The Hope of Our Secrets

Chapter 2

"Is Anyone there?" She called out to the darkness surrounding her, where not another sound or being seemed to exist. The darkness, and herself, hands tied, she couldn't try to map out the room with any of her other senses.
"Hello?" She called out again, her voice echoing off the walls and returning to her once more.
She sighed and lied back down on the cold floor, waiting for her eyes to adjust to the darkness

A flash of light was seen for a moment and another persons voice spoke "a-are you awake?" The voice was small, most likely a young male.

She sat up "Yes, where am I? Can you turn a light on?" She pulled at the ropes that were binding her a bit 'if the lights were on I could figure out how to untie these...'

The boy seemed to jump a bit but responded "y-yeah I can turn the lights on, sorry..." he turned the light in the room on, it was dim but it was light, the first light she had seen in a long time.

The boy standing in front of her looked to be her age, he wore a uniform but it didn't look like any company uniform she had seen before. He seemed to have shoulder length blue hair that he had tied up in a ponytail. He stared at her, his eyes almost the same shade of blue as his hair.

"Where am I?" She asked him, looking around the room, making note of her surroundings, concrete room, one door, no cage, no tools to be able to pick a lock if the door is locked.

"I can't answer that... they will be mad at me if I tell you... I don't want them to be mad at me again..." he seemed afraid and put the tray he was carrying down and moved towards the door

"Wait!" She called after the bluette boy, who stopped and turned around, confused

He stared at her "Do you... need something else...?"

She shook her head, and smiled "Not really but it's been so long since I gotten to talk to another person, so maybe you could stick around for a bit longer... uh..."

The bluette smiled back "I never did introduce myself did I? My name is Christopher, what's your name?" He moved and sat down next to her

She seemed a little shocked he had actually stayed and responded "Isondo, it's nice to meet you, Christopher."

He sat in silence for a bit "Why are you here, Isondo? You don't look like you did something wrong, and everyone is here for a reason..." He glanced at the door constantly, expecting someone to walk through.

She shook her head "I have no clue, I went for a walk on my own and someone grabbed me... removed my microchip, and then I woke up here."

He looked down "Most of us are here for a reason, I've been here long enough they have me do deliveries." He messed with the sleeve of his uniform

She looked up at him again "So your not a guard?" She seemed surprised.

He shook his head "Just another prisoner." He sighed and leaned against the wall

"So... you said everyone is here for a reason, why are you here, Christopher?" She seemed interested in learning about her new friend

"Stealing and murder." He stated his charge plainly, as if it was normal and perfectly okay.
She didn't seem afraid of him, even after learning his reason for being here, so what if he was actually a criminal, he seemed like a nice boy "If you don't mind me asking-"

"-Why did I commit those crimes?" He finished her sentence for her, staring at her for a second before turning to the wall "My little sister, that's why. My mother died and my father is a drunk, I took Melody and ran, i had no clue how I would provide for both of us... so I ended up stealing. And one day i picked a fight with someone with power and ended up killing them to defend Melody." He looked down "and now I'm stuck here, I don't know if she is safe or able to eat."

She put her hand on his shoulder "We will get out of here and I'll help you find her, just tell me where we are, Christopher." She smiled a little, some crimes are acceptable if they have to be done, but that's not how this world works. Crimes are acceptable if you have power.

He seemed a little shocked by her actions, turning and looking at her "You promise?"

She nodded "I swear on whatever time my mother has left in this world, we will get out and I'll help you find Melody again." She put her hand out, he quickly took it and shook her hand gently

She laughed "For a murderer, you sure are more gentle than most people would think."
He started laughing as well, and moved closer to her before talking again "Ok, we are in the Savior Prison and Holding Center, that's our location."

She hummed a little "Neutral ground... whoever did this doesn't want to be traced..."