Chapter 1
Jessica Brown (a.k.a Jess)
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Mother: Public defense lawyer
Father: Chief Deputy U.S Marshal.
Sibling(s): …
Nationality: American
Marriage status: Non
Children: Non
Study status: Scholar
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Jessica Brown was an enigma at Oakridge High School. She kept mostly to herself and only her inner circle knew of her parents’ job descriptions seeing as she did not want to draw attention to herself. But that nobody’s status was about to change at one of her friend’s birthday parties.
Speaking of the inner circle, it was an ordinary Monday morning. The group usually met at someone’s locker or their usual spot outside at one of the many tables, but this particular morning was different. Out of the five of them, three met up. One of the friends’ birthdays would take place on Friday, so they planned to take her to a lake house that one of the friends, Lee’s family owned. There they would surprise the birthday girl with a small party of just the five of them.
They had planned all week to get everything in order and ready for Friday night. They had their hands full, juggling between keeping their schoolwork up to date and not spilling the surprise, because Ashley, the birthday girl was on to them asking all sorts of questions. It was hard but it would be worth it in the end.
On Wednesday during lunch, they all decided to ask Ashley what she would want for her birthday seeing as we all bickered on what to get her and did not want to get her double of something.
“So… Ashley is there a sir then something that you would like for gosh I don’t know… a gift per se?” the tall, curly, brown-haired boy also known as Dylan asked dramatically as they took in their seats at a lunch table. The girl shook her head and said, “There is no need for gifts. All I want is to spend some quality time with the people around this table and my family this weekend. That is the only thing I wish for.” She ended with a big graceful smile.
But Dylan does not take no for an answer. “You are such a prude, you know. I will have my answer before lunch is over and you all will bear witness.” He said the last part with a finger pointed at all of them and determination all over his face. By the time lunch was over Ashley had made something up to get him off her back. She just wanted to spend some time with her friends and her family, but they all were still going to give her separate gifts from all of them whether she wanted it or not.
Thursday night after supper Jess was sitting in the living room with her parents, watching the local news like any other night. She was so cot up texting with her friends about Friday night and Friday in general that she only listened with half an ear. The news reporter was babbling about a prison transport that was scheduled for Friday morning.
After the news, Jess said goodnight to her parents and went up to her room, did her usual night ritual, finalised the plans for the next day and got in bed.
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A few hundred miles from The Brown’s house was a prison. High double fences with bob wire surrounded the grounds and thick brick and concrete surrounded the inmates.
Only the foot steppes of the guards could be heard in the dark hole the inmates found themselves in. On the second floor right at the end housed a cell with an evil man. He wanted revenge. And a bloody one at that.
He had fallen asleep with a smile on his face, knowing that tomorrow the transport would go wrong and he was back to being a free madman.
***Hi, any critics are welcome. I would love to improve this story, and with the help of your input, it can be done. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.*
K.
