ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕀𝕟 ℂ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 - 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝕄𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕙𝕪

𝟛. 𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕝❜𝕤 𝔼𝕣𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕

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The next couple of days passed slowly, feeling like a never ending nightmare as my cell continued to prevent me from sleeping. Murphy had respected my outburst and remained at a distance, leaving me to spend my lunchtimes napping with my head on the table. I sat with my head in my hands, leaning my elbows on the table and rubbed my temples in a gesture of stress. A couple of familiar voices caught my attention and I glanced up to see a few fellow Agro residents milling into the room together, looking lost. A smile filled my face as I viewed them and they turned to notice me with a visible relief, immediately rushing over to join me.

"Cassidy! We hoped that we'd get to see you here." Jasper cheered as he dropped into a seat with Monty close by his side. He seemed so pleased to have found someone friendly that he remained completely oblivious to the state that I was in, but Monty was already examining me with his brows deeply furrowed.

"You look terrible. Are you alright?" He queried, studying me nervously as if I were only deepening his fear of what to expect here and I nodded back to brush him off. "I was worried that you wouldn't manage here. You're too nice to be in lockup." He revealed and I smiled back at him in appreciation.

"We would've visited, but we thought it might make you more homesick. Besides, we both know you shouldn't be here. Honestly, we just didn't think we could cope with seeing you in here, too upsetting." Jasper explained, shifting awkwardly in his seat and avoiding my eyes.

"Looks like we'll be seeing plenty of each other now, though." Monty mumbled and I glanced at him with sympathy, easily remembering how daunting it felt to first be imprisoned here. "I forgot to replace the herbs from the garden. We've been doing it for so long that I guess I just got complacent." He added regretfully and Jasper peeked at him with concern.

"You'll be okay." I replied quietly, fixing them both with a comforting smile and wishing that I could find something more substantial to calm their nerves. Though I hated seeing them in here, I was glad that they had each other and knew that they'd be safe together.

"I'm glad we've got you, at least. Helps to see a familiar face in here." Jasper divulged, smiling fondly at me and I fidgeted in my seat. Though we'd never been particularly close, the two boys had always been kind to me, trading herbs that I could use to help increase the time needed between medication for my father. Though I was quiet, they still seemed to be fond of me and I felt that it reflected well on their kind hearted nature.

"It's good to see you too, but you probably don't want to be seen with me. I don't want them to accuse you of being involved." I leaned forward to whisper, glancing between them with a sombre expression as I wished that I could cling to them, but my concern for their well being overruled any desires I had for myself.

"What? But they already imprisoned you? Surely that's the case closed." Monty jumped in, his face overwhelmed with concern and I simply shrugged in response, chewing my lip in stress. "Cassidy, are you in trouble? Do you need help?" He interrogated, leaning forward to thoroughly investigate my expression for any signs of panic and I shook my head vigorously.