Kate And Mr. Jacks Narrative

“RUN!”, Kate yelled.

She and Mr. Jacks took off into the woods, ducking at every branch. Each time she looked back, the guards got closer and closer. Her heart was pounding out of her chest. She and Mr. Jacks took a sharp turn and dove behind a bush. After the guards ran by, Kate and Mr. Jacks started running again. They had just escaped from the force field, and were almost free. As they were nearing the edge of the woods, they saw a building. It was an abandoned warehouse, where airplanes might have kept at one point. The guards were not in sight anymore, so they bolted into the dark warehouse.

As they scanned their surroundings, they quickly realized the warehouse was not abandoned. Inside, it looked like a secret-science laboratory. There were vials, and tubes everywhere, each one filled with a different substance. It smelled putrid. “What is this place?”, Kate asked nervously.

“It looks like some sort of government

laboratory”, Mr. Jacks replied as he tripped over an odd-shaped tube leaking some type of green liquid. They continued examining the warehouse and they approached a thick stack of papers. Kate started nervously looking through the pile, but she stopped suddenly when she heard someone say, “Just what do you think your doing?”. This time it was not Mr. Jacks voice.

Kate quickly spun around, and stared in shock.

In front of her stood an odd looking man wearing a white lab coat. Mr. Jacks came slowly walking over, staring at the man’s blue hair and odd looking glasses. “Who are you?”, Kate asked.

“I am Professor Watson, and this is my laboratory. Who are you?” Kate and Mr. Jacks introduced themselves, and said they had just escaped from a force field. Kate went on to explain that they needed to find another mirror to help others escape.

“It is best to leave them in the force field. They are safer in there than they would be out here.” Professor Watson said. Seeing their confused and scared looks Professor Watson started explaining what the force fields are for. “There is a deadly disease spreading through the country. We don’t know what it is or how it got here so we put people in the force fields to study the disease.” Professor Watson explained, “If people are in the force fields, it allows us to keep them in isolation and observe their actions.” Kate and Mr. Jacks nervously stared at each

other.

“What if we got the disease when we escaped?”, Katie anxiously asked. She started pacing nervously back and forth.

“Here, follow me, I want to show you something.”, Professor Watson said. Mr. Jacks and Kate followed the professor into a cold, dark room. They lost sight of Professor Watson, and heard a loud bang behind them.

“Hello!”, Kate called out, “Is anyone there?” No one answered. The room started to light up, and they soon realized that they were trapped in another force field.

“We’ve been tricked!”, Mr. Jacks exclaimed.

They heard a microphone being tapped and Professor Watson started speaking. “Testing 1 2 3. You two are in this force field because you might be carrying the disease. Until we can prove that you are safe, you will stay under quarantine.” Kate and Mr. Jacks looked nervously at each other. “I am sending guards in to take blood samples. If you resist, we will assume you are infected.”

As the force field powered down, the door of the room came flying open and two scary looking men entered quickly. They were extremely tall with long black beards and their eyes hidden by dark goggles. Kate saw them walking towards her first. She tried to move back, but a look from Mr. Jacks stopped her. They couldn’t risk going back. With force the guards stuck a needle in her arm and took her blood. They walked towards Mr. Jacks and did the same. As soon as the guards took Kate and Mr. Jacks blood they, walked out and slammed the door behind them.

While the guards came in carrying mysterious brown boxes, Professor Watson started explaining what’s inside them. “You will remain here as I test the blood. The guards have brought you food and beds. If your smart, you’ll take them.”

1 week later

(Conclusion) Kate and Mr. Jacks were patiently waiting for Professor Watson to tell them the results from the blood tests. They had been in the force field for a week, and were already dreading it. While they were anticipating the Professor’s return, they tried to entertain each other. Finally, after a long week of waiting, they heard Professor Watson on the speaker. He said softly “I am afraid I have bad news. According to the blood tests, you both have the deadly virus.” He told them that they would start showing symptoms within the next couple of days. The symptoms are bloody noses, sore muscles, and stomach aches. He also explained to them that once they started showing the symptoms they would only have 2 days to live. Kate and Mr. Jacks were frozen in shock.

“How can this happen?” Kate asked, her voice trembling. “I don’t want to die!”, she screamed.

“We still don’t know what the disease is, or how to treat it.”, Professor Watson told her. Kate glanced back to see what Mr. Jacks was doing and she noticed red blood oozing from his nose. She immediately rushed over to help him. As she was helping him, she noticed something different about him. He is not energetic or happy, as he usually is. They finally got his nose to stop bleeding, and then they got some rest. The next day when Kate woke up, her stomach was hurting. At first she thought it was because she was hungry, but she soon realized that it was a symptom of the deadly disease. Mr. Jacks was getting worse. He could not move around or do simple things such as eat. Later that day, he took a nap and never woke up. Kate had tried to prepare herself, but she was still heartbroken. Mr. Jacks was like a grandfather to Kate. While she was grieving, the guards came bursting through the door, taking his body. Kate heard Professor Watson on the speaker again, “We will examine his body, and then we will bury it in the woods.” Kate is speechless. She doesn’t know what to do. She started feeling sick, which scared her even more. She is not ready to die. There are so many things she wants to do in life, but her last hours of life she has to spend being trapped inside a force field. She can’t even say good bye to her friends or family. She begged Professor Watson to let her go, but he refused. Throughout the day, Kate began to feel worse. Her nose bled and her stomach aches became intolerable. That same night, Kate passed away. Professor Watson examined the bodies, but found no information about the disease that killed them. After days of researching, he gave up. The guards carried Kate and Mr. Jacks cold, pale bodies into the woods. Professor Watson started burying them, but stopped suddenly when he felt blood running from his nose.