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who their father was.
The officer, whose name tag said Anderson, unlocked
the cell and opened it. “Jacobs, you’re free to go,” he said.
“What about them?” Ancil asked, gesturing to Lee
and the others. They all were huddled together in the corner of the cell. Lee
and Ruth weren’t new to this, they had been with Ancil during the protests, but
Earl, Theresa, Allen, and Charlotte were all experiencing the inside of a jail
for the first time and they weren’t taking it well. Theresa hadn’t stopped
crying from the moment the cops took them in. She was being held by Ruth, who
was trying to comfort her by saying it was all going to be okay. The sight of
Theresa sobbing in the corner didn’t fill Ancil with much hope that these
people would be able to stand their ground when called upon. They just weren’t
built for it.
Anderson gave the others a sideways glance. “We
can’t release them yet.”
“I’m not leaving without them,” Ancil said.
“Look, I don’t care whether you stay or go,”
Anderson said, “but your bail was paid by your son-in-law so as far as we’re
concerned you can leave.”
“We came here together, we’ll leave together,”
Ancil insisted.
The officer’s expression said he could care
less. “Suit yourself.” He began to close the bars.
“Hey, what’s going on?” Daniel called from
behind the officer. He was dressed in his all white work clothes, having come
directly from the aluminum plant in which he was a supervisor. The plant was
another subsidiary of CyberTronix. They specialized in home wares and everyday
appliances. Daniel held a high rank within the plant and would always come home
in the evenings and discuss the new innovations his division was overseeing,
even bringing home the prototypes to test out. One of the perks of the job he
said. “I thought you were letting him go?”
The office turned to Daniel. “He doesn’t want to
leave.”
Daniel rolled his eyes. “And you listen? Open
that up and get him out.”
“I’m not leaving this cell, Daniel,” Ancil said
as he sat back down on the metal bench that lined the side of the holding cell.
“Ancil, I don’t want to play games today,”
Daniel leveled at him. “I get a call at work that my father-in-law and nine
year old son have been arrested. Then I have to explain why I’m leaving early.
I’m really not in the mood.”
Ancil regarded Daniel with a steely look. “We
came here together, we leave here together.”
Daniel’s cheeks turned a deep shade of red.
Officer Anderson simply stood there dangling his keys in his hand. “Harley is
in there crying, terrified to death over what you did.”
“The boy is stronger than you think and twice as
smart,” Ancil said. “I doubt he’s as distressed as you say he is.” This brought
another flush of color to Daniel’s face.
“Fine, you know what? Stay here. I don’t care.
You can explain to Nat why her father is in jail.” Daniel turned and started to
walk away.
“Wait.” Lee said. Daniel stopped and looked back
at him. Lee got up off the bench. “Ancil, you being here won’t accomplish
anything other than you being away from your family. Go home to your daughter.
We’ll be alright here. They can’t hold us indefinitely.”
Ruth added, “It’s okay, really. You don’t have
to feel like you need to stay for us. We can handle everything. It’s not like
this is the first time we’ve been in one of these.”
“It is for me,” Earl said. His shirt was
unbuttoned and he was fanning himself with a handkerchief. Large beads of sweat
were streaming down his face. “It’s hot as hell in here and I could go for a
cold one.”
“We’ll be out of here soon enough, just hold
tight,” Lee assured him.
Ancil thanked Lee and walked out of the precinct
with Daniel and Harley. They were all silent as they got into Daniel’s too
small eco-friendly car and drove away.
No one spoke on the ride home either. Daniel
just looked ahead as he
The officer, whose name tag said Anderson, unlocked
the cell and opened it. “Jacobs, you’re free to go,” he said.
“What about them?” Ancil asked, gesturing to Lee
and the others. They all were huddled together in the corner of the cell. Lee
and Ruth weren’t new to this, they had been with Ancil during the protests, but
Earl, Theresa, Allen, and Charlotte were all experiencing the inside of a jail
for the first time and they weren’t taking it well. Theresa hadn’t stopped
crying from the moment the cops took them in. She was being held by Ruth, who
was trying to comfort her by saying it was all going to be okay. The sight of
Theresa sobbing in the corner didn’t fill Ancil with much hope that these
people would be able to stand their ground when called upon. They just weren’t
built for it.
Anderson gave the others a sideways glance. “We
can’t release them yet.”
“I’m not leaving without them,” Ancil said.
“Look, I don’t care whether you stay or go,”
Anderson said, “but your bail was paid by your son-in-law so as far as we’re
concerned you can leave.”
“We came here together, we’ll leave together,”
Ancil insisted.
The officer’s expression said he could care
less. “Suit yourself.” He began to close the bars.
“Hey, what’s going on?” Daniel called from
behind the officer. He was dressed in his all white work clothes, having come
directly from the aluminum plant in which he was a supervisor. The plant was
another subsidiary of CyberTronix. They specialized in home wares and everyday
appliances. Daniel held a high rank within the plant and would always come home
in the evenings and discuss the new innovations his division was overseeing,
even bringing home the prototypes to test out. One of the perks of the job he
said. “I thought you were letting him go?”
The office turned to Daniel. “He doesn’t want to
leave.”
Daniel rolled his eyes. “And you listen? Open
that up and get him out.”
“I’m not leaving this cell, Daniel,” Ancil said
as he sat back down on the metal bench that lined the side of the holding cell.
“Ancil, I don’t want to play games today,”
Daniel leveled at him. “I get a call at work that my father-in-law and nine
year old son have been arrested. Then I have to explain why I’m leaving early.
I’m really not in the mood.”
Ancil regarded Daniel with a steely look. “We
came here together, we leave here together.”
Daniel’s cheeks turned a deep shade of red.
Officer Anderson simply stood there dangling his keys in his hand. “Harley is
in there crying, terrified to death over what you did.”
“The boy is stronger than you think and twice as
smart,” Ancil said. “I doubt he’s as distressed as you say he is.” This brought
another flush of color to Daniel’s face.
“Fine, you know what? Stay here. I don’t care.
You can explain to Nat why her father is in jail.” Daniel turned and started to
walk away.
“Wait.” Lee said. Daniel stopped and looked back
at him. Lee got up off the bench. “Ancil, you being here won’t accomplish
anything other than you being away from your family. Go home to your daughter.
We’ll be alright here. They can’t hold us indefinitely.”
Ruth added, “It’s okay, really. You don’t have
to feel like you need to stay for us. We can handle everything. It’s not like
this is the first time we’ve been in one of these.”
“It is for me,” Earl said. His shirt was
unbuttoned and he was fanning himself with a handkerchief. Large beads of sweat
were streaming down his face. “It’s hot as hell in here and I could go for a
cold one.”
“We’ll be out of here soon enough, just hold
tight,” Lee assured him.
Ancil thanked Lee and walked out of the precinct
with Daniel and Harley. They were all silent as they got into Daniel’s too
small eco-friendly car and drove away.
No one spoke on the ride home either. Daniel
just looked ahead as he
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