"Caleb? How? What are? Your a dimension jumper?" I ask, finally able to complete a sentence.
"Yeah I am. How are you even here? Your not suppose to know yet," He stares at me.
"Same as you apparently. Dimension jumping?" I guess.
"Yeah, I got that, but how are you even in here. No one jumps in or out of here. You have to be brought."
"So I've been told." I say. He looks at me. "And what do you mean I'm not suppose to know?" I eye him accusingly. He looks guilty, like he just gave away a secret.
"You weren't supposed to know I can jump until later. Like Two years from now. When you found out you can jump."
"Well fate didn't like what my father apparently had planned. I found out a bit early. And I take it you're learning different things from my dad other than working on cars," I reply sharply.
"I'm learning both from him. Today was mechanic lessons, but I've kind of been held up," he jesters to the cell.
"He'll teach you but not me. Nice to know where I rank on his list," I mumble.
"Sorry Kodi. I'm the only one in my family who can jump. I have no one else to teach me," Caleb explain.
"I thought it was inherited?"
"Apparently we're both something special," Caleb shrugs.
"How long have you been jumping?" I ask.
"About three months."
"Seriously?! I've been doing this on and off for nine years and he says nothing to me! Letting me think I was messed up and weird! I can't believe him!" I shout. This attracts other prisoners attention. Oops.
"HEY! How come you ain't in your cell?" a woman in the next cell asks.
"Yeah! How come?" another prisoner asks.
"Because I'm not a prisoner like you," I respond. They didn't believe me, for obvious reasons.
"Right! And I'm a dog." The first one says. The other one laughs.
"Tell me how you did it and I won't call the guards," one threatens.
"I....I don't know how I got here," I stammer.
"Kodi, You need to get out of here now," Caleb says.
"Um, once again, I have no idea!" I start to panic. Meanwhile the pair of prisoners start making noise, gradually getting louder.
"Please stop!" I beg.
"Tell us how you did it!" they shout.
"Kodi, if you have no control that means only your consciousness is here. A big shock should send you back," Caleb explains. Then out of nowhere he slaps my cheek. I see the lesson have really paid off.
"Ow!" I hold my cheek, looking at Caleb angrily. The slap quiets the prisoners thankfully. My vision starts to cloud and I can feel my bed under me. For an instant I see nothing but haze and then my vision clears.
"Well, this is new," I comment. I'm still in the prison. Two new things today. I'm on a roll.
"Crap. Why didn't it work?" Caleb exclaims. I shrug. Like I have a clue.
"No one jumps in or out?" I guess.
"Yeah, but somehow you got in here."
"Doesn't mean I'm excluded from all the rules, Caleb."
The two loud mouths, realizing my escape failed, start to make more noise than before, getting other prisoners to join them.
"WHATS GOING ON?" A guard calls from the end of the hall. Then he sees me. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" he shouts at me.
"Kodi! RUN!" Caleb commands.
I take off, running past cell after cell of cheering prisoners. I turn down another hall and run right into another guard.
"Got ya!" he laughs, handcuffing me.
"I didn't do anything wrong! This is a mistake!" I cry.
"Sure kid," He snorts in amusement, "I got her. Should I take her to Warden Sumter?" he asks into a com-link. Something garbled comes out that must've meant yes, because we start walking.
"Warden Sumter? Why does the warden have my last name? Wait.... didn't Dad say that Grandad work for dimension police? That would be terrible if it was him," I think.
We eventually arrive to the warden's office.
"Sir, I caught the free-roamer," the guard says.
"Thank you. That'll be all," the warden says, turning to face us. I gasp. Well the warden isn't my Grandad. Its someone I never would have expected.
"Yeah I am. How are you even here? Your not suppose to know yet," He stares at me.
"Same as you apparently. Dimension jumping?" I guess.
"Yeah, I got that, but how are you even in here. No one jumps in or out of here. You have to be brought."
"So I've been told." I say. He looks at me. "And what do you mean I'm not suppose to know?" I eye him accusingly. He looks guilty, like he just gave away a secret.
"You weren't supposed to know I can jump until later. Like Two years from now. When you found out you can jump."
"Well fate didn't like what my father apparently had planned. I found out a bit early. And I take it you're learning different things from my dad other than working on cars," I reply sharply.
"I'm learning both from him. Today was mechanic lessons, but I've kind of been held up," he jesters to the cell.
"He'll teach you but not me. Nice to know where I rank on his list," I mumble.
"Sorry Kodi. I'm the only one in my family who can jump. I have no one else to teach me," Caleb explain.
"I thought it was inherited?"
"Apparently we're both something special," Caleb shrugs.
"How long have you been jumping?" I ask.
"About three months."
"Seriously?! I've been doing this on and off for nine years and he says nothing to me! Letting me think I was messed up and weird! I can't believe him!" I shout. This attracts other prisoners attention. Oops.
"HEY! How come you ain't in your cell?" a woman in the next cell asks.
"Yeah! How come?" another prisoner asks.
"Because I'm not a prisoner like you," I respond. They didn't believe me, for obvious reasons.
"Right! And I'm a dog." The first one says. The other one laughs.
"Tell me how you did it and I won't call the guards," one threatens.
"I....I don't know how I got here," I stammer.
"Kodi, You need to get out of here now," Caleb says.
"Um, once again, I have no idea!" I start to panic. Meanwhile the pair of prisoners start making noise, gradually getting louder.
"Please stop!" I beg.
"Tell us how you did it!" they shout.
"Kodi, if you have no control that means only your consciousness is here. A big shock should send you back," Caleb explains. Then out of nowhere he slaps my cheek. I see the lesson have really paid off.
"Ow!" I hold my cheek, looking at Caleb angrily. The slap quiets the prisoners thankfully. My vision starts to cloud and I can feel my bed under me. For an instant I see nothing but haze and then my vision clears.
"Well, this is new," I comment. I'm still in the prison. Two new things today. I'm on a roll.
"Crap. Why didn't it work?" Caleb exclaims. I shrug. Like I have a clue.
"No one jumps in or out?" I guess.
"Yeah, but somehow you got in here."
"Doesn't mean I'm excluded from all the rules, Caleb."
The two loud mouths, realizing my escape failed, start to make more noise than before, getting other prisoners to join them.
"WHATS GOING ON?" A guard calls from the end of the hall. Then he sees me. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" he shouts at me.
"Kodi! RUN!" Caleb commands.
I take off, running past cell after cell of cheering prisoners. I turn down another hall and run right into another guard.
"Got ya!" he laughs, handcuffing me.
"I didn't do anything wrong! This is a mistake!" I cry.
"Sure kid," He snorts in amusement, "I got her. Should I take her to Warden Sumter?" he asks into a com-link. Something garbled comes out that must've meant yes, because we start walking.
"Warden Sumter? Why does the warden have my last name? Wait.... didn't Dad say that Grandad work for dimension police? That would be terrible if it was him," I think.
We eventually arrive to the warden's office.
"Sir, I caught the free-roamer," the guard says.
"Thank you. That'll be all," the warden says, turning to face us. I gasp. Well the warden isn't my Grandad. Its someone I never would have expected.
It’s the color of you
You always wore it
It’s the color we shared
As we hid form them
With it we showed our true selves,
Though no one cared
Our orange book bags
Saved us from some pain
We protected each other
But it wasn’t enough
We were like two orange crayons
When everyone else was green
Then you left me alone,
All I had was our color orange
As they hit me
I took peace in knowing
You were in the orange field in the sky
You always said was there.
The orange of the sun set
Is your smile
Even though you left too soon
Orange…
Now it’s my color
My way of remembering you
Now I am the lone orange in the rainbow
Without you here
I protect my own
Though I wish you were here
Now orange is my color
A color for you bravery
A color for my survival
Orange will forever be our color
Even though death took you away
Forever orange for you,
Sweet Cassidy.
You always wore it
It’s the color we shared
As we hid form them
With it we showed our true selves,
Though no one cared
Our orange book bags
Saved us from some pain
We protected each other
But it wasn’t enough
We were like two orange crayons
When everyone else was green
Then you left me alone,
All I had was our color orange
As they hit me
I took peace in knowing
You were in the orange field in the sky
You always said was there.
The orange of the sun set
Is your smile
Even though you left too soon
Orange…
Now it’s my color
My way of remembering you
Now I am the lone orange in the rainbow
Without you here
I protect my own
Though I wish you were here
Now orange is my color
A color for you bravery
A color for my survival
Orange will forever be our color
Even though death took you away
Forever orange for you,
Sweet Cassidy.