Author Note: This is a short one...I didn't want to put too much in this chapter because the pacing would just feel off. To me anyways...so yeah...Finally the weekend is here. Time to watch some Community for the whole day :)
June 10, 1924
Well, I don't know how much longer I can keep my friends-with-benefits thing with Velma a secret. We're feeling each other up in the closet when suddenly the door opens and Mama's there. I guess the lock on that door doesn't work anymore. Mama's all like "You're not gonna slit each other's throats, are you?" with a questionable look in her eyes. Our clothes were ripped pretty badly; from Mama's point of view, we were either having a catfight or "foolin' around". So Velma punched me in the boob really hard, and I slapped her face even harder. Then Mama broke up the "fight" and told us to cool down or she'd lock us in our cells until tomorrow. I now have a bruise on my left breast and I think Velma's face is still red like a strawberry patch. We both try to keep this secret to the point where we pummel each other, with either our actions or our words, for other people to see. I overheard her talking to Annie and the other girls while playing poker, and my god, I wanted to cry. She went on and on about how much of a "whore" I was and how I was stealing everything from her. I know it's all for show, it's just that sometimes it seems like she actually means it. If she isn't, she really should look into acting… I wish loving someone wasn't so complicated…..but we both have reputations to protect and I can't let anyone know about us. If I know Velma, she's probably going to tell Mama all about how she thinks I'm the biggest lying slut this town has ever seen. I've stolen her garter for the trial tomorrow, so she'll probably go on a rant about that. My trial's tomorrow, and the bottle's spinning but I'm not confident about what it will point to. I just need to stay calm and follow Billy's advice: Sit still, look straight ahead but NOT at the jury, and keep my mouth shut. I'm still feeling uneasy about everything…
I guess I feel a little bit better now that Velma just walked by my cell and whispered me a goodnight.
What a laugh plugging Fred Casely. The big baboon had it coming. I'm just sorry that I only got to kill him once.
Fred Casely had assured me he'd get me an audition at the Onyx. Then he reneged on his pledge, and that was my motive for attacking him.
Amos accused me of having an affair, so I told him the charge was erroneous.
I really want to kill Billy right now…..