Hey guys! I'm back! Right now I'm in a big writing mood, so here's a pretty good one. I hope you enjoy! :)
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Squid paced back and forth quickly in the D-tent. The others had gone to dinner, yet he was definitely not hungry at the moment. In fact, he was overcome with joy. Yet, at the same time, the sadness was ripping his heart in two.
He was leaving. 2 years gone down the drain. 2 years of getting to know his best friends—no his brothers. His time had come to go, but he didn't want to. Well, of course he couldn't wait to get a good nights rest in a bed, but he was going to leave his friends all behind.
Squid crumpled, for the 10th time, the letter in his hand. It was from a foster family. Of course, his mom wasn't going to get him. So what do they do? Just stick him in a foster home. How pleasant. Opening the letter again, he peered down through tear blurred eyes at the scribbled handwriting.
Dear Alan,
It came to our notice that your time at Camp Green Lake has come to an end. Your 2 years are over with, and you need to come home. Apparently, your mother is not able to care for you at the moment, so we have been granted to take care of you. My name is John Brezack, and I will be bringing you to our home on the 25th. I also have a wife named Brenda, and we also have a son, Jimmy (he's around your age…maybe a little older). Hopefully, you'll find this family as wonderful as we think it is. It'll be great having you part of the family for awhile. See you soon!
Sincerely,
John
No. It was the 25th today and he didn't want to go. He didn't want to go today or tomorrow. He decided that after the first month he became part of this camp. D-tent was a family, and always sticking together. They had made a promise on that since the beginning. He was about to break that promise. And he hadn't even told the guys it yet.
"Hey, Squid…" Magnet's voice dropped at his name, when he saw the state of his friend. He was pacing quickly, yet stopped with Magnet came in, and he had a crumpled letter in his hand. Squid slowly turned his head to reveal to slow trails of tears going down his cheeks. Magnet, alarmed and surprised, trotted over to his friend and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, man, what's wrong?"
"I—I..I have to…" Squid just couldn't get the words out. It seemed harder to get it all out than it actually was.
"Just take it slow, you don't have to rush."
"I can't…" Oh, god. He sounded like a pathetic 6 year old that couldn't get their way.
"Yo-" X-ray started to come into the tent, with Zigzag, and Armpit hot on his heels, when his voice faltered. The three hurried into the room when they saw their distressed friend.
"What's wrong?" Armpit worried. There was something definitely wrong. Squid never cried.
"Shh." Magnet hissed.
"I half to…I gotta leave." Squid revealed.
"You can leave. We'll give you some time alone-" X-ray began, but was cut off suddenly.
"NO! You don't understand! I have to leave!" Squid whimpered. Realization sunk into everyone, and Zigzag gasped.
"Leave?" Squid nodded slowly, more tears trailing down his stained cheeks. Magnet pulled him into a hug, and he returned it. Everyone else stood still. Their best friend—correction, brother was leaving them behind.
Magnet released him as Squid whispered, "I don't wanna."
"Why?"
"My two years are over." Squid sighed and threw the letter onto the ground.
"Shit." Zigzag whispered. Tears had formed in everybody's eyes, yet most refused to let them be seen.
"Alan?!" Mr. Pendanski walked quickly into the room. A smile was on his face. A smile was always on his face, no matter what was the news, "I suppose you told you friends?"
"Yeah."
"Well, your foster parents are here." Pendanski grinned, and told them to come and meet them. Ever so slowly, they exited the tent with their heads down. Once they met their destination, they still refused to hold their heads up.
"Alan, show some respect and meet your new family." Everyone slowly raised their heads, and saw a woman, man, and a teenager.
"So, which one of you are Alan?" The man asked cheerfully.
"It's Squid." Armpit hissed.
"Squid?"
"Oh, sorry, please don't mind that. It's just some silly nicknames they had." The Warden responded, "This one is Alan." She pointed directly at him.
Squid mumbled a quick 'hi' and tried a small smile. The three grinned at him. So this was his grinning family? Wonderful. He mused to himself.
"Hi, I'm Brenda, this is my husband John, and this is Jimmy." Brenda pointed to each one, although it was obvious who was who.
"I'm Squid-" But stopped when the Warden glared at him, "Sorry, I'm Alan." He was going to have to get used to that.
"Well, Alan, I think it's time to go. Do you have your things packed?" John asked politely.
"I don't have anythin'." He looked back down to the ground.
And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
"Well, then, say goodbye to your friends. We'll meet you in the car." The family went back into the car, as the Warden, Mr. Pendanski, and Mr. Sir went off into their cabin. When Squid finally looked up, he saw everyone staring at him, including Zero and Stanely, who had obviously joined him while he was looking downwards. Squid stepped forward and turned back to his friends. They seemed to be in a line from left to right, so he went over to the first person…Magnet.
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you
"Well..uhh, I'm not that good with speeches, Magnet. And you should know that the most," He laughed then continued, "You've been a great friend, man. I couldn't think of a way to thank you any more." He paused, at a loss for words.
"It's all right man, I understand." Magnet took Squid into a quick hug, "I'll always remember you man. You're my bro, always remember that."
And if I should ever go away
All ready, Squid had tears in his eyes. He didn't know how he could do this to everyone without balling his eyes out. He took a step to the left to Caveman.
"Caveman…I always loved that name." He looked into Caveman's eyes, "Certainly better than Squid." He smiled, "I know that I really never got to know you. But in the times we had together, it was great. Just have a great time in the next year here. Everyone likes you. You should appreciate it."
Caveman smiled, and pulled him in a hug, "I'll miss you, Squid. Have a nice time with your family." Squid thanked him quietly than moved over to Armpit. He grinned.
Well just close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
"Hey, man, listen you can have all my shower tokens if ya want. If you need any more, I'll bet Magnet can steal some for you." Armpit laughed through his tears at Squid's words, "I love ya, bro. You've always been there to lighten the mood, and I'll never forget that."
"I love ya. I love ya. I love ya." Armpit sobbed as he grabbed Squid in for a tremendous hug. He was never really good with emotions. As Squid pulled away, he drew something out of his pocket. A small golden coin. A shower token, "Here's a present." Armpit took it gratefully, and gave Squid one last smile. He moved down the line to X-ray.
And then if you can remember...
"Hey, X. I remember the first time I came here to Camp Green Lake. You were the first to pull a joke on me. I remember very well. 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide for one hole. Said Mr. Sir was lying to get me in trouble. I'll never forget that. Man, I'm glad I met you. You've been like an older brother to me since the first day. I'll miss you."
X-ray smiled. He was the only one not to show his tears, but once Squid finished two tears leaked out of his eyes, "You know, you're the only one in my life that has ever made me cry?" Squid laughed sadly, and shook hands with X-ray, yet X-ray pulled him into a quick embrace, "I'll always remember you."
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me for sure
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Zigzag?" Squid laughed as he walked to Zigzag, "I hope your gonna stay out of trouble while I'm gone, huh? You better, cuz if you don't-" He was cut off as Zigzag pulled him into a tight hug.
"I'll miss you, man." Zigzag whispered. Squid pulled away and saw Zigzag's tears.
"Hey, no need for tears. You got memories, good memories. Right here." Squid put his hand on Zigzag's chest, right in front of his heart, "I hope you'll remember them."
"Always will bro." Squid sighed. This was getting way too emotional. Just one more person…
"Zero." Squid began. Oh, god. What was he going to say? He moved over to Zero and squatted so he was almost his height, yet smaller. Zero looked into his eyes, and Squid returned the glance, "I'm sorry Zero. I'm sorry for every rotten thing that's happened in your life. For every single thing I did to hurt you." He took Zero's hand in his. Every boy looked over in complete surprise, "I know how it feels."
That's what friends are for
Taking his hand away from the boys, he unclasped the back of his metal necklace. Looking at it one more time, he placed it in Zero's hand, "It's a good luck charm……I think all my luck's gone with this thing. Maybe you could have some." Squid pulled Zero into a hug, and as a surprise to him, Zero returned it tightly. As he broke from the hug, tears leaked from his eyes.
"Common Alan! It's time to leave!" John shouted from the car. Squid closed his eyes briefly.
"I gotta go." They all nodded, silence had seemed to grip at their throats. Just as Squid turned to leave, Armpit shouted,
For good times, and bad times
I'll be on your side forevermore
"Wait!" Squid stopped in mid tracks and turned, "Don't you dare forget to write us letters." Everyone seemed to agree, many saying 'don't you dare forget' or 'you write to every one of us'. Squid grinned.
"Don't worry, I won't forget!" He turned to leave and hopped into the car. When they started to leave, he looked out the window. Many of his friends were hugging each other, others stood still, shocked almost. And he looked over to the holes—many of which he had dug. Squid would never forget these 2 years. Perhaps they were the best 2 years of his life. Perhaps not. But one thing he would never forget was the memories of him and his brothers.
That's what friends are for
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