Orange is the New Black: Journey to Poussey.
"Ayo Taystee, where the fuck my snacks at that you owe me man? Hope you ain't being no sore loser cause I won that bet fair and square homie.", I said while walking into Taystee bunk. Her area is always neat and everything is where its suppose to be. But living in prison, you kinda have to keep your shit neat especially when they do inspections. Fucking bastards.
"Man bitch chill, you gone get yo snacks man. I know you ain't tripping about that right now."
"Naw I ain't tripping, I'm just making sure you didn't forget about it that's all girl."
Me and Taystee made a bet that if I can stay in yoga class for the entire time and not lose my mind, then she will get me some bomb ass snacks. I mean some finger licking, lick ya lips type snacks that she was gone have Redd get from the outside world.
Even though we don't even fuck with Redd all like that, we once in a blue moon try to put up some type of trade to get the shit we want from her. I would never turn down a chance to get some snacks from real stores than the nasty ass shit they be selling in this prison.
I even forgot what the world looked like man. I been stuck in here for about 3 years and I got 2 more to go son. Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself but I spend most of my time in the library with Taystee.
She been my bitch ever since I got here. I've always had her back and shes always had mine. In this place, she is most definitely my main chick.
Life in here ain't easy. You lose your privacy. You have to eat what they give you. You have to take showers when they tell you to. Everybody got they own cliques that they apart of, and me, well I roll with the black folks. They my peoples and we stick together and maintain to have each others back. But you can never fully trust bitches in here and if you do, you a damn fool.
"So what you about to do?", I asked Taystee as I sat on her bed next to her. She was reading some book and it must be new since it looked like she was just starting on it.
Taystee is always reading and she smart as hell. She's the smartest girl I know that's locked up in here. And plus she work in the library, so reading books her main hobby.
"Man nothing, probably gone go to the library and start my shift in there for some weak ass 11 cents an hour. How the hell we suppose to survive on that in here? I still think they tripping on that one.", she replied to me.
Her sense of humor is just like mine and I think that's why we get along so good. Even when she being serious, she still funny.
"We been surviving this damn long. Its not like we starving on some shit. We straight.", I said back to her.
She stood up from sitting on her bed and walked over to put her book on her desk. I stayed sitting on the bed and she was starting to walk out her bunk. She turned around and looked at me, "Is you coming or not fool?" I looked up at her and laughed. "Yeah man, yeah I'm coming." I got up and followed her down the hallway making our way down to the library. We past the cafeteria where it smelled like Redd and her crew were making lunch.
"We need some black folks working in the kitchen man. I want some fried chicken, collard greens, mac & cheese, all that shit. I'm tired of eating baked chicken and pasta salad, how the fuck is that a meal?", I told Taystee.
"Yasss bitch! I miss all that good shit, cause what they be cooking I think I'm losing weight. All that healthy shit getting on my nerves. Bitch do it look like I eat healthy?", Taystee said with a little attitude.
I busted out laughing, man Taystee such a fool. She be having me rolling!
"Uhh is that a trick question or something? Cause I don't know if I should answer that. I'm just being real. ", I said shaking my head. She just gave me evil looked and kept walking.
We entered the library and for some reason I liked they way it smelled in here. It smelled like old books thats been here for decades and also new books that smell that they just been printed and published. I was comfortable being in here cause nothing could go wrong being in the library. It is so peaceful and relaxing, and I even come here on the days that I don't need to.
I come in here to clear my mind or even get lost in a book. Shit be getting real in some books that I be reading that I be forgetting about my own reality son. Then when I snap back into reality and see where I'm at, a bitch head be fucked up. I'm so ready to get out this bitch man you have no fucking idea.
I started arranging books to where they are suppose to belong. I'm putting books in alphabetical order and I'm taking random books thats just been put into spot that they are suppose to be in. Its a hell of job cause none of this bitches care where they set they books at when they're done reading them. They just set them down anywhere not giving a fuck. So sick of these bitches.
I was arranging books for about 30 minutes then is stopped to see what Taystee was doing. I found her in the back of the library sitting on the floor with a book in her lap. I swear all this girl does is read but I ain't mad at her though, she is smart as hell.
"What you reading now?', I whispered to her. "Girl just some book on how to successfully run a business. You know a bitch like me gone have her own business one day.", she replied back to me.
"Yeah I know Tee, you got the most potential to make it out in the real world man. Be proud of that shit cause I know I would be.", I said to her.
"P, you know you smart as hell too, don't even try to play. Me and you gone be business partners. I'm not gone leave you hanging like that." I laughed a little bit. "Yeah I know but you book smart and know about that business shit. See me, I'm street smart. I know how to get my way outta a lot of shit."
"Yeah like that worked so well for you the last time you tried to get outta some shit. That's why yo ass locked up in here with me." Taystee said making fun of me. I punched her in her arm for trying to play me. "Man shut up Tee, you ain't funny." I said smirking. She right though, there was nothing I could do to stop my ass from going to fucking jail.
"Shit I'm just saying." she said laughing. I rolled my eyes and went back to my section of the library where the cart of books that need to be put back got even larger. These bitches are so lazy man.