The one night alone

The innocent

"Slam." They closed the door. I would never see anyone again. I heard another door open.
"Don't kill me please I am innocent I swear!" The door slammed and the same man chanted that all the way to another door. That door slammed and bolted. I searched for Jaxon hoping he could hear me.
Jaxon! Nothing
Jaxon!
What? Who's there?
Katie
Katie!? Omg where are you why are you here?
Nathan, Maddy and I had a plan to break you out of here but Maddy called the police and told them where I was. They came by and picked me up. The clan is leaving to Arizona tomorrow without us.
Oh
Maddy thinks I will be charged of everything and you will be released. That was her plan sending me here.
That bitch. Did she hurt you?
No I'm fine but we need to get out of here.
Its impossible Katie. They put garlic on the window and the door. They know what we are. They even put garlic on the food. I'm pretty sure they are observing us.
I walked over to the window and touched it just barely. Nothing I put my hand on it. Still nothing. I walked over to the door and put my hand on the window there. Nothing
I don't think my cell has garlic anywhere.
What?! I heard him standup and walk to the window. He was directly across from me.
"Who are you?" I asked jaxon holding the window bars. I hoped he would realize that there was no garlic and pretend to be innocent.
"Your Katie! Katie Dannet! I'm in here because of you!"
"What did I do?"
"They thought I was your partner! They arrested me for killing a boy at your party. But I'm innocent." Good he caught on.
"Didn't you go to my school?"
"Yep."
"Hmm. Well sorry but I was framed and I did t even commit those crimes so."
He screamed. "Do you hear her! Do you hear her! I'm innocent! I'm innocent! I didn't kill anyone!"
I stepped away from the door and went and laid on the bed until I heard his screaming subdue. He walked back and sat on his bed. We said nothing for an hour. I about fell asleep before he said something again. Its night, we have to pretend to be normal. Try to sleep, or pretend. They don't know what you are and we can keep it that way by saying I'm innocent. We have never met so there is no way your a vampire.
Got it
You OK?
I'm scared. They have Jacob too.
I'm sorry this will all be fixed I promise.
OK
I love you!
I love you too. Sleep Jaxon.
I slowly fluttered my eyes close and fell asleep. I woke up about an hour later due to the night. It was freezing so I got up went to the bathroom and crawled under the sheets on the bed. I pretended to fall asleep again and I moved around a little just to appear truly asleep. Morning came and I actually fell asleep but I woke up at eight when a tray of food slipped under my door. I could smell it from here garlic. I slowly rose from my bed stretching. What do I do? there is garlic in this. I pretended to yawn. I stood up and walked to the food. Its going to burn but you have to eat it pretend it doesn't burn. Pretend your human.
K
I picked up the tray and carried it to the bed. I put a blessing on the food and started to eat. As soon as the food touched my tounge it burned. I coughed. "This is so NASTY! Is this even food?" Someone laughed down the hall. "Get used to it. Its all we get now."
I took the spoon and continued to eat. I hid the pain with a disgusted face. I ate it all. The bread was the easiest to go down but I ate it slow so it would still seem like I was disgusted.
I heard Jaxon choking on his food.
"You ok?"
"More garlic!" He coughed. The other person down the hall that had responded to me earlier spoke.
"Everyone is positive he is a vampire. So stay away from him. He says he didn't kill anyone but hes a vampire he must have. They put garlic in his food again. Its really funny."
I backed up from the cell.
"Vampires are fiction though."
"They are." Jaxon replied. "I just hate garlic."
"That's what a vampire would say."
Jaxon grumbled to himself and I sat down on the bed.
"So I'm bored. What do you guys do to pass the time?"
"Write letters, draw, think. Sometimes if you are good enough they will let you have a gift of your choice. Thanksgiving I asked to watch the turkey bowl. That was fun. Billy, the gaurd down the hall that is watching us, ya he watched it with me right billy?"
"Yep, good game."
"Good game, but ya it gets really boring here. Sometimes I wish they would just kill me now."
"I didn't catch your name what is it?"
"Mark. Mark Richens"
"So Mark what are you in for?"
"Murder obviously.. That is why this is called death row."
"Oh, well who did you kill?"
"My dad and brother and a few others. My dad was an alcoholic and a druggie. When I was younger he would come home all mad and beat us. I used to hide in the coat closet attic. But I accidently came out once to sneak upstairs and was waiting there. I saw my sister passed out on the couch with blood all over her face. She almost died. After she got home from the hospital she ran away. My dad left and took my brother with him. He came back 15 years later my mom was dying of cancer and he wanted his name in the will, he was broke. My mom told him no and he killed her. If was so angry and depressed I grabbed the shotgun above the mantel and shot him. My brother had become just like my dad and so I shot him too. Then I ran out into the street and started shooting people. The police showed up. 21 people dead, 20 were my fault. I regret it obviously. But my life has never been peachy. I have a kid though, Alex. He's 7. I feel like I failed as my father did. At least I didn't touch him."
Silence fell through the hall. I was too shocked to speak.
"I'm sorry." Silence still flood through. A gaurd eventually came in and brought food for lunch. But no one ate. Eventually the gaurd came and took all our food. Mumbled to himself that none of us touched our food and left. About one o clock I fell asleep, but was awoken by a giant clang.
Katie! Wake up!
Whats going on?
They are freeing me, they say I'm innocent enough to go home and await trial.
Your leaving?!
I'll come back for you. I promise!
Don't leave!
I love you!
I love you too!
The main door slammed close and I rolled over away from the camara and started to cry. Merry Christmas eve Katie.