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"What'd you say?!?" the guard said angrily. He kicked the girl between the bars and snatched the weapon from her. "Watch your mouth, you little pest." He walked away from the cell, vowing to keep an eye on the girl.
"You okay?" Joshua asked his sister through the bars.
"Sort of, Seren said, examining her scraped knees. "If I'm allowed to totally change what 'okay' means."
"We'll get out of here," he said. She could hear the braveness and anger in his voice. "This is all just a stupid mistake."
"Au contraire, my naive amigo," said a voice from the cell on the other side of Joshua.
"What? Who are you?" Joshua asked.
"I'm prisoner number 450209A," said the voice. "Trust me, there's been no mistake. And they didn't forget to read you your rights. And they aren't going to give you a lawyer or a phone call. And your mama and papa aren't coming to get you. Ever. And that's a long, long time."
"You okay?" Joshua asked his sister through the bars.
"Sort of, Seren said, examining her scraped knees. "If I'm allowed to totally change what 'okay' means."
"We'll get out of here," he said. She could hear the braveness and anger in his voice. "This is all just a stupid mistake."
"Au contraire, my naive amigo," said a voice from the cell on the other side of Joshua.
"What? Who are you?" Joshua asked.
"I'm prisoner number 450209A," said the voice. "Trust me, there's been no mistake. And they didn't forget to read you your rights. And they aren't going to give you a lawyer or a phone call. And your mama and papa aren't coming to get you. Ever. And that's a long, long time."