Squabbles: A Fictional Narrative

Great Essays
Matthew 1246
“Ahhhhhhhhh!” cried Carl viciously.

“You putrid scum,” the guard yelled just enough for Carl to hear. He had jumped in front of Doc and pulled the level 5.

Flashback 1 year and 16 days. Carl has been taken into the prison cell. This is his new life. “You are innocent. You have done nothing wrong. Just remember who you are. You are, Carl Lucas.” He is just too overwhelmed to know, to comprehend how to get out of this situation. It was time for his therapy session now.

“This is your first week of many. Let’s start with you Carl. Former cop, who went rogue. Feeling innocent but yet is still serving his sentence? Tell us about yourself, or why you’re here.”

“Why don’t you tell me who you are or why you are here. Spends her time interviewing guilty men when she is the one who is guilty herself.”
“Guilty of what?”
“Oh, you don’t know yet. You’ll realize when I get outta here.”
Fast Forward One Day
Carl has made a friend. His name is “Squabbles” and he is an interesting character. He had been proven guilty of murder. But he acted in self defense. He
…show more content…
Carl heart rate was at a low. He was losing blood. The blows to the head that he took were fatal. He could have brain damage, and worst of all, internal bleeding. His stomach was what he felt like in his throat. This was not just a coincidence. Based on the amount of hits he took, and his injuries, he was supposed to be dead. Who could have done the job better than Shades and Domingo. It all made sense. Reva had told Carl that there were no tests being run on the prisoners. She gave him her word. He said, “From what I’ve learned, Someone’s word is just about as trustworthy as their goldfish.” But he took it anyway. Thinking that it was the right thing to do. It took him to this. Beginning stage 5, the acidic chamber. No One has ever survived. Either they were in Carl’s position where they were just in to bad of condition, or they were just not strong enough. But it has started.

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    The Delaware State Police and the New Castle County Police organized a sting operation along route 40. Officer Renee Lano of the New Castle County Police Department was used as bait as an undercover prostitute; while working undercover Lano noticed the blue van drive pass her quite a number of times and called in the license plate which came back registered to Mr. Pennell. After Officer Lano walked towards the darkest part of the street, the blue van stopped and the driver signaled her to enter, which she didn’t, but rather had a conversation with the driver. During the conversation the officer noticed the interior blue carpeting which raised her suspicion. While the conversation was going Lano removed some fibers from the door without Pennell’s…

    • 864 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Carl was mean to Gitano. Recognizing the parallel between Gitano and Easter, Jody comforted Gitano by saying that his dad didn't mean what he said. He finally started to understand his father. Jody recognizes the cultural conflict between Gitano and his father who now owns the ranch and maintains his right to the land. In the bunkhouse that night Jody accidentally sees Gitano hold a beautiful old rapier that he says was his father's.…

    • 3562 Words
    • 15 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    VIC NAPPA and the Case of Oxymorons With the Peanuts ™ Gang! (Meet the Gang!) Pg. 1 Interjection: An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption. “Ring!…

    • 1260 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    “A change in behavior begins with a change in the heart,”-Unknown. In the novel the Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, a character named, Mrs. Bigio lothed a young girl named Mai Thi. Mrs. Bigio’s feelings toward the girl changed, when she saw other kids teasing Mai Thi because of where she was from. I think that this change was because Mrs Bigio probably felt a surge of giult and horror rushing through her when she realized how cruel she was being when she saw others being mean, and saw how much it hurt the girl. In the end of the chapter Mai Thi and Mrs. Bigio were comforted by each…

    • 112 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Steve Bauer keep making excuses such as, “The guy never even belonged there. ”But there was a sudden shout that came out of them from inside the Fisher’s house. A kid name, Paul Fisher came out shouting, “He belonged up there!”Mr. Bauer turned around a responded back, “He belonged up there as much as you and your stupid kid.”…

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Summary Just Mercy is a book written by Bryan Stevenson. The book tells stories of justice and redemption in America. People are often wrongly-convicted; some spend years in jail while others get put on death row for crimes they did not commit. People on death row usually are given lawyers that do not care about proving them innocent. The American justice system’s unfairness has affected many people, especially those whom are part of the African-American society as well as high poverty areas.…

    • 791 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Pony Boy Monologue

    • 901 Words
    • 4 Pages

    “Cherry, Marcia, listen to us…just because we got a little drunk last time... ” Bob began as Randy was basically telling Marcia the same story. I could smell the beer on his breath. I remembered what he did in the drive-in, what Ponyboy told me about what happened to Johnny, and just about everytime he had gotten drunk. The tension infuriated and grew inside. I was not going to hear another one of his excuses.…

    • 901 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Damaging Minds The human mind is extremely complex, responding and reacting to a multitude of factors, both internal and external. In Frankenstein, a popular novel by Mary Shelley, Shelley explores how the human mind reacts to its environment, especially human influences. Her main instrument used to illustrate the relationship between the mind and the environment is the character of the “monster”, a creature who is arguably human created by Victor Frankenstein with a horrifying appearance.…

    • 1106 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    For my reaction paper, I watched the movie “UP”. The film featured an older gentleman as the protagonist of the story. Watching the film from a social work perspective I was conscious of the stereotypes and issues reflecting older adults. My initial reaction to the film was that I was stunned at the amount of stereotypes the movie portrayed. The most noticeable was the personality of the main protagonist.…

    • 929 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Carl is a young boy is growing up in the projects of New York City, but it is a cover up. His dad is a part of the Italian Mafia, one of the most dangerous and well known gangs of all time. That is their families biggest secret, and they must live like poor people so no one gets suspicious of the boys father. He lives in a family of him, his younger brother, and his mom and dad. Since his dad is part of the Mob, he is rarely home, this is discouraging to the family…

    • 647 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    From Disney Pixar comes Up, a comedy adventure about 78-year-old ballon salesman Carl. The sometimes grumpy elderly old man Carl wants to fulfill his lifelong dream of visiting South America. He ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilderness but discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has latched himself along for the ride: an overly optimistic 8-year-old named Russell. The movie UP is a surprising tale of followings one 's dream, facing fears and being true to who you are even in the face of hardship and also about the power of human connections. Erikson’s psychological theory of development described development as occurring in eight discrete stages across a person’s lifespan.…

    • 886 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Daisy had her chin propped up on her hand and her legs were shaking terribly. She shuddered frequently as if she was trying to obliterate an appalling nightmare. Tom had his arms crossed against his chest, he was glaring at the wall behind Daisy with an indigent look on his face. “Why did you say that?” demanded Tom. “W-What?” whispered Daisy, confusion clouding her eyes.…

    • 453 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Power struggle Leads To Tragedy: William Tweed, an American politician from the 19th century, once stated, “The way to have power is to take it.” Tweed implies people must take power from others to be successful. Tweed’s quote connects to the literary theory involving an imbalance of power. Marxism is a literary theory which involves an inequality of power. An application of Marxism to “Ponies”, “Lamb To The Slaughter”, and “The One Who Walk Away From Omelas” reveals imbalance of authoritative power among others causes tragedy.…

    • 934 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The conflict in this scene is entirely internal. In many ways the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was leading up to a moment such as this one right from the beginning. For the whole of the story the readers see Huck struggling with what society tells him is the right way to do things and how he often feels the exact opposite. Huck’s inner turmoil is seemingly infinite up until the moment he writes Miss Watson a letter, one that would lead to Jim’s re-enslavement. He is content for a moment after finishing the note that would sentence his new best friend back to a lifetime of suffering.…

    • 157 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Inner Conflicts

    • 794 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The balance between the conflict and coexistence of religion and science is extremely significant in a country that incorporates religion in their culture. As a Catholic pre-med student, I could genuinely relate to this. There are a lot of instances when sometimes I encounter inner conflicts when the academic teachings that I am exposed to contradicts the teachings from my personal faith. Some of these would include the debate about the origin of life or the controversial political issues that concerns what is morally right and what is logically necessary. One of the most controversial topics that causes these inner conflicts is abortion.…

    • 794 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays