Iris - Chapter 7
Author's Note: Sorry to throw this out there like this and yes it's quite short (I think) but I wanted to try writing this on my iPad and see if it was still okay. So I'm sorry in advance for the format (style?) change. and yes, I'm still here. Dwindling, but still here.
Carlos sat upon the roof, not necessarily believing anyone would be looking for him, let alone find him. So when a very alarmed looking Kendall burst open the door to the rooftop, he was surprised to say the least. He looked over his shoulder for a moment, sighed, then turned back to look over the edge.
"I'm not contemplating jumping, if that's what you're worried about." Carlos assured. He was surprised when a warm hand touched the middle of his back and another rested atop his own folded hands.
And then an assuring voice called out to him, "I'll admit I was worried. I'm more so just glad I found you. I think I was a little afraid you'd run home again. I mean, I know you don't want to stay here, but we're all glad you're back. I can't decide if Katie or Gustavo is the happiest to have you back!" he finished with a laugh.
"But what about you?" Carlos asked rhetorically. Unfortunately for his air of comfort, Kendall didn't take it rhetorically.
"I- I think I'm the one that missed you the most, if not Katy. But on some levels, I don't know if- if I'm the happiest to have you back. Don't get me wrong!" he quickly added, "I really am glad to have you back! But- but that puts me in a position I don't know if I'm really ready to deal with. And Carlos-" he tries, but before he could say whatever it was he was going to say, the door opened and Katie entered.
"Oh, I'm sorry! When Kenny didn't come back I didn't know what happened and I couldn't bear the thought you both left me at that party alone." she offered.
Kendall looked as if he was about to say something but instead Carlos stood and turned away from Kendall, away from the edge of the rooftop. "It's fine, Katie. I'm sorry I left like that. Tonight was supposed to be all about you but I inadvertently made it about me." Carlos awkwardly bowed before hugging her. "Come on, let's all go back inside."
He took Kendall's hand as well as Katie's and together they returned to 2J. Unaware to Carlos, however, Kendall and Katie sent worried glances to each other.
~Change~
Jaime looked out the window of the bus, glad to finally be free from the dreadful prison. Although when she talked to Carlos she downplayed the horrors of prison, it was worse than you could imagine. Sure she had friends, but there were bullies and of course the "trials" as she liked to call them.
The "trials" were what the true murderers of the prison ran. Some of the "trials" were as simple as giving your lunch up all week. Other "trials" were much worse. One, one that Jaime herself had to take part in, was an operation of sorts. It was a tradition really, and Jaime suspected that the guards were in on it. A group of the middle class inmates (from high-stakes burglary to murder 1) were sent on a mission of sorts to steal either a lunch maid's set of keys or a guard's keys. Now most would think simply that the guard is going to be way harder because of the high-security. What really happens is the maids' keys are given to Gertrude (the cook) and she locks them in a vault. On the other hand, guards keep them when they sleep. Wait for one to sleep on duty and wammo! You got the keys. Unfortunately, they always catch you, so no one really wins, but it was entertaining. Especially when Jaime got to watch others shriek in terror when one of them got caught.
Jaime awoke from the dream, not remembering falling asleep. She apparently awoke because the bus stopped. She noticed the bus stop was at a correctional facility, much like the one she just left. "Don't worry, Jaime. Your stop is next." The kind bus driver told her. After she took a deep breath of calm, she noticed that no one got on the bus. "Unfortunately, you're the only one, this time. Sometimes I'm glad I'm just the driver." She added. She motioned Jaime to come to the front of the bus while they were stopped. "Now listen, young lady. When we get there, there will probably all kinds of press. Don't say a word, just keep going. Keep walking until your lawyer shows up. You're free now, let all your troubles go!"
And Jaime did as she was told. And honestly, it made her feel like a dove. She was finally free. But before she could be finally free, she realized something. First, she must free another person's soul.
A/N: Here is where I will be ending this chapter. I realize these seem to be getting shorter and that's either because my story is coming closer and closer to a close, or because the plot is thinning away from me. For that I'm sorry. I hope the story isn't thinning away as much as I suspect. Anyways, I hope you are enjoying this story still! Please continue reading and reviewing!