Chapter 2

"Dad how much longer are we going to be here for?"

Nothing.

"Still not talking to me I see"

Nothing.

Ever since the day I took the gun he hasn't said a word for me, well apart from telling me that he never wanted the gun from me stealing it. So now we are just waiting for the judge to come in and give me my sentence. We were supposed to have the trial three months after I took the gun but the judge never showed up. Now it's two and a half year's later and I'm almost 16.

"Sorry I'm late" a man with greying hair said "I'm Judge Peterson and I've been told the cops side of the story so lets here yours."

"Well I've said the story enough times, so I'll make it easy on you, I stole a gun for my dad for his birthday gift and lied about it, and when I say for him, I don't mean under his orders, I mean i was getting it for him cause he told my that he wanted it so three days before his birthday I went in and stole it.

"Well if it's going to be that easy then lets see how easy this is" The judge said "There is an opening at camp green lake, you may either go there or jail, your choice."

"Well we've never been able to afford camp so I guess I'll take the camp" I said. Wow I think any kid would take camp over jail.

"Well then It's settled. One year and two months at camp green lake."

I was given two weeks to say goodbye to all my friends and family, but in my case I had one friend, Nick, and no one in my family wanted to talk to me anyway. I was also told that all I need to bring was a tank top and/or t-shirt and a pair of shorts and/or sleep pants.

So two weeks passed and I've only been able to say god bye to Nick, fore he is the only one who cares that I'm leaving. Now I'm on a bus and it seems like we are just driving in the middle of no where. "Excuse me but how much longer until we hit the camp?" I asked.
"Five minutes" a very annoyed sounding officer said.

About three minutes later I began to notice some strange things. Tons of holes were every where but on the road. Soon enough we came to a stop and the officer told me to grab my backpack and get off the bus. "Sr. if you don't mind me asking but,where's the lake" I asked as I stared out into empty desert. "Don't be funny" he rather rudely said.

I had no idea what he was talking about, don't be funny. Hello it's called Camp Green LAKE. Doesn't that mean there should be a lake here?

I followed the officer into a small room connected to what I guessed to be the Mess Hall. "Where are all the other campers?"

"In the Mess Hall."

"Well you must be the girls scout" a man with a very strong Texas accent said.

"Well I'm no scout." I replied.

"Are you trying to be funny with me?"

"No Mr. Uhhhhhhhhhh" I felt really stupid not knowing the mans name but, no one told me.

"Mr. Sir." I couldn't help but laugh in the back of my throat; I mean really what kind of name is that?

"Think my names' funny do you?"

"NO Mr. Sir"

"Good" he said trowing me an orange suit. "You get two suits. One for work, and one for relaxation."

"Uh work?"

"Are you sure that your not a girl scout, cause you sure sound like one.?"

"Yes Mr. Sir, but I'm not quite sure what you mean.

"Well haven't you gone to school, cause I'm pretty sure that they teach you what work is."

"Yes, but-"

"But what, you've never done it before?"

"Well I have Mr. Sir, But I was told that this was a camp."

"Yes well at this camp we go out in the beating sun and and dig holes, It teaches character, you take a bad kid, make them dig hole for a couple of months and it turns them into a good kid."

I had no idea what he was talking about. I was told that I was coming to camp, not an excavation site. And how the heck does digging holes build character? So I was given my suits, and brought over to the tent labeled D-Tent. "Hello my name is Dr. Pendanski." a man who looked like a real weakling said, "I will be you camp councilor. I believe that you are a good person in every way but that you have decided to mess your life up."

"Uhm thank you?" I didn't really know how to respond to that but i didn't really know what to say to anyone here they all look like they're out to get me. "Well who's the chica". Was I dreaming or did I hear the most cutest Mexican accent ever. "Hello Jose ", Dr. Pendanski said, "This here is Anya she's our first girl to come to Camp Green Lake." " No kidding", the boy named Jose said, "By the way my name is Magnet." "HI" I said hoping that I didn't sound like I was looking at the absolute cutest kid that I had ever seen. "Well Jose I think I will leave you to show our new camper around." "No problem Mom."

"Mom?" I said.

"Yeah that's what we call him"

"Oh" And here's the unexpected well for me at least. Jose took my hand in his and placed his lips to them."Encantada." was all he need to say and I was completely captured by him. "So uhm Magnet you said." Oh uhh yeah my name is Magnet heh"

"Oh well I'm Anya no nickname or anything"

"Anya, I like it"

"Thanks, and I like Jose."

"Well why don't we go on a Little tour of the camp?"

"OK" wow is this really happening. Am I really going on a tour with an incredibly cute kid who may just so happen to think the same of me?

"SO uhhhhhhhhh what did you get sent here for?"

I was hoping that he wouldn't ask me this, but he did so here goes nothing. "Well I uhhh I stole something."

"Wow really I stole something too." "WOW" was really all I could say well I guess that wasn't so bad I mean he stole something, I'm sure that his probably wasn't as bad though. I mean a shot gun that's horrible, if anyone finds out that I stole a shot gun, well I don't even want to think about what could happen, especially if Magnet finds out. Man that would suck.

"So Anya how old are ya?" Magnet asked. "Almost sixteen", I replied. "Cool me too" Magnet said. wow this cute kid is the same age as me. I haven't even talk to a boy besides Nick since I became a delinquent. I've been on parole for three years and it sucks, it's nice to finally talk to the opposite sex again.

"So why don't i show you around?" Magnet said. "Yeah sure" I said not really sure what there was to se here. So the two of us walked out side and waked over to a nice looking house. There were two tree's and a hammock between them. "This here senorita is the Warden's house. Never upset her." Wait did Magnet just say her? "Her?" "Yeah the Warden is a women" And I was guessing that by my expression he knew what to say next. "Oh Mr. Sir isn't the Warden, he's always like that" well that made sense, maybe. "Okay well, what next?" I think I was really beginning really like this kid.