Chapter 4
Five years Later
Terra lied on the table as she got the seventh star tattooed on her hip. She had been getting stars on her hip for each year she had in prision. She also had the Eye of Horus like Nuru suggested on her left shoulder. She closed her eyes as she felt the star getting finished up.
"You knov thiz might be the lazt time I'll tattoo you." She said with a thick Russian accent. Terra opened her eyes and looked at her. She had short brown hair with pale blue eyes. She was very thin as well.
"I know. I'm hoping to get parole tomorrow." Terra said as she watched her finished up.
"You vill get it. For az you zay good behavior no?" She said as Terra got off the table. She kept getting her tattoos in a storage room that was big enough for a table in it. Terra pulled up her jumpsuit. Her hair now reached past her breast which had grown more over the years.
"Hopefully. My father is supposed to be coming to be a character witness." Terra said.
"You vill get it. Nov go before guardz come." She said. Terra nodded as she walked out. She headed back to the cells. She came to it and saw Nuru in there reading on her bunk.
"Hey. Is my suit here for my hearing?" She asked. Nuru put the book down.
"Yeah. It's on your bed. Got your seventh star?" She asked as Terra went over. Her father had sent her a suit to wear. Grey jacket and pants with a light blue button up shirt. Terra looked under her bed and saw black shoes as well.
"And Shimmer hasn't come by yet?" Terra asked.
"Nope." Nuru said as Terra folded up the cloths and sat the aside. She crawled onto her bed and closed her eyes.
"Is your dad coming today?" Nuru asked.
"No. He'll be here tomorrow." Terra said. Nuru leaned over and looked at her.
"I figure he would come. Now you going to go get your hair done?"
"I haven't gone near the salon since my hair was hacked off. And I'll be fine without a trim or anything. I just hope Shimmer doesn't fuck this up for me." She said.
"Don't the guards know about what she has done to you?" Terra shook her head no.
"Then go talk to the Warden and get protection." Nuru sighed. Terra sighed. She was right. Terra got out and looked at a guard.
"Guard, can I go talk to Warden Adams?" She asked. The Guard nodded and led her towards the Warden's. She watched out for Shimmer as she walked. Terra was told to sit down as the guard walked into the office. Terra sat there for a bit before she was allowed in. The Warden looked at Terra.
"You have a parole hearing tomorrow and you come here. What is it?" she asked. Terra sat down.
"I know you've been investing the rapes and everything else that has happen to me and I haven't been cooperating because of it."
"So you thought you should tell me since you have a high chance of getting parole because of good behavior?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am and because I want protective custody."
"How about you tell me who it was and then I'll think about it."
"Shimmer. She has been beating me, raping me, and anything else that has happen to me. I was protective custody so my chances aren't messed up or delayed. Please I beg of you." She said. Warden Adams sighed and looked at her.
"Alright. We will transfer you there for the night. Personally I'm surprised you lasted this long if Shimmer was your tormenter. The guard will take you back to your cell and you will get your stuff and head to Protective cells." She said. Terra smiled.
"Thank you. Get the guard." She said. Terra got up and called the guard in.
"Take her to protective custody." She said. The guard nodded as they took Terra back to the cells. Terra looked at Nuru when they got there.
"So?" she asked.
"I'm going into protective custody. This might be the last time we see each other." Terra said. Nuru smiled.
"You will get your parole. When I get mine, I'll look you up." She said as she gave Terra a hug. Terra smiled as she returned the hug.
"Thanks." Terra said. After Nuru let her go, Terra got her stuff together and walked out with the Guard.
Terra stood in the cell in her suit her father got her. In a few minutes, a guard was going to come and get her for her parole hearing. She sat down on the bed and put her hands on her head. She was so thankful, she was here and Shimmer wouldn't make this any worst on her. Her head came up when she heard the footsteps. She smiled when she saw it was Julia.
"Hey Julia." Terra said getting up.
"I asked if I could escort you to your Parole meeting." She said as she opened up the cell. Terra smiled as she came out.
"Did they already talk to my father?" She said as they started to walk.
"Yeah. He wants to talk to you before you go in." Julia said.
"Alright." Terra said.
The two walked for a bit. Terra knew she was there when she saw her father. She ran over and gave him a hug. He smiled and returned the hug. He stroked her hair as he felt her took a deep breath in. She let him go and looked at him.
"This will be fine." He said to her.
"I know."
"You're just nervous. Everything will be fine. I know you will get parole." He said. Terra took a deep breathe in and nodded her head.
"No matter what, I opened a bank account for you and I put $500,000 into it and I found you a place as well." Her father said.
"Thanks. I'll have to go buy clothes." She said.
"Yep but I did bring you some clothes that should last you a couple of days." He said.
"thanks. Did you get my college application in and paid for?"
"Yes. You're lucky your getting out when the semester starts. Now go in there." He said giving her a kiss on the head. Terra nodded and went inside. She saw the board sitting at the table.
"Ms. Markov, please sit down." One of them said. Terra walked over and sat down.
"Now Ms. Markov, you came to the prison on your own free will. And yet the crime you comment is severe. You aided Slade in the destruction of the city and almost killing the Titans. Now tell us why you should be granted your parole?" They asked.
Terra took a deep breath in. "I know what I did was horribly wrong. When I broke free of my stone prison, I could have run off but I chose to turn myself in. I even rejected the Titan's offer to bail me out as well. I wanted to serve my time." Terra said.
"What are you planning to do if you get parole?"
"I want to go to the community college and get a degree. I don't know what degree I want though. And depending on the degree I want, I may go into the workforce or get another degree." Terra said.
"What about living conditions?"
"My father has helped me find a place to stay." Terra said. Terra watched one open a folder and pulled out a piece of paper.
"The Warden sent us a letter. She had stated you have not been involved in any fights or causes trouble. She has stated what has happen to you as well. And your father's testimony helps your case as well. Tara Markov, you are being granted your parole with three years probation." One said. Terra let out of a sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much." She said as she stood up.
"Your welcome." One of them said as Terra walked out. She ran to her father and gave him a hug as she started to cry.
"I'm free." She said. Her father smiled as he held her close.
"I told you that you would get it." He said. Terra pulled away and wiped her tears away.
"Now I'm willing to pay your half of the apartment rent. You will have to get a roommate. And that's going to be hard for you." He said.
"Yeah it will be." She said.
"Your place has furniture in it and I have some stuff in there for you like a laptop." He said.
"Thanks. I should get going. Thank you for everything dad." She said giving him another hug.
"Your welcome. The keys are in your clothes." He said. Terra nodded as let him go.
"Please visit me." She said as she walked away.
