Disclaimer: I do not own in whole or part the movie or book by the tile of Holes….And I apologize to those of you that don't know how to play poker. If you would like to refresh your memory, go to http :www. /site / syws / poker /poker. Html (without the spaces, but unfortunately doesn't like links.) It is an awesome site (that I do not take credit for…) and it will clear things up. Also, I did NOT get many suggestions for the final bet, so I'm using my own. Ok enjoy the story and send in reviews please. I LUV YOU!

Chapter 6: Nicknames

"Dudette, you can quit now if you want." Rex Said slyly.

"Don't call me dudette. And No, I'm not going to quit now." Terry said between her teeth. A few of the boys behind Rex snickered and poked Rex.

"You need to take a chill pill, lady."

"No I don't."

"Whatever. I've decided on the final bet, wanna hear it or are you gonna sit there and bitch?" He said, looking at his cards.

"Ok, tell me." Terry replied, with an inscrutable expression. 'Time for him to choose his own fate. Haha...'

"Here it is. Loser has to go to Mr. Sir's cabin and steal his sunflower seeds. Then come back here and fill it with refried bean paste. Squid's been saving a can of the stuff for a special occasion. Then they have to go put the sac back. When the ol' potbelly puts his hand in to grab some seeds…" He started to chuckle.

"Alright. Show me your cards." Terry said with a smile. Rex smirked and slapped down his cards.

"A royal flush, in diamonds. Beat that, kitty cat."

Calmly and slowly, She set down each of her cards, one by one. As she did, every jaw in the room dropped like a stone, especially that of Rex's.

"Im…possible! How the hell did you get THAT?"

With a broad grin, Terry raked the pile of loot into her lap and said,

"Better go get those refried beans."

Cursing under his breath, Rex got to his feet and started to rummage around under a bed.

They were all dumbfounded. Alan was looking at her. When she saw him watching, he spun around. Terry looked through the pile of treasure. She tossed the broken nail clippers behind her back. 'Useless…' Then she regarded a rather odd-looking rock. It was carved scaly and a beautiful dark green color. She turned it over in her hand, and on the other side was the face of a cobra. There were small yellow stones set in for eyes, and the fangs were made of something that looked similar to ivory. It was slightly warm, even though it had been sitting on the cold ground for some time.

"Hey, Rex what's this?" Terry asked.

He turned around, wide-eyed and shuffled over, looking down at her.

"My name is NOT Rex. It's X-Ray." He said angrily.

"Ex, we haven't even told her, don't get so mad," Said Stanley. "I'm Caveman."

X-Ray gave him a very cold, hard glare. "I can tell her."

'He is such a sore loser…'

"That's ZigZag." He pointed to Ricky.

"That over there is Magnet, and next to him is Armpit," motioning to the left, towards José and Theodore. "That's Squid." He moved his pointing finger to Alan. "And last,but least, that little guy over there is Zero. Don't try to talk to him, because he only talks to caveman." The boys laughed quietly while Caveman shoved them aside and walked over to his bed. X-Ray pulled out a tin can, and read the label.

"Best before July 1999. God, boy, how long have you had this stuff?"

"It was in the cupboard for a while before I came here. My mom hated the stuff so she never ate it. But personally, I kinda liked it. So I saved it for an emergency. And then I had to come here, and I thought I should take it with me." Squid chuckled.

"Lets crack it open!" Giggled ZigZag. Snatching the can.

"I have a pocketknife…" Said Armpit, digging around in his trousers. After a minute he produced a shiny red swiss army knife. ZigZag swiped it and started to stab wildly at the metal can.

"Watch it man, that thing could explode!" But Magnet's remark was too late. A blast of molassesey goop spurted from a hole in the can and shot out, splashing all over-yep- Terry's bed. The clean new sheets were now soaked with sticky, runny, chunky, 6-year-old refried bean paste. It even soaked her pillow, which she had brought from home. Dribbles of it were getting onto her duffel bag, too.

"AAAAARRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed. Terry ripped the can of beans out of Zigzag's hands and dumped the remainder of them on his head. "TWICE! TWICE? Why is it ALWAYS MY BED! UGGHHHHHHHHH!" Storming out of the tent, she swiped the bottle of soap on the shelf.

'Stupid Idiot. Why does he have to spill the fuckin beans on my bed out of all of them?' She was still stamping down the creaky wood walk to the wreck room when there was a hand clapped to her shoulder. It was Mr. Pendanski.

"Where do you think you're going, Terry? It's past lights out."

She looked around, suddenly realizing how dark it was.

"Oh, I was just going to get a drink of water from the.."

"No, You aren't. Now head back to your tent right away." He turned her sharply round, and gave her a shove.

"Don't touch me." She snapped, not controlling her short-fused temper.

"Don't you back talk me young ma- er…lady! Now GET GOIN!"

The sudden harshness of his voice was alarming, and Terry was very agitated.

"I AM GOING!"

The fake doctor had never had such insubordination before. The boys here never so much as dared talk back to the counsellors. Before he knew it, he had cuffed her on the head, hard.

A splitting pain exploded in Terry's left temple. She collapsed to the ground, as limp as a rag doll. Stars winked in her eyes, and they were starting to get blurry. Suddenly they snapped into focus, and the girl rubbed her head weakly.

"Get up, before the warden sees you." Barked Pendanski. He wrenched her slender frame up off the ground and dragged her up the path to D-Tent. Once there, he shoved her through the flaps and trudged down the path again, a line of sweat forming on his forehead. (A/N: Oopsies, he's gonna get in trouble for hitting a girl! Lol…)

Terry crashed into Armpit, and then fell to the ground like a ton of bricks. Her head was throbbing mercilessly, and her sight was sliding in and out of focus. The boys were startled by the sudden entrance, and noticed a not-good sign.

Blood was trickling out her left ear.

"Yo, what happened to her? She's bleedin' out of her ear!" Exclaimed Armpit.

"Not only that, look! One side of her clothes is all dusty, like she was dragged or somethin!" Said X-Ray.

"Someone go get Mom!" Squeaked Caveman. Everyone looked at him. (A/N: He does get choked up in some parts of the movie, remember?)

Squid ran out of the tent faster than a jackrabbit in a frying pan. The mob around Terry watched as her eyelids fluttered, but then closed again. Her body relaxed, and her head rolled to one side. The blood was still making a little pool when Dr. Pendanski arrived.

Big cliff hanger! And Just to let you know, I never delete any of my reviews. They go in a special review folder in my account so I can cherish them for all eternity! Yay!