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9. We moved Tony

9. We moved Tony

Madie sitting with Tony in the BCHS admin hallway
Madie sitting with Tony in the BCHS admin hallway
We moved Tony from the basement up to a room in the admin hallway. He is not doing well. His left eye is badly bruised and his stomach is painful to the touch. He isn’t holding any food down, but we insist that he drink sips of water. People have been known to die from dehydration.
Madie

8. Xavier Boulder

8. Xavier Boulder

Xavier Boulder being yelled at by his father.

While I was shopping at the market plaza, I overheard some people talking about Xavier and his goons. They’re stirring up trouble all over town. The way they bully other gangs is getting out of control. Xavier has way too much power, and he uses it to be cruel. People say he turned out this way because his father was always mean to him, especially when he lost a tournament. I don’t know if that’s true or just talk. What I do know is that Xavier likes hurting people.
Madie

7. Dreaming of Home

7. Dreaming of Home

Madie dreaming of home
Madie dreaming of home

I dreamt about being home last night. I swear I could almost feel and smell the clean sheets. It felt like a weekend. One of those mornings, when you had a great night’s sleep, a familiar smell wakes you. My mom was in the kitchen making her famous biscuits. I miss those biscuits. I miss the strawberry jam. I don’t know what woke me from my dream, but it was a letdown when I realized it wasn’t real.
Madie

6. BCHS Meeting

6. BCHS Meeting

Madie in the cafeteria of BCHS
Madie in the cafeteria of BCHS

I held a meeting with the residents of Bear Country to discuss what to do about the Central Bobcats and our missing fuel. Asking for the fuel back wasn’t an option, taking the fuel back wasn’t an option, although two people who shall remain nameless thought, we should storm Central and take it back. Can you say Matt and Jonas? We voted this down because of the possibility of casualties on our side. I asked for volunteers to travel to Wolf Valley to acquire more fuel. Pete has decided to increase the number of people on guard duty around campus. Our resources are few and we don’t need to lose anything else.
Madie

4. Early Morning Disturbance

4. Early Morning Disturbance

Madie and the Runt in the admin hallway
Madie and the Runt in the admin hallway

There is trouble in Bear Country.
The Runt came running down the admin hall before sunup this morning yelling at the top of his lungs.

“Get up, Get up. They took our fuel, They took our fuel!“

I jumped off the couch and tackled him in the hallway.

“Ok, we get the point.” I yelled back as I grabbed him by the shoulders and tried to calm him down. “Who took our fuel?”

Madie

3. The Agriculture Club – Tate and Kylie

3. The Agriculture Club – Tate and Kylie

Tate and Kylie standing in their garden taking notes
Tate and Kylie standing in their garden taking notes

Tate and Kylie from the agriculture club is trying their best to supply us with a variety of fruits and vegetables but an unfortunate accident with a bug infestation has damaged much of their crops. In an effort to keep us from starving to death, the agriculture club has asked for volunteers. They need people to help with the crops. I will be spending much of my time next week helping in the fields. Oh, joy! It’s not that I mind helping out. I just hate manual labor. Better to help now than to starve later.
Madie

2. A Game of Spades Perhaps

2. A Game of Spades Perhaps

Madie wanting to play a game of Cards with the library Trio
Madie wanting to play a game of Cards with the library Trio

Not a lot to talk about Bear Country except that things have been quiet for weeks. I am a little bored. Everyone is off doing his or her own thing. I was hoping that maybe I could get someone to play a game of cards, spades perhaps. It is a fun game, but no one was interested. I even asked the Library Trio, Marty, Gretchen, and Cecelia. Day in and day out the three of them sit in the media center and read. Surely, they could use a diversion.

They weren’t interested. Marty said they were doing research. This sounded somewhat interesting so I asked if I could help. They all three looked at me and in unison said “No”. Before I knew what was happening, they pushed me out of the media center. In addition, they added insult by locking the door. Those three are a wealth of information. A little odd and secretive and they are rarely seen alone but they can be immensely helpful at times. I am only a little hurt that they didn’t want to play with me. Oh well, their loss.

Madie