Jumper 2 - Own written sequel

Chapter 10 - Griffin's World

Speeding down the open road with Griffin was fun; I won the race this time. To be fair to Griffin he nearly got run over at one point but he jumped out of harm’s way but he was a bit wary after that. I couldn’t stop thinking that Alice was missing all of this and I am definitely telling her that Griffin laid out a bike for her to ride. Maybe I should get Griffin and Alice to talk; that way they will know each other better. It was getting really dark now; it must have been the middle of the night. Well in France at least.

‘We should do one more lap then go back’ I suggested.

‘Yeah, sure’ Griffin then smiled crookedly with one side going up. ‘Race you to the end of the road.’

Before I could say anything he had zoomed ahead of me. Cheater. I sped after him but never quite got in front of him, he was doing wheelies and jumping into the air and spinning it around in the air. He was obviously showing off but I wanted to do tricks like him, so I increased my speed and lifted the stop of the bike up and for about a second I was doing a wheelie. Then that second was over and the back wheel came forward as the wheel in the air was tipping back. Before I could say ‘Griffin’ I was rolling on the ground as my bike slid across the floor, roaring.

Griffin jumped back in a flash and then stood above me laughing.

‘Oh mate, that’s not quite how I did it’ Griffin laughed.

I just rolled my eyes and struggled up and felt the weight of my body pull me back down again. Before I could fall Griffin grabbed my arm and scoffed at me.

‘Let’s go, I have a first aid kit at home’ Griffin said in a professional tone. I was shocked by the word home he used as he doesn’t really refer to it as his home normally but I ignored it.

At Griffin’s room; he put a plaster on my eyebrow and bandage on my wrist. I did have other injuries but he just gave me some ice to heal those, he had a lot of ice packs. I wanted to ask why but I guess he gets hurt while fighting the paladins and needs to be treated. Alice was fast asleep but she doesn’t snore she just looks peaceful and a lump sat in my throat at our little argument before I left.

As Griffin leaned for the ice pack I noticed there was a scar on his neck and I had seen one on his arm before, maybe these fights were as dangerous as Alice thought but I still want to fight them. For everyone who is close to me, especially Alice because to the paladins she is just an obstacle.

‘Where did you get the scar from?’ I asked.

‘What one?’ Griffin said smiling a dark smile.

‘The one on your neck’ I tried to sound as if I hadn’t seen anymore.

‘That was Roland, he has given me two’ Griffin almost spat out his name. ‘I’ve given him broken bones and a scar on his back though. That was an epic fight.’

‘Wow’ I replied in almost in awe. ‘I’m guessing Roland is a paladin.’

Griffin scoffed again, ‘yeah. He also was involved in killing my parents.’

‘Is he dead?’ I asked totally engrossed in conversation.

‘Maybe, I’ve been tracking him since I lost him about 3 years ago or has it been 4. Anyway, I was so close to killing him but then David this other jumper got in my way and then tried to kill me’ Griffin’s face screwed at the mention of David but his face looked bewildered at my expression.

‘D-D-David Rice!? Is that the David?’ I asked after a full 7 seconds of silence and shock.

‘Yeah that was his name and his mum, Mary Rice. Paladin.’ The disgust was apparent in his face but I was aware at who Mary Rice was, she was one of the paladins that killed Griffin’s parents. ‘What is it? Do you know him?’