Chapter 1 Alex
I really didn't want to be here I thought that when I got arrested for breaking my probation I'd get put straight back to Litchfield. But no I was stuck here a women's prison near Virginia because of that fucking stupid Piper and her dipshit friend though the conditions were a hell of a lot better then Litchfield and free of christen nut meth heads she was still drawn to Litchfield because of one thing...Piper. There was no way that I could get in contact on the phone it was only through letters on the first day of arriving here I put in a instant request to be transferred to Litchfield I handed it to some snotty women that was apparently my consoler but she's no better then Healy. I needed to get back there and I didn't know why maybe I needed to have it out with Piper face to face or maybe I was stuck in the Litchfield routine. A part of me wanted to forgive Piper after all I have fucked her over twice once by giving her name and the other time was in Chicago and she's fucked me over once with leaving me when my mom died and now this. Does this make us even? I am so fucking confused.
I had been here for 2 weeks now and I showed no interest in making friends here some of them tried to talk to me but I just gave them a hi and that was it till one day. I was in the line for dinner when I heard "Hey four eyes" I rolled my eyes "Seriously I got past the four eyes joke in high school" I turned my head to the side and saw this huge women bigger then Big Boo "You skipped the line" Was she for real? I removed my glasses "If it's that much of a problem for you" I stepped out of the line and she moved into where I was standing "There that was easy wasn't it" When she turned her back I made a scowling face to her. I sat down at the end of a table hoping no one would sit on my table but someone did on the other end. She looked at me and gave me a half cocked smile then carried on eating her dinner she looked about early 20s and her hair is brunette that went down just below her shoulders she looked...Normal like she never smoked or took drugs a day in her life her skin was slightly pale and her eyes were dark brown. She looked at me and I looked down at my book I heard her clear her throat "Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope" She had a British accent I put my book down and put my glasses on my head "Huh?" She pointed to my book "The Great Gatsby" I looked at the front cover of my book "O yeah um I don't think I have gotten to that quote yet" She looked me up and down but then she was overshadowed by the big lady "Hey Kate Middleton your in my spot" She carried on eating "You deaf" "No I can hear you perfectly" She picked up her tray and walked around the table and sat next me "And I think you'll find that just because I am from England it doesn't instantly make me related nor look like a member of the Royal Family Lyn" Lyn moved her face in so they were nose to nose and gave her look at that could kill but the British girl stood her ground and didn't even blink Linda blew in her face "Ha! Made you blink" and she walked off. "Ignore her she just likes to think she's top dog around here honestly there's nothing to be scared of" Did I say I was scared? But then again this girl has some balls she extended her hand "I am Kate but not Middleton" I chuckled "Alex Vause" I heard a shout from down the hall it was one of the guards "MAIL CALL!" I quickly ran down the hall and into the room where the guard was shouting out names he was doing it alphabetically great this would take a while in fact I was the last name to be called the guard handed me the letter "I take it your Vause" I just took the letter and ran back to my bunk and tore it open it was from Piper my heart skipped. It was filled with sorry and bullshit excuses such as "Larry left me and I didn't want to be on my own" I screwed it up and threw it against the wall my bunkie gave me a evil look but she saw how pissed I was and just rolled back to face the wall. I got straight on a response I told Piper that I put in for a instant transfer and that it would take weeks and that I was confused about how I felt and that maybe the few weeks waiting for my transfer to come through would be a good time for us to take a break from whatever this is. I finished writing and lied down on bunk and let out a big sigh took my glasses off and settled down to sleep.
Kate
When I got out of bed at 7am (I can tell from the first head count) I went straight to work at the library I don't eat breakfast my co worker Ruth was already there she looked me up and down with those big blue eyes "You look like shit did you sleep last night" I shook my head "No I didn't I was reading" Ruth smirked "You need to go to the doctors about that especially when you skip breakfast and lunch you'll become a skeleton at this rate" I know Ruth was in her 50s but seriously she ain't my mother "Thanks I will" "Promise me that you'll have dinner tonight" I nodded yes as the day wore on and I did my usual routine of the day and I went to dinner. When I was in the queue I notice Lyn having words with the newbie. Lyn was the typical wanna be bully but she's nothing compared to what I have come across in life. What made me spot the newbie was because well she's tall for a chick and second she is always in the library reading books. I decided to sit at the end of her table I looked at her and thought I'd talk about her book when Lyn came over I was so pissed at her I made her look such a pussy in front of the newbie. When I finally learnt the newbie name...Alex she shot off to get her mail didn't say bye or anything I noticed she left her book I picked it up and looked at it. Ruth came over and sat next to me "The Great Gatsby haven't you already read that like 10 times" I kept looking at Alex's empty seat and shook my head as to snap out of it and pay attention "Um Alex...I meant the newbie left it here" "O you mean lurch she comes in the library every day just give it back to her then" I started to eat my dinner if you could call it that what I would give for a Maccy Ds right now. Lyn came back over and sat with us I rolled my eyes "What now" She laughed as if I said a joke "I was just shitting with you earlier" I was still angry with her "Yeah well maybe some people don't get your humour" I took my tray and left in the background I could hear a ooooooooooo fucking immature bicthes.
Having insomnia is always fun especially in prison I mean when you have no crap telly to watch or video games to play or can't even take a walk around the neighbour hood it makes it interesting when all you can do is lie in bed and think. The only good thing is that you get a dim light in the hall and I can read which doesn't help but it passes the time. I have been awake now for nearly 2 days maybe I can get a few hours snooze around 4am but I wasn't hopeful. When I woke up from my 2 hour snooze I did my routine of shower and work I took the book with me just in case Alex came to pick it up and she did when I saw her I dropped everything I was doing to go over there "Um hey remember me" "Um Kate not Middleton right" I handed The Great Gatsby over "You left this it's a good book" Alex fidgeted with her glasses and took it "Thanks was looking for that" She looked tired like she'd been up all night as well "Well I am going to go back to work now" She seemed surprised "Wait you work here" "Yeah been here for 6 months" "What in prison or working here" I really didn't want to dive in my outside story as like in any other prison it is a taboo subject here "I've been working here for 6 months" I think Alex got the idea that I didn't want to talk and I doubt she did either "You read much? Well I take it you do working in here unless your running a contraband scheme" She looked me up and down and gave me a half grin as if I was would I give her something "I don't know what you mean why you heard anything cause I don't do that" She laughed and playfully punched my arm "I was just fucking with you calm down" Alex looked around and put her glasses on "Recommend me something" This made me happy as I knew this would be a challenge and I love challenges "Well you've pretty much read everything in the couple of weeks you've been here" She nodded in agreement but I still went round the library with her and picked books out for her we talked most of the morning about different books and some music she liked. Her dad was a washed up rock star and I actually knew the band he was in and saw them play in London "Get out of here what a coincidence" "Yeah but no offensive...They fucking sucked that night" She held her hands up "O don't worry they did suck but my mom made them out to be like Guns and Roses or something I suppose it was to make me feel better" I saw Ruth poke her head round a shelf "Can you get on with something please" I looked at the clock and realised what the time was "Shit sorry" I turned to Alex "Sorry I better get on with some work I'll see you around?" "Well we ain't going to bump into each other in the street are we" I chuckled "No we ain't" Alex walked off "Sorry about that Ruth" I started putting books back sort of hoping that Alex would come back tomorrow and she did as well.