The mail box was practically full as the Warden opened it and pulled out
all the thick envelopes.
The Warden read the address of each letter as she walked back to her cabin; "Allie, Nyssa, Brian, Rex, Mahina, Nyssa, Margie, Willow, Theodore.............." the Warden trailed off; almost every letter in her hands was address to someone from D tent. She didn't know what she was going to do; if the kids' parents didn't recieve a responce would they worry? Would they call to check in on their child? Would they get suspicious?
Every day since the members of D tent had all ran away the Warden had become even more of a nervous wreck; thinking of all the bad things that could come of this-all the bad things that could happen to her! The Warden had now nearly completely lost her cool as it had been nearly four weeks since D tent had left. All the councelors and juvenile deliquents had even noticed the huge difference in the Warden's attitude, most of them using this to their advantage.
There was a suggestion box at Camp Green Lake that had been Mr. Pendanski's idea. No one had ever payed much attention to the box though. Most of the suggestions put into the box were things like "Get pizza delivered for dinner." Or "Why don't councelors dig one day a week, to see what it's like?" Yeah right. Before the Camp Lakeway girls had arrived at Camp Green Lake one boy suggested "Friday-night dances with a Girl Scout camp." You can guess if that idea was ever taken seriously.
But now everyone seemed to be using the suggestion box as the Warden was too busy freaking out to really, and carefully, read the suggestions (which had normally been Mr. Pendanski's job).
One boy had suggested five minute showers. The next day everyone enjoyed five minutes of Heaven in stead of four. So then a girl suggested six minute showers. Three days later their time in Heaven was expanded. And that's when all the other juvenile delinquents got the idea. "A new TV in the Wreck Room!" "Shorter shovels!" "Twenty minute showers!" "Less time of digging more time of relaxing!" "Three foot holes!" All of these suggestions are examples of what didn't even get read by the Warden-even though she was a nervous wreck she still had some of her pride left. "Build actual stall walls with a door on the 'Girls' Shower." "Once a month each tent should be able to call home." "You just HAVE to get someone to clean our filthy bathrooms!!!!" These were some of the suggestions that did get put into action. Mr. Sir and one of the other male councelors were to be seen with hammers and nails all day, working on the shower stall. The Warden actually let kids use her phone in her nice, air-conditioned cabin; so one day of one month everyone from A tent would get to call home, one day of the next month B tent would get to call home, and so on. A laugh riot seemed to break out in Camp Green Lake when everyone saw Mr. Sir on his hands and knees, wearing an apron, and srubbing the bathroom floors. Life was getting more livable at Camp Green Lake and it was all thanks to D tent.
"See girl, what'd we tell you," Beenie said to Potpourri one day after they had showered in their new shower stall. "You're livin' in the legendary D tent!"
If D tent had known they were legendary Xray might have tried to take all the credit. "Oh yeah, that was me! I came up with the whole idea to leave Camp Green Lake!" he might say at a Welcome-Home speech presented before all of Camp Green Lake.
But none of them knew they were legendary-or even missed as they marched across the desert.
"So, does anyone know how much further this road is?" Armpit asked, looking to Static for answers.
Static shrugged. "All I ever knew was that it was east," she replied.
"Urgh!" Magnetic cried, dragging her feet across the ground. "We've been walking forever!"
"Don't say anything!" Chase warned Magnet, he closed his mouth.
"Even when we reach the roadwe still have a long ways to go," Static said. "My house is really far away from here."
"Yeah but as soon as we reach a busier road there will be buses that can pick us up and stuff," Chase reassured her.
"Hopefully," Zippy said. She was being carried by ZigZag now and she was talking over his shoulder to Chase.
"Don't worry," Chase replied. "The buses actually go out pretty far."
Zippy sighed. "But what about the money for the buses?" she asked. "I didn't bring any money when i was sentenced to Lakeway; my mom said I wouldn't be needing any."
"I got money," Squid said.
"You sure you have enough money?" Zippy asked smiling.
"Naw," Squid said, shaking his head.
"I have a little bit of money," Static said, pulling her wallet out of her back pack and counting the wad of bills. "I have like twelve dollars and fifteen cents," she concluded.
"Will that be enough?" Fidget asked.
"I dunno," Chase replied. "Depends on how much everyone else has. Remember we are really far out here; we might have to take like three or four buses just to get home."
Fidget raised her eyebrows. "That many? Whoa......."
Everyone carried on for about three hours before Magnetic screamed out and shocked everyone.
"THE ROAD!!!" she scream. "OH MY GOD WE'RE ALMOST THERE ALREADY!!!! LOOK!!! LOOK!!! THE ROAD!!!!!!!!" Magnetic started running forward, still screaming.
Everyone else stared wildly around in confusion; they didn't see any road.
But Magnetic kept running. "THE ROAD!!!! COME ON YOU GUYS!!!! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!!!!!!!" Magnetic stopped and stared back at everyone as if they were crazy. "What's wrong with you guys? Can't you see the road.........." Magnetic turned back and stopped. She stood there just staring for a while before starting to freak out. "But the road? I know I saw it! I'm not crazy! It was just there! Where'd it go! WHERE'S THE ROAD?!!!"
"She delirious," Magnet whispered to Squid.
"Honey, there never was a road there," Lei said, walking up to Magnetic.
"But-but I-" Magnetic stopped. When she turned around she looked as if she would cry.
"It was probably just a mirage," Lei said. "We've all seen them all the time," she lied, trying to reassure Magnetic that she wasn't going mad.
Magnetic glared at Lei as if she was the reason the road had suddenly disappeared. "I know you all think I'm crazy," she snapped.
Magnet stiffled a laugh.
"We don't think you're crazy," Fidget said.
"I do," Magnet mumbled under his breath.
Whether Magnetic had heard him or not she smirked at him as if she could read his mind.
"Let's keep going," Static said. "It's almost time for us to stop and rest. You're just tired Magnetic, that's all."
Magnetic hunched her shoulders and started walking again.
"I hope we don't have to take turns carrying her also pretty soon," Squid whispered to Xray.
The Warden read the address of each letter as she walked back to her cabin; "Allie, Nyssa, Brian, Rex, Mahina, Nyssa, Margie, Willow, Theodore.............." the Warden trailed off; almost every letter in her hands was address to someone from D tent. She didn't know what she was going to do; if the kids' parents didn't recieve a responce would they worry? Would they call to check in on their child? Would they get suspicious?
Every day since the members of D tent had all ran away the Warden had become even more of a nervous wreck; thinking of all the bad things that could come of this-all the bad things that could happen to her! The Warden had now nearly completely lost her cool as it had been nearly four weeks since D tent had left. All the councelors and juvenile deliquents had even noticed the huge difference in the Warden's attitude, most of them using this to their advantage.
There was a suggestion box at Camp Green Lake that had been Mr. Pendanski's idea. No one had ever payed much attention to the box though. Most of the suggestions put into the box were things like "Get pizza delivered for dinner." Or "Why don't councelors dig one day a week, to see what it's like?" Yeah right. Before the Camp Lakeway girls had arrived at Camp Green Lake one boy suggested "Friday-night dances with a Girl Scout camp." You can guess if that idea was ever taken seriously.
But now everyone seemed to be using the suggestion box as the Warden was too busy freaking out to really, and carefully, read the suggestions (which had normally been Mr. Pendanski's job).
One boy had suggested five minute showers. The next day everyone enjoyed five minutes of Heaven in stead of four. So then a girl suggested six minute showers. Three days later their time in Heaven was expanded. And that's when all the other juvenile delinquents got the idea. "A new TV in the Wreck Room!" "Shorter shovels!" "Twenty minute showers!" "Less time of digging more time of relaxing!" "Three foot holes!" All of these suggestions are examples of what didn't even get read by the Warden-even though she was a nervous wreck she still had some of her pride left. "Build actual stall walls with a door on the 'Girls' Shower." "Once a month each tent should be able to call home." "You just HAVE to get someone to clean our filthy bathrooms!!!!" These were some of the suggestions that did get put into action. Mr. Sir and one of the other male councelors were to be seen with hammers and nails all day, working on the shower stall. The Warden actually let kids use her phone in her nice, air-conditioned cabin; so one day of one month everyone from A tent would get to call home, one day of the next month B tent would get to call home, and so on. A laugh riot seemed to break out in Camp Green Lake when everyone saw Mr. Sir on his hands and knees, wearing an apron, and srubbing the bathroom floors. Life was getting more livable at Camp Green Lake and it was all thanks to D tent.
"See girl, what'd we tell you," Beenie said to Potpourri one day after they had showered in their new shower stall. "You're livin' in the legendary D tent!"
If D tent had known they were legendary Xray might have tried to take all the credit. "Oh yeah, that was me! I came up with the whole idea to leave Camp Green Lake!" he might say at a Welcome-Home speech presented before all of Camp Green Lake.
But none of them knew they were legendary-or even missed as they marched across the desert.
"So, does anyone know how much further this road is?" Armpit asked, looking to Static for answers.
Static shrugged. "All I ever knew was that it was east," she replied.
"Urgh!" Magnetic cried, dragging her feet across the ground. "We've been walking forever!"
"Don't say anything!" Chase warned Magnet, he closed his mouth.
"Even when we reach the roadwe still have a long ways to go," Static said. "My house is really far away from here."
"Yeah but as soon as we reach a busier road there will be buses that can pick us up and stuff," Chase reassured her.
"Hopefully," Zippy said. She was being carried by ZigZag now and she was talking over his shoulder to Chase.
"Don't worry," Chase replied. "The buses actually go out pretty far."
Zippy sighed. "But what about the money for the buses?" she asked. "I didn't bring any money when i was sentenced to Lakeway; my mom said I wouldn't be needing any."
"I got money," Squid said.
"You sure you have enough money?" Zippy asked smiling.
"Naw," Squid said, shaking his head.
"I have a little bit of money," Static said, pulling her wallet out of her back pack and counting the wad of bills. "I have like twelve dollars and fifteen cents," she concluded.
"Will that be enough?" Fidget asked.
"I dunno," Chase replied. "Depends on how much everyone else has. Remember we are really far out here; we might have to take like three or four buses just to get home."
Fidget raised her eyebrows. "That many? Whoa......."
Everyone carried on for about three hours before Magnetic screamed out and shocked everyone.
"THE ROAD!!!" she scream. "OH MY GOD WE'RE ALMOST THERE ALREADY!!!! LOOK!!! LOOK!!! THE ROAD!!!!!!!!" Magnetic started running forward, still screaming.
Everyone else stared wildly around in confusion; they didn't see any road.
But Magnetic kept running. "THE ROAD!!!! COME ON YOU GUYS!!!! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!!!!!!!" Magnetic stopped and stared back at everyone as if they were crazy. "What's wrong with you guys? Can't you see the road.........." Magnetic turned back and stopped. She stood there just staring for a while before starting to freak out. "But the road? I know I saw it! I'm not crazy! It was just there! Where'd it go! WHERE'S THE ROAD?!!!"
"She delirious," Magnet whispered to Squid.
"Honey, there never was a road there," Lei said, walking up to Magnetic.
"But-but I-" Magnetic stopped. When she turned around she looked as if she would cry.
"It was probably just a mirage," Lei said. "We've all seen them all the time," she lied, trying to reassure Magnetic that she wasn't going mad.
Magnetic glared at Lei as if she was the reason the road had suddenly disappeared. "I know you all think I'm crazy," she snapped.
Magnet stiffled a laugh.
"We don't think you're crazy," Fidget said.
"I do," Magnet mumbled under his breath.
Whether Magnetic had heard him or not she smirked at him as if she could read his mind.
"Let's keep going," Static said. "It's almost time for us to stop and rest. You're just tired Magnetic, that's all."
Magnetic hunched her shoulders and started walking again.
"I hope we don't have to take turns carrying her also pretty soon," Squid whispered to Xray.