Caleb's Blog Post

 Arnold hit his head on the doorway as he was being forced in his cell.

"Ow... What the heck!" he yelled in annoyance.

"Aw, does your little boo-boo hurt?" said the guard mockingly. The other guard laughed as he locked the cell. "Well, you'll be staying here for the next few years, or maybe even the rest of your life, so have fun!"

"I will!" Arnold yelled as the guards walked away. He sighed and turned around to the small white room. There was a bed in the left corner, a small dresser/desk on the right, a toilet in the right corner behind him, and a sunroof. Arnold laid down on the bed and thought: 'How did it come to this?'

Arnold Eaton was prisoner B-3107 of Eastern State Penitentiary. He was accused of murder and armed robbery. Police say he and Benny Desktrov robbed a bank and killed a family of three on their way out. Arnold was captured and Desktrov escaped from the police.

'I didn't do any... I did do something wrong. If it weren't for Desktrov...'

Arnold fell asleep barely slept. He saw the little girl that day. The sirens were blaring. Three gunshots were fired. There was blood pouring into the street. The girl turned into someone else. Conny.

"Daddy.. please... help," she gurgled through the blood. 

Arnold looked at his hands. They were red with blood. Arnold woke up screaming and panting. His bed was sticky with sweat. He looked around fearfully in the darkness.

"Stop screaming and go to sleep" said a guard down the hall. 

But Arnold knew he couldn't sleep after what he saw. He sat up and slowed his breathing as he looked at the sunroof. 'What will my family and friends think of me after they hear I robbed a bank? They might also pin the... the... that... action... on me.'

As the hours went by, Anold thought about what he had done and what he would do when his sentence was over.

"...hello? Are you there? Your food's here!" Arnold was startled from his trance.

"Oh sorry. Thank you," said Arnold as he reached out for the bowl. As the server walked down the hall, pushing her cart and giving food to other prisoners, Arnold wondered 'Why would someone volunteer for a job like this? Seeing people locked up in their cells, and just sitting around all day, what kind of life is that?'

Arnold continued to think about life as a guard, until he realized life as a prisoner was going to be much worse. Eventually he was taken out into the prison yard to exercise for an hour.

The days continued like this for weeks, months, even years. Wake up, do nothing until noon, eat, do nothing until 5, exercise, do nothing until dark, and sleep. He was only referred to as Prisoner B-3107.

'If only Benny hadn't threatened me, I wouldn't be in this mess,' he kept on repeating in his head. His hatred for Benny kept on growing. 'He said no one had to get hurt. Why'd he kill them?'

After 10 years in prison, he was taken into a room, and was sat down to talk with people.

"So... Arnold Eaton... the court has recognized your good behavior and is considering releasing you early. All you have to do is admit to your crimes and continue your good behavior for the next few months."

It had been years since Arnold had a conversation with anyone. He coughed and said "I robbed a bank with a gun."

"Mhm. Anything else?" the examiner said expectantly.

"No."

"Well, thank you for your time, hopefully you'll be released in the next few years."

"NoproblempleasecomeanytimereallyI'mlonelyinherepleasecometalkplease."

"Uhh... sure" he said as he walked away.

As the examiner was leaving the room, someone else said, "Didn't he kill that family too?"