Dark as night

Chapter 1

Jonah sat in a maximum security prison cell in arctic chill, the most secure and dangerous prison. Unlike its name however the average temperature is 104 degrees fahrenheit. The day was June 25, 3030, the temperature dropped severely in the winter. The highest temperature in winter was -4 degrees fahrenheit. Right now Jonah sat in the blistering heat. He heard the sounds of heavy boots in the hallway. The guard looked through the small window then placed a bowl of hard bread riddled with bugs.

Wednesday January 7, 3025

12 year old Jonah watched as his 2 brothers played football in their yard. "Jonah come play with us we need a receiver," his eldest brother Mark called. Mark was a queer boy at age 17 he already looked like a pro football player, Jonah shook his head "I don't know," he said, "I am waiting for an important document to print out." Mark looked at him oddly, "Fine but please come when you are done we don't have much time till the 234 m12 fighters take off and we have to be back home." he shouted. They were in the middle of the war and they had to be home before the 234 m12 fighter jets took off. Jonah looked at the status of the document. It had finished printing. Jonah got up and joined the game. About 5 minutes later they heard the sirens at the base. They got up and went home .

It was June 26, 3030, 5:30am and Jonah got up and walked around the cell. He was very tired, each day they had to get up at 4:00am and do chores. Jonah had to make his bed, clean the cell, and make sure he was ready for inspection. Inspection was at four thirty, and breakfast was at 5:45 am. Prisoners were not allowed to sleep during the day so Jonah had to find a way to stay awake. He sat on the hard brick that was against the wall, and waited for breakfast. It wasn't long before the guard came and brought him his breakfast, a cold hard biscuit riddled with bugs and cold cup of coffee. He finished his breakfast and headed out with the guard for yard time. There was little shade in the yard and the only shade there was a little wooden overhang that only the guards were allowed to go into. In the winter the guards were allowed to go inside of a climate controlled room. Jonah ran five laps around the scorching stone yard. There was a thud and Jonah saw another prisoner fall to the ground. He watched a guard walk over to the prisoner and whacked him twice with a fat metal bar with a diameter of about a bowl. Jonah cringed at the thought of how painful that would be. By the time they got inside Jonah was about ready to faint. He limped over to the brick against the wall and waited for lunch. It wasn't very long before the guard came in with a sandwich, apple, and a glass of water. Jonah practically inhaled the sandwich, then devoured the apple. Jonah had gotten lucky, normally the apples had at least two worms in them but today Jonah's apple had no worms. After he finished the apple, he quaffed the water. His birthday was tomorrow. The only days Jonah enjoyed being at Artic Chill was Christmas, his birthday, and Thanksgiving. On christmas the prisoners all got presents and got to eat fresh baked and cooked food such as pie, turkey, and ham, same thing with thanksgiving minus the presents. When it's a prisoners birthday, they got biscuits and gravy for breakfast, with fresh squeezed orange juice, and coffee, they got to sleep in, skip inspection, didn't have to stay in their cells, and they got presents. For lunch they had grilled cheese and soup and for dinner they got whatever food they wanted plus dessert.

Saturday, january 10, 3025

Jonah watched as his mother made fresh stewed beef with freshly made biscuits and something that they called stew casserole for dessert. Stewed casserole was a dessert made out of strawberries, ice cream, cake, pudding, and waffles. It was a special occasion. Jonah's father was coming home after being in the Sahara on an expedition for atlantas. Jonah was setting the table when he heard a familiar voice "I'm home guys." it was his father, he walked into the kitchen with a smile on his face. "Did ya miss me?" his father asked. His mother walked into the kitchen. "Adam, you're back early, we were expecting you to be here at seven" she said, hugging him. His father looked her in the eye. "I caught the morning flight because I couldn't wait to see you guys Emily," he said, still smiling, " where is Mark and Nate?" he asked looking around. Nate and Mark walked in covered in mud, they were playing football. "Dad!" they both yelled, running over to him, "do you want to play football with us?" Nate asked, smiling and wiping mud from his face. Jonah's father looked at them "Okay" he said before walking outside to play with Mark and Nate