Jumper 2 - Own written sequel

Chapter 9 - New Life

When Alice and I woke up on Griffin’s sofa we decided to quickly head back to our hotel. I could feel my new life taking over; my life as a jumper with my friends who were jumpers; David and Mille and Griffin. David and Millie are the older version of Alice and I but look different of course. When we were all together it fit like we were supposed to be there and we laughed so much; their company was as easy as Alice’s but not as fun. No one is as fun as Alice. On the other hand there is Griffin, dangerous, interesting and I felt like he was my brother. I was always interested in his stories and I had so much fun with his, I felt alive. When we were racing across the world it made me feel alive but Alice doesn’t trust Griffin. I think this is because she doesn’t know him as well as I have come to know him; she doesn’t know why he shuts people out. It’s because everyone he let in has got hurt or he has got hurt by it but he let me in because he believed in me. He believed we could win the war against the paladins and finally be free of their oppressing hold on us.

I then thought of how Griffin and I fought the paladins about a few nights ago. It doesn’t feel like it has been a few nights, my new life had so much adventure it felt like time didn’t apply to me. I was above it. I was jumping a lot more now, across borders, countries, boundary lines you name it and the best thing was that I was travelling with Alice.

‘So how long have you two been together?’ David asked while sipping French fine wine. David must have a good job because he was rich, he could afford to buy anything and he didn’t hold back when treating Alice and me.

‘We’ve kind of been together since I was 5’ I smiled but David’s eyebrow furrowed when I said 5. Maybe something happened when David was 5.

‘We started dating when he turned 18 but we were basically dating before that, we just didn’t realise it’ Alice and I laughed because she finished my sentence.

‘Aww, that’s nice’ Millie smiled, ‘David and I have been childhood friends too.’ Millie didn’t have the same distracted look on her face as David has on his so I had to ask, ‘Are you okay, David?’

‘Erm, yeah’ David hesitated and continued, ‘I just wanted to know why you said you’ve been together since you were 5.’ His question – statement was very weird but I answered.

‘Well my mum left when I was 5 and I have stayed with my uncle ever since’ I shrugged but my face fell when I realised that me staying with my uncle was now a past event.

‘Why?’ David almost choked on the word.

‘Because my erm uncle was lonely and so my mum dropped me there, I think’ I mumbled.

‘Where did your mum go?’ David asked carefully as if he knew it was a touchy subject.

‘David, give the kid a break’ Millie joked.

‘No it’s okay, my mum left I have no idea where she went and she never even told my uncle where she was going either’ I shrugged again. ‘Why are you curious?’

‘Well, my mum left when I was 5 so I lived with my dad but he wasn’t much of a dad until before he died. My mum left because I first jumped when I was 5, that is when every jumper first jumps’ he then looked to me as if he was giving me a clue.

‘Oh’ I said. I may have only managed to say one word but there was so much thought behind it. What if my mum left for the same reason David’s did? What if the paladins had something to do with my mum’s disappearance? I shuddered at the thought.

‘I’ve always wanted to take a trip down the River Seine on board the Bateaux Parisiens Cruise. It is the best way to see many of Paris’ famous landmarks and sights.’ Alice read out from a brochure attempting the French words. Italian is more her thing.