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Faith walked out to the Track and took lane three and started running, Figuring that if she couldn't calm her mind the next best thing would be to tire out her body.
Zane jogged onto the field and whistled. " Good Lord, Its quiet as heck here, as if everybody is listening to everybody's steps". He shuddered and tiptoe to the track and started to stretch.
Anna walked onto the tracks, stretching next to another guy. She looked over at him, nodding briefly. "What's up? You new around here?" Anna knelt, tying her shoelace.
He glanced at the brunette " Yeah! Still got to get to my dorm room though. I'm hoping to get in a few before I have to deal with it, everything here is so clean. Is that normal?"
Anna chuckled. "I guess they take us for idiots who can't keep things in order on our own. So what are you here for? Don't mean to make it sound like a prison or anything, but hey, it kind of is in principle."
" I am here for many things, the main reason is that a club or is it gaggle of hobknockers who didn't date enough in high school voted to send me here to this lovely prison. I cannot wait to meet the wardens, what you in for?".
"Well that sure is the perfect description," Anna said, smiling. "I'm here because my parents hate my guts and don't believe anything I say." She started running, waiting for him to catch up. This wasn't a topic she liked to talk about, and hoped he would leave it at that.
He sprinted after, " Okay, I always heard how parents did that but never got the full experience. How long you been here for?"
Anna shrugged. "Not too long, a couple weeks or so. And let me tell you, it freaking sucks. Worst way to spend my life."
"Just one thing that would make that worse, do we have a math or science class"
"Yup. We sure do." Anna rolled her eyes. "I'm Annabel by the way, but if you call me that I'll stab you. I go by Anna."
" God damn! Anna, okay, I would rather go back to my little sis without another scar, so I will not call you by that name. I'm Zane, call me Zap and I will personally escort you to the gates of hell".
Anna grinned. "Glad we could reach an agreement." Zane was the first person who hadn't completely annoyed her here, and she appreciated it. "So Zane, you have a little sister? I have one myself, the pesky little thing." She smiled. Of course she was just kidding, she loved Courtney to death.
" Only 1 sibling? Mine are twins, little sis and bro. Mine are adorable yet devilish at the same time. Though I loved them like hell when they set fire to Mrs. Lincoln's petunias, I even took them out for ice cream after talking to the boys in blue". He sighed " Man, I miss cookie dough!"
"Yup, just the one. And my sister's my parents' little girl, she'd never do anything like that. That's all me." Anna smiled. "Cookie dough? That's what you miss? All I really miss is having people who trust me. But you've probably heard all the rumors about me anyway."
" My parents aren't around to baby them, thats all me. No, actually I haven't and the rumors about you would have been nothing compared to my friend Jerry at school. The janitors used to call him the Bowl Buster".
"I doubt it. He wasn't accused of murder now, was he?" Anna stopped running. "You probably don't get that I'm pretty messed up. At least according to the public."
" So aren't all people who come here are accused of being messed up", He slowed down and looked back at her, " People say a lot of things, those geezers on that council of killing my dad, want to know who was the one to punch him in the face?", He said grinning?
Anna smiled sadly. "I was raped when I was fifteen. He was killed earlier this year, and I was charged with the crime. I've given up telling people whether or not I did it. I figure it doesn't matter anymore." To this day it was unclear whether Anna had actually committed the crime or not.
" My sister and brother were the ones to beat the old man up. I'm sure lots of people would have told you 'I'm sorry about getting raped right but that gives you no reason to kill a person '. The thing is I don't even know if I didn't kill my dad. I think your lucky that you at least have your own conviction that you didn't kill the dude." Zane smile turned sad the whole time he was talking but then his eyes lit up again. " But I know you don't have your parents support in this, but I have a question, does your sister believe you?
Anna shook her head. "I'm sorry about that. I never said I didn't kill him. I just said it doesn't matter anymore. My plea was not guilty, but that doesn't mean a thing. And my sister... My parents would never let her know. They're afraid she'd follow in the footsteps of her evil older sister."
" So your not sure either about whether you killed the dude. Thats alright though and I feel like punching you parents now, because even though you still have yours they sound like jerks. Don't worry though because at least 2 people who believe in you".
"No I'm sure. I just don't tell anyone about it. And yeah, I hate my parents." Anna looked at him. "Two? What two people?"
Faith continued to run, passing Anna and Zane as she did.
" Me and my cat, Binky. Though when I write to my siblings they will insist, I give them a picture of you , which they will then send back a thank-you in the form of chocolates and a hero cookie. Then that will be 4 people".Zane stated jealously.
Anna laughed. "You barely know me. I never told you if I even did it or not. And why would they want a picture of me of all people?"
Faith slowed down a little and breathed deeply.
" I barely know you, yes, but I still know that I want to be your friend and that I want you to trust me. Also the people they don't know but can tell I trust, they always like to keep a pic, so that they can remember to pray for you guys at night. They hang them on the wall above their beds. " Zane stated " You are so lucky, my sister makes the best cookies evah".
"They're... Thanking me? You really shouldn't trust me Zane, it's not a good idea." Anna looked away. "Besides, they have nothing to thank me for. I didn't do anything to help you."
" I never follow a good idea, even when I should. Anyways, you are the only person I have met so far, that has a sense of humor or the only thing that seems to not have their head stuck up its ego. Another thing is your the first one to make me smile, of course I have to thank you". Zane ruffled her hair, hoping she wouldn't kill him.
Anna jerked away. She wasn't used to being touched, not with affection at least. Every experience she had was one in which she got hurt. "Yeah. You too," she mumbled, starting off running again, going slowly and waiting for him to catch up.
Zane started after her, " Sorry for that. SO how about it" he dared to catch her shoulder and turned her to face him, " Wanna be pals in this jail?".
Anna pushed his hand off of her shoulder, shutting her eyes. "Don't touch me, please. I'm... I can't..." She exhaled opening her eyes. "Sure. Just please stop touching me. I can't take it."
Zane backed off a good 10 feet" You alright? Did I cross some kind of line and are you about to come after me or something? ", he looked at her with concern and asked gently ", Want me to take you to your dorm?".
Anna nodded. "Touching is a fear of mine after he... After the incident. And yes, that would be great if you could..." She trailed off, not finding the strength to talk, and just nodded again. "Yes."
" Okay, no touching got it. Come on ". He motioned off the field and started walking, but then stopped " Can you Jedi-mind a map to your dorm please."
Anna smiled, following him. "It's the first room in the girls' section."
Katarin walked up to the Track after Faith left and began jogging.
Katarin jogged onto the track and began walking it to get a feel for it because she couldn't see it.
Apalla was walking back to the school and taking a short cut through the track when she saw a girl jogging and ran up to her.
Katarin heard someone else running up to her and stopped so she wouldn't accidentally run into her
Apalla smiled, "hey do you know which way is it to get to the girls dorms? im new and a little lost."
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