Disclaimer: You know the drill. I still don't own Holes. This is the second to the last chapter of this story.
"I am so, so sorry! I'm so sorry and ashamed of what I did. I had no right to hit you and tell you such awful lies. I love you and you're my little brother. I don't care if you think the same or not, I'll still love you. I'm sorry." He said, on the verge of tears.
Pendanski's POV
I returned his bear hug, "It's okay. I-I'm sorry too. I love you and you ARE my brother. I'm sorry about everything." I said, sobbing hard into his chest. I couldn't stand seeing him this upset. He lifted me off the ground, petting my back and kissing my cheeks.
We stayed kissy and hugy for about...three months? Yeah, around three months. I didn't cut myself like I use to and the boys never really brought of the subject unless I was really upset. After four months we got a new kid, Louis, who the kids nicknamed "Barfbag". We was an okay kid, he just got sick a lot and, hence his nickname, threw up a lot too. We got along pretty well. However, I noticed that, kind of like myself, he had a lot of mental problems and had been going through a lot of stuff all his life.
I tried to help him, like the boys and Marion did me, but I failed. We got another kid, Hector Zeroni, who they nicknamed Zero. I thought it was really mean at first and scolded the boys when they called him as such but than...I learned about his own troubles. He was like Louis and myself too. I tried to help him too, but he never let me. At least Louis let me try. Oh, no! Hector didn't so much as talk to me or anyone in his tent!
I was upset with him for this, so I started to call him Zero too. The boys were kind of shocked but I didn't care to be honest. I was already upset about failing Louis and H-ZERO only added to my anger. After about three months Louis got bitten by a rattlesnake, it broke my heart. I failed him, I let him down. IT WAS MY FAULT.
After a while we got a new kid, Stanley Yelnats. They nicknamed him Caveman. He was an okay kid, he didn't have much problems so he was easy to deal with. It was Hect-Zero, his name is Zero, I was worried more or less about. I kind of bullied him out of anger. I wanted to apologize to him but he just wouldn't talk. It made me angrier.
"I'm still very proud of you." I say to Marion. He rolls his eyes and puts a handful of sunflower seeds in his mouth. "Does it look like I care?" He asks, spitting the shells at me.
"I don't care if you don't care, I'm still proud of you." I say again and sip of his rootbeer. For the past few months, he had been trying to give up smoking. I tell you, I've never been more proud of anyone in my whole life. Except maybe the boys when they actually pretend to care about their futures.
"Thanks." He said grumply but I could still see the small smile gracing his lips. He had a nice smile, when genuine.
"You have a really nice smile, you know." I say.
"Don't ya' have a little meeting to be gettin' to?" He asks, turning to see I had his rootbeer. "Don't ya' be drinking my rootbeer!" He says, spitting a shell in my eye and snatching back his rootbeer.
"Ah! Don't you spit at me!" I say and hop off his desk, grabbing my clipboard and sun hat. I look like a dork with it on, I know, but I still needed to shield myself from the sun. Not to mention Marion gave it to me. I think it was more of a joke than anything but it was still sweet to me.
"Be careful!" He says and I spit at him when he turns back around. As I grab a rootbeer for the go I feel him wrap his arms around my waist and he lifts me off the ground. "Put me down!" I say with a growl.
"Make me!" He says with a snicker.
"This ain't fair! I'm weaker than you!" I say, kicking my feet to no avail.
"Aw, is the little baby gettin' mad?" He asks and I huff.
"Put me down!" I say.
"Oh, no! The little babe is throwin' a fit!" He laughs and I growl. "Stop it! This ain't funny!" I cry and he laughs harder.
He sets me down but doesn't release my waist, "Oh, ya' know I'm just teasin' ya'." He laughs once more and kisses my cheek. "Ugh, I'm so tired of your stupid beard." He says.
"You think I'm not? There ain't never a enough time to shave for me!" I say. He sits down in his chair and sitis me on his lap. "Don't throw a fit." He says.
"I ain't throwing no fit!" I say.
He begins to bounce me up and down on his knee. I wanna smack the shit out of him. "There, there, little baby. Don't ya' cry. Your gonna be alright. Big brother is here to hold ya' through the night. So just stay here, and I'll hold ya' tight." He sings and than laughs.
"I am NOT a CHILD!" I say with a scream. He howls with laughter. "Aww, don't you cry!" He says with a 'baby voice'. "Oh, no! The wittle baby is cwying! Don't cwy!" I can hear the smirk on his face.
"I hate you."
"I love ya' too."
Marion/Mr. Sir's POV
Jacob huffs as he walks in and takes a rootbeer out my little fridge. He is obviously upset bout' somethin. "What's wrong?" I ask, shoving some sunflower seeds in my mouth. Quiting smoking is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Don't ever smoke, it's harder to finish than start.
"Nothin'." He frowns and sits down at the edge of my desk, shoving the papers and wrapers on the ground. I sigh and pull him on to my lap. "What's wrong, little bro?"
He sputters rootbeer all over my desk, "D-did you just say bro?" He turns his head slightly to face me. There is a look of horror on his face.
"Ya' know sometimes I just wanna smack the crap out of ya'." I say and smack his side.
"Don't you hit me!" He says.
"Ya' wanna talk about it?" I ask. "No."
I think for a little bit, "It about Zero?"
He nods slowly, "I feel bad for acting how I do towards him."
"Try to apologize."
"I do, but he doesn't respond and he glares at me and-" He huffs and takes a gulpes down my soda. "-I just get so mad at him! I know he ain't really dumb but...I-I'm just tryin' to help him!" He sniffles lightly and I know he's about to cry.
I kiss his cheek, "Don't cry. Please, don't cry Jacob. Just giv'em time. He'll talk to ya' eventually." I say and adjust him on my lap. He may be a grown man but he is so small on my lap. "You want some ice cream?" I ask. He shurgs, "Idon'tknow." He mumbles.
"Is that ah'yes or no?" I ask.
"Mhm." I say and smile.
"Can you say that like a big boy?" I ask. He blushes, "Yes."
I let out a laugh, "You can actually speak! It's a miracle!" He laughs too. "I love you."
"I love ya' too." I kiss his cheek and hug him.
"Aw! Your hurtin' me!" I say with a frown on my face.
"It ain't my fault you made her mad." Jacob says and dabs a wet cloth on my face. The Warden had smacked me with those fancy venom nails of hers after I found out that Stanley had stolen my sunflower seeds. "Ya' shut your mouth before I shut it for ya'." I say and kick him in the shin.
"Ow! Your so mean to me!"
"Ya' wanna see mean? I'll show ya' mean!" I say and lift him off the ground by his armpits. I sit him down on his desk and push him onto his stomach. I begin to take my belt off and he begins to kick at me. "Don't you fucking dare!" He screams and I laugh.
"I ain't spankin' ya, if that's what your thinkin'." I say and tie his hands behind his back. I sit on top of him, making him kick at me. I begin to tickle his sides and he lets out screams of laughter. "S-stop it!" He says and I smirk at him.
"I wanna lay down." Jacob groans as I drag him into my office bedroom. Since I was basically security I get my own room away from the other counslers. I lay him down on my bed and lay next to him. "Your head still hurtin'?" I ask and he groans.
"Yeah. I wanna just sleep and get rid of this awful headache." He says and I rub his side. "There, there." I say and kiss his cheek.
That kid...Zero or Hector or something like that had hit him across the face with a shovel. It was kind of funny but Jacob has been having horrible headaches.
I glare at Jacob. "Read my lips get me a wrench! Get. Me. A. Wrench!" I say.
"I'm gettin you a wrench you sideburned neanderthal! I'm not here to be a mechanic." He says. I throw my crowbar at him and it hits his rear. I smirk.
"Ah! Don't you throw nothin' at me!" He screams, and rubs where the crowbar had hit him. He better be sore later on our I'd belt him. Well...not really but still. I'd smack him with the belt a few times.
X-Ray's POV
Don't judge me for what I'm about to say. I did miss Caveman and Zero when they had left and I'm happy that they're gonna be okay. But, now Mom is going to jail because of them. The other counslers and the Warden and Mr. Sir, or should I say Marion, are being talked to by the cops. Mom is sitting on a bench, staring teary eyed at his feet.
"Hey, Mom." I wave at him and he contiunes to stare at his feet. Armpit, Squid, Magnet, and Zig-Zag come over with me. I sit next to him and try to comfort him. "So...your not a doctor?"
"I never got my degree."
"Why?"
"Got in a big fight before I could. Got kicked out." He said and I could tell he wanted to cry.
"Oh." I say and I find that I'm going to miss him. Armpit clears his throat. "So, Mom, you gonna...be okay?" He asks.
Mom shurgs, "I'm going to jail. What do you think?" He asks with a death glare. Armpit flinches and Mom's frown disappears and he mutters a small 'sorry'.
"But...you didn't do anything wrong." Squid says.
"Alan, to them, I did." He says and Squid moves over to him and hugs him. "Love you Mom."
Mom freezes, "Oh," Mom looks at the ground but returns the hug. "I love you, too. I'm gonna miss you." He says.
Squid shakes slightly, a small sob escaping him. Zig-Zag joins the hug. Than Magnet. Armpit and I join. We ignored his odor. When someone cleared their throat we turned to see a cop. Mom swallowed and stood up, trembling. The officer came over and had Mom turn around and put his hands aganist the wall.
"Stop trembling like a baby, I'm just checking you for weapons." The cop says and I frown. Mom is many things. A dork, a nerd, a weirdo, a depressed loser, but he is NOT a baby.
He pats Mom's sides and than moves down to his ankles. He feels something and pulls Mom's sock down. He gasps and jumps up. Mom has a hunting knife strapped to his leg, but the guard is staring at something else. Scars. Not the ones we've seen often. We've only seen the ones on his left leg, not his right. But, these are different from the ones Mom made on his own. These are deeper and far, far worse than his. Someone else did these.
Ugly. Weak. Stupid. Unwanted. Unloved. Horrible. Whore. I swallow and Mom tenses. We learned fast Mom felt humiliated when other people saw his scars. "Lift up your shirt, sir."
"What?"
"Lift up your shirt." The officer said. Mom's eyes widened, "Why?"
"Just do what I tell you." The officer said. Mom complied. He untucked his shirt and lifted it up. He wore a plain white t-shirt underneath. The officer lifted the back up first. His eyes widened.
There are whip marks on his back and burn markings on it as well. The officer pulls out his walkie-talkie, "Sir, we may have acts of torture aganist some of the workers here. Permission to investigate?"
"Wait for me to get there, officer."
"Roger that."
There will be two or three different endings to this. I'm not so sure yet.
*Pendanski is upset and scared about everything that has happened and stuff goes down
*Pendanski goes to get some counsling and is goes to a mental instituion rather than jail, stuff goes down
*Pendanski goes to jail, stuff goes down
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