Shayna was shaken awake by a short boy with a messy afro.He stared at her and she yanked the headphones off her head and switched the blaring rock music off.He sat on his cot and stared at her until she spoke.

"So...you're one of the people here?"she asked awkwardly.

"Yeah."His voice was soft and he was very introverted.

"I'm Shayna,by the way,"she said as she began packing her CDs away again.

"Zero."He got up and extended his hand.Shayna shook it."What were you listening to?It was loud.Sounded like Rock music."

"That's what it was.Motley Crue."

"They're okay,I guess.What were you sent here for?"

Shayna sighed.She had a feeling it would come to this.The truth would come out sooner or later.

"Underage prostitution.I'm here for 24 months."

Zero's eyes got wide.He gulped.

"That's pretty heavy,"he finally said after a few moments of loud silence.Thre other guys came through the tent flap.One was a really heavy black kid,a tanned and handsome white guy,and the other Shayna recognized immediatly.

"Jose!"

"Yo,that's Magnet."the black kid corrected.Magnet waved him off and hugged Shayna.

"Oh,I haven't seen you in a long time,girl!How'd you end up here?Are you still,uh...heavy in the game?"Magnet uneasily approached the subject.

"What game?"the white boy with brown hair asked.He had a heavy Southern accent.

"Not anymore,"Shayna answered.Magnet sighed.He looked relieved."So,who are you guys?"

"That's Squid,"Magnet pointed to the white kid with the brown hair.He nodded as he pulled a cap off his head.

"I'm Armpit,"the black kid introduced himself.

"That's Barfbag,"Zero pointed to the deep tan guy.He smiled.

"Hey,"he said.Shayna bit her lip.Two other guys walked in.One was a black kid with huge,dusty glasses.Shayna wondered if he could even see.

"Who's this?"he asked."Don't think we've seen you here before,girl."

"Shayna.Nice to meet you too,"she said sarcastically.She wasn't afraid of him.

"Yeah.It is nice to meet me.So you're Shayna?Nice,"he remarked as he threw a wet towel down on his cot.Shayna rolled her eyes and looked at the other one.He was extremely tall,with scraggly blonde hair that went flying off in every direction.He was sun-touched,with a light tan.

"Who're you?"he asked.

"Didn't you just hear us,man?"Magnet laughed incredulously.

"I wasn't paying attention."He left the tent,but not before taking one last look at Shayna.

"That's ZigZag,"Squid said."He's crazy and he's paranoid.I read his file.He has Acute Paranoinia."

Shayna asked what he meant.

"He sees things and imagines people are alawys watching him,"X-Ray explained."When he got here,they took him off his medication.He's getting worse."

"It's too bad.He's losing it,"Barfbag muttered.He laid down on his cot and rolled over.

"Yeah.It is."Shayna stared out the tent entrance.