Madison Holt smiled evilly at her twin sister. If only she had a video camera, then she could embarrass him in front of mom and dad too!
"Now to see if the Holt cries!" whispered Reagan.
They walked over and shook Hamilton awake. He rolled over and rubbed his eyes as if he had been asleep for hours instead of minutes.
"What do you want?" he asked as he propped himself up on one elbow.
"Hamilton! You have been asleep for a full day! We thought you had died like Sinead!" exclaimed Madison.
"Wait! Sinead died?"
"Oh yeah, she died hours ago." It took every ounce of self-control Reagan had not to smile.
"And your acting like it's nothing!" His eyes had started to water, but the fury in his voice was undeniable.
And then they started to laugh.
This just made Hamilton even angrier. "What are you laughing about?"
"You're crying! That was one of the best pranks we ever pulled!" said Madison as she gave her twin a high five.
Hamilton quickly wiped his eyes and balled up his fists. "If we weren't in the middle of the desert without a hospital, I would kill you right now. But I' going to save my energy for the long walk to civilization, so good night." He laid on his backin the sand and fell asleep.
Madison and Reagan stopped laughing and went back to where they wrestled and were so tired they pretty much tossed themselves onto the sand and fell asleep.
When Hamilton woke up the next morning, the sun was blazing, and he felt like he was being roasted alive. He put his hand in front of his eyes to protect them from the sun's rays. He sat up and looked around, everyone was pulling their pants legs up. The good news was Sinead was up and as soon as she saw him, she walked over and handed him his jacket.
"Thanks." She said without looking him in the eyes.
"No problem." He said.
After about twenty seconds of awkward silence, Sinead got up and walked away. Hamilton stood up and walked over to Reagan and Madison who were playing another game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. After he sat down next to them, he cuffed his pants above his knees. The heat was unbelievable, and the sun had just come up. He couldn't imagine how hot it would get later in the day.
"Guys, as you can see the heat is unbelievable where ever we are, so we should get moving so when it gets too hot to bear we can rest." Said Amy.
They all stood up and shook the sand off their clothes.
"Let's go." Said Dan as they started their trek to civilization.