42nd Country Road

Not Talking

"I'm not saying anything until I have Mark and Jack back," I said looked at the open cell door. For a brief moment I forgot the chains and tried to run for it. The chains ripped me back and I fell to the floor. The boy rushed over to me and dragged my body back into the cell.

"I'll see what I can do," He said. He closed the cell door behind him and left. I wanted Mark. A few hours passed and I heard a familiar voice from down the hall.

"Let Go of Me!" It was Mark's voice. He was coming to my cell. I stood up gripping the bars with all of my might. I saw him. I started to shake the bars.

"Mark!" I yelled. He looked up and tears welled in his eyes. Once he got to the cell, I grabbed his face and held it in my hands. I was crying with tears of joy.

"You're okay!" I cried. He nodded and smiled.

"Ya, You're okay," He said He kiss my forehead through the bars. I started to inspect him up and down.

"What did they do to you?" I asked

"Nothing, they did nothing," He said still smiling at me. I smiled at him back.

"Is Jack okay?" I asked.

"He's fine, I promise," He said. I whispered okay. My hands never letting go of his face. Mark was suddenly yanked away from me. I tried to grab his worn shirt to pull him back.

"I'll be back soon," he yelled. I was so close to keeping him, yet so far. The boy came back with another trey.

"I brought you some more food," he said happily, kneeling down and sliding the tray under the gate. I walked back to where I would sit when he came.

"Are you going to say thank you?" He said, "Look, I just thought that you would want to be treated well before meeting the boss,"

I turned to him.

"That got your attention," he said

"Who is the boss?" I asked

"He's coming in ten minutes to meet you," He said laughing, " Let me tell you, he's one intense guy,"

"No, I don't want to meet him," I said. Suddenly a large man walked up to the cell.

"Oh, hey boss, you showed up early," The boy said.

"Ya, I wanted to see our new prize," The man's voice was very low and gravely. I looked at him sizing him up.

"She hasn't really said anything and she has consumed a pill, but it seems that she can control it," The boy said.

"Thank you Nelson, you can go now," The large man said.

"Thanks, boss," Nelson said leaving. The man sat on the chair that 'Nelson' had spent so many hours on. My eyes went back to the wall.

"You aren't very social, are you," He said. I looked at him with hatred in my eyes. He stood up and hit the bars, "Answer me!" He yelled. My body jolted with the sudden change of events.

"If you're not going to comply, then I'm going to come in there," He said. My eyes moved back to the wall. The darkness started to push. He heard keys clanking against the bars. The man shoved his way into the cell. He gripped the collar of my shirt, his crazed eyes meeting mine.

"You're too late," I laughed the dark in my voice. He let go. Backing up slightly. My eyes turned black.