echo [completed]

chapter 5

on the night of their supposed break out during dinner, the twins got caught, with the courtesy of jane the detective.

"WE TRUSTED YOU!" james yelled at the top of his lungs as he got dragged back to his cell. no dinner was served for him that night. however, kyle took pity on the boy and the hurt look on chloe's face. he hid a piece of bread inside his pocket for him. just in case they would need it.

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"guess that didn't work out well." isaac said in the dark, clearly amused of the outcome.

"oh shut it. we were almost outside, all we needed was for jane to distract the guards -"

"and look where that landed you." isaac cut off with a smug look on his face. "stuck inside a cell for a week with no food, just water."

"there's no point of you mocking me." james spat back. "i'll get my sister and i out of here without your help."

"suit yourself."

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chloe sat by herself during lunch, everyone in the common room was either avoiding her or throwing glares at her.

kyle noticed this and decided to sit with the girl. he considered she might be one of the keys.

"hey." the girl looked up from her plate of untouched food. "chloe, right?" she nodded and continued pushing the slouchy broccolis around her plate.

kyle settled down beside her and looked for isaac around.

when he finally saw the brunet beyond the sea of inmates, isaac hesitated. he looked ridiculous trying to frantically shake his head 'no' in the middle of the room. isaac gave up, though, when a buffed, overly tattooed girl pushed him off and told him to "get the fuck out of her way."

"that was one scary girl." he said as he sat down on the seat opposite of chloe. the girl looked at him for a few minutes and then continued on her endless task.

"what's wrong, chloe?" silence. "you know we could help, you know?" she looked up with her fragile, teary eyes.

"i just want to get out of this place." she mumbled under her shaky breath.

"we, all four of us, could get out of this place, if we actually work together."

"but james -"

"- needs your convincing. i'm pretty sure twins have that kind of skill." chloe faintly smiled at the thought.

"i'll try." she said as she tucked a piece of pork inside her pocket.

"hey! you there!" the crowd parted like a sea and a guard rushed to their table, a baton in hand.

he hit chloe's arm and the girl whimpered.

"what are you doing? she's just a kid!" kyle stepped up and tried to cover chloe.

"a kid in rehab." the guard said gruffly. "is that usual? obviously she has done something to be sent off here."

"hitting her doesn't have anything to do with that! it doesn't justify anything."

the guard's face grew fiery red and started hitting kyle too. isaac tried to hold the man back, but he got pushed off so quickly.

"stop! stop it!" an authoritative voice came from the doors. "mr. collins, what do you think you're doing?"

a woman in a dress suit walked closer and examined the scene.

a badly beat up boy, another boy on the floor, and a kid crying, clutching her arm.

"ma'am!" he raised his hand for a salute, but she dismissed it immediately.

"what is the meaning of this?" her eyes accusingly focused on the inmates.

"ma'am. she-" he pointed to chloe. "she was trying to sneak food in, probably to feed her twin."

"for what ever reason it might be, you crossed a line and violated our policy. head to the office and we'll have a talk about your resignation."

"you can't - i've been working here for almost all my life!"

"which is why i expected more from you, mr. collins." her jaw clenched and that finally shut him up.

he simply nodded, placed the baton back in the holster, and walked out of the room with his head down.

"let me see that." she ordered calmly and kyle stepped out of the way so the supervisor, he guessed, would have a better look on chloe's arm.

as she examined the girl, kyle rushed to isaac's side.

"are you alright, isaac?" he asked.

"me? look at you, kyle. your whole right arm is covered with bruises."

and it was indeed covered with purple circles.

"all of you." kyle snapped his attention off the bruises and turned to the lady. "get back to your respective cells."

the shuffling of feet was too loud and it drowned the almost silent "thank you" of chloe.

thankfully, isaac has his werewolf perks.

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A/N: 4 years ago today, FX aired violet's goodbye to tate. i'm such a mess

12/21/2015

- lani