We woke up early the next morning and did our normal things. Got our shovels and tortillas and started for the digging site. I hummed under my breath walking with X-Ray and Zigzag beside me, the others behind us. We made it to the site, each of us picking a spot. I, of course, made my way by Zigzag, and X-Ray off to the side of me, the others scattered nearby.
I started shoveling, the others quiet for the most part for a while, till we saw the water truck make it's way towards us. The others stopped, throwing their shovels down. I huffed throwing mine and my gloves down. I wiped my forehead pulling my jumpsuit open and wrapped it around my waist. I took my hair down from it pony tail before putting it up into a more secured one too. I leaned against the side of the hole as the others just lounged around in wait for the truck. I leaned back further and looked up at the sky, no birds or even a cloud in sight. Someone walked over me before leaning into view. Zigzag stared wide eyed before putting a hand out for me. I pushed myself forward, turning around and took his hand letting him pull me up out of the hole.
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"Thanks, could have made it though, it's usually when I'm done digging that I have a harder time getting out." I joked. He smiled, drinking from his water as the truck got closer. I started lining up with the others as the truck pulled up and Pendanski got out, starting to fill the bottles.
"Fill the waters, grab a snack, keep the line moving." He instructed. I filled my water, grabbing an apple and walked off taking a bite. The others sat or stood about eating their lunch as Stanley finished digging and climbed out of his hole, holding something.
"Found something." X-Ray looked up at this, promptly getting the attention from the others as he started walking up to Stanley and Pendanski.
"It's a fossil. You see that?"
"Well, it's interesting."
"Do I get a day off?"
"What?"
"That's what Mr Sir said. He said that , uh, if I found something interesting, I get the day off." The others had crowded by at this point, me being nosy started walking up behind the others to see the fossil too now.
"Stanley, the Warden isn't interested in fossils." Pendanski gave it back, making his way back to get in the truck.
"Let me see that." Squid demands, taking the fossil from him.
"What is it?" Magnet questions.
"Man, see that? Look at the little fishies. Awwe.." Armpit cooed out. The others stopped and gave him a look.
"I mean, you now, it look like those cave pictures, man." He covered. The others groaned unimpressed and started to turn back, Squid tossing the fossil back to Stanley.
"Fossil, I tell you what, I think Stanley belongs in a cave, man." He sucks his teeth at Stanley, sauntering off.
"I told you he was a Neanderthal the first time I saw him." I went to walk away but was almost knocked over as one of the others turned around, trapping my foot under theirs. I caught myself looking up to see Zigzag looking down at me.
