A/N: My first attempt at a chaptered fic in, well, years. The challenge with this is actually finishing it but I'm not sure how this is going to work out since I tend to lose interest and/or feel like it sucks. The chapters are going to be out of order, but it should all make sense at the end. If there is anything wrong or you have any suggestions on how to improve, please tell me! :)
An Ace in the Back } Prologue
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Tori always hated orange. It was such a disgusting colour. Orange was the colour of Tori's dress after Trina puked on her at her fourth birthday party. Orange was the colour of the dodgeball that fractured her nose in fifth grade. Orange was the colour of the paint that had been splattered on her head during a performance- courtesy of Jade West of course.
It was just so disgusting; and the worst thing was that orange would be the colour she would wear for the rest of her life unless she did something.
"Hey Kaitlynn," Tori hissed. The large body laying on the bed across from her shifted slightly.
"Yeah?" her voice croaked.
"I need you to help me," she replied.
"What's in it for me?" Kaitlynn asked. Tori scoffed.
"Why do I need to bribe you? What happened to being a kind person?"
"This is prison baby; there are no good deeds." Tori thought for a few minutes then spoke again.
"Fine. I swear on my life, if you help me get out, I'll hire you the best lawyer and get you out too," Kaitlynn looked unconvinced. Tori sighed. "And I'll buy you whatever you want once we get out."
"Hmm… okay," Kaitlynn propped herself on her elbows to properly face Tori. "What do I have to do?"
"You need to talk to the police for me. Tell them that I said this before the trial…" Tori continued to formulate her story. "Tell them that Ryan said he wanted to talk to Mel and I was in the car."
"But that would be lying," Kaitlynn replied.
"No, it's not. That's what happened," Tori corrected. Kaitlynn simply shook her head.
"Uh, no Tor. You both went in the house and killed her, then you were convicted of first degree murder."
"I don't deserve any of this. I didn't kill anyone. You have to help me!" Tori pleaded.
"No can do, murderer," Kaitlynn smirked and relaxed back into her bed. If Tori really was a murderer, she would have killed Kaitlynn right there and then.
Tori was going to get out, somehow. Bad things aren't supposed to happen to good people, right? Good, innocent people weren't supposed to be rotting in prison for something someone else had done. Tori needed people to believe her; she did not kill Melissa Irving. But how could she prove it?