26 Jamie
Jamie falls to the floor of his cell, smashing his knees as they buckle beneath him. He grunts in pain but he tries not to let it show on his face as the guard shuts the door behind him.
“What happened?” Moraine asks, waiting until she is sure that the guard has left before helping him into a seated position.
“They wanted tips on the girls. How to beat them, how to fight them,” Jamie says, pulling up the hems of his pants to look at his knees. They’re red and angry but don’t seem like they will bruise this time.
“Really? What kind of answer did they expect to get from you?” Moraine passes him a small cup of water.
“Well, Kieran tried to bait me with some fresh fruit. I don’t think it worked as well as he thought it was going to,” Jamie says. “Well, I mean, it didn’t really
