There was no roof over the shower building, and the walls were raised up six inches off the ground except in the corners. There was no drain in the floor. The water ran out under the walls and evaporated quickly in the sun.
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Stanley stood in the shower and let the cold water pour over his hot and sore body. It was four minutes of heaven. For the second day in a row he didn't use soap. He was too tired.
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Nearly everything in the room was broken; the TV, the pinball machine, the furniture. Even the people looked broken, with their worn-out bodies sprawled over the various chairs and sofas.
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He put on his clean set of orange clothes. He returned to his tent, put his dirty clothes in his crate, got out his pen and box of stationery, and headed to the rec room.
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X-Ray and Armpit were playing pool. The surface of the table reminded Stanley of the surface of the lake. It was full of bumps and holes because so many people had carved their initials into the felt.
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There was a hole in the far wall, and an electric fan had been placed in front of it. Cheap air-conditioning. At least the fan worked.
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A sign on the door said WRECK ROOM.
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"What'd you say?" the Lump demanded.
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As Stanley made his way across the room, he tripped over an outstretched leg.
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"You watch it," muttered Stanley, too tired to care.
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The Lump rose. He was almost as big as Stanley and a lot tougher. "You said something." He poked his fat finger in Stanley's neck. "What'd you say?"
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"Nothin'," said Stanley.
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A crowd quickly formed around them.
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"Hey, watch it!" said an orange lump on a chair.
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"The Caveman's cool," said Armpit.
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The Lump grunted.
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X-Ray and Armpit led Stanley over to a couch. Squid slid over to make room as Stanley sat down.
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Stanley leaned back against the torn vinyl upholstery. Despite his shower, his body still radiated heat. "I wasn't trying to start anything," he said.
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"Did you see the Caveman back there?" X-Ray asked.
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"The Caveman's one tough dude," said Squid, and he lightly punched Stanley's arm.
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"I'm not looking for trouble," Stanley said. "I'm just tired, that's all."
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"Be cool," said X-Ray. He put his hand on Stanley's shoulder. "You don't want to mess with the Caveman," he warned.
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"Every kid in the world wants to dig a great big hole," said X-Ray. "To China, right?"
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The last thing he wanted to do after killing himself all day on the lake was to get in a fight with a boy called the Caveman. He was glad X-Ray and Armpit had come to his rescue.
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Stanley had never really thought about it before, but he knew better than to tell X-Ray he wasn't right.
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Stanley groaned, and the other boys laughed.
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"The fun?" asked Stanley.
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"No way," said X-Ray. "The second hole's a lot harder. You're hurting before you even get started. If you think you're sore now, just wait and see how you feel tomorrow morning, right?"
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"That's right," said Squid.
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"Don't lie to me," said X-Ray. "I bet you always wanted to dig a big hole, right? Am I right?"
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"Plus, the fun's gone," said X-Ray.
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"Well, how'd you like your first hole?" asked Squid.
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"Right," said Stanley.
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"Well, the first hole's the hardest," said Stanley.
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"See what I mean," said X-Ray. "That's what I'm saying. But now the fun's gone. And you still got to do it again, and again, and again."
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"Your mother?" laughed Squid.
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Stanley had forgotten he had brought it. "Uh, paper. I was going to write a letter to my mother."
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Squid scowled.
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He stopped writing as he became aware that somebody was reading over his shoulder. He turned to see Zero, standing behind the couch.
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Stanley looked around the room. This was the one place in camp where the boys could enjoy themselves, and what'd they do? They wrecked it. The glass on the TV was smashed, as if someone had put his foot through it. Every table and chair seemed to be missing at least one leg. Everything leaned.
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"I don't want her to worry about me," he explained.
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He waited to write the letter until after Squid had gotten up and joined the game of pool.
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Today was my first day at camp, and I've already made some friends. We've been out on the lake all day, so I'm pretty tired. Once I pass the swimming test, I'll get to learn how to water-ski. I
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"What's in the box?" asked Squid.
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"Camp Fun and Games," said Stanley.
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"She'll worry if I don't."
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Dear Mom,
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"Did the shoes have red X's on the back?" Zero asked him.
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Zero said nothing. He just stared at the letter with a serious, almost angry look on his face.
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Stanley looked around to see that Armpit and Squid were talking to him. "Uh, sure," he said. He put the piece of stationery back in the box, then got up and followed the boys out to the tables.
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"Yes, they did," he said. He wondered how Zero knew that. Brand X was a popular brand of sneakers. Maybe Clyde Livingston made a commercial for them.
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Stanley poked his finger through a hole in the vinyl couch and pulled out some of the stuffing. He wasn't aware of what he was doing.
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"You coming, Caveman?" said Squid.
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"C'mon, Caveman, dinner," said Armpit.
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Stanley slipped it back into the stationery box.
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Zero stared at him for a moment, with the same intensity with which he had been staring at the letter.
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The Lump wasn't the Caveman. He was.
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It took Stanley a moment, but then he realized Zero was asking about Clyde Livingston's shoes.
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He shrugged his left shoulder. It was better than Barf Bag.
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