I'm standing on the bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound

Four o'clock came too soon for Allison. She pulled her jumper up and zipped it, while she waited inline. She grabbed a shovel with red tape on it and started to walk away.

"Cat," X-Ray said running up to her. "That's my shovel."

"O sorry," she said handing it to him.

"It is ok," he said walking away.

"I did that and he yelled at me," Caveman said coming up to her. She looked at him and then laughed a little. He joined in and they began walking to the dried up lake.

The ground was hard and it took Allison awhile to break ground. When she finally did, she looked around and everyone already had a foot done.

Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life

"Only four more feet to go," Caveman said coming up behind her. Allison pulled her shovel out and looked at him. "The water truck is here."

"Ladies first," X-Ray said, he stood in front of the line and let Allison go in front of him.

"How come I never got to go in front," Magnet asked in the middle of the line where he stood.

"Because you're ugly," X-Ray said turning around to face him.

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"She is better looking than you," X-Ray said and turned around and pulled his canteen out. Mr. Sir pulled up in the truck and walked out.

"Allison how is your hole coming along?" Mr.Pendanski asked as he filled up her canteen. "Nasty bruise you have on your cheek." Allison's hands flew up to her cheek and touched the bruise. She grabbed her canteen and walked away to her hole. She sat down and looked up at the hot sun. She unzipped the top half of her jumper and let it hang down exposing her white tank top.

"Sure is hot out here," she said to no one.

I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know?
'Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone

The sun was starting to come down when Allison finished her hole. She didn't know if anyone else was still there since she could not see over the hole, which was now bigger than her.

"Need help Cat?" someone asked her. Caveman's head came into view and looked down at Allison.

"Yea," she said giving him her hand and he pulled her out.

"Thanks Stanley," she said brushing her jumper off. He liked the way she said his name, he never did like his nickname, Caveman. "Did you just finish?"

"No I finished an hour ago,"

"Why are you here?" she asked.

"Well I was waiting… to make sure you finished ok," he stuttered. She looked at him and saw him blush a little. He took her shovel from her and carried along with his.

"Thanks," she said. Allison looked at her hands; blisters began to form on them.

"First hole is the hardest," he said. She looked at him and then her hands again

"Why are you hear Stanley. You seem you're just like me. We don't belong here," she said.

"Shoes, I stole shoes," he said laughing a little. "Everyone is probably eating dinner; if we hurry we can make it." He threw the shovels in front of the "library" and they both made their way to the dinner hall. Allison and Caveman passed a group of boys, the ones who had tried to rape her.

"Wow where are you guys going so fast," they said surrounding Allison and pushing Caveman to the side.

"Hey guys leave her alone," Caveman said trying to push into the group. One of the guys with red short hair touched her bruise on her cheek. Allison grabbed his hand and bent it backwards. He yelled out in pain and tried to get his hand back.

"Don't touch me," Allison yelled, letting go if his hand. The boy pulled his hand up about to hit her.

"Red!" someone yelled. X-Ray and Squid came up to them. "Do we have a problem here?"

He looked once more at Allison and then walked off. Allison looked at them and with saying anything walked with them to the dinner hall.

Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I... I'm with you