╳┊Escape Route

  That made her slightly skeptical. What if it was all   just myth and lies? Like a girl who hung herself in   the toilets because she failed an exam? Jodie was   hoping that that was the case. Aiden stops and   the girl wraps her arms around herself. Fuck.

   “Jodie.” She hoped nobody had been talking    about the girl from Unit 4 (the supernatural     department) that has come to stay with them.    “Jodie Holmes… where are your parents?” 

        ❝ Uh, I--I don’t have any parents. I’m a foster kid. ❞

   He admitted, avoiding eye contact with her. Benson didn’t    know his true parents at all, he was in foster homes all his    life, just like EVERYONE here. He doesn’t even know if his    real parents were a l i v e, he didn’t even know if he had    sisters or brothers. Maybe one day he’ll find out where his real    family is.

  Jodie balls her hands up into fists, they tense before   flexing outward. The hand that touched her kindly   calmed her a little, for she is not yet in danger, but   Aiden does not see it this way. A chair is pushed   over and she flinches at the noise. Stop now, Aiden.   The chair slides across the floor and slams into   the wall– the girl does her best to ignore it. Instead,   she focuses on the boy’s face and his words.

     “What?” she breathes in confusion, blinking as       lights above them flickered, “Wh- but… how       long have you been here?” an odd question        to come before ‘Hey! How are you? What’s       your name?’ but that’s apparently beneath       them at this point.

        ❝ Only a couple of weeks but I know a LOT. ❞

   His gaze turned to the floor, he has only been here for a     short time yet he felt like he’s been here for Y E A R S.    He wondered how he was even surviving like this day    after day, after day... It was an endless cycle of the same    thing over && over again. It was T O R T U R E.

Because most of them aren’t mine, credits are at the end.

SHORT

“Marry me.” “Do you want me to leave?” “You are not going without me.” “I can’t believe you!” “I swear it won’t happen again.” “What did you say?” “I’m not jealous.” “You’re jealous, aren’t you?” “We can’t keep doing this.” “Are you sure this is legal?” “Isn’t this amazing?” “I’m going to take care of you, okay?” “Stay the night. Please.” “You can’t die. Please don’t die.” “Run away with me.” “You did WHAT?”  “Quit whining.” “Get outta my sight!” “Why are you so annoying?” “Were you ever going to tell me?” “Never in a million years.” “Don’t ask me that…” “I might have had a few shots.” “What’s with the box?” “W- What are you doing?” “Say it!” “I could kiss you right now!” “Are you done with that?” “What’s going on here?” “Stop pinning this on me! You started it!” “It’s your fault we’re in this mess.”  “Did you do this on purpose?!”  “Kiss me.” “Are you still awake..?”  “Excuse you?”  “This is all your fault!” “I can’t believe you dragged me into this.” “Don’t give me that look! It wasn’t my fault!”  “I shouldn’t be in love with you!” “It’s not fair!” “I could kill you right now!” “Knock it off!” “Screw you!” “You’re a complete moron!” “I love this song!” “I can’t be in love with you!” “Make me.” “Don’t tempt me.” “I hate you.” “You are infuriating!” “Just shut up already.” “That doesn’t even make sense.” “Bite me.” “Eat me.” “Kiss my ass.” “Just admit I’m right.” “Just admit you’re wrong.” “You are being ridiculous!” “That’s irrational.” “Listen to me!” “That’s not what I meant and you know it.” “Don’t yell at me.” “That’s it. End of discussion.” “I don’t believe you.” “You shouldn’t have said that.” “Fuck you!” “Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.” “How dare you?” “I dare you!”  “It’s you, it’s always been you.”  “Well this is awkward…” “Just pretend to be my date”.  

MISCELLANEOUS

“Are you really gonna leave without asking me the question you’ve been dying to ask me?” “The planet is fine. The people are fucked.” “I just did some calculations, and I’ve been able to determine that you’re full of shit.” “You know what I like most about people? Pets.” “Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they’d lock us up?” “What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.” “I don’t hate you.. I just don’t like that you exist.” “Love is the jelly to sunshine’s peanut butter. And if I tell you that I’m in sandwich with you, I’m not just saying it to get in your Ziploc bag.” “Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.” “Did you really just insult Captain America in front of me?” “Can I touch your boob?” “It’s not that you’re wrong, exactly, you’re just extremely not right.” “You shouldn’t be trusted with small children, should you?” “Give me cake or give me death.” “On a scale from, ’I can sometimes make important phone calls without crying’ to ’I have a stable job with a steady income, a spouse who loves me, a dog, and two kids who are screwed up minimally at worst’, how much of an adult are you?” “You think I’m dumb enough to fall for that stupid move?” “Despite the cliche, it’s not me, it’s you.” “Obviously you can’t tell a woman you just met that you love her, but it sucks that you can’t.” “No, it was my fault for thinking that you might care.” “When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!” “If you’re not scared, then you’re not taking a chance. If you’re not taking a chance, then what the hell are we doing anyway?” “I think I’ve been holding myself back from falling in love with you all over again.” “What have I told you about the toilet seat?” “I tried to change the duvet and I got stuck inside.” “I vote today to be a pajama day.” “You have to tell me why were committing a felony before we do it. Not that that’s going to stop us, but at least I’ll have all the facts.” “I don’t leave messages. If I wanted to talk to a machine, I’d talk to my VCR.” “I can be flexible. As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I’m totally flexible.” “You know we’re suppose to be together. I knew it the first time I saw you, and you know it, too. I know you do.” “Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?” “I’m not going to apologise for this. Not anymore.” “What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring loudly at me.” “I am NOT crying, okay?! I’m allergic to jerks!” “This would not happen if I had a penis!” “That’s almost exactly the opposite of what I meant.” “All nighter, you and me. First one to fall sleep buys the other dinner.” “I don’t think I’ve ever played spin the bottle.”  “Sorry! I didn’t mean to touch your butt.”  “I’m ok, thank you. Just please, stop talking to me.”  “To the night you’ll never remember!” “Excuse me, did the 12:15 bus come by already?” “Could I sit here? All the other tables are full.” “Are you meeting someone here? Because.. I think I’m that person.”  “You weren’t supposed to laugh! I’m so embarrassed!”  “It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.” “Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his/her cake hole.” “I’m not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren’t even hot.” “You better take care of that car or I swear I’ll haunt your ass!” “This is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.“ “It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion.” “I could do that, but could doesn’t mean would.” “You cannot fathom the immensity of the fucks I don’t give.” “You’re like, five feet tall. How you gonna reach me, shortie?” “I recognize that you have reached a decision, but given that it is a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it”  “Do you need me to kill someone for you?”  “Look out where you’re going, asshole!”  “Fuck the sandwich guy!”  “I did not mean for stripping to come out of this.”  “The whole street is blocked off. The police won’t tell us anything, but I think there’s been some kind of attack… Maybe a bomb?”  “Oh my god, are you okay? I’m calling the police. I think I saw who did this to you.”  “I’m weird, you’re weird, we could have weird little babies and live weirdly ever after if it wasn’t for the fact I find you repulsive.” “There is nothing wrong with planning a wedding with a video game character.” “I’m gonna lay down and die for like half hour okay?”    “There’s been some real friction in our friend group lately. I suggest an orgy to save our friendships.” “It’s midnight, what do you want?”  “I think I know how to use a bed.” “If I wake up in the morning and I’m dead… Wait.” “You are completely unfit to handle a child.” “We have to get out of this place. It is EVIL.” “Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!”  “When in doubt curl into the fetal position and give up on life.” “It’s not a double date, we’re just third and forth wheeling.”

PREGNANCY

“I have something to tell you…” “I think I’m pregnant.” “I’m pregnant!” “When were you going to tell me that you’re pregnant?”  “You’re smart and successful with an adorable belly.”  “$50 bucks says it’s a girl/boy.”  “Pregnancy suits you…” “Hello little one. We can’t wait to meet you…” “I’ll just be in the bathroom throwing my fucking guts up because our unborn kid wants to be a dick!” “There’s someone I’d like you to meet…” “Shh… He/she’s sleeping..” “I have a special surprise for you. Close your eyes and follow me.” “No, no, no, no, no, we aren’t ready… We aren’t ready for kids yet!” “Oh, gosh, I felt it! I felt a kick!”

FLUFF

“Your hair is so soft…” “You’re so cute when you pout like that!” “Just relax, I’ll wash your hair for you.” “I’m not going to stop poking you until you give me some attention.” “What, does that feel good?” “HA! I found a weak-spot on you, didn’t I?” “Are you wearing my shirt?”  “You are ridiculously comfortable…” “I’ve had a rough day and honestly all I want right now is a drink and someone to cuddle with…” “You’re so cute when you’re half asleep like this…” “You’re beautiful, you know that?” “We should get a puppy!”

STARGAZING

“Aren’t they beautiful?” “These stars are nothing compared to the ones I’ve seen in your eyes.” “Shooting star, make a wish.” “It’s actually a comet, but I’ll still make one.” “Imagine if it could always be this way, even in the city.” “Never thought something so beautiful could exist in nature…” “Wouldn’t it be cool to name a star after yourself?” “Y'know, your roof may not be the safest place for us to stargaze.” “This is why you made me drive three hours out into the middle of nowhere?” “Is that a– Wait, no, just an airplane.” “I wouldn’t mind falling asleep out here.

FLIRTY/SUGGESTIVE/SEXUAL

“Did you just… finish?” “They always make shower sex sound so appealing, but honestly, this is getting dangerous.” “I’m not actually feeling anything.” “Are you getting any closer?” “Why do they make this look so easy in all those porn movies?! This hurts like fuck!” “Did something just happen? You’re not turned on anymore.” “Shit sorry, am I going too fast?” “Wow, you’re hot.” “Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” “Hey, I’m open minded.” “Keep sweet-talking and this could go a whole new direction.” “I think it’s about time we stop avoiding the obvious.” “I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m really horny, and you’re really hot. Can we fuck? Like, now?” “I see someone’s happy to see me.” “I saw that. You just checked me out.” “You know, when this is over, we should really have angry sex.” “Take off your clothes.”  “Tell all those other guys/girls you don’t need them ‘cause you got me.” “Don’t give me that face, it’s so cute I might not be able to hold back.” “Boobs are really just squishy pillows.”  “If you don’t get turned on by having your neck kissed somethings wrong with you.”  “Blasphemy! Sex solves everything.” “I platonically want to have sex with you. No big deal.”

TEXTS

[text]: What do you want now? [text]: Do you want to bet on that? [text]: Guess who just got back in town. [text]: So I might be in a hospital right now… [text]: We can’t keep doing this anymore! [text]: Come on, come to the party! [text]: Can you pick me up from the bar? Too drunk to drive. [text]: You have no clue how I feel so shut up. [text]: I call bullshit. [text]: You thought you could get away with that, didn’t you? [text] I gave up great shower sex to be here so don’t say I never did anything for our friendship. [text] Living alone for four weeks has given me unrealistic expectations of pantslessness. [text] Also, my bed has glitter in it for reasons I do not recall. [text] Who says no to sex and donuts?! [text] I know what you did last summer…

  Jodie tries to take deep breaths– everything is   closing in on her. She’ll never be free.     She’ll    never be able to have a normal life. That’s ALL   she wanted. Why is it so fucking hard to just be   normal?!       Aiden cracks more windows but it   seems like a futile effort. Jodie shakes her head.   Seventy-one of us. 

  “We have to try.” she hasn’t even been in here            that long but she’s ever so ready to leave.   “All of us. We’re not just test subjects,      we’re   people! They can’t do this!” Again. Perhaps she      under-estimates them  more than she should.

        ❝ && we WILL try, they can’t keep us here forever. ❞

   Benson assured her, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder hoping    to calm her down a bit. He ignored the widows that began to crack    && focused more on the girl, right now she looked as if she was     about to have a panic attack. Well, she probably already was.

 “What?” More tests?! So just when she thinks she’s gotten   a little bit a freedom she’s thrown into more testing! Is that   all she’s worth? Being examined under CCTV? Big Brother   is watching you, kiddo. And he’ll never fucking stop. She   barely hears his question. What is going on is Aiden. They   overlooked one thing when they brought her in here; she   was stronger than their walls.

  Jodie takes a deep breath and things smashes to the floor.   The windows shake and a crack moves across one of them.   She refuses to be a TRAPPED little LAB RAT any longer.   She’s sick of it all. “Hasn’t anyone tried to leave? What   happens?” Maybe she’s taking him too literally. There’s a    chance that this is a joke or a misunderstanding. Maybe   she just needs to relax… and stop before someone gets hurt.

        ❝ People have tried but... They’ve D I E D trying... ❞

   He hadn’t mentioned the war that the gangs have had before he    arrived here, he didn’t even mention the gangs either, there was    a grave yard outside on the field that spooked him && set his mind    on one thing. ESCAPING. Surely it was possible... He knew it was.

Jodie takes in a deep breath, it shakes and she closes her eyes for a moment. This can’t be real. This can’t be real. Rumors, perhaps? Or LET’S  PICK ON THE NEW KID? She nods shyly, but if it was possible to get in surely it is possible to get out? She begins to fiddle with her own fingers. Aiden was not happy.

“Why?” that was the big question, wasn’t it? “Why  would anyone want to keep us here?” as she grew nervous and slowly started to panic the entity she was chained to begin to rattle objects a little. Crap.

        ❝ I have NO idea... My friend Mason says that he thinks            that the people who put us here are t e s t i n g us, like            rats in a cage. ❞

   Memories of when he first came to Maxfield Academy flashed    through his mind, he remembered when Curtis && Carrie chased    after Ms. Vaughn’s vehicle && Mason telling him not to listen to    Isaiah or Oakland. He was so confused then, but now he knew    what this school was REALLY about. Benson noticed the objects    rattling && grew a little nervous, he glanced around && then back    at the girl.

Well that was… a terrifying introduction. She was quite unsure how to respond. She thought she had been lucky, to perhaps go to a normal school and be a normal teenage girl for once. But apparently she was wrong.

“What… what do you mean?”

        ❝ I mean that it’s a prison, no one EVER leaves... You            did see the giant wall when you came in here right? ❞

   Benson wasn’t trying to sound rude but he couldn’t help but have    a frustrated attitude with the other. He had been TRYING to encourage    the other V’s to escape with him, but they just didn’t want to hear him,    everyone kept on saying that if they lay low && follow the rules that    they would get out eventually. He knew that was full of CRAP.

Against a brothel

Under a bridge

On a rooftop

In a barrel

On a cliff

In a tree

Among graves

In a trashcan

Along a riverbed

Half buried in sand

In the middle of a road

Upside down and hanging out of a window

In a statue’s arms

Under your muse’s bed

On a hillside

In a flower field

In a barn beside an animal

In a ditch

Under a fallen tree