Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: My Desk
Story filed: Squeak
‘Next!” boomed Phil.
Phil was your average middle-aged man; he does average stuff and lives an average life. But the place where Phil works is anything but average. Phil works at the highest security prison in the world. The location is classified, how many prisoners there is classified, the name is classified, even what they eat there is classified. So everyday Phil drives in, walks to the office, signs in, gives his fingerprint, blood sample and DNA and starts his day. One of Phil’s usual jobs was to take the mugshots of the newly arrested prisoners, but today was different. The prisoners came in like they were told to, like any other day but among them was a mouse, yes, a mouse.
In some way Phil was not surprised. Yes, it was a mouse but compared to the stuff that went on behind these walls a mouse did not make a difference. When it came up to the mouse’s turn to be processed the guards had to stack some boxes on a stool to get the mouse in the camera’s viewfinder. Click. 'Please turn to the left'' called Phil. The mouse grunted rudely and turned to the left. Click. “Ok, good. Now turn to the right'' replied Phil. And so, again the mouse grunted and turned to the right. ''All good. Is there any more?'' asked Phil of the prison guard. “No, that's it'' muttered the prison guard. Clang. ''Move along'' called a prison another guard to a handful of prisoners, one of them being a mouse.
They had just had their mugshots taken and were now being escorted to their cells. One by one they were put in their cells but the mouse, well, he was already thinking on how he could get out of here. For this mouse was not your standard criminal mouse: no, no, no, no. This mouse was a criminal mastermind. ''Here's your cell'' stated the guard. “It's a bit damp in here and it's cold. You got anything else?” observed the mouse. ''You better get used to it as you are going to be here for a long time'' replied the guard. ''Oh, we’ll see about that'' hissed the mouse ''Ha! You just keep on dreaming'' laughed the guard as he locked the door and walked away. ''You'll never get out of here'' called the guard. 'Oh, you'll see, you'll see'' smirked the mouse as a dark, sinister and evil smile spread across his face. Things were about to change.
Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter
