th115+The+Boys+Get+Even

Score For the Boys
Have you ever noticed that girls can get away with anything? It seems that if boys do just one little thing WHAM! they’re in trouble. But, girls can get away with murder!

Last summer at camp, for example, there was a big food fight. Okay, maybe the boys started it, but the girls were throwing chocolate pudding and dinner rolls just like everybody else. But, guess who got in trouble?

When we were dragged into the camp office Mrs Jenkins, the camp director, demanded an explanation. We were all too scared to even talk.

Finally, our counselor Phil said, "I guess boys will be boys."

But Mrs. Jenkins replied, "Boys should be gentlemen."

That night she made us sweep and mop the whole dining hall, and even wash the windows. As we worked and sweated until midnight, we vowed to get revenge on the girls for sticking us with the punishment.

Our chance came that very next day.

Cray Granson and I were selected to be partners on chores the next day. As we were watering the camp garden, I saw Cray go stiff. And, if your wondering, Cray and I are best friends; if there's one thing I know about him it's that when he goes stiff somethings up.

"Hey Grant, do ya hear that?" he said barely loud enough for me to hear.

I pressed my ear against the wall of the girls cabin being careful not to step on the plants. Yeah that's right, the girls get a garden around their cabin while we get rocks around ours. AND WE HAVE TO WATER THEIR PLANTS!

Suddenly the vague sound of voices greeted my ear.

"I cant believe you spilled our supply of drinking water for the day!" screamed a voice that I believed to be Cara Watkins. "They turn of the spout after nine, and surprise surprise it's nine o one!"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"It ill be fine," Casey Ardstrom said. "Well just get water from the lake and tell everyone it's the water we're supposed to get. Then we just wont drink it."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Okay, fine," Cara said. "Can we just tell all the rest of the girls. The boys won't care."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Sure, lets just go before we get caught." replied Casey.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Cray and I'd barley ducked behind a bush as the girls walked out of the cabin. They stayed there for a while <range type="comment" id="387777664_1">discussing</range id="387777664_1"> something before finally heading to the lake. As soon as they were gone I breathed a sigh of relief.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Cray finally broke the silence by saying, "What do we do now?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Isn't it obvious!" I exclaimed, "We got ourselves some girls to bust."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><range type="comment" id="387779962_2">"We're gonna need evidence,"</range id="387779962_2"> Cray said mostly to himself. A few seconds later he started <range type="comment" id="387782122_1">running towards</range id="387782122_1"> the cabin. "I've got it," he said between breaths. We were going to miss morning announcements and probably even breakfast, but I didn't care. When Cray comes up with a plan, you can bet it's a good one.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we got inside the cabin that was confirmed. Cray is an absolute evil genius. I couldn't wait until lunch. I was so jumpy that during the canoe course that I literally tipped the canoe getting me many "Seriouslys?" and, "Really Grants?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When lunch started I noticed that none of the girls drank their water. That meant it was time to launch phase one in the plan. I turned around and tapped Phil on the shoulder.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Hey uh Phil," I said, loud enough for the whole dining hall to hear. "Don't ya think it's a little weird that the girls aren't drinking any water, since ya know they did relay races today."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> "Well I suppose...," he said awkwardly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Isn't that like unhealthy," I cut in.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Fine," he told me. He then stood up. "Girls it has been and will continue to be a tiring day and you need to stay hydrated, so I want each of you to take a drink of water."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">None of the girls moved.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Cray started snickering while Cara and Casey glared at him.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"C'mon whats the hold up?" Phil said sounding a little aggravated.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"It's all Casey's fault!" Cara yelled abruptly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Casey" Phil said expectantly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Well you s-see," she stammered, "C-Cara and I were taking turns holding the d-drinking water when I s-slipped in a p-puddle. So then I suggested that we take water from the l-lake. That's why you c-can't drink the water."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Phil's face was stern. "Did all of the other girls know about this?" he asked, and then added "You knew that lake water isn't safe to drink, but you were going to let the boys drink it anyway?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Yes s-sir, and s-sorta" Casey said almost in tears.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"And none of you girls bothered to tell me?" Phil continued.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"I g-guess not" Casey confirmed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Well since all of your girls played a part in this, I will have to bring you all to Mrs. Jenkins office," Phil concluded. As the girls filled out the door Phil pursed his lips and turned to us. After taking a minute to collect himself he asked "Did you boys have any recolection of this?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">There was some shoving but finally Evan Reef stepped forward. "No sir, we did not," he said quickly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Very well then," said Phil, "I want you all to wait at the cabin until I get back."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">As soon as we got to the cabin there was whooping and cheering. Cray's plan had worked! No one even cared that Evan had bluntly lied to Phil. We'd made Shady Hills Summer Camp history. It was <range type="comment" id="387781132_3">probably</range id="387781132_3"> the first time ever when someone there got busted, and it wasn't the boys!