Generation 2

6

I felt my mouth drop open at my findings. No. Way. I quickly ripped out a blank page and ripped that in half. On each half I wrote 'Anna?' and put it under the gap Anna talked about. Almost instantly both pieces of paper slid back. One with nothing and one with a small tick next to their name. I jumped for joy and wrote. "I am Elizabeth. Are you Anna Tone?" On the paper and slid it through. "Yes I am Anna Tone. You must be the girl who was arrested for plotting." The reply said. "I am like you. I didn't plot against them. Me and my friend wanted fairness. John pretended to my boyfriend so I could trust him. He broke that trust." I wrote back. "Oh." Came the reply. One word that explained so much.

We talked for ages about all kinds of things. Mostly our lives, crimes and John but other things too. She even made me smile. So John pretended to be your boy so he could get to your trust? I didn't realize he was a boy... I thought John was an animal they dragged in. She wrote, which made me laugh.

Later that week I noticed that prison wasn't what I had been expecting. It was worse. All the people there looked half dead and the ones who didn't look like that were curled in fetal position on the floor having a mental breakdown. I willed myself not to break. I couldn't wait until next week when I would see mother and Jaylee again. I met Anna and she started to cry. "You're so young and beautiful. You are so innocent and look like you should be in a castle not here in this awful place! I can't believe you're here at such a young age and aren't broken!" I hugged her until she stopped crying half an hour later.

The next day I think was Friday. I had lost track of days already. The nights are too long and scary. Hearing moaning and screaming as I tried to sleep was awful. Anyway, the guards banged on our cell bars and told us to get presentable because we were needed. I sent a note to Anna. Needed? Yeah. We have to listen to the courts reasons for putting someone in jail. We did it for you too. Apparently you plotted again the government and did other bad stuff.

I sat there in the courtroom where I had been convicted. There was a panel of judges and John in there. And then there were all of criminals who were forced to agree to everything or suffer. I nudged Anna. "Did you stand here and do this for my case too?" I asked. "Yeah. I'm so sorry." I nodded to myself and stood in silence before I had an idea. I slipped back in the crowd and found who I had been looking for. Penny. She looked terrible. It had been ages since I had seen Penny and she had changed so much.

She saw me and turned away. "Ah. Elizabeth. I hate your plans." She said and glared at me. "Hey I didn't know this would happen!" I said. "Why are you being so unfair?!" Penny looked down at the ground and when she looked up her eyes were full of tears.

"I thought your idea would be good. I trusted you. I knew something would go wrong but I ignored the feeling so I could do this with you. I had the sickest feeling when you said you and John were dating but I pushed it away so I could be happy for you. I was already scared and then they start being so- so EVIL! Then we go to JAIL! And it was my day to see daddy yesterday and he doesn't even COME!"

I froze. Most of this was my fault. No. All of it was my fault. "I am so sorry." I told Penny feeling nauseous. "I never meant for this. I'm so sorry." She shook as she sobbed quietly. "I just want to go home. If you can get us home I will forgive you. But I can't until then." She turned and walked off. Anna found me and touched my shoulder lightly. "Hey are you ok? You disappeared I panicked that the guards took you." I looked up at Anna meekly. She cared about me. I fake smiled. "No I'm sorry I saw someone who I thought was a friend but it was someone else. Sorry to have scared you let's go back to the conviction."

"Do all members of the English main state prison choose to accept this man as a criminal?" There was a small amount of muttering as everyone agreed. They had to because if they didn't there would be consequences. A feeling of sudden confidence and anger surged through my body. I stood up and frowned, "I DON'T! THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO DESERVES JAIL IN THIS ROOM AND IT ISN'T THE MAN IN FRONT OF YOU!" Silence descended on the room and Anna pulled me down but I stood up again furiously.

There was suddenly a large amount of people talking at the same time. "I AGREE! THIS PERSON HASN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG! THIS MAN IN FRONT OF YOU IS MY COUSIN AND HE WAS TOP OF THE SCHOOL!" I smiled at the woman who had spoken. The entire panel of judges were standing speechless. All but one. John jabbed his finger at the woman who had said the convicted was her cousin and yelled, "TAKE THIS WOMAN TO HER CELL! SHE WILL BE EXECUTED FIRST THING TOMORROW!" My mouth dropped open and she was taken.

Once again I began to yell channeling my hatred towards John. "OH HELLLL NAH!" I screamed. "YOU"RE GONNA EXECUTE THAT WOMAN FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH!? THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN! GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T EXPOSE WHAT YOU'VE REALLY BEEN DOING ALL THIS TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY FORTUNE!" John stood silently and looked at me with a desperate look of fear in his eyes. "Lizzy! How well I remember you! Just think of all those good times we had before you broke the law! Be sensible now."

I looked at John smiling to myself at the fear and doubt in his face. I spoke loudly and clearly emphasizing every word. "Now John I wouldn't do that. You are telling a "criminal" who "plotted against the government" to be "sensible". I smiled at the silent room. So... John here has committed far more than anyone thinks. He has plotted against the government, killed people for no reason, lied to important people, and once drove drunk, committed rape to innocent people, hurt and hated people. This was all for some PETTY family fortune he wanted to inherit." There was silence and then all of the criminals and some of the judges stood up and started screaming at John furiously. 

Sorry if you don't like this chapter or this book but it sort of trailed off and i really need a way to finish it. Thanks a lot guys.