Cries Out

Chapter 9

I reach the second floor and see Angel sitting at a desk looking thro a stack of papers. While Daniel is walking around with a group of people pointing to faces of people in the wall. Some of the pictures have an red x across it.

I walk over to Angel and tap her shoulder. "Hey Angel what's up with the pictures?" I ask as I point to the pictures.

"Oh that "she says. "Those are the people are the ones we intend to find and lock up. The ones with the red x are the people we have caught. " she explains.

"Oh that makes sense. " I say nodding my head and sitting beside her in the small chair behind her.

"Yep this place is always busy. " she says with a sigh.

"Seems like it. " I say as I spin around in the chair.

"So how has life been treating you?" She asks.

"Good I guess. Knowing my parents are alive and never been in an car wreck really takes a toll on a person. Tay and aunt May are doing good. A little torn up from me leaving but other than that their good. School is hard because of all of the bullies and teachers who pick on me. If only I knew I wouldn't get suspended if I gave them all a bloody or broken nose. " I say.

"School is always hard for children. Jaden and Zeak are having an hard time too. "She says shaking her head.
"And of course the thing about Linda and Steve is hard to let sink in after eleven years of being lied to. Life is just being life I guess. Hard and miserable." She sighs staking the papers back up.

"Well I'm going to go and find Jake. He's probably looking for me. " I say as I get up to leave after giving her a hug.

I go over to the window and look out at the small outside world. Cars passing by, the wind blowing the leaves off the trees, and the river moving slowly.

I feel a tap on my shoulder as I hug my jacket closer to me. I turn to see Jake looking down on me.

"Ready to go to your room? It's down the hall from mine. " he says.

"Sure there's nothing better to do. " I say as I start walking. "Did you really mean what you said in there?" I ask.

"No not all of it. I mean I'm not a babysitter. The people around here underestimate me on all accounts. When you put me on the floor with a bloody nose so you know what the director said to me? He said that we might have an actual fighter now. " he says while shaking his head.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to. Just when things like that are said to me my instincts kick in and I can barely hold myself back. Sorry." I say.

We get to an hall that's full of doors. We walk down the hall to the door I the end and Jake opens it.

"Here you go this is your room I have people bringing up your things right now he says as he pushes me in the room and shuts the door.

Great a room that has nothing in it but an bathroom bed and mirror desk type thing. Great. I think sarcastically.

The room isn't really that big it has a bed in the corner with a dresser beside it. The bathroom has an locked door with an shower toilet and sink.

I already hate the place.