Jasper Jones Chapter 1 Creative Writing

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O’Connor himself wasn’t partially physically intimidating. This fact became abundantly clear once he stepped off his chair and approached me. While not necessarily short in stature, his seat gave him an extra few inches compared to his natural stance. “So…” His harsh voice started, sizing me up thoroughly. “You’re the institution’s golden boy eh, some mid-twenty something greenhorn coming in and telling us how to do our jobs without a single day of patrol under his belt!” “Twenty-two actually sir.” I replied blankly. His demeanor lifted for a brief moment as he recalled something, before shifting back to his previously interrupted, confrontational speech. “Worse still, you don’t even have a day’s experience in patrol, and you’re looking to …show more content…

"What was the next step of your investigation again?" He asked inquisitively. "I'm heading out to make an arrest." He replied, his tone carried a slight hint of Incertitude as to the motive of this inquiry. "Perfect!" The Chief suddenly exclaimed, taking us both a aback, briefly at the sudden outburst. "Our newest detective here can get some hands on experience!" He bellowed confidently, as he began pushing my, comparatively lightweight body with little resistance towards Henry's position. "I don't think that's...." Henry started before he was caught off guard by The Chief's over exaggerated pleading gaze, which led to a sigh of resignation from him. I experienced a brief moment of clarity while being hustled over. "Wait a second, I'm not actually a detective yet." I said unceremoniously amongst the ensuing disarray. The Chief's face shifted in thought processing my concern, before suddenly coming to a realization, "Oh, right you are my boy!" He said enthusiastically "Wait just a moment !" With that he rushed over to his desk, and began digging around while I and Henry shared an uncomfortable

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