Meant to be a one-shot but if you guys like it, I might continue!

I bit on his fingernails nervously. Zigzag sat behind me, chatting up a storm with X-Ray and Armpit while I tried to follow the conversation I was having with Magnet and Twitch, but the truth was, I had absolutely no idea what they were talking about.

"What about you, Squid?" Magnet asked me and I looked at him with confusion. He laughed at me and shook his head before turning back to Twitch, "I told you he wasn't paying attention."

I laughed along a bit before Magnet rephrased his question, "What's the first thing you're going to do when you get back home?"

I shrugged, "Probably get a new toothpick." The boys howled with laughter as I took mine out of my mouth and tossed it on the ground and stomped it out like a cigarette with the bottom of my old sneakers. They were a bit too tight because I hadn't worn them for months and it felt weird to be wearing jeans, a hoodie and sneakers instead of the usual jumpsuit and boots.

"You know what I'm going to do?" X-Ray asked, joining in on our conversation along with the rest of D-Tent and some random ginger from E-Tent. He had managed to snag a backseat, along with the rest of us D-tenters. I don't even know his name, Hotsauce or something stupid like that.

"I'm going to take one long, hot shower." X-Ray finished and I saw Zigzag wrinkle his nose.

"Hot? You've been in the middle of the desert for months, why the hell would you want a hot shower? I'm bathing in ice for the next year!" I tried to laugh at Zigzags joke but it came out a little forced. I didn't think anyone else noticed until Ziggy gave me a weird look. Well, weirder than his usual looks.

"I'm gonna be eating my mama's brownies, when I get home!" Armpit cheered before muttering to himself, "Man, I miss those brownies."

"Same! I want some of mums nice hot burritoes!" Magnet exclaimed and Zigzag shook his head.

"Again with the hotness!"

"That's what she said." the ginger kid muttered and we all howled with laughter. Hotsauce - or whatever the hell his name was - smirked. "When I get back, I'm burning this damn jumpsuit." he said motioning to the orange jumpsuit that he was still wearing. He was the only one who was still wearing his.

After that, Magnet, Armpit, X-Ray and Twitch talked with Hotsauce about some random shit while I turned to look out the window. For once in the last few months, I didn't see any damn holes.

"What's up, man? You seem... weird." Zigzag frowned and I flinched. I hadn't even realized he wasn't talking with Hotsauce.

"Oh, don't you be telling me about who's weird." I laughed and Zig shrugged.

"But what's up?" I shrugged and looked at my hands. I wanted to tell him everything, about how I didn't exactly have anyplace to go, that there wasn't anything left for me back 'home.' But I didn't. Instead I just shrugged and said,

"Nothing, man. Just excited to be back."

The bus slowed to a stop and cheers erupted on the bus as people started filing out. I bit my lip as I followed them off the bus and towards a group of people. Parents were swarming their kids, telling them how much they loved them or scolding them on not writing as I looked around for my parents.

The crowd started thinning down as families left to go to a place that I would probably never have: home. Zigzag waved to me and told me he would stay in touch before walking away with his older brother. I sat myself down on a bench and began to wait.

There were only about ten kids waiting - none from D-tent - on the benches for parents who were late or didn't get the call that their children were being released from Camp Green Lake. Slowly, the number changed to about seven boys left, then three, and after about twp hours, it was just me.

I glanced at a clock through a window and saw that it was already 10:38. Realization finally hit me like a brick wall. My mom wasn't coming. Nobody was coming for me.

I curled up on the bench and felt my eyelids grow heavy. This is where I had to live now.

I was completely on my own.

Well, here's a one-shot for all you Squid lovers out there. There just aren't enough Holes FF out there and I really encourage you to write. It can be anything; a one-shot like this, a girl-goes-to-CGL, or just a crackfic. There needs to be more in this Archive!

I have another Holes story which I am currently editing so it is all nice and stuff and you guys should go check it out. It's called "Angel: Welcome to Camp Green Lake"

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