Sorry i haven't updated in like forever. I don't htink anyone reads this one anyways lol.

Chapter 11

I opened my window and Lianne climbed in, falling on the floor.

"Lianne, what are you…how'd you…why are you?" I couldn't get my questions out.

"Kelly, I couldn't go to my real friends about this, they'd laugh at me." Real friends, gee thanks.

"What's the matter?" I asked as she sat on my bed. I sat too, but she sprang up when she talked.

"You know how I told you that we used a lot of money on the summer long cruise. Well I lied. Truth is…" She paused. "Truth is, my dad gambled away half of our money over the summer. And my mom, she used a lot of it on shopping in California when she went with her "co-worker" Frankie." She blinked back tears.

"I just can't stand it!" She cried.

"Look, I know how you feel, sort of. Well not really, but what are you guys gonna do for money and stuff?" I questioned. Lianne stiffened.

"What are you going to do, point me in the direction of that homeless shelter you and those other criminals work at?" She replied snottily. I narrowed my eyes at her.

"I was just wondering, Lianne. God. Take a chill pill." I said.

"Right, well, my aunt lives over on Grand View; you know the street by mine? She's offered to take me in." She glanced around my room. She spotted the cork board where I hung up pictures from camp. She walked over there and examined the pictures.

"Who are these people?" She asked.

"Camp friends." I replied, joining her. "That's X-ray, Armpit, Magnet, Zero, Caveman and you know those two." I said, pointing at each person.

"Weird names." She muttered, walking around my room. She glanced at her watch.

"Oh God, it's almost 3:30, my dad's going to kill me. Remember, if word gets out about this I swear…"

"Yeah, I know. Now go." She climbed out of the window and darted down the street.

"Yeah, it was weird." I said to Squid. We walked down the street, admiring the houses along the way.

"You sure she was telling the truth?" Squid asked, jumping over a crack in the sidewalk.

"Why wouldn't she be?" I asked.

"I don't know." He said shrugging.

"Did you send in your applications?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah. I sent one to San Antonio College, uh, U of Texas, and a bunch others. You?" Squid and I planned to go to college in Texas because was if we didn't get into the same one, at least we'd live in the same state.

"Yeah, Trinity, San Antonio, Austin, and a couple others." We both sighed. The year was almost over. Well, it seemed that way at least. Thanksgiving was around the corner, then the New Years, then summer and then college.

"Well, at least we'll be in it together." I said, reassuringly.

"Always and forever." He replied.

"Forever is a long time." I said.

"Fine, until we're old and wrinkly and your boobs are sagging and my pants are zipped up to my chest." I burst out laughing.

"Ok till then." I smiled.

Saturday at the homeless shelter was boring without Squid. Brooke approached me during lunch break.

"Where's you boyfriend?" She asked, popping her gum.

"He's at Saturday detention." I said, opening my lunch.

"Nice." She replied, opening her lunch too.

"So why are you here?" I asked her.

"Can't a girl just volunteer?" She replied snottily.

"No." I replied.

"I might have, accidentally, beaten up my ex- boyfriend's girlfriend." She mumbled.

"Nice choice." I replied, smiling.

That night, I popped Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The buzzing of my phone made me jump.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hey pudding." Amber said.

"Hey Amber."

"Watcha doing?" She asked.

"About to watch Willy Wonka." She squealed.

"I'll be right over, I love that movie."

"Amber, why do you really want to come over?" I asked.

"Er, you'll see when I get there." She hung up.

Amber's car pulled up moments later. She rang the doorbell and pulled me out to her car. ZigZag was sitting the front seat, his face swollen and red.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I don't know. He just swelled up after he ate the lovely dinner I made." I sighed.

"Amber, did you dinner have yellow peppers in your dinner." She reddened.

"I might have put that in the salad…" Her voice trailed off.

"He's allergic!" I yelled.

"Well I didn't know." I jumped in the car.

"Well, let's go to the hospital!" I said. She jumped in and sped off.

ZigZag was taken care of no problem. I don't know what they did but they fixed him.

Squid had joined us in the waiting room.

"I'm beginning to hate hospitals." I heard him mutter. I hear you.

"Shorty, seriously, what's up with us always ending up in hospitals?" Squid asked.

"Could you not call me Shorty anymore?" I said.

"What?" Squid asked.

"My name's Kelly. Shorty was just my camp nickname." I said.

"It's not just a nickname. It's a title." Squid said proudly.

"Yeah and I was dubbed short. I understand, but c'mon don't you think we should ditch the silly nicknames?" Squid looked shocked.

"Silly little what?" He asked.

"Oh c'mon Squid." I said. "I mean Alan." I corrected myself. This is going to be harder than I thought.

"See you can't call me Alan." He said childishly pointing at me.

"I can too." I said, crossing my arms.

"Whatever, Shorty." He said clearly.

"Ok fine, I'll keep the nickname, happy?" I asked.

"Very." He replied. He kissed my forehead as I looked at him in amusement.

"I guess camp is the only thing you can connect family with." I said, wishing I hadn't.

"You could say that." He said, shifting uncomfortably.

"Squid, I didn't mean it like…" I sighed.

"I know how you meant it." He said. "And you're right; it's the only thing I know with family."

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