Hamilton woke up with a start. Then he realized it was just the sound of the Vesper who was guarding the Cahill's cell. He looked around and realized Amy was the only other one who was awake. He stretched and realized that he wasn't tied up or even cuffed. "Weird." He thought. He thought about trying to cross the cell to talk to Amy but decided against it for he didn't want to wake the other's up. He sat up and leaned against the cold cell wall, when he realized he was still wearing his own clothes. Then it struck him, he might still have some weapons on him! He looked inside his jacket's secret pocket for the hidden darts but soon realized the Vespers had taken every weapon he owned. He even checked the secret compartment in his shoe, but found nothing. He soon gave up and tried to get some sleep.
After he woke up about twenty minutes later according to his watch, everyone was up except Sinead. Amy and Dan were doing that thing were they communicate with their eyes, the Kabras were discussing designer shoes, Madison and Reagan were playing rock, paper, scissors [ Whoever won got to punch the other in the face,], Jonah was staring at the ceiling, and the Starling brothers were talking about ways to use shoe laces as weapons. Then Hamilton noticed how big the cell was, he estimated it was about twenty by twenty feet. He looked around and realized there was a small window on the back wall, he got up and looked out the window. It was the middle of the day and they were in the middle of a desert, the blazing heat coming from the window hit him like a ton of bricks.
"How long have we been out?" asked Hamilton.
"No idea." Answered Amy.
"Do you think they'll give us any food of water?"
"They already did. They gave us each a couple crackers and a small Styrofoam cup of water. We ate ours while you were asleep." She handed Hamilton three crackers and a cup of water. He downed then within seconds. He threw the Styrofoam cup into the corner and as soon as it hit the floor a mini trapdoor opened and the cup fell into it.
"That was so cool!" exclaimed Reagan. She was still facineted even after watching it happen ten times.
All of the sudden two doors opened on the wall the Kabras and Jonah were leaning against, Natalie fell into the first room.
"A bedroom and bathroom? How long are they going to hold us here?" asked Dan who had been quiet up until then.
"Who knows, but we might as well get comfortable." Said Ned.
All the Cahills went into the bedroom except for Hamilton, who decided to go sit next to Sinead and see if she was ok. All of the sudden she started to stir and opened her eyes.
"Where are we?" she asked in a voice that was barely above a whisper.
"We were taken by the Vespers and are in a holding cell. Are you all right?" Sinead's face turned ashen as soon as he said the word Vesper.
"I'm fine, just a little sore." She tried to sit up but cried out in pain and fell back down.
All the Cahills came running back into the main room when she cried out. Ned sat down next to her and hugged her as hard as he dared.
"Are you okay?" then he looked at her cheek as if this was the first time he noticed it. "Oh no, you're not ok." He gently pushed her hair out of her face and looked at the cut. There were four parallel cuts that were luckily closing up. Then he looked at her right side and gently lifted the shreds of her shirt off of the cut so he could see it. The cuts luckily weren't deep, just long.
"Hamilton, can you help me get her into one of the beds?" asked Ned.
"Seriously, I'm fine. I can get to one of the beds all by myself." She sat up and bit her lip to keep from crying out.
"Don't think we didn't see that Sinead. Please just let them help you." Pleaded Amy.
"Fine." She mumbled. She stood up with Ned's help and walked over to the bed and sat down. All of the others sat on their beds except Madison and Reagan who sat on the floor playing another round of rock, paper, scissors. "I wonder what'll happen to us." thought Sinead. Then she decided she should get some rest and fell asleep.