CHAPTER 3. Please read and review. I took quite a long time didn't I? Sorry about that but I think I'll update sooner in the future – depending on the reviews. Oh and I haven't included all the boys, I thought it'd be too many.
Camp Green Lake
The first thing he noticed was the lake. It was bare. Bare of plants, and even water. "What kind of lake doesn't have water?" he mused to himself. Then there were the holes. He was fascinated by the number of holes that had been dug. Five feet wide and five feet high. Then there was the building. It was old and rotten, and seemed that it might collapse at any moment. The windows were covered in grime. Well at least what was left of them. There must have been one room with a whole window. The rest were all cracked or broken- or missing.
Alex walked back to the building. He had just had time to catch a glimpse of the environment when he was called inside. He had not seen any of the other boys. He wondered where they were.
The room he had been called into was the sitting room, or lounge. There was a couch on one end, and a snooker table in the center. Some chairs had been pulled up but two men were already occupying them. He had met them earlier before Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski. The apparently only people with authority except for the Warden. Alex wondered who the Warden was. He supposed they would meet him soon.
There were five people lined up at the side of the room. They were all boys. And they all had the same attitude: it wasn't the best summer resort to be in, but might as well make the most of it.
Mr. Pendanski spoke, "Well Alex. I'd like you to meet Zigzag, Armpit, Squid, Zero and Barf Bag. Guys, meet the newest member of the gang. Instead of shaking hands, Squid turned away, Zigzag looked as if he hadn't heard, and Armpit spat on the ground. Only Barf Bag, who looked very wise, shook Alex's hand. Zero stared straight ahead.
Mr. Sir, put on a gruff voice to try and impress everyone but he only sounded like a person whose swallowed fifty pounds of sugar. "Everybody, go outside and start up. Alex you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, and you'll have to hand in your shovel, since it doesn't measure five feet."
As the boys were leaving, Armpit tripped over Alex's foot. He seemed as if he had done it on purpose. He got up from the ground and ran towards Alex. As he swiftly moved towards his target, the other boys, surprisingly stood by to watch. The counselor, Mr. Sir tried to stop the fight from beginning, but he couldn't do a thing.
Armpit reached Alex and tried to punch him in the stomach. To do this he had to bend lower than Alex's chest. But Alex dodged, and before Armpit could re-gain his balance Alex had caught hold of his neck and began choking him. The other boys rushed over to try and free their friend. But there was nothing they could do. Alex had him in a strangle hold. Finally after three minutes, Alex let the boy go. He fell to the floor, unconscious. As the boy fell, he let out a sigh of pain. Alex was shocked at what he had done. He didn't know how to make it up. He turned around, and felt a jab of pain of pain in the small of back. He whipped around. Armpit was up, in the fighting stance. He seemed un hurt. Maybe he had been trained in karate.
Well so had Alex, but he didn't want to fight if he could help it. He apologized to Armpit but the boy was enraged. He punched Alex, and as Alex was about to hit back, he was hit on all sides. All the other boys had joined in the fight. They were all on one side working as a unit. But being trained in karate and having a black belt nothing was too hard for him. Except maybe five boys who were in an absurd camp who were for some reason out to kill him.
Alex brought himself into one of the karate positions that were supposed to be used in emergency situations. He stuck his hands out, his fists clenched, and began rotating, spinning on his heel. Before the boys could move away, they were hit in the face by the side of his fist. Four of them were knocked down, but not badly hurt. Armpit was still up. He whimpered, and ran into his tent.
Alex turned towards Mr. Sir and inquired, "You were saying…"
Well, that is chapter 3. Hope you enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it, so I really hope you like it. Please leave your comments, in the form of reviews. Thanks a bunch you all.