Anywhere But Here by Jason D. Morrow

Author:Jason D. Morrow [Morrow, Jason D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jason D. Morrow

Chapter 10 - Remi

What Paxton calls a holding cell is more like a room with a large, thick door and a padlock on the other side of it to keep in prisoners. Gabe leads me to the room without saying a word. I don’t blame him for not talking. I don’t say anything either. There is nothing to say.

At least I’m not cuffed. The almost empty, windowless room is lit by harsh, white incandescent lights. An ominous single chair waits for me at the other end. I walk to it without having to be told. Gabe stands at the door, his eyes hanging on me.

“You don’t have to say anything, Gabe.”

He lets out a sigh. “Why did you bring the gun?”

“Same reason you didn’t bring enough ammunition,” I come back. “Poor judgement.”

His eyes are fixed on me firmly now, but I’m the one to turn away.

“I don’t want you to take the fall,” I say. “There’s no reason for both of us to be punished.”

“I never asked you to do it,” he says.

My head jerks to him and I can feel my neck and cheeks getting hot. He had basically asked me to break into Headquarters for him. “You didn’t exactly protest my offer when I made it.”

“I was afraid this was going to happen,” he says. “I just didn’t think you’d be dumb enough to bring the gun.”

“Well, I wasn’t exactly expecting Paxton to come along, was I?”

Gabe shakes his head. “I wasn’t either.”

“What’s going to happen next?”

Gabe shrugs. “I'm sure the elders are going to talk it over. You might be sent away. I don’t know. Paxton isn’t a terrible man, he’s just untrusting. If he thinks he can’t trust you, he’s not going to want you here at all.”

“Will they at least let me tell my side of the story?” I ask.

His face seems to lose color for a minute.

“I’m not talking about mentioning Shadowface,” I say. “Just that I really want my weapons back.”

“I don’t know if they will let you talk. You’ve already incriminated yourself. You did break into Headquarters and steal the gun. Regardless of your reasons, you are guilty in their eyes.”

Gabe was right. They were going to throw me to the dogs and there was nothing I could do about it. He stands in the doorway for a few more moments. I want to tell him to go away, that our friendship isn’t so deep that he should feel as guilty as he does. I’ll find my way. I’ll take whatever Paxton and his elders give me. Finally, Gabe says that he will keep me updated, and turns to leave.

“I’m sorry about Skip,” I say. It sounds half-hearted but I mean it. No one deserves to end like that.

Gabe stalls for a moment as if he wants to say more, then he closes the door behind him, locking it securely.

The room is silent but for my steady breathing. I’m not scared. There is no reason to be now. Being locked away in a room keeps me safe from the greyskins.

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