Disclaimer: I don't own holes or any of the characters that Louis Sachar created. I don't own the setting or anything else that Louis Sachar wrote or suggested in the book.
Warning: Slash including a love triangle. I'm not going to give away who though. There is some subtle foreshadowing in the beginning of the second chapter. There is some swearing, drug use and some content that may not be appropriate for a younger audience.
The story is set as if Stanley and Zero never ran away. Therefore the camp is still up and running and nothing in the book Holes (besides Stanley coming to Camp Green Lake) ever happened.
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"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Squid asked, bursting through the flaps of the tent. The rest of the D Tent boys quickly followed.
Max laughed as he zipped up his bag and tossed it on the floor beside his cot. He lay down on the cot, the frame squeaking loudly.
"Yo man, you gotta teach me to play like that," Armpit laughed, punching Max in the shoulder.
"Where the hell did you learn to play like that?" Squid hissed, grabbing Max's shirt and pulling him forward.
"Whoa man! Calm down!" Magnet told Squid, helping the rest of the boys to get Squid away from Max.
"How do you think I made my money? A job at the local McDonalds?" Max laughed, brushing his hair out of his eyes, only for it to fall back to the some spot.
The rest of the tent now seemed intrigued.
"Poker, pool, blackjack, horses, dealing. That's how I made my money," Max quietly explained, standing up and slowly advancing towards the boys, a sly smirk on his face. "A pretty face can go a long way, but it doesn't get you any money. Well, unless you want to sell yourself."
Max laughed once more before returning to his cot.
Magnet raced over to kneel beside Max's cot and asked in a low voice, "You got busted? How much did you have on you?"
"A lot," Max explained, smiling at the memory.
"Can you hook me up?" Magnet asked, grinning hopefully.
Max eyes flickered from Magnet to the backpack beside his cot then back to Magnet. He smirked and replied, "Maybe."
All of the D-Tent boys smiled, except Zero and Stanley who looked nervous. Their eyes met and they looked at each other warily.
"Do they do night checks here?" Max asked, sitting up and swinging his legs over the side of the cot, causing Magnet to move back from the cot a little.
"I'm not sure but I doubt it. Usually everyone is too tired from diggin' to be out wandering around at night," explained Zig Zag as he sat down on his own cot, looking at Max curiously.
"Are you guys willing to give up a couple of hours of sleep?" Max asked with a smirk on his lips and a devilish sparkle in his eye.
All the D-Tent boys looked at each other with a little bit of despair; none of them wanted to lose sleep as it would make digging the next day even harder but they didn't want to miss the adventure they all knew Max was about to propose.
"Don't worry guys," Max said, his smile almost reminiscent of the Cheshire cat's, "I promise it will be worth your while."
Zero and Caveman exchanged nervous glances as the rest of the boys exchanged ones of excitement.
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"Wait!" Zig Zag shouted at nearly the top of his lungs as he sat straight up on his cot. The rest of the boys moaned as they were nearly asleep before Zig Zag yelled.
"What the hell are you screaming about Zig!" Armpit growled, glaring at Zig Zag.
"How are we going to wake up at midnight to sneak out?" Zig Zag snapped at Armpit, a little disgruntled by the tone Armpit used with him.
A low mumbling of chatter spread across the tent, everyone concerned by question.
"We'll use the water trick," Magnet proposed. "When I used to sleep in the train cars I would drink a lot of water before I fell asleep so I would wakeup and get out yard before the crew did the morning car checks."
"Sounds easy enough. Everyone, grab your water jugs," Zig Zag commanded as he stood up to fetch his own.
The rest of D-Tent slowly rose from their cots and grabbed their jugs before Caveman announced, "Max isn't awake…"
"Whatever," Armpit mumbled as he left the tent, "One of us can wake him up when we get up."
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The boys returned from the water spigots and quickly chugged their water; they wanted to get at least a bit of sleep before they were awakened for an uncertain adventure. Each one of them dozed off to sleep, eager for what surprises the night held.
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Exciting! I'm back! I can't believe I started this story like 3 years ago. Oh my… Anyways, comments are greatly appreciated and suggestions are welcome.