Fk306: Guess what? Now Bucky, Hopper and I are going to replace the disclaimer.
Bucky: Isn't that terrible? You will now have to deal with us in the beginning as well as the ending.
Hopper: We are still going to respond to reviews at the ending though.
Fk306: I do not own Holes so to bad for those who wished I did.
Bucky: Why would anybody want you to own Holes?
Hopper: Didn't you say once that if you owned it everyone's worst nightmares would come true, or something like that?
Fk306: Shut up.
Random's POV
The next day nothing happened except I did everything in my power to annoy Mr. Sir before I started to dig and I learned something new. Don't mess with Mr. Sir early in the morning if you value having a none bruised skin. Thankfully, I don't care if I have bruises all over me. This was when everyone was still eating breakfast so nobody witnessed the incident. While I was digging, I would stop to pull some hair out and then play with it for a few seconds as I had been doing for the past 4 years. Right now, I am 14 by the way. I remember when I started to pull it. It was when my mom started to put stress in my older sister and just after my older brother got an operation. I am in the Rec room by myself since I finished digging my hole after Zero this time but he is in the cabin. Now I feel the urge to cry but the tears won't come. That was when I felt my life start to fall apart even though I didn't realize it then. The pulling of my hair cause a few bald spots and my mom would start to yell at me. I remember thinking:
'Why is she shouting? Does she think that will make me stop pulling my hair? It's only making my problem worse! But….What is my problem?' I would always start crying when she would yell at me and it wasn't to get sympathy it was because crying always helped me relax.
"Why are you crying! Do you think I will give you any sympathy if you cry because that doesn't work with me!" My mom shouted at me then slapped me in the face. It hurt very much and she never drank any alcohol so I couldn't say she was drunk she did it out of simple fury at my sister. She was angry at my sister and took it out at me while my sister was at work.
"Leslie you are my favorite daughter. You never complain, you always do whatever I tell you, you are my perfect daughter." My mom said the next day as if nothing had ever happened but I just nodded and went back to the book I was reading.
I shook my head.
"Stop it! You're going to make yourself cry. Crying is a sign of weakness. But that is just what I am isn't it? Weak. I am a dreamer and have always been a dreamer. I hope I will always be a dreamer." I said with my eyes closed.
"Oh right; there is a library here!" I said and ran out so I could go to the library. I instantly went in and started to look through the books.
Two weeks later.
No ones POV
Random lay in her bed sweating while her watch flashed 3:30 am it was now November 1st. Normally she would have woken up at 3 am but at the moment she was having trouble breathing as she often did in November and she was sweating a lot, the heat had nothing to do with the sweat. She had never slept in even though to normal people it wouldn't seem like she was sleeping in but after she had shared a tent with D-tent it would seem to them that she overslept.
"Rise and shine! It is another day another hole to dig!" Mr. Pendanski shouted cheerfully and all of D-tent except Random woke up and started to dress.
"Something isn't right?" Armpit said scratching the back of his head confused.
"There does seem to be something out of place….But what?" X-ray said.
"Is that Random? She overslept! It isn't like her to oversleep." Magnet said frowning. Zigzag walked over to Random and touched her shoulder to shake her awake but withdrew his hand as if he had been burned.
"Ouch. She is burning up and sweating! Someone go get Mom!" Zigzag said waving his hand. Squid finished changing quickly and ran out of the tent. When he came back the Warden and Mr. Pendanski came with him and went straight to Random's bed, Mr. Pendanski checked her temperature.
"108 degrees. And it isn't because it is hot here either. Mr. Sir says she is always on the roof of where the shovels are when everyone gets there. What time does she get up, boys?" He asked. Everybody shrugged.
"We don't know. She always gets up before everyone else." Caveman answered.
"She looks skinnier than she did before. Does she not eat?" The Warden asked looking at the fact that Random's clothes now looked to big for her.
"We aren't sure about breakfast but she only eats the apples and crackers at lunch and dinner and whatever they are giving to drink." Zigzag said and frowned at the fact they didn't know anything about Random that could help her.
"Is she going to be ok Mom?" Magnet asked looking at Random who was having trouble breathing.
"Yes, she just needs a few days to rest, if what you say about her is true then I am not at all surprised that this happened. Also it said in her records that she used to have asthma when she was younger and has trouble breathing in winter and when fall is about to end. Right now it's November and winter is almost here so that could also explain the fever…It's probably for the best that she doesn't dig a hole for 3 to 4 days." Mr. Pendanski said.
"That is a long time." The Warden said staring at Mr. Pendanski.
"Would you rather have her dying while digging the hole?" Mr. Pendanski asked and the Warden sighed.
"Fine but if she gets out of the bed for any other reason besides needing to take a shower and using the restroom then she is going back to digging. The boys will take turns in bringing her lunch during there small break from digging then go back to digging. She will have two apples during lunch if she refuses to eat anything else." The Warden said and walked off.
"Go get breakfast and go dig your hole." Mr. Pendanski said and walked away. D-tent looked at Random worried about her but then one by one left. Zigzag was the last to leave. Random opened her eyes and wipe the sweat off with her sleeve. She closed her eyes, leaned against the beds side, and started to cough and hack.
"Ugh. I hate it when I cough like this. It always hurts afterwards." Random muttered to herself with her eyes closed in pain.
"Well, the Warden said if I got out of bed then I would be digging holes instead of resting…Good thing I am too weak to move…" Random said and went to an uneasy sleep.
Zigzags POV
I was a bit reluctant to leave cause Random looked so helpless at that moment when we just left to get breakfast. I could tell the other guys were worried. I bet if she gets better she will blame everything on the Outer Space Chickens. Not a day goes by that she doesn't mention them. After that 'incident' on her first day here, it was easy for me to tell that she was just putting on a show. I doubt she really believes on the outer space chickens. Maybe they are real they just haven't shown themselves yet maybe they are just waiting for the right opportunity to take over the world. Ever since Random told all of D-tent about them, I have made sure to look at the color of the yolk when they served eggs. Then I realized that they don't serve eggs at Camp Green Lake, well now I won't have to worry about the eggs. Anyway, I shouldn't worry much about Random. From what I can see, she recovered quickly from the 'incident' so if she is strong enough to recover from that she is strong enough to recover from a high fever.
'How can you be sure she recovered from that incident? What if it's just a show like the Outer Space Chickens?' A voice said in my mind and looked at my shovel full of dirt not being able to answer my own question. As we walked to our digging spots a few hours ago, we had agreed that I would take her the two apples. When I got there she was on the floor making me flinch at how awful her cough sounded I went to her side and started to pet her back until her coughing decreased and she was breathing as regular as she had been that morning which wasn't very well.
"Thanks." Random told me in a very hoarse voice that didn't sound like her at all. I helped her back on the cot then gave her the two apples. I wanted to ask what she ate in the morning, if she ate anything, but by the sound of her voice, it would be best to push that question aside until she gets better.
Random's POV
I ate the apples without complaining and smiled at Zigzag tiredly. After I finished the food, he had brought me I laid down and closed my eyes just after I told him thanks.
"You better get better soon." Zigzag answered and went to finish his hole. I mumbled something that not even I could understand and went into an uneasy sleep.
3 days later
Random's POV
"FREEDOM!" I shouted as I got out of the cabin. I woke up at the same time as everybody else today and I hope it's a one-time deal. I don't like waking up late. Yes, I consider 4 am late. The boys laughed lightly at my enthusiasm as I ran ahead of them.
"It has to against the law to be this hyper in the morning." Magnet said still kinda sleepy.
"Why are you so happy? This means you have to go back to digging holes." Caveman asked and I shrugged.
"Well after spending days stuck in bed you kinda look forward to digging holes. Plus this time I have gloves so I can't get blistards!" I said cheerfully.
"Don't you mean blisters?" Armpit asked.
"That's what I said. And if I didn't then you get my point." I said and grabbed an apple and started to eat it happily. I know I have lack of food in my stomach with only eating apples but there is still no way I am eating the other stuff.
Fk306: Rise and shine another day a little faster the chapter finishes!
Bucky: Great now you're copying Mr. Pendanski.
Hopper: This is horrifying.
Fk306: Nobody asked either of you.
Bucky: Lady Keshanna of the night glad you love it. It's understandable.
Hopper: Joker is Poker with a J thanks for forgiving us well Fk306 really but either way thanks.
Fk306: ArwenEvenstar83 Leslie and Leslie are roughly the same person only slightly different personalities. Continue reading please.
Bucky: Lauraisace nope you wont find out what was in the other letter, sorry. She might fall in love we aren't really sure yet.
Hopper: LeMoNsOuR 1. We know you were joking; Fk306 has lots of friends like you in school. 2. Lol we just looked back in the other review and realized that you did say/type that. Amazing what people can write down and not realize it until its too late. 3. Fk306 really does have a friend nicknamed Satan. It's weird cause she walks down the hall and says Fk306: "Hi Satan!" Satan: "Hi Mom!" It makes there other friends laugh. 4. For starters Bucky is Fk306's muse and I am just her imaginary friend, I was first created to be her 'Dream Boy' but then I ended up being a close imaginary friend that helps with stories. Bucky is a Siamese cat and I am a fox demon. She has drawings of what she pictured me as all over her room. Frankly, I think she made me very good looking. Finally, who doesn't love long reviews?
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