"We have to divide the cans up equally and put them in our bags," Chase
said. It was 6:30 and all the D tent girls were sitting on the floor in
there tent, the cans, backpacks, and canteens spread out in the middle of
the circle they had formed.
"There are 72 cans," Static said after counting them all. "That means that each of us is gonna have to have 10 cans in our bags, but 2 people are gonna have 11 cans."
"I'll take 11," Chase said, grabbing eleven cans and stuffing them at the bottom of her backpack.
"I'll take 11 also," Rogue said, and the girls all began packing the cans into their bags.
"How are we gonna open the cans though?" Zippy asked. "I mean it's not like any of us packed a can opener."
"We'll need a knife," Chase said.
"How are we gonna get a knife?" Lei asked. "There's no way the Warden would just be like 'Oh sure girls, here's me finest knife'. And we don't have enough time for Magnetic to steal one."
"I have a knife," Rogue said, pulling a small pocket knife out of her backpack. "I hid it when Mr. Sir checked our bags," she added, seeing the confused faces of the girls around her.
"Where'd you hide it?" Zippy asked.
Rogue pointed at her mouth.
"Well that's pleasant," Magnetic said.
"How are we gonna carry all the canteens?" Fidget asked, pointing at the eleven filled canteens.
"Well everyone will carry their own," Chase replied. "And then the stronger people will have to carry two I guess."
"That's me," Magnetic said, grabbing for two of the canteens.
Rogue, Chase, and Lei also took another canteen.
The girls also packed bed sheets, a few extra clothes, and some of there most prized possessions. For instance; Lei packed her fake hibiscuses as it reminded her of home and her Hawaiian mother; Fidget packed a set of gel pens as she always loved doodling; and Zippy packed her stuffed version of Stitch-though she had trouble packing it, and ended up with a very heavy backpack (when she put the straps over her shoulders she nearly toppled over backwards).
"I'll take some of the cans out of your backpack," Chase offered.
"That's okay, I'm fine," Zippy said.
"But I don't have anything other than cans and sheets in my bag," Chase persuaded. Finally Zippy gave in, and they added five more cans to Chase's bag.
"I'm gonna be so tired tomorrow morning aren't I?" Magnetic grumbled.
"Don't worry," Chase said. "We won't go too far tonight."
"What are you doing?" Fidget asked Zippy, who was bent over a piece of paper writing quickly.
"I'm just writing a letter to Zero," Zippy said, a little shyly.
"What?" a lot of the girls cried.
"Don't worry," Zippy said. "He won't find it in like a day or two."
"But Zippy," it's still not a very good idea," Lei said.
"I just want to say goodbye," Zippy said. "Geez!"
"Alright Zip," Chase said. "You can write him a letter but ONLY if you're saying goodbye."
Zippy smiled.
* * *
Chase sat up in bed.
"Eleven o'clock," she said, looking at the little alarm clock she had put on the floor beside her bed. "Time to wake up!"
"Already?" Magnetic moaned, she was still half asleep.
"Yeah!" Zippy said, jumping out of bed. "Come on guys!"
"At least we don't have to wake up at 4:30 tomorrow," Lei said, slowly getting up.
It took all of the girls a while to get up (especially Magnetic), but when everyone was fully awake there was no problem, as everything was already packed and ready to go.
"Come on," Chase said, putting her backpack on and opening the tent flap. Before anyone left the tent though Chase looked around outside, scouting the area, making sure no one was around. When there was no one in sight she gave the clear to the other girls and they all headed out to the lake.
"This is so exciting!" Fidget said, her teeth were chattering even though it definitely wasn't cold out.
"I'll miss Zigzag," Static said.
"I'll miss Zero," Zippy said, pouting.
"I'll really miss Twitch!" Fidget said.
"I'll miss all of them," Lei agreed. "They were cool."
"Well I'll miss none of them," Rogue snapped.
Chase didn't say anything. Her first thought was the same as Rogue's but then she felt a little bit sad. Would she actually miss Camp Green Lake?
"There are 72 cans," Static said after counting them all. "That means that each of us is gonna have to have 10 cans in our bags, but 2 people are gonna have 11 cans."
"I'll take 11," Chase said, grabbing eleven cans and stuffing them at the bottom of her backpack.
"I'll take 11 also," Rogue said, and the girls all began packing the cans into their bags.
"How are we gonna open the cans though?" Zippy asked. "I mean it's not like any of us packed a can opener."
"We'll need a knife," Chase said.
"How are we gonna get a knife?" Lei asked. "There's no way the Warden would just be like 'Oh sure girls, here's me finest knife'. And we don't have enough time for Magnetic to steal one."
"I have a knife," Rogue said, pulling a small pocket knife out of her backpack. "I hid it when Mr. Sir checked our bags," she added, seeing the confused faces of the girls around her.
"Where'd you hide it?" Zippy asked.
Rogue pointed at her mouth.
"Well that's pleasant," Magnetic said.
"How are we gonna carry all the canteens?" Fidget asked, pointing at the eleven filled canteens.
"Well everyone will carry their own," Chase replied. "And then the stronger people will have to carry two I guess."
"That's me," Magnetic said, grabbing for two of the canteens.
Rogue, Chase, and Lei also took another canteen.
The girls also packed bed sheets, a few extra clothes, and some of there most prized possessions. For instance; Lei packed her fake hibiscuses as it reminded her of home and her Hawaiian mother; Fidget packed a set of gel pens as she always loved doodling; and Zippy packed her stuffed version of Stitch-though she had trouble packing it, and ended up with a very heavy backpack (when she put the straps over her shoulders she nearly toppled over backwards).
"I'll take some of the cans out of your backpack," Chase offered.
"That's okay, I'm fine," Zippy said.
"But I don't have anything other than cans and sheets in my bag," Chase persuaded. Finally Zippy gave in, and they added five more cans to Chase's bag.
"I'm gonna be so tired tomorrow morning aren't I?" Magnetic grumbled.
"Don't worry," Chase said. "We won't go too far tonight."
"What are you doing?" Fidget asked Zippy, who was bent over a piece of paper writing quickly.
"I'm just writing a letter to Zero," Zippy said, a little shyly.
"What?" a lot of the girls cried.
"Don't worry," Zippy said. "He won't find it in like a day or two."
"But Zippy," it's still not a very good idea," Lei said.
"I just want to say goodbye," Zippy said. "Geez!"
"Alright Zip," Chase said. "You can write him a letter but ONLY if you're saying goodbye."
Zippy smiled.
* * *
Chase sat up in bed.
"Eleven o'clock," she said, looking at the little alarm clock she had put on the floor beside her bed. "Time to wake up!"
"Already?" Magnetic moaned, she was still half asleep.
"Yeah!" Zippy said, jumping out of bed. "Come on guys!"
"At least we don't have to wake up at 4:30 tomorrow," Lei said, slowly getting up.
It took all of the girls a while to get up (especially Magnetic), but when everyone was fully awake there was no problem, as everything was already packed and ready to go.
"Come on," Chase said, putting her backpack on and opening the tent flap. Before anyone left the tent though Chase looked around outside, scouting the area, making sure no one was around. When there was no one in sight she gave the clear to the other girls and they all headed out to the lake.
"This is so exciting!" Fidget said, her teeth were chattering even though it definitely wasn't cold out.
"I'll miss Zigzag," Static said.
"I'll miss Zero," Zippy said, pouting.
"I'll really miss Twitch!" Fidget said.
"I'll miss all of them," Lei agreed. "They were cool."
"Well I'll miss none of them," Rogue snapped.
Chase didn't say anything. Her first thought was the same as Rogue's but then she felt a little bit sad. Would she actually miss Camp Green Lake?