There was a short silence followed by words spoken in a dull, monotonous voice.

"The current customer you are calling is not available. Please leave a message at the tone."

Jonas wasn't ready for personalized greetings yet.

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Getting word that Gabriel was coming down for the weekend was enough to make Jonas ecstatic. He'd expected his brother, of course, but getting the official word made it more certain. It had been a few months since he'd seen his brother and he was probably more excited than someone his age should be to see a now four year old ( Read more... )

Typically on a day without classes, Jonas would read. Today, he found he didn't want to read. The books weren't exciting him and he found that he wanted to do something. Something new even.

That restlessness led him to breaking out a dusty puzzle he'd picked up sometime after leaving the Community. He'd bought as something to do on long days ( Read more... )

With another term come and gone, Jonas realized for the first time that he was about to begin his final year on the island. It was certainly a lengthy, long time but it seemed so short to the years he'd spent sheltered in the Community. It was like the few years he'd been here had passed so quickly. This part of his life was almost a completely ( Read more... )

Jonas had slept fairly well last night. It was comforting to know that Beka was back and that things seemed to be returning to normal so he'd slept. Now, he was awake, already moving around the room and letting Beka sleep as she wanted. He thought about breakfast and even lunch while he cleaned ( Read more... )

For the most part, Jonas had stayed in the dorms. The one time he'd gone out, there had been the most gruesome sorts of creatures imaginable and he hadn't wanted to repeat that. He was unscathed but incredibly worried. He kept silently talking to himself, making promises with unnamed deities that he'd be on his best behavior if Beka would come ( Read more... )

They were back in the cabins. The last time they'd been in cabins hadn't been bad so Jonas was optimistic about this time around as well. The space was smaller but Jonas didn't have a lot of things anyway. It didn't take long to unpack his few clothes, some books, and other odds and ends before he'd filled the empty space with his sparse clutter ( Read more... )

Jonas knew it was an American holiday today. Of course, he'd never celebrated it before and he really didn't feel right about starting now. Still, the knowledge was there having read up on traditions and important dates in history when he'd first arrived ( Read more... )

Jonas was glad to be back in the dorms. While he really did enjoy the new experience the cabins gave him, he valued the quiet time he tended to get in the dorms. It was more conducive to reading, learning, and slowly building up his memories.

The book from previously was tucked away under his mattress, forgotten for the time being. Right now, ( Read more... )