As like so many other days it begins being painful even to stand, they help each other get to their feet and stagger to the center of the room. A young blond woman, whom when not in this room makes sure she is always looking beautiful before she leaves her house is so tired and sore that tears well in her eyes as she moves with the group. Its her day however, its time to leave and she wants to be ecstatic about it but her face hurts so much from yesterday's events that she can't bring herself to even smile.
Anne and Liz help each other up and Ross sticks out his hand for one of them to help him up from the ground. His hand is clasped and he's yanked from the floor and comes eye to eye with Daniel.
"Well that didn't take long." Ross smiles and hits him on the shoulder.
"A day in here seems like forever, so I guess coming to terms with things comes by a little quicker." he hits him back.
"I didn't know about the tag, I swear." Ross looks him in the eye and stares at him hoping his friend that he's been through believes him.
"I believe you. Its okay, and Liz, I believe you too." he turns to her and shakes her hand with both hands as if hugging hands.
"What about me." Anne stands there saddened and worried about what will happen next.
"Well, sure you lied, but I understand why. For your safety, for the others you couldn't tell me and I never flat out asked any of you if any of you knew, so.... I guess if I would have asked, and you point blank lied to me I'd be more upset, but when its one of those things where its better left unsaid. I guess I understand because I would do the same." he offers Anne his hand and she pulls him in for a hug.
"I really am sorry, I didn't want you to ever know, I hate that Cipher is doing this to all of us, manipulating us on top of everything else." she wipes a tear from her face and sniffs her nose.
"He's done a lot to us, which is why I want to tell you all something." Daniel begins to speak but is interrupted by the monitor coming on.
"Front and center all of you please." Cipher adjust his mask slightly and the camera that he is looking into. "Where is Kelly Richards?" Kelly moves to the front and holds up the number 42. "Excellent Kelly, anything to say before you leave to your friends here?"
She turns and faces them, moving her long blond hair from her face. "Be strong, and when you all get out of here, we need to meet up again, because I promise I don't always look like this." she and a few of the others chuckle. "I can't wait to get home and see my boyfriend, I miss him. But who knows what kind of relationships we'll have after here? Who knows what the relationships we had before we left will feel like when we get home? To look back and think about things we've argued over, I mean Tony and I, and then to look at what we fought about in here, it makes you think, you know? Sorry I'm not expressing myself very good."
"I think what you're trying to say is that what I've done to you Kelly, has worked. You are walking out of here with a better appreciation of life, and its because of me, I made you better. Feel free to tell the world, confess to everyone what has gone on here and how you have all grown, grown to be better people, better Americans.."
"How about you confess!" Jim shouts to the screen. "Are you the President?! Was that guy right, or was he just crazy? Is this some government conspiracy?"
"Tell you what Jimbo, I'll confess, on one condition, five other people in this room must confess something as well. That happens, I'll answer your question." Cipher leans back in his chair and waits.
"I was a drunk. Drank all the time, so much so that I lost my job. There, happy?" Jim shouts out and looks to the others to be judged, but instead what he finds are new friends comforting him and patting him on the back.
"I was a dancer." Liz pauses. "Ugh, well actually I was a stripper, that kind of dancer. It was a long time ago, college years, and well other than lap dances it never got more intense than that, if you know what I mean." "I'm engaged." Anne steps over with Liz and Jim.
"I have a fiancee at home."
"What?!" Ross was shocked. "I thought he was your boy friend?"
"Ooo, this is getting good, love the drama." Cipher leaned in as though he was watching a good movie.
"I was going to tell you. But it never seemed the right time, not that I should it matter while were in here."
"What the Hell does that even mean?!" Ross throws his hands in the air.
"Ooooo What?!" Cipher falls back all dramatic as if he were on a day time talk show.
There's silence and the rooms attention is all on these two, all but one, Daniel walks over near the front of the group, bumping into Ross as though he wasn't there.
"I killed Dalton." he mumbles it, but then clears his throat, and repeats it louder, "I killed Dalton."
"Oh SNAP! I did not see that one coming." Cipher slaps his hand on the table and everyone there is just silent, no one moves, not even Kelly.
End part 1 of Day 42
"Tell you what Jimbo, I'll confess, on one condition, five other people in this room must confess something as well. That happens, I'll answer your question." Cipher leans back in his chair and waits.
"I was a drunk. Drank all the time, so much so that I lost my job. There, happy?" Jim shouts out and looks to the others to be judged, but instead what he finds are new friends comforting him and patting him on the back.
"I was a dancer." Liz pauses. "Ugh, well actually I was a stripper, that kind of dancer. It was a long time ago, college years, and well other than lap dances it never got more intense than that, if you know what I mean." "I'm engaged." Anne steps over with Liz and Jim.
"I have a fiancee at home."
"What?!" Ross was shocked. "I thought he was your boy friend?"
"Ooo, this is getting good, love the drama." Cipher leaned in as though he was watching a good movie.
"I was going to tell you. But it never seemed the right time, not that I should it matter while were in here."
"What the Hell does that even mean?!" Ross throws his hands in the air.
"Ooooo What?!" Cipher falls back all dramatic as if he were on a day time talk show.
There's silence and the rooms attention is all on these two, all but one, Daniel walks over near the front of the group, bumping into Ross as though he wasn't there.
"I killed Dalton." he mumbles it, but then clears his throat, and repeats it louder, "I killed Dalton."
"Oh SNAP! I did not see that one coming." Cipher slaps his hand on the table and everyone there is just silent, no one moves, not even Kelly.
End part 1 of Day 42
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