It had been nearly a week since Jervis had given Harriet his precious book
and he was becoming annoyed. He missed his precious book but tried to keep
himself busy. He often looked to his new friends cell as she read the
book, her eyes darting from the pictures to the words. She was so intent,
just like Jervis, himself, was the first time he had read Alice in
Wonderland.
He tried to think of ways to escape from this realm of hell but nothing came to his brilliant mind.
Not 'til he had pondered and entire day away that he finally came up with brilliant plan: Use Harriet. But of course, it was a simple plan. He could bribe one of the social workers to give him a female doctor uniform and then have Harriet escape. She could then get him out and then they could both get out his precious Alyce and the never-ending tea party could once again recommence.
He smiled as he spoke aloud to himself, "Oh frabjious day! Calloh! Callay! He chortled in all his joy!"
He laughed once again, his thin lips spread over his face in a smile. Then, there was a knock at his cell's door.
"No Room! No Room!" Jervis called from his bed.
"Pardon Mr. Tetch, a note from Ms. March from across the way." A young guard walked into Jervis' small cell. The young, naïve guard like Jervis and Jervis, in return, could get him to do almost anything; even help him escape.
"Thank you Jason, you may leave now. I shall summon you when I write a reply." He smiled to him and unfolded the note.
The handwriting was very nice, smooth curves of cursive as he read what his friend had wrote him. He smiled as he read:
We're all mad here...
He had to chuckle slightly as he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen from a small desk in his room. He began to madly scribble her more of a letter then a note:
Quite right Harriet, quite right. We are mad, or else we would've never have come here. I, however, have a plan of escape from this realm of hell. I plan to have our little messenger help us and he won't even know it. He is a very gullible and will do anything for us. I shall brief you as my plan flows.
Hatter
He looked to Jason at the door and motioned for him. He then handed it to the young man, "Please take this to Ms. Harriet for me." The young guard smiled and nodded, "Right away, Mr. Tetch." As he locked Jervis' door and walked over to Harriet's cell. Jervis watched as Jason opened her cell door and walked slowly up to her. Harriet busying herself re-reading Alice in Wonderland as the guard cleared his throat. Harriet looked up to him with alert eyes as Jason handed her the note. He stepped back a bit as Harriet opened the note and read through it quickly. She smiled and tore up the letter, so that Jason could not possibly read it. Jervis smiled as Harriet nodded to him, Jervis nodded back a reply and Jason left the room, returning back to Jervis' own cold solitary cell. "Anything else, Mr. Tetch?" the young man asked, his brown eyes sparkling with youth. Jervis nodded as he sat on his bed, "Yes, Jason, there is. You know Ms. Harriet," he nodded towards Harriet, "From across the way?" "Yes?" "Well, her sister is very ill and Harriet wishes to see her before she passes. I need you to sneak her out to see her one last time." "But Mr. Tetch, I can't do that, I might lose my job!" gasped the young man, looking to his idol. "Please Jason, just get her a uniform and I promise she will not cause any trouble." Answered Jervis, leaning back to the wall and crossing his left leg over his right. The young guard brushed his fingers through his red, bushy hair and nodded, "I'll do it Mr. Tetch, I promise." "Excellent, I knew I could count on you!" Jervis stood and shook Jason's hand, "Now do hurry, Harriet wants to get out as soon as possible." Jason nodded and hurried out, Jervis watched him walked off reciting and chuckling all the while:
'How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws.' He laughs and nods to Harriet, who nodded back. Jervis walked back to his bed and watched as Jason came back with a small satchel. He sat down and chuckled again, his face concealed in the shadows; Finally, it had begun.
He tried to think of ways to escape from this realm of hell but nothing came to his brilliant mind.
Not 'til he had pondered and entire day away that he finally came up with brilliant plan: Use Harriet. But of course, it was a simple plan. He could bribe one of the social workers to give him a female doctor uniform and then have Harriet escape. She could then get him out and then they could both get out his precious Alyce and the never-ending tea party could once again recommence.
He smiled as he spoke aloud to himself, "Oh frabjious day! Calloh! Callay! He chortled in all his joy!"
He laughed once again, his thin lips spread over his face in a smile. Then, there was a knock at his cell's door.
"No Room! No Room!" Jervis called from his bed.
"Pardon Mr. Tetch, a note from Ms. March from across the way." A young guard walked into Jervis' small cell. The young, naïve guard like Jervis and Jervis, in return, could get him to do almost anything; even help him escape.
"Thank you Jason, you may leave now. I shall summon you when I write a reply." He smiled to him and unfolded the note.
The handwriting was very nice, smooth curves of cursive as he read what his friend had wrote him. He smiled as he read:
We're all mad here...
He had to chuckle slightly as he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen from a small desk in his room. He began to madly scribble her more of a letter then a note:
Quite right Harriet, quite right. We are mad, or else we would've never have come here. I, however, have a plan of escape from this realm of hell. I plan to have our little messenger help us and he won't even know it. He is a very gullible and will do anything for us. I shall brief you as my plan flows.
Hatter
He looked to Jason at the door and motioned for him. He then handed it to the young man, "Please take this to Ms. Harriet for me." The young guard smiled and nodded, "Right away, Mr. Tetch." As he locked Jervis' door and walked over to Harriet's cell. Jervis watched as Jason opened her cell door and walked slowly up to her. Harriet busying herself re-reading Alice in Wonderland as the guard cleared his throat. Harriet looked up to him with alert eyes as Jason handed her the note. He stepped back a bit as Harriet opened the note and read through it quickly. She smiled and tore up the letter, so that Jason could not possibly read it. Jervis smiled as Harriet nodded to him, Jervis nodded back a reply and Jason left the room, returning back to Jervis' own cold solitary cell. "Anything else, Mr. Tetch?" the young man asked, his brown eyes sparkling with youth. Jervis nodded as he sat on his bed, "Yes, Jason, there is. You know Ms. Harriet," he nodded towards Harriet, "From across the way?" "Yes?" "Well, her sister is very ill and Harriet wishes to see her before she passes. I need you to sneak her out to see her one last time." "But Mr. Tetch, I can't do that, I might lose my job!" gasped the young man, looking to his idol. "Please Jason, just get her a uniform and I promise she will not cause any trouble." Answered Jervis, leaning back to the wall and crossing his left leg over his right. The young guard brushed his fingers through his red, bushy hair and nodded, "I'll do it Mr. Tetch, I promise." "Excellent, I knew I could count on you!" Jervis stood and shook Jason's hand, "Now do hurry, Harriet wants to get out as soon as possible." Jason nodded and hurried out, Jervis watched him walked off reciting and chuckling all the while:
'How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws.' He laughs and nods to Harriet, who nodded back. Jervis walked back to his bed and watched as Jason came back with a small satchel. He sat down and chuckled again, his face concealed in the shadows; Finally, it had begun.