Hackers

Take Your Time

I've had enough. The memory ended just like a movie in my mind. I let out a deep, harsh sigh.

That's it, I can't take love anymore. The happiness it gives is just not worth the pain I get back from it. I need to stay away from Carter. I can't let the feelings get through.

"What feelings?" I say and laugh to myself. "I have no feelings."

The night passes as I giggle insanely. There is nothing I feel, Nada, zip, rien. Why did I have to worry?

I let out another laugh. Surprisingly, nobody has woken up from the spurts of laughter. That just makes me laugh even more.

"I have no tears left to cry." I whisper.

After all it is true, ever since that summer, I have never cried. So the heck with love, I don't have anymore left to give.

If Carter no longer talks to me then so be it. I won't make any effort to talk to him either. Then maybe life will go back to normal, then I can get released from this jail.

Ha, I laugh again, this really is a jail.

Carter.

His name whispers in my mind.

Carter.

I don't like him.

Carter.

That jerk, why can't he just leave me alone? I should have just left our conversation at "hi. " Then maybe none of these problems would have happened. I would stay alone, happy and healthy. Living the life. Being a thug, and saying "I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me. " Maybe, just maybe, I could get my hands on a computer again. That would really make my day.

"HEY WAKE UP!" shouts someone.

My eyes fly open. It was all a dream, the fight with Carter was real but, the insanity was a dream, possibly.

There was a guard standing in front of me. Full black uniform, blonde hair, green eyes, maybe 27? It's good I can still analyse people. He's a rookie here, single, plays video games in his spare time. But he is pretty handsome.

I get up and stretch my arms and legs, preparing for another hard day.

I did the usual again, washed, brushed, correct, and complete.

I walk into the cafeteria and examine the room. There at the end of the line was Carter. My heart skipped a beat and I quickly scolded it for doing so.

After a night of reminiscing, I had finally came with a conclusion, I want to get to know him, I want to makes friends again. I'll live on for Levi. But to do that, after what I had done, I need a plan

Part 1: get his attention.

I poke Carter.

"Uh, hi." I shyly let out and force myself to blush.

"Oh, hey there!" he happily exclaims, as if nothing happened.

"Listen, Carter, I'm sorry about... Over exaggerating..."

"Nah, that's okay." he says. "It was all my fault, I should never have pushed your buttons.... But are you okay right now? You seem... Different."

"Yeah!" I quickly respond. "I'm... Fine. Uh, how about you?"

"That's good," he chuckles and covers his mouth in embarrament. "I don't know, the thing is, we are kinda in a prison, soooooo.... Guess I'm great!"

I let out a laugh and smile. "Good to hear."

"Hmm..." he says while staring at me from head to toe.