"But I do" Jade simply said and hung up the phone as she walked away.
Beck didn't know how to feel about that visit, he was supposed to meet his friends at Tori's house that night and he hadn't told them he would go see her, but after having her face to face he felt confused and he wanted to talk it out.
"Hey" He said as he walked into the house and saw them all in the living room.
"Hey Beck" Tori said and he took a seat. "Did you get the letter too?" She asked.
"What letter?" Beck asked back.
"We have to testify in Jade's trial" Andre responded. "The letter arrived earlier today"
"It must be at home, I wasn't there today" He commented.
"Where were you?" Robbie asked curiously and he took a breath.
"I went to see Jade in prison" Beck informed and their eyes wide opened.
"You did that? Why?" Tori questioned confused.
"I needed to see her as the criminal she is" He affirmed and looked to the side thinking about it. "I couldn't forget about her and I thought that if I saw her in jail I would finally understand what she is but I think it just made it worse"
"What do you mean?" Cat asked.
"They beat her up…badly" Beck informed and sighed. "She looked so broken, I tried to be strong and feel nothing but I couldn't, she is not okay and it kills me to know it even though it shouldn't"
"Beck, last week she was still your girlfriend it's normal for you to feel bad for her" Tori affirmed. "I do too"
"That's not all, she told me it was her mother, that woman is torturing her" He commented and they looked at him confused.
"What? That doesn't make sense" Andre said.
"I know but she said that her mother is taking revenge for what Jade did, you know, getting them arrested" Beck explained.
"Talk about motherly love" Tori said with irony.
"She is having a really bad time" Beck added.
"Well it's prison after all" Robbie said.
"If they prove she did it, my dad said she's facing death penalty" Tori commented sadly.
"I think she would prefer that over prison" Beck responded and took a breath. "I'm afraid of what she might do if they find her guilty, she told me today and I don't think she was joking"
"Maybe she said it to make you feel bad" Andre commented. "She is a master manipulator, she played us all this time"
"No, she was serious I know her" He affirmed and covered his face as he took a deep breath. "I can't say I blame her, she also said some guard is harassing her and she can't do anything about it"
"Oh my god, that's horrible" Tori said worriedly. "She should tell the CEOs or something"
"Everyone hates her Tori, they want her to suffer as much as possible and she knows it" He responded. "She has no way out of this, I can't say I blame her for wanting to die but I don't want that"
"Well Beck, it's sad but she deserves to be in prison" Andre commented. "Think of all the things she did to those kids, she is a monster"
"There's something else" Beck said and took a breath.
"What?" Andre asked and he looked at them.
"I'm not so sure she did it" Beck admitted. "I think she might be actually innocent"
"But all the evidence is against her" Robbie said. "There is no other explanation"
"I know but I just feel it, I was so sure before I saw her but now I just don't know what to think" He admitted. "She keeps saying she didn't do it"
"Well duh! She wouldn't admit it to you before the trial, she is not an idiot" Tori responded. "I think you are just confused because you feel compassion for her"
"No it's not just that" Beck affirmed. "Listen I don't know how to explain it but I believe her, especially after seeing what her mother did, it doesn't make sense"
"I mean I don't believe her but I wish she were innocent, that would change everything but even then so what? We can't prove it" Tori commented and Beck sighed.
"I don't know, but we need to know the truth"
"Hey hottie, how was your visit time?" Amanda asked when Jade walked back into their cell.
"It was no one important" She simply said.
"Your face says otherwise" Amanda commented and laughed.
"I need a favor" Jade suddenly said and the woman immediately looked at her with a little smirk on her face.
"I'm listening" She said.
"I need to get something from Nathalie's cell, could you help me with that?" Jade asked.
"What could be so important? She'll kill ya" Amanda commented.
"A bunch of letters, I know she has them" She responded and smiled. "Come on Amanda, are you scared of her? I thought you were the leader here" She said teasing her on purpose.
"I see what you're doing princess but there are rules, I don't mess with her and she doesn't mess with me" Amanda said as she stood up and stepped closer to her. "But with a little incentive, I might get inspiration" she whispered on Jade's ear and kissed her neck.
"If you do this for me, I will be very impressed and very grateful" Jade said and smiled at her so she chuckled.
"God you are so pretty" Amanda said and grabbed her face. "You're so lucky to have this face, if you didn't things would be a lot harder for you" She affirmed.
"Lucky I do" Jade said almost cynically and Amanda smiled before smashing her lips against Jade's for a few seconds, then she let go of her face and nodded.
"Very well doll, tell me what ya need" Amanda said and Jade smiled, she wasn't happy about giving in to that woman's desires but she tried to think she was playing a role; in the end she needed her help and protection to get through the trial and win.
Amanda did what she'd promised and with her gang's help she managed to get in Nathalie's cell and searched everywhere, she found the letters under the mattress and took them all with her. Jade was in the cell just reading book because she wasn't sure when Amanda would act on her promise but then she saw her walking in with a huge smile on her face.
"I deserve a proper kiss now" Amanda affirmed and Jade immediately stood up.
"You got them?" She asked anxiously and the woman showed her the bunch of letters so she smiled happily and tried to grab them but Amanda pulled them away.
"Not so fast hon, I want my welcome kiss" She informed and Jade didn't want to do it but it was a low price to pay for her only shot at freedom, she sighed and smiled as she walked towards Amanda and started kissing her, she put her arms around her neck and the woman put hers on Jade's waist as they made out.
They kissed for about a minute and then Jade pulled back smiling, she was hoping she'd done a good job convincing her. "Can I get them now?" She asked seductively and Amanda squeezed her ass.
"You're good" Amanda said and handed her the letters so Jade pulled back and grabbed them.
"Thank you" She said excitedly and immediately sat down on her bed to read them, she needed to find proof of her innocence. Amanda simply laughed and laid down on her bed as well.
Jade called her dad that day and her parents visited her the next morning, he'd managed to get a special permission so Adeline would be able to see her daughter, even though she wasn't supposed to.
"I got them but you need to get them out before she comes for them" Jade said as she gave them the bunch of letters.
"Oh my god, how did you get them?" Her mother asked.
"I had some help" Jade informed.
"You need money to pay her off?" Mr. West asked assuming it had been another inmate.
"That's not the form of payment she wanted" She responded and they looked at her a little surprised.
"Oh god, baby…I'm so sorry you have to go through this" Adeline said. "You shouldn't have to be with anyone you don't want"
"I needed the letters and she'll keep me safe from Nathalie" Jade commented and they nodded.
"Just be careful, you don't need a prison romance gone wrong now" Mr. West commented and she chuckled.
"It's not romance, it's a transaction and I see it as a role" Jade said. "It's no big deal, at least now I have someone on my side…everyone else hates me and Nathalie won't stop harassing me"
"That's okay, it's good that you have allies but just know that you've opened a door you can't close, you'll have to continue with her until you're free; otherwise you'll be in great danger" Her father explained and she nodded. She'd thought of that already and she knew her chances at freedom were low so she needed Amanda to survive before and most likely even after the trial.
"I know"
Two days later Jade was awoken at 3am by Nathalie violently dragging her off her bed, which made her head hit the ground and she felt dizzy for a few seconds but her attention was brought back by a kick in her belly.
"Ah" Jade said in pain and covered her face.
"Hey back off" Amanda said as she pushed Nathalie away from Jade and she stood up as fast as she could.
"Where are they? Where are my letters you bitch?" She questioned angrily.
"I don't know what you're talking about" Jade said and Nathalie tried to reach her again but Amanda pushed her back.
"I said back off" Amanda said coldly and Nathalie laughed.
"I see, you're one of her whores now uh?" She commented and looked at Jade from top to bottom. "I should have seen it coming, you've always been a slut"
"Get the fuck out of my cell if you don't want me to kick your crazy ass back to hell" Amanda threatened.
"Don't play with me Amanda" Nathalie responded. "She belongs to me, she's my kid"
"She is mine now and you'll back off, your playtime is over and mine is just starting" Amanda said and pushed her back. "You mess with her, you mess with me and all my girls" she informed and Jade couldn't help to feel good, it was nice to be protected by someone like Amanda even though she didn't like the price she had to pay.
"This isn't over" Nathalie said to Jade and walked away so she exhaled relieved.
"Thank you" Jade said and Amanda hugged her.
"Let's go back to sleep" She said and they lied down on the bottom bed together, Jade felt weird but at least she knew she was safe.
The trial was just a few days away and Jade wanted to be ready, she wanted to know about law and just how badly they had her; her relationship with Amanda had kept her safe but she felt like a trophy wife just walking around next to her and letting her kiss her or touch her whenever she wanted to. However, Jade spent most of her time in the library just reading law books and preparing everything for the trial.
One evening Jade was in the library reading, she'd just finished a book so she stood up to put it back on the shelf and look for another, she was in the last section which was in the back and the other inmates had left but she didn't really pay attention to them. She was reading the titles when she noticed that there was a door behind the bookcase and she got curious, she pushed the bookcase back and left just enough space to slide through and get to the door.
Jade pulled the lock and opened the door but it was dark so she could only see a staircase going down, she didn't really feel comfortable going in so she simply closed the door and when she turned back she saw the guard who'd been harassing her standing right in front of her. He was blocking the only way out so she was trapped between the wall, the bookcase and him.
"Well, well…look what we have here" The man, whose name was Tom, said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't go in" Jade said and tried to walk forward hoping he'd move but he stood there. "Let me out, it's almost bed time and I need to be in my cell"
"You wanna see what's in there?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"No that's fine, let me out" She demanded again and tried to push him back but he was bigger and stronger.
"Did you just touch me inmate?" Tom questioned coldly and she stared at him nervously. "Now you'll have to come with me" He said and grabbed her arm tightly.
"Get your hands off me!" Jade demanded louder and tried to pull her arm back but he simply opened the door and pushed her in, she was walking back so she felt she would fall down and everything was happening so fast that she couldn't focus on anything. "NO, STOP, LET ME OUT!" Jade screamed as she tried to go back to the library but he shut the door and quickly covered her mouth.
"Sh, sh, sh…easy" He said as he turned her around and embraced her from behind but he never uncovered her mouth. Tom pushed and dragged Jade all the way downstairs and she kept fighting him but he only laughed and ended up holding her up to take her to the back of what seemed to be a basement.
Tom slowly made Jade lay down on the floor but stayed on top of her to make sure she wouldn't run off and then cuffed her hands to the wall. "HELP! HEEEEEELP!" She screamed desperately while he made sure the cuffs wouldn't get loose.
"That's enough screaming sweetheart" He said as he took off his tie and put it in her mouth so she started crying terrified. "It'll be way easier if you just calm down and enjoy it, it's one hell of a punishment uh? You are getting the premium treatment, you should be grateful" He said and smiled cynically as he stroked her neck and her chest. "I look forward to spending the next 30 years down here with you"
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