Chapter 14
Baby and Squid were alone in the tent, Baby was lecturing Squid on what had happened in the Rec room.
"That could have been REALLY dangerous! How the hell did you know it wasn't venomous?" Baby asked.
"Because it was Scales from C tent's pet lizard and it's never bitten him. He say's it isn't venomous," Squid tried to explain.
"Well… you almost gave Piglet a heart attack!" Baby said.
"Sorry…" Squid mumbled guiltily.
Baby voice softened, she didn't feel as angry, "But I'm also really impressed with you, that was an awesome idea… and it seemed to have worked," At this point Magnet came running into the tent.
"Just though I'd let you know the new chica is here," Magnet said, before rushing back out the tent.
Squid and Baby exchanged looks. They rushed out after Magnet curious to what this new girl is like.
All of D tent were standing outside the tent. Mr Pendanski was walking towards them and beside him was a tall girl. She was even taller than Piglet and probably a couple of inches smaller than Zigzag.
She had short, spiky hair which was coloured a shocking pink. Her eyes were wide and staring, and were crystal blue. She had a stud in her nose and was wearing what looked like a pink corset and a long flowing pink skirt. Baby thought she looked quite odd.
All of D tent looked at each other awkwardly.
Mr Pendanski opened his mouth to speak but the girl interrupted him.
"Hi my name's Natalie but everyone calls me Natty… you can call me Natty but if you really want to you can call me Natalie but hardly anyone calls me Natalie… my mum does but that's only when she's mad at me… which is a lot… actually come to think of it I don't really like being called Natalie… so call me Natty," she said brightly hardly taking a breath.
D tent looked totally taken aback. Natalie smiled broadly showing a row of pearly white teeth
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No one said a word, even Mr Pendanski looked lost for words.
The girl seemed very confident.
Baby guessed it took a lot of confidence to go around with bright pink hair.
"Uh.. Hi Natty," Baby broke the silence, "I'm Baby, the other girl is Piglet. The guys are Squid, X ray, Magnet, Ziggy, Caveman, Armpit and Zero,"
Everyone else mumbled ,"Hi,"
Baby could hear Piglet's harsh whispering in her ear, "Woah, she's a right freak, look at her hair!" Baby ignored Piglet, Piglet always seemed to criticise people when she first met them.
"Why have you got funny names?… Those aren't your real names.. Are they?… Of course not… imagine them being real names… that's just not right…That's like David and Victoria Beckham calling their son Cruz…it's sorta stupid… they must be nicknames…right?" Natalie garbled on again.
"Yeah they are nicknames, duhh!" Piglet butted in.
Natalie was unfazed, "See… I knew that… I was just testing ya,"
Piglet rolled her eyes, "Oook then,"
"Well lets not just stand here, Natty will want to know where she is sleeping," Zigzag said, looking Natalie up and down.
"Yeah I do want to know that… I won't be sleeping in the same tent as boys will I?… That would just be wrong… I'm not saying you lot are perverts or anything… it's just, y'know…" Natalie said, running a hand through her short spikes.
Zigzag looked at her dumbfounded, "No I don't know and yes you will have to sleep in the same tent as us,"
Natalie looked shocked, she pulled a funny face and she looked so funny Baby couldn't help but laugh. "C'mon," Baby said, suppressing giggles, "Me and Piglet will show you, we have a separate section from the boys but the only problem is I don't think there is a cot for you,"
"That's kinda stupid, not having a cot for me…where am I supposed to sleep… on the floor?" Natalie went on and on as she followed the two girls into the tent "It smells funny in here… I can't stand horrible smells… I won't be able to stay in a smelly tent for seventeen months…"
God, she does talk a lot… Baby thought
They went into the Girls section and beside Baby's cot was a sleeping bag, placed on top of it was a note.
It said;
Natalie Wallace has to sleep in the sleeping bag until cot is provided tommerow
Mr Sir
Baby read it aloud to Natalie.
"See.. What did I say?.. I'd have to sleep on the floor… they knew fine well I was coming here… why didn't they provide a bed earlier… Lazy shites…and I was just thinking whats up with that Mr Sir guy… he is really weird… reminds me of my step dad too much… I don't like my step dad….do you think Mr Sir is his really name?… I doubt it," Natalie said.
Baby and Piglet didn't even bother to answer.
Natalie chatted on and on non-stop about this and that as she began to unpack her bag and stuff.
"I can't stick this Natty girl, she is just plain getting on my nerves," Piglet whispered to Baby.
"Piglet," Baby sighed, "Be nice for a change Ok?"
"Sorry but I can't be a goody- two- shoes all the time like you," Piglet said sarcastically.
Baby felt like covering her ears with her pillow. Natalie was chatting half the night. She just wouldn't go t o sleep. She didn't take Piglet and Baby's mumbled replies as a hint to just shut up.
"As I was saying before I was surprised them sending me to a boys camp… I guess I'm kind of glad though… I actually think Ziggy is pretty cute…" Natalie said.
Piglet sat up quickly in her cot, "You think Ziggy's cute?"
"Yeah… I thought that when I first saw him… he looks really tall and strong… and I love his hair… it's wacky… like mine… and to have wacky hair you need a wacky personality and so far he seems to have one…" Natalie said, "Why do you ask?… Don't you think he's cute,"
"Just Ignore Piglet," Baby mumbled from her cot, "She's had it in for Ziggy ever since she first met him," Piglet grumbled something and lay back down on her cot.
Natalie had to do Laundry duties along with them and Mr Sir informed them that they had to do a seven and a half foot hole between the three of them. Baby wasn't too pleased at this.
"That's like almost twice the size of me," she grumbled as they walked towards the 'library.'
"Wouldn't it be funny if you got lost in your hole?… well probably not…I just can't believe we have to dig holes… Whose stupid idea was that?… I just don't like digging.. And it's boiling out here… how do they expect me to dig holes in this heat… they are total nuts!" Natalie said as X ray passed her a shovel.
"I've thought of a nickname for you," X ray said, triumphantly.
"What is it?" Natalie asked brightly, "I don't want a gross one like Armpits… or an obvious one like Pinkie… that is so overdone and NOT original…I want it to be a good one… can you make it a good one please?"
"Just shut up a second and let me tell you," X ray said impatiently.
Natalie abruptly shut up.
"It's Chatterbox," X ray said, grinning,
"I don't see why you call me that," Natalie… I mean Chatterbox said wildly, "I am so not a chatterbox.. Actually come to think of it maybe I am… ok I am a bit of a chatterbox… well to be honest at the rate I'm going I am a total chatterbox… I guess it suits me then… but hey it's not my fault… I have so much I want to say,"
"Yeah and you love the sound of your own voice," Magnet said cheekily.
Chatterbox pretended to hit him with her shovel, "I sooo do not love the sound of my own voice… my voice is annoying actually…"
So this is new girl Natalie (a.k.a Chatterbox) What do you guys think?
angelofdeadlydarkness0010: I don't know if Baby's going to end up with Squid.
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