Disclaimer: No part of this universe, no part of Lichfield, nor any of the characters can be claimed to be owned by myself. As always, blame- uh, I mean credit for this goes to my yappy little muse. Satisfied?
A/N: This was originally only going to be one double drabble from the point of view of Nicky, but I recently watched 'The Shawshank Redemption' [which is one of my all-time favorite films and one of the few that can make me cry] and realized that there was potentional to add a little bit more.
Enjoy.
She was one of those people you know you can't mess with. I knew that about her before she even opened her mouth.
She looked like she'd seen it all. But I wasn't about to ask her.
In every prison there's at least one person who brings in stuff from the outside, the supplier who smuggles in drugs and contraband. I'd read about people like her. They can get you almost anything, but at a price, like Morgan Freeman's character 'Red' in 'The Shawshank Redemption'. Odd coincidence, but this woman wore more red than the film character.
She had dark hair, almost eggplant, and vivid scarlet lips and nails. I don't think she could have been more than 5ft 4 in height, though. Small and fierce. A spitfire.
Nicky called her 'Mommy', but apparently that's just a nickname. Another woman called her 'Red', and I couldn't help but wonder whether the nickname had anything to do with Morgan Freeman.
Either way, I knew almost immediately that she was someone I would do well not to cross.
She was nice enough to hand me a yogurt. Red called it a 'gift'. I doubt that she'll be as generous next time though.
Thanks for reading. :)