The Slammer:
Food Fight
By Jimmy
By the time Jayden could get himself out of bed, dressed and ready
for breakfast he feared that it might be over.
The noise that hit Jayden’s ears when he entered the large
overwhelming. The hall was bigger than Jayden expected, and the sea of noise
washed over him thick and steamy like pool on a hot day in late August.
Jayden’s shirt issued jersey seemed to stick to his lower back immediately as
the door closed behind him and his dark eyes searched the room as he took in
the layout. It seemed like a standard cafeteria but much more chaotic and with
more detention officers than lunch ladies.
Taking a big breath Jayden pushes his way forward, and going
through the motion of getting the runny eggs, burnt toast, and juice before
spotting his brother Gino and heading to his table. It’s just the two of them
sitting at a four top and as soon as his ass hits the chair Gino is talking.
“Silas? You beat Silas? I heard the guys talking…is this for
real?”
A small smile plays on Jayden’s lips, but he nods taking a bite of
the crisp crunchy bread. “He never saw me coming, Gino.”
Gino pats his shoulder “I was supposed to be protecting you! Last
time I let you shower alone here.”
Jayden snorts, and coughs up a bit of bread before he dry
swallows. “My hero.”
“You can count on me!”