." Who wouldn't be curious? Suze didn't respond, when she was sure her tears had passed, she sat back up again to face him.
"Just don't tell anyone okay? As you can tell I'm not too comfortable with it." Squid nodded,
"Okay Su…you know, we need to get you a nickname."
"Dear God no, nothing like the 'Armpit' please." They laughed together as another silence fell between them.
It was dinner time, and Suze was nearly in the back of the line for being late. She had to find her postage stamps to mail her letter to her parents.
"Hey Suze." Said a voice from behind, she turned to see Zigzag giving her a small smile,
"How's life Zigzag?" She asked jokingly.
"It's okay, I keep digging myself into more and more holes though…" Really BAD joke, but cute none the less. Suze chuckled a little as they reached the front of the line. They both grabbed trays and moved along the buffet, as she moved forward; a boy deliberately brushed his hand along her backside. Oh no, he didn't DARE! Suze turned and grabbed the boy's wrist in a tight grip; she had gained a good amount of muscle since she arrived.
"Touch me again, and you will be digging holes with your fucking teeth, got it?" The boy didn't seem remotely intimidated.
"Whatever… psycho bitch." He said, more to himself than to her, but Suze heard him anyway.
"Excuse me?" She replied in a challenging tone. Now he seemed scared, she glared at him as he freaked out and got away as fast as he could. That's what I thought, asshole. She turned to Mr. Pendanski who was about to serve her beans, he gave her a nervous smile and spooned her food onto her tray as quickly as possible. As she proceeded down the line, Zigzag said,
"Have you met the warden yet?"
"No, everyone's been asking me that lately. Why?"
"Just curious, that's all." They walked over to the other guys, who seemed to be discussing something.
"Hey Suze, what position did you play in softball?" Squid asked her.
"Catcher." She answered.
"Then I guess we've found her nickname: Catcher."
"Or Catch!" Said Magnet excitedly.
"How did you know she played softball Squid?" Asked X-Ray. Suze's heart dropped unpleasantly into her stomach…good going Squid.
"I saw her softball jersey." Squid answered simply, damn good liar…
"Welcome Catcher." Caveman said as she took her usual seat next to him.
"Hey Catch…THINK FAST!" Yelled Magnet as he threw his roll at her face, she caught it, no problem. The guys all laughed as she threw it back at him, but acted too slowly so it hit him in the forehead. She smiled, cool; I've got a nickname…I belong in D-Tent now. That sounded good to Suze, she felt less lonely.