Goddard's Home for Troubled Teens

Ryder

I lock myself in my room and sit against the door on the carpet, thinking.

Val

I go to my room and sigh, changing.

Ryder

I stare at the leather strap on my wrist before standing and changing. Collapsing in my bed, I stare up at the ceiling and allow myself to make patterns out of the marks in the plaster.

Val

I turn the T.V on and yawn, bored.

Gemini Randa

I stared at Goddard's Home for Troubled Teens, this place looked like it belonged to some ritzy millionaire that had won the lottery or something. It looked a lot better than my home back in Illinois that was for sure, Jason was behind me, we had been travailing on foot cross country in search of the next Juggernaut. I had saved Jason's rear end from a monster that had attacked, only to find out later, his father tried to kill him. It was bitter sweet as I heard Jason had a brother named Alex, who he was separated from years ago. I turned to look at Jason who was looking at the house.

"You alright Jason? Were going to need to rest for awhile." I said.

Ryder

How many other people know? I close my eyes, dreading the very thought.

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Jason

I look over the house, automatically reminded of home and of my family. Alex would love this place... Gemini asks me something and I look at her, nodding a safe response.

Gemini

"Alright, we'll be staying here for awhile." I said.

Jason nodded again, I push the gates open and walk in yea this place up close and personal was like a palace, only for rich people. My family wasn't rich, but neither were we poor, my stepfather worked a decent job as an office man, my mom worked as nurse at Holy Cross Hospital. Jason seemed to be distracted looking around taking in the scenery, I wonder what he was thinking?

Val

Ryder...something about him. I bite my lip and look up his room number, walking to it.

Ryder

I hear someone in the hallway but make nothing of it, staying put.

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Jason

I glance around at everything, not knowing how homesick I was until now.

Gemini

Walking in though the front door, Gemini had no idea how to go about this, she'd have to sneak Jason in. Her getting in officially would be no problem given her record, but Jason, he was no troublemaker unlike Gemini, so she would have to get him in.

"Come on, let's go find you a room, we'll probably be staying awhile." I said.

Val

I knock on his door, arms crossed.

Ryder

I hesitate before standing and opening the door. Finding Val there, I stay silent and wait for her to speak.

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Jason

I nod and follow Gemini, still lost in thought.

Gemini

Going down the hall way I looked around, other teens here seemed to not care of the fact that we were intruders and I didn't see any adults around. That was interesting, the guys I passed seemed to scan me up and down like a piece of meat, if it wasn't for the fact that I needed some place to stay, I'd probably start killing anyone who looked at me like that. Finally I pick a door that was open, and go inside, there was no one around.

"I guess this'll do for our stay for now." I said.

Val

I cross my arms, moving some hair behind my ears, "Can we talk?"

Ryder

I remain expressionless, studying her, "About what?"

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Jason

I look around the room, "No one stays here, right? Shouldn't we check that out? I mean, if we just end up in someone else's room..."