There she was. On a bus to the middle of nowhere. She watched as the dust flew past the window. The guard sat right behind her on the opposite side. She was wondering to herself how many times this guy made the trip. If she had his job, she would probably be in an institution all ready.

She felt the bus slow down. She snapped back into reality and sat up to see what was ahead.

There was a little clump of buildings and tents sitting in the middle of a desert. It was surrounded by holes. Big holes. She knew what they were about and she was dreading the thought of digging one herself.

When they pulled up closer, she could see all the boys. Some went into one building, some were hanging out in front of the tents and some were standing in front of an old run-down basketball hoop. Diana sighed and readied herself for the next few months in her life.

The doors to the bus opened and the guard pushed Diana out. She stopped and squinted in the bright sunlight. She had been thinking really hard about it, and decided she'd rather be hot and blinded for the sun then stuck in a damp cell. She felt a sharp poke in her back. She turned around to see the guard standing there and pushing her to start walking.

X-Ray and the other boys from D-Tent were wasting some time in front of the basketball hoop. Now, there really wasn't a basketball to play with., but the boys always improvised. Today, though, they were just hanging out.

That's when they saw the bus.

'Hey, look what's here.' X-Ray remarked.

'I wonder who it is.' Squid said. The other boys watched as the bus stopped in front of Mr. Sir's office. The waited to see who was joining the camp.

What they saw surprised them.

She was tall, and around their age. She had black hair that was tied up in a loose bun.

'Yo, it's a girl, man!' commented Armpit, who was standing there with his mouth hanging open.

'Dude, I hope she'll be joining our tent. Man, that would be so awesome!' Twitch was there and he had that same look in his eye that he gets when he sees a car he wants.

'My name is Mr. Sir. That's what you will call me.' The man sitting across the desk for Diana was sitting at a desk that was covered in papers and had a sack of sunflower seeds sitting on it.

'Looks like you were caught stealing. Why would you steal goods that were already stolen? Doesn't seem too smart.'

His smug comment rubbed Diana the wrong way. She could already tell that she was going to be getting into a lot of trouble because. Diana hated smug people and she always let them know that.

'I don't know.' She looked him straight in the eyes. She wasn't going to give him trouble this time. But the next time, he wouldn't get off so easy.

'Well, it doesn't matter now.' Mr. Sir could tell that he was getting to her. 'You will have two uniforms. One for work and one for resting. You'll dig a hole five feet deep and five feet wide. I talked to the warden and we'll figure out a shower situation.'

He sat up straight and put on his cowboy hat. At that exact moment, a smaller man walked in the room. He had on shorts and his nose was covered with sunscreen.

'My names Pendanski. I'll be your counselor. You'll be in D- Tent. Let me show you where that is.'

As she followed Pendanski, she had to walk past the boys. She could feel them staring at her. She knew why, too. She knew she was probably the first girl some of them have seen in months. She didn't want to admit it to herself, but she was as nervous as anything. But she knew there was nothing she could do. Now, she just had to deal with it.

Pendanski walked into the tent behind her. She regretted it all now. The place was cramped and smelled. Diana dreaded places like this and she tried to avoid them at all costs. But, this time, she walked into a mess all on her own.

'Wait here while I round up the boys.' Pendanski turned and left.

Diana dropped her book bag and shook her head. She wished that she was in jail. After she caught herself saying it, she thought it over. Then she decided that jail was probably better then eighteen months spent here.

She was looking at the floor when Mr. Pendanski stepped into the tent. He was followed by, unfortunately, her new tent mates.

'Boys, this is Diana. Diana this is Alan, Rex, Ricki, Theodore, Stanley, Jose, and Zero.' Pendanski pointed to each boy as he said their names.

Diana swallowed hard and nodded. 'Hi.'

The boys, with a look of shock and appreciation, returned the greeting with a chorus of greetings.

'Well boys, Diana will be staying here for awhile and she will be your new tent mate.' Pendanski noted. 'Stanley, I want you to be Diana's mentor. Show her around after you on the way to breakfast tomorrow.' Pendanski then turned and walked out of the tent.

Diana stared at the floor and tried to avoid the guy's welcoming looks.

'Hey, doll.' Rex said. Diana looked up at him and looked him straight in the eyes. She hoped that this would let him know she was not afraid even though she was horrified.

'Those names, well, they aren't our real names. I'm X-Ray. That's, Squid, ZigZag, Armpit, Caveman and Magnet.'

Diana had to bite her bottom lip to stop herself for laughing. She had heard funny nicknames before. Her own friends could her Candy. Still she never heard such silly names.

ZigZag must have seen her stifle the laugh. He walked over to her.

'You think that's funny?' He asked with a menacing look.

'No.' Diana straighten out and made herself look taller. 'Why? What's it to ya'?'

'Nothin'. What's with Diana? That's a funny name.' ZigZag folded his arms over his chest.

Diana loved how she could start over. She make her first impression last.

'Diana is a Greek name. I was named after the goddess Artemis.' She pushed her hair out of her face. 'At least my name has some meaning. It's not something dumb like, what, ZigZag.'

'OHHHH.' All the boys said. She put him in his place. And it felt good. She smiled to her self and pick up her bag.

'Whatever.' ZigZag said.

Diana stood there and looked around. There was a slight problem.

'Um, where do I sleep?' Diana was nervous. She could only imagine the remarks they could, and might, make.

'Well, lets see.' The boy named Magnet said. He tapped his finger against his chin, pretending to think hard. Diana knew exactly what he was going to say, and she didn't want to deal with it.

'Dude, just leave her alone.' Said Caveman. 'You can sleep there.'

'Thanks, uh, Caveman.' Diana gave him the most sweetest smile she could without looking like she liked him. She didn't even know him.

Besides, she didn't want to look like one of those girls who took advanced classes but pretended to not care. She was. She didn't want to though. Diana did care about her school work but she wanted to rebel. She couldn't stand be a goody two-shoes . She needed that little rebellion to get her sane.

As she placed her bag on the cot, Diana looked around. She started tugging at her pants uncomfortably. I wonder I should ask, she thought to herself. Then she decided to ask anyway.

'How am I suppose to change? Because, I can't change with all of you in here.' She was hoping they would finally give her a break.

'Well, I'm not leaving, that's for sure.', Squid said. He glanced at her, laid back on his cot, and closed his eyes. There was a chorus of agreement from the rest the boys. They continued to do what they were doing.

Diana sighed and rolled her eyes. Boys, she thought, They are so immature. These next 18 months are going to be torture.

Then I'm getting changed in the showers.', she picked up her bag and stomped out of the tent. As soon as she left the boys chuckled.

'Boy, this is gonna be interesting.' Said Magnet. The boys shook their heads and prepared for lights out.