Chapter 8: Rat in a Cage
Spinner walked into the holding area, ready to talk to Jimmy. "Jimmy, my man, how you holden up?"
"Spin, don't act like you're my friend, you played me dawg. You screwed up, badly, with me!"
"Dude, you deserved it, you almost killed Ellie. I had to do something, anything to help them out."
"But..forget it man. Screw you, i can't believe you testified against me. you're such a sell out!" Jimmy hung up the speaking phone and went back into his cell.
"Jimmy, man, dude!" Spin dropped the phone and walked out. "Oh well, he deserved this."
"Terri hurry up, or we're going to be late hun!" Paige yelled for Terri, who was helping Marco put the finishing touches on a new curios cabinet.
"Almost...finished." Marco screwed the last screw into place and picked up the shelf.
"Thank god for these big muscles," Marco smiled, flexing his right arm.
"Right, Marco," Paige rolled her eyes, putting her shoes on.
Ever since Paige was raped, her whole outlook on people had changed. She gives them the benift of the doubt and treats everyone with respect, unless they have given her a reason not to. So when Marco, Ellie and Ashley came out to her, she was totally 100% ok with it and supported them. She even gave Spinner that date he deserved and fell hard for him. Usually they'd go out every Friday night, to go see a movie, or just walk through the park and tlak about what happened that week.
"Paige," Terri smiled into the living room, "you thinking about Spinner?"
"What?" Paige grinned, "Ok, you caught me. Yea I was thinking about Spin- Gavin. This wedding has got me thinking about him so much. I, still, he had NO right helping Jimmy out." Paige looked dissapointed and then looked over tot he clock. "Ter, hun, we better get going."
At the apartment, Ashley was vaccuming the living room while Ellie was watching TV. "Are you sure you don't want me to help, Ash? I can do something, you know."
"No, I don't want you doing anything that you could strain yourself. You're still hurt and the doctor said that you could have a slight concusion. So you are stayng on that couch until the doctor's order otherwise." Ashley demanded.
"But I-"
"No, and thats final." Ashley leaned down and kissed Ellie on top of her head, then went to put the vaccum away. "Besides, Paige, Ter and Marco are coming over to watch some movies. And Marco blabbed something about a surprise for us."
"Oh yea! Surprises!" Ellie twirled her finger in the air. "I really need more surprises this week. Jimmy and Spinner, Emma and Sean, Jimmy in jail. It's all pretty weird Ash."
"Yea, I know sweetie, but everything will be better soon. I promise." Just as soon as she finished the door bell rang. "I'll get it," Ashley walked to open the door, "Spinner?"
"Hey Ashley, I uh, bought you this."
"What is it?"
"It's a nick-nak, for uh, some of your other ones getting smashed." spinner smiled.
Ashley stepped back and let him in, "Please, come in Spin." Ashley smiled back at him as he entered.
"Uh, thanks Ash. So you and Els aren't mad at me?" he looked down, fitteling with his fingers.
"No, Spin, thats why we didn't press charges against you. Jimmy deserved it."
"And you and Ellie, how are you all holding up?"
"We're fine, thanks Spin!" Ellie smiled from the couch.
"Oh, hey Els!" Spinner nodded towards the couch, "I didn't see you there. Why don't you open the present. It kinda belongs to you anyways."
Ashley handed Ellie the present and she opened it. Inside the box was a big pig and three tiny piglets with the words, 'get, well, soon,' on their backs. "Thanks, thats just what we needed around here, some Spinner touch." Ellie leaned up and hugged him. "Spin, you're welcome to stay if you want. Paige, Terri and Marco should be here soon. They're staying over tonight to watch some movies. That's why the place is so clean." Ellie smiled, then mumbled, "No thinks to me."
"Els, we've been over this a hundred times. You couldn't do anything, I don't want to risk it, and besides, you wouldn't want me on your back the whole time, would you?"
"No, I guess not. So Spinner, you staying or what?"
"Yea, sure Els, I'll stay. I think me and Paige could deal to spend some time together after all thats happened latly. I kinda wanna prove to her I didn't mean to hurt you all in anyway, and I know the only way that she'll understand that is if I tell her up front. And I-"
"Spinner's in love!" Ashley smiled, hugging Spinner again.
After a while, the door bell rang, breaking their silence. Ashley went to answer it. "Hey hun's!" Paige said, hugging Ashley and entering the room. "Spin, what are you doing here?"
"I invited him to stay," Ellie grinned at Spinner from the couch.
"Hey there Els, how ya feeling?" Terri asked, hugging Ellie and plopping herself down next to Ellie on the couch.
"I'm not a freakin cripple everyone, so stop asking." Ellie looked down, as Paige approached the couch.
"Hey, Els, hunny, the only reason we ask, is because we are concerned. We love you." Spinner came up to Paige and put his arm around her.
"Yea, Els, we really really do," Marco grinned, "See, me and Terri built you this, but it was Paige who painted and decorated it." he pulled out the cherry wood curio cabinet that had a glass case covering it, each panel having an individual lock for each nick-nak. The top and bottom had two hearts on it. And Paige had painted it black with purple sparkles.
"Oh thats so sweet of you all. You shouldn't have, really. You all do some much anyways."
"Think nothing of it." Terri said, helping Marco hang it on the wall.
"So, uh, what movie are we watching first?" Spinner asked looking at the DVD collection.
"oooo, a scary one," Paige laughed out.
"How about...the Scream trilogy?" Spinner asked, nodding towards the boxset, "they're always fun and humourous."
"Sure, I think I could deal with watching people get slaughtered tonight." Ashley said, making motions with her hand like she had a knife, bringing her fist down onto Terri's shoulder.
Terri let out a small yelp, and Ashley laughed, then went on the other side of the couch with Ellie. "Hey Marco, could you get the popcorn?"
"Yea, I'll be right back," he chuckled going into the kitchen.
"Ok, i'll see in the there with a knife," Spinner giggled out, quoting the first Scream movie.
"Now, you guys, stop, you'll ruin the whole movie!" Ellie snickered.
"Els, please, it's not like we haven't seen these movies about a thousand times." Ashley pulled Ellie into her lap, and had her lay her head on her shoulder.
"I know, I was only joking."
Spinner put in the movie. Terri screamed through most of it, and everyone else laughed. It was funny because they all had seen these movies a lot and everytime Terri would still scream at the 'scary' parts.
When all the movies were over, they decided that this would be a nice time to go to bed. Sleeping arrangements were this:
Spinner and Paige on the fold out couch
Marco and Terri with sleeping bags on the floor
Ashley and Ellie curled up on the love seat together
"Mr. Brookes," A new guard called from the jail called, "Looks like you have another visitor."
"Who is it?"
"Your mother," the guard snickered.
Jimmy went down the hall to the confrence room and got pushed into the chair. He had a cut above his shoulder, where the night guard hit him repeatedly with a night stick.
"Oh sweetie, what happened?"
"Well, this is what happens to you when you talk down the guards." Jimmy smiled, "What are you doing here anyways?"
"Well, I came to tell you that two of your friends are getting married this week. Sean Cameron and Emma Nelson."
"Mom, Sean is NO friend of mine. Never has, never will be." Jimmy punched the table in beat witht he last three words.
"I know that, I just thought it'd be nice if you knew about it."
"Why, it's not like I'm going to get out of here anytime soon."
"Jimmy, you'll be out tomorrow if I have my way. I got the money for your bail. Your dad and I came to an agreement that it was worth it and you will be released into our custody within the next 72 hours.
Jimmy smirked, as an idea came into his head.
'Sean's wedding, here I come.'
Spinner walked into the holding area, ready to talk to Jimmy. "Jimmy, my man, how you holden up?"
"Spin, don't act like you're my friend, you played me dawg. You screwed up, badly, with me!"
"Dude, you deserved it, you almost killed Ellie. I had to do something, anything to help them out."
"But..forget it man. Screw you, i can't believe you testified against me. you're such a sell out!" Jimmy hung up the speaking phone and went back into his cell.
"Jimmy, man, dude!" Spin dropped the phone and walked out. "Oh well, he deserved this."
"Terri hurry up, or we're going to be late hun!" Paige yelled for Terri, who was helping Marco put the finishing touches on a new curios cabinet.
"Almost...finished." Marco screwed the last screw into place and picked up the shelf.
"Thank god for these big muscles," Marco smiled, flexing his right arm.
"Right, Marco," Paige rolled her eyes, putting her shoes on.
Ever since Paige was raped, her whole outlook on people had changed. She gives them the benift of the doubt and treats everyone with respect, unless they have given her a reason not to. So when Marco, Ellie and Ashley came out to her, she was totally 100% ok with it and supported them. She even gave Spinner that date he deserved and fell hard for him. Usually they'd go out every Friday night, to go see a movie, or just walk through the park and tlak about what happened that week.
"Paige," Terri smiled into the living room, "you thinking about Spinner?"
"What?" Paige grinned, "Ok, you caught me. Yea I was thinking about Spin- Gavin. This wedding has got me thinking about him so much. I, still, he had NO right helping Jimmy out." Paige looked dissapointed and then looked over tot he clock. "Ter, hun, we better get going."
At the apartment, Ashley was vaccuming the living room while Ellie was watching TV. "Are you sure you don't want me to help, Ash? I can do something, you know."
"No, I don't want you doing anything that you could strain yourself. You're still hurt and the doctor said that you could have a slight concusion. So you are stayng on that couch until the doctor's order otherwise." Ashley demanded.
"But I-"
"No, and thats final." Ashley leaned down and kissed Ellie on top of her head, then went to put the vaccum away. "Besides, Paige, Ter and Marco are coming over to watch some movies. And Marco blabbed something about a surprise for us."
"Oh yea! Surprises!" Ellie twirled her finger in the air. "I really need more surprises this week. Jimmy and Spinner, Emma and Sean, Jimmy in jail. It's all pretty weird Ash."
"Yea, I know sweetie, but everything will be better soon. I promise." Just as soon as she finished the door bell rang. "I'll get it," Ashley walked to open the door, "Spinner?"
"Hey Ashley, I uh, bought you this."
"What is it?"
"It's a nick-nak, for uh, some of your other ones getting smashed." spinner smiled.
Ashley stepped back and let him in, "Please, come in Spin." Ashley smiled back at him as he entered.
"Uh, thanks Ash. So you and Els aren't mad at me?" he looked down, fitteling with his fingers.
"No, Spin, thats why we didn't press charges against you. Jimmy deserved it."
"And you and Ellie, how are you all holding up?"
"We're fine, thanks Spin!" Ellie smiled from the couch.
"Oh, hey Els!" Spinner nodded towards the couch, "I didn't see you there. Why don't you open the present. It kinda belongs to you anyways."
Ashley handed Ellie the present and she opened it. Inside the box was a big pig and three tiny piglets with the words, 'get, well, soon,' on their backs. "Thanks, thats just what we needed around here, some Spinner touch." Ellie leaned up and hugged him. "Spin, you're welcome to stay if you want. Paige, Terri and Marco should be here soon. They're staying over tonight to watch some movies. That's why the place is so clean." Ellie smiled, then mumbled, "No thinks to me."
"Els, we've been over this a hundred times. You couldn't do anything, I don't want to risk it, and besides, you wouldn't want me on your back the whole time, would you?"
"No, I guess not. So Spinner, you staying or what?"
"Yea, sure Els, I'll stay. I think me and Paige could deal to spend some time together after all thats happened latly. I kinda wanna prove to her I didn't mean to hurt you all in anyway, and I know the only way that she'll understand that is if I tell her up front. And I-"
"Spinner's in love!" Ashley smiled, hugging Spinner again.
After a while, the door bell rang, breaking their silence. Ashley went to answer it. "Hey hun's!" Paige said, hugging Ashley and entering the room. "Spin, what are you doing here?"
"I invited him to stay," Ellie grinned at Spinner from the couch.
"Hey there Els, how ya feeling?" Terri asked, hugging Ellie and plopping herself down next to Ellie on the couch.
"I'm not a freakin cripple everyone, so stop asking." Ellie looked down, as Paige approached the couch.
"Hey, Els, hunny, the only reason we ask, is because we are concerned. We love you." Spinner came up to Paige and put his arm around her.
"Yea, Els, we really really do," Marco grinned, "See, me and Terri built you this, but it was Paige who painted and decorated it." he pulled out the cherry wood curio cabinet that had a glass case covering it, each panel having an individual lock for each nick-nak. The top and bottom had two hearts on it. And Paige had painted it black with purple sparkles.
"Oh thats so sweet of you all. You shouldn't have, really. You all do some much anyways."
"Think nothing of it." Terri said, helping Marco hang it on the wall.
"So, uh, what movie are we watching first?" Spinner asked looking at the DVD collection.
"oooo, a scary one," Paige laughed out.
"How about...the Scream trilogy?" Spinner asked, nodding towards the boxset, "they're always fun and humourous."
"Sure, I think I could deal with watching people get slaughtered tonight." Ashley said, making motions with her hand like she had a knife, bringing her fist down onto Terri's shoulder.
Terri let out a small yelp, and Ashley laughed, then went on the other side of the couch with Ellie. "Hey Marco, could you get the popcorn?"
"Yea, I'll be right back," he chuckled going into the kitchen.
"Ok, i'll see in the there with a knife," Spinner giggled out, quoting the first Scream movie.
"Now, you guys, stop, you'll ruin the whole movie!" Ellie snickered.
"Els, please, it's not like we haven't seen these movies about a thousand times." Ashley pulled Ellie into her lap, and had her lay her head on her shoulder.
"I know, I was only joking."
Spinner put in the movie. Terri screamed through most of it, and everyone else laughed. It was funny because they all had seen these movies a lot and everytime Terri would still scream at the 'scary' parts.
When all the movies were over, they decided that this would be a nice time to go to bed. Sleeping arrangements were this:
Spinner and Paige on the fold out couch
Marco and Terri with sleeping bags on the floor
Ashley and Ellie curled up on the love seat together
"Mr. Brookes," A new guard called from the jail called, "Looks like you have another visitor."
"Who is it?"
"Your mother," the guard snickered.
Jimmy went down the hall to the confrence room and got pushed into the chair. He had a cut above his shoulder, where the night guard hit him repeatedly with a night stick.
"Oh sweetie, what happened?"
"Well, this is what happens to you when you talk down the guards." Jimmy smiled, "What are you doing here anyways?"
"Well, I came to tell you that two of your friends are getting married this week. Sean Cameron and Emma Nelson."
"Mom, Sean is NO friend of mine. Never has, never will be." Jimmy punched the table in beat witht he last three words.
"I know that, I just thought it'd be nice if you knew about it."
"Why, it's not like I'm going to get out of here anytime soon."
"Jimmy, you'll be out tomorrow if I have my way. I got the money for your bail. Your dad and I came to an agreement that it was worth it and you will be released into our custody within the next 72 hours.
Jimmy smirked, as an idea came into his head.
'Sean's wedding, here I come.'