As per usual, Casey laid in her cell and had no idea what time it was. She was awake, and now was rising before the loud alarm sounded. If she had to guess, she would say it was probably about 5:15 in the morning. She did some pushups and some sit-ups, and then paced around her cell for a while. Liv had sent her the entire "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series, and she had already breezed through the first two, and was about halfway through the third. Casey was always a fanatical reader, and while she was locked away, she had so much time to read in her free time. That was one of the few things she liked about being in prison. The only issue was, she finished so many books so quickly, and usually had to wait for Liv or someone else to send her more.

She heard some footsteps, and walked up to the bars of her cell, and peered down the hall. She spotted Alison and she was holding a bag, and she thought "gosh, what the hell is going on here? Is someone getting out of here today? Holy shit, am I getting out of here?" Her mind raced with possibilities, but she didn't want to get her hopes up, so she prepared herself for the worst. Finally, Alison reached her cell and turned the key and opened the door.

"Novak!" she said loudly and sternly. Casey was used to the tone by now.

"Yes guard, what is it?"

Alison looked Casey up and down and then responded.

"You're being transferred. I have all your belongings here. Now, come outside and let me restrain you."

Casey got a little confused. She didn't really want to leave Rikers, nor did she put in any requests to do so. She didn't really know how this could have happened. She then stopped thinking and put her hands out in front of Alison.

"No Casey, turn around, you know the drill."

Casey was tired of getting handcuffed, but there wasn't really anything she could do. She did as Alison said and put her hands behind her back, and Alison fastened the metal bracelets around her wrists very tightly. Alison then connected a long chain to Casey's cuffs, and then fastened some leg irons on her feet. Casey really hated this, because she really couldn't walk at all at her own pace, and had to take baby steps. As she walked, she could feel the metal really digging into her wrists tightly. Alison carried the bag of Casey's personal effects as she led both of them out of the prison maze and out the door.

Casey was a little upset to be leaving, but not really. She thought that maybe she was going to a nicer place, which would certainly be an upgrade. She was bummed that this place was potentially further away and harder for Liv to come see her, but she really was focused on getting her own situation better. She would miss a few girls she had gotten to know, but not many.

Just as Casey made it outside, there was a waiting van for her. She then saw Alex standing right beside it.

"Casey, I am so sorry I couldn't get you out, I really did the best I could, you believe me, don't you?"

Casey looked down at the jewelry that adorned her feet. She knew that the parole board was meeting about her, but she actually believed Alex.

"You know what Alex, I actually do believe you. Now, can you tell me what's going on?"

Alex gave Alison a signal to get lost. She then spoke directly to Casey. "You're being transferred Casey. Transferred to Beacon Correctional Facility. It's a minimum security prison, and you will serve the remaining five months of your sentence there. With good behavior, maybe you can get out early."

Casey was trying to put all of this together. "So wait, how far is it?"

"About two hours away. Don't worry, Liv knows, and will come to see you as soon as she can. You know that no amount of distance will stop her from seeing you. Plus, this is a lot nicer than your current surroundings."

Casey really didn't know what to say. She truly was grateful for what Alex had done, and she honestly never thought that Alex would be the one that would help her out like this. She then thanked Alex and boarded onto the van.

Alex offered one last thought as she looked at Casey's cuffed wrists as she entered the van. "Casey, don't worry this nightmare will be over soon enough, I promise."

As Casey sat down she smiled and said "I sure hope so Alex, I sure do."

Right then, the guard closed the door and she was on her way.