Disclaimer: Not mine.

Forrest's POV

Early came way too early. Will was already up.

"Why you up so early?"

"I haven't gotten much sleep in the last couple of weeks. Not since Bob died."

"I have to wake up Chris." I said, about to walk over to his cot. Will shook her head no. That means that she can handle it. She jumped up on his cot. I thought it was going to break. Luckily, it didn't.

"Good morning sunshine!" She said as cheerfully as ever.

"Get. Perky. Off. Of. Me." Chris replied.

"C'mon Willow, we have to dig."

We got our breakfast and Will spit it out. When we got our shovels, she took the one with the red tape. X took it and threw the other one on the ground.

"What was with that?" Will asked.

"That's X-ray's shovel; it's smaller than the rest of 'em." Magnet told her.

"Smaller shovel, smaller hole." Squid said.

We followed The Sir to the lakebed and he showed us where to dig. I Walked over to Will.

"Listen, don't complain, don't ask questions, and never throw dirt into someone's hole." I walked back to where I was suppose to dig.

I didn't hear Will peep. The water truck came. Will didn't leave her spot. Her hole wasn't that deep, but it was deep enough. She finally moved. She took her place behind Zero. Her head was down. She took her water and didn't talk. Her hands looked bloody.

Will was the slowest digger. Chris and I waited for her. She wasn't talking at all.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Thinking."

"About what?" Chris asked.

"The Curtis brothers." She got out of her hole. She was finished.

"Spit in it."

"What?"

Spit in the hole." Chris repeated. She did. When we got back chairs were set up. Evening meeting. Great.

"You must be Willow. I'm Dr.Pendanski. Sit down." He said. Will sat. "So Willow, why are you here?"

"I almost got sent away, because I have life problems." Squid laughed when she said that. "What's so funny?"

"We all got problems, why do you think we're here?" Will stood up.

"I know you got problems," Her eyes glazed over, "but you haven't seen what I've seen!"

"Like what?" He was testing her patience.

"Did your mom walk out on you when you were little? Does your dad blame you? Have you ever seen a guy get stabbed? Have you ever seen a bunch of kids about to die in a burning building? Have you ever put your life on the line so that maybe those kids could have a better life than you!? Have you seen your best friend die because he was a hero and went into that burning church to save those stupid kids? Have you seen one of your friends shot at because he wanted it that way!? Yeah I've seen a little more that you!" She looked like she wanted to punch him in the face. I was proud of her. She finally stood up for her.

"Meeting over."

A/N: If you love Squid, don't get mad at me for this chapter! He's my 2nd or 3rd favorite character!