A/N:
Hey, so Ive been thinking about this for a while now and I've finally decided to do it. A person reviewed if I could write a chappie on Squid's POV. So, I first thought "well, a lot has happened already and so how am I gonna write his WHOLE POV in one chappie?"
so after a couple of days of going back and forth, I've decided to do it. Since a lot has happened, I'm gonna make his POV a few chapters, maybe two.
I've also decided, every once and a while, I'll make a few chappies of Squid's POV For you guys. It'll be like two chapters of every five chappiEd, that sound good? Good
Here's the next chapter! I hope you enjoy it!
Feel free to REVIEW, feel free to ask questions, and if you have any suggestions, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
Bold italics are when the POV is reading, Italics are thoughts, and Bold is author's note.
Squids POV~~~
I jumped out of my hole. I dropped my shovel and took off my gloves and cap. I ran my hand through my hair, wiping off the sweat and dirt. I grabbed my canteen, took one last swig and spat in my hole. I put my gloves in my pocket, grabbed my shovel and put it over my shoulders, and started trudging towards CAMP GREEN LAKE.
not much of a lake, anyway. I reached into my pocket and took out a toothpick. I put in in my mouth and bit down on it with my front teeth.
I was halfway there until I heard X-Ray. "Yo, Squid!"
I turned around. X-Ray and Armpit were running towards me. When they caught up, Rex took a breather but Armpit sat down to catch his breath.
"what?"
"We heard *pant* that a new-*pant*..." Armpit paused.
"Well, spit it out!" I say curiously.
"We heard that a newbie is coming today." x-Ray finished, smirking.
"Huh?" This is weird. We usually get newbie around every three months. A new kid came just a month ago, there shouldn't be a new one already. "This early? for real?"
"yeah, man. For real." X-Ray says seriously.
"hmm..." I turn around and start heading back to camp, still brooding over the fact that fresh Meat was coming today.
Armpit runs up to my left side, X-Ray to my right. "Which tent do you think he'll go?"
"Probably ours. We have a free bunk ever since Barf Bag left." X-Ray tells Armpit. I really don't care that much.
we reached the camp and started heading towards the library to leave our shovels. After that, we started going toward D-Tent.
"Well, as long as he don't give us a hard time, I dont real see-" armpit started to say until I stopped in my tracks, making them come to a halt.
"Squid, dude, what're you doin'?" X-Ray asks me. I paid no attention to him as I stared wide-eyed at the sight before me. Armpit and X-Ray look to where I'm looking and see what I was gawking at.
Through the entrance of the D-tent, I can see two people already in there. One was obviously mom. With though khaki shorts and knee-high socks, it was obvious. But the other wasn't any of the boys or Mr. Sir. I could tell easily what it was.
It had a small figure, probably around 5'6". It was a girl. An actual girl. What the fuck is a girl doing here!
The girl was sitting on the cot next to mine. She had slender arms and legs, and a petite waist. Her skin was light, but not pale. She wore cargo pants, black sneakers and a plaid red shirt. Her hair was up and she wore a red cap. I couldn't see her face through her bangs and cap.
"Hey, mom! Who's the chick? And why is she here?" Armpit breaks the silence.
The mom turned around. "Hello boys! This is Sara Rudden.
Sara stood up. I could see her face. Whoa...
I don't know if it's because I haven't seen a girl in months but she was pretty cute. She had a cute little piggy nose and pink lips. Her eyes were light blue with a hint of green and her lashes were long and shiny. Her hair was light brown and her bangs we brushed. to the side of her forehead, covering her eyes a little bit.
She looked like the quiet, head-strong type. Sara, meet Rex," he motions toward X-Ray. ", Theodore," he points to Armpit. ", and Alan. They are in the D-Tent."
My teeth clench when he says my name. I glare at him. He knows that there's no "Alan". I'm Squid.
The thought of a girl here was ridiculous. Downright stupid. Why in the hell would they send a girl to an all BOYS camp. Dumbasses.
I look her over. She looks weak, like she's never worked a day in her life . Her face showed an expression of fear and nervousness.
This should be fun.
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
Today was hectic. First, all is well. I show the little twerp around. Then I leave sher alone FOR A SECOND TO TAKE A PISS and what do i hear? I hear her screaming for help. Then lump gives me a hard time with his fat ass and caveman forehead. THEN I gotta take the girl to mom because she was bleedin'. When we got to eat, we had a problem with lump again. WHAT THE FUCK, THIS GIRL IS GOING TO DRIVE ME INSANE!
Pans this was only the first day. Not even a whole day, a fucking afternoon.
Its night now and everyone is sleeping, except for me. I lie on my back, staring at the ceiling. I hear mumbling. I look over at Babygirl, my nickname for her since she's a big baby, and she turned over on her side, her hair all over the place and drool starting to form. Well, that's sexy...
I look at her. I mean, REALLY look at her. She sleeping face is so calm, so relaxed. The total opposite of today.
I slowly fall asleep, my mind drifting away...
Huh? An images flashe in my head.
rain? W-what?. I remember the expressions Sara Had today. She reminds me of a sad, little girl who looks like something precious got taken away from her. Then it clicked. I remembered an incident when I was a kid.
holy shit. She's-...oh my god. I could tell with her eyes and by the way she looked at me that she was the same girl.
(((((FLASHBACK)))))
The sky was dark and grey. Cars driving everywhere, people rushing back and forth. I didn't know where to go. I was 8 years old. It was a Saturday and I ran away from home. I couldn't handle my parents fighting. My mom screaming, my dad yelling, beer bottles everywhere. They didn't even notice me leaving out the front doors with no jacket on.
I ran to the park after I ran away. I was soaking wet on the swings. Then some teenagers came. They were chasing me around the park. I slid on some wet grass and I was covered from head-to-toe in mud. Once they were about to beat me up, a lady from across the street saw what they were doing and said she was going to call their mothers. That's when I ran for it and sat in front of the pharmacy.
"Hey kid, get! Get away! No loitering!" A old man who probably owns the pharmacy shouted at me.
He looked at me from my feet to my wet muddy hair. He started mumbling something about bad parents and how could they let their child go out like that.
I started walking away, my eyes looking at the ground in front of me and my hands in my pockets.
I walked aimlessly for about an hour, wandering around Austin. It stopped raining but it came back again in light drizzles. I was exhausted and hungry. I stopped an sat down at another park that was surrounded by trees. It had benches and I sat down with my head hanging.
what am I gonna do? I can't go home. I don't know where HOME is. And I'm hungry. This is some messed up-
"hey, boy."
my head shot up. I saw a girl around my age wearing a rain coat, a backpack, rain boots and a Cap. Her eyes were light blue with a hint of brown. Her nose was tiny and piggy-like. Her hair was blond and in pig tails.
"What?" I asked, annoyed And exhausted.
"Why are you muddy?" she asked as her head tipped over to the side, looking curious.
"Go away, little girl. Leave me alone."I say with frustration in my tone. I say getting up and going to another bench.
I lie down and close my eyes.
"Hey. Hey, you. I'm talking to you, boy." she followed me. I opened my eyes and her face was right there.
My stomach starts growling really loud. She heard it
"are you hungry? Your tummy says you are."
"Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?" I furrow my brows.
"Yes." she nods.
"Then why are you still talking to me? Go!" I push her away and she lands on her butt On the muddy ground. She looks at me with a surprised look on her face. I ignore it and try napping again.
After a few moments, she comes back. "Hey, mean boy."
I get up, angry. I was about to yell at her until I see what she had in her hands. She held out a sandwich wrapped in a clear sandwich wrap.
He nudges the sandwich towards me. "Take it. Your tummy demands it."
I hesitently take it out of her fingers, just waiting for her to say "just kidding" but it never came. She swung her backpack off her shoulders, went to my right side and sat on the bench herself, her feet dangling. She took out another sandwich out of her backpack, unwrapped it, and took a huge bite.
I kept staring at her, trying figuring her out. She looks at the sky, a pondering expression on her face. Her eyes look like blue jewels, but they look like theyre hazy. Her expression and her eyes tell me that shes a thousand miles away, a million things swarming in her brain. She glances at me.
"It's ham and mayo on white. Don't you wanna eat it, meanie?" She takes another bite of her sandwich.
"why'd you give me this?" I ask her. She holds out her hand.
"If you don't want it, then give it back."
I immidiantly open it and take a bite. "...Mmmthank...yoummmm..."
she smiles at me, a toothy grin. "you're welcome, meanie."
We sat there, eating our sandwiches. Within minutes, I finish mine. She only ate hald and wrapped it back up in the plastic wrap. She puts it back in her backpack.
"So, why are you muddy?"
"I fell."
"In what, a garden? You're covered!" She smirks and touches my hair, mud left on her finger.
"No, I was being chased, little girl."
Her eyes widened, her face looking amazed. "Ooh, by who! The cops? Bandits? Are you some sort of secret spy?!" Her eyes as big as saucers
I chuckled. "Yeah, I'm a spy kid, like in the movie."
"that's so awesome!" She looked me over, smiling widely. She smile vanished as she looked at my knee.
"Your knee!"
"huh?" I look down my knee was scratched, the blood dry. It must have happened when I fell. Where there little rocks? I dont remember.
the girl scurries to my knee and bends down. She digs through her bag and pulls out a first-aid kit.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"shush. I'm the doctor, you're the patient. It's the doctors job to fix you." She takes out a napkin and rubbing alcohol. She dabs it on my knee, making me squirm.
"ah...hey!" I shout I'm pain.
She looks up at me, brows furrowed. "Oh man up, sissy."
I stared at her, shocked. No one has ever called me "sissy" before. She gets a band-aid out and puts it on my cut. After she was done, she kissed my knee.
"hey, what're you doin'?!"
"what?" She arches her brow.
"you can't kiss a strangers Knee! That's gross!"
She gets up and sit down right next to me. "My mommy says that kissing boo-boos makes you feel better."
"Well, that's silly. A cut can't get better from a kiss."
"It can if you believe." She says with a serious face. Who is she?
"so, what are you doing here?" She asks me. I decided "why not" and so I told her everything. Everything.
"Hmmm..." She says.
"yup, it sucks. Things suck. My life goes downhill from here."
She stands up with a lot of gusto. "No, it won't! Not unless you change it!"
"you're silly. I can't just change my entire life. It's set in stone."
She came in front of me, bent down, put her hands on my shoulders and kissed my forehead. My face was like a stove the way it was burning up.
"What are you doing?! You're crazy..." I mumble.
She puts her tiny hands on my muddy face forcing me to look at her directly in her blue eyes. An electrifying feeling shoots from her hands touch on my face down my chest and into my heart. "Everything turns out good in the end. And if it doesn't, then it's not the end."
I look into her eyes, mesmerized. She's probably seven years old, how can she know so much? I feel my heart beat start to quicken. I can hear it in my ears. My face burning once again.
"You're crazy." I say, finally, in shock.
she smiles. My heart is at my throat. "I know. I'm a special kind of crazy."
"SARAAAA! COME ON, WE HAVE TO GO!" I hear a man yelling from far away.
"Oh man, Adam." The girl says looking off into the distance where the voice came from.
"huh?" I ask. shes frantically digging through her backpack. She then pulls out a blue umbrella and some money.
"here, take these. I know you're not from here, mostly because I go to this park often and ive never seen you here. Now take this for the bus."
"why the umbrella though? It's not going to-" I was silenced by a rain drop landing on my head.
She smirked. "Ha! I knew it!"
"SARAAAAA! There you are! Cone on, we gotta go home!" I see a man in the distance. He looked young, probably a teenager. He had brown hair and he was really tall.
"well, gotta go! See you soon, meanie!" She shouts as she runs to the man. I stare at her back. Then something hits me. I never got her name.
Wait a minute. The man was calling her. Sara? Sara. Wow.
After that day, I never forgot about her. My first crush was a seven year old girl. Over the years, my memory has been a bit...dysfunctional. But now I know.
I jolt up, panting and sweating. I look all around me, everyone was still sleeping and it was still dark outside.
A dream? Did I make it up?
I glance over at Babygirl's cot. She shifted positions from last time. Now she's on her back with the cover to her neck. Shes mumbling about chocolate in her sleep.
I grin. "No. It wasn't." I whisper.
I quietly get up, hover over her face and lightly kissed her forehead. She smiled and deeply exhaled.
I get back into bed and lie down. I look over at her once more. "Sweet dream, little girl."
TADA! TA-fucking-da! Hope you liked it as much as I did!
Now, you may have noticed I wasn't uploading as much as I did almost everyday last week. Now there's a perfectly good reason for that. Even though I was Internet access wherever I go, it does not excuse the fact that I need to keep my grades up. Remember, I'm still in school. Sometimes, I'll break the law and write for you guys, but I need to focus on my grades. When they're all hunky-dory again, ILL GO BACK TO WRITING ALL THE TIME, I PROMISE! ;)
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DANA OUT! Peace-SAAN! ~~~~~~~
