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A Chapter Summary Of The Heart Of Allworth's Heart

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Entry 3 3069, I wish I knew your name. Then, I could call you by it. Maybe you'd wake up if I called your name. Maybe it'd help you remember. A teacher once told me, "there's nothing quite so musical to one's ear as their own being called to them". Sounded corny at the time, but--now--I sometimes whisper my own name in the dark. I'll play this game where I disguise my voice and pretend that it's someone else. Sometimes, I see Pluto in here. My dog. I guess it's a hallucination of some sort--or they say that, if you go long enough without sleep, you'll dream while you're awake. Maybe that's what it is. Dreaming. He'll be sleeping on the floor--a little spot where the sun shines through the windows. I'll call his name and he'll raise his …show more content…

Their sweet sound builds like a symphony in my mind. And there's this moment where I can practically see our guys repelling down. But then, I open my eyes and it's quiet. I'm alone. And to be alone is to be lost. They know that; that's why they keep us separated, except for when we fight. The little I know of you comes from the fights and the little bit I've overheard from the guards in the corridor. For what its worth, you're a decent fighter. If I had to guess, you have some experience in MMA, but you were smart enough to branch out. So many soldiers come out of pads thinking they're this great fighter, because they competed an arena where there's a plethora of rules to keep you from killing each other. Here, there are no rules. The guards like to see the vicious, the sadistic, the dismembering, and the absolutely brutal. And after a while you see guys practically begging to get killed. Because they want out. You've had your arm broken; your ribs have been cracked a half dozen times; your jaw's been cracked; your shoulder dislocated; the bones in feet crushed; your genitals twisted, stretched, shocked, lacerated; and you've been--how should I put it? I hope you don't think any less of me for telling the truth, but I've been inside of you. And I'm not the only one. I only tell you about this, so that you know. When you get out of here, the doctors are gonna want to know about your broken bones. And I don't know whether or

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