Chapter Twenty
Her mother and Cal went with her to Litchfield. She had an appointment to see a doctor the following week and her plans were made to retreat after this appearance. It was hard to get close to the prison and she had a hard time catching her breath when she looked at it from the parking lot.
Steve met her there and used his press credentials to get her to the front of the line. Piper cleared her throat and some of the reporters seemed to focus in on her. It took a few minutes for them to recognize her as the Piper from the article.
"Hello, I"m Piper Chapman. I was released early from Litchfield by Warden Caputo. He did this because he was afraid MCC would try to shut me up. The women of this facility were and are being abused. We are beaten, killed and denied basic human rights like health care. Poussey Washington was killed because the guards are poorly vetted or trained. The details of the riot as I know them will be in an article in the New York Times tomorrow. I will be posting to my own criminal justice blog, telling my story and those of my fellow inmates at . I'm one of the lucky ones, I was released to a family that loves me...with the means to help me to get back on my feet. Most women in there do not have this..63 % of them are mothers and over 86% are in there for non-violent crimes. Poussey Washington was busted with less than an ounce of pot. No one deserves this treatment, but come on, she was bright and beautiful...she was so small." Piper's voice broke as she saw her death again flash in her eyes. The reporters started asking her questions and her mother had to help get the quiet.
"Let her speak...please, they've kept them away from the phones or allowed them mail...let her talk," she pleaded. It seemed to make them step back a moment.
"I am afraid the prison industrial complex that is MCC will retaliate against my loved ones and friends still inside. I am afraid that these women will be sent to SEG..um solitary confinement because I told the truth. I've hired a few crack teams of lawyers to help, but the best defense is when the public eye is shining on them. So please MCC allow more phone access, visitation and mail to resume and stop all sentencing to the SHU until the investigation into the death of inmates and the details of the riot are concluded. Please keep Alex Vause, Galina Reznikov , Nicole Nichols, Lorna Morello, Tiffany Doggett, Carrie Black, Tasha Jefferson, Cindy Hayes, Janae Watson, Norma Romano, Gina Murphy, Anita Demarco, Brook Soso, Freida Berlin, and Mei Chang- to name a few but not all- in your hearts, please keep them safe. These women just want to do their time in peace without abuse..please keep fighting for this reform, call your state legislature today. Ask them to stop companies like MCC from running our prisons-" Piper spoke clearly and her mind filled with memories of the conversation with Alex the night before.
Piper didn't have to call this time, Alex called right on the dot. " Hey Pipes?"
"Hello Al, Jesus I needed to hear your voice. Are you okay?" Piper asked in a quick frantic voice.
Alex in a quiet whispered tone. "Yes, so far...I added your number to my list so I will call you when we get phones again. Our dorm hasn't had them since Monday...they said they will allow us back in the entire prison next week, but that is probably a rumor. How are you? Are you sleeping?"
Her concern made Piper's chest ache. " I'm fine...not sleeping through the night, but I ate the best dinner tonight, even kept it down." Alex asked her specifics and Piper shared. She seemed so happy for Piper, but it made Piper sad. She blinked a few times to get rid of the tears.
" I got all set up...my gran's money, new law firm...a security detail too. Alex, after my article...shit….my picture is everywhere. Our story is out there- so I got a new law firm, they are visiting the Prison Friday to see you. I am also going to talk to a committee...listen- let me finish and explain," Piper said as Alex started to chime in and ask questions. She told her everything she had planned. She told her that her family was helping, that Danny and her father were calling in some favors from government officials….how her mom got her a connection to the special committee and how she was going to confront MCC outside Litchfield in the morning...and how she was going to tell their story online in a blog.
"I know this will put a target on you. I've done the interview. You have to tell me baby….do you want me to stop?" Piper asked afraid. Alex was silent for a few moments.
"No, fuck no Pipes...I'm proud of you. You may actually get something done. Don't worry about me, they will do what they will and we have no say in it. You keep going and shine the biggest and brightest light you can find on us. I know I give you shit about your causes….you know most of the time I do that because I just hate that they take your attention from me," she replied.
Piper smiled and wiped her face again, "I can only do those causes….care enough to try because I know someone as amazing as you loves me. I love you so much Alex and you are the most important person in my life."
"No, you need to be the most important person...I'll claim a close second, we will save the third for Cal's kid," Alex said to her in an amused tone. "So you'll be here tomorrow- then you're going off to the cottage? Be careful and don't get too close to the COs, " Her voice trailed off as if she knew it was an odd thing to say.
"I'll be careful. We can do this...I'm going to get you out Alex….I will hold you again." She said it like a prayer, like a promise.
"I know kid, I know you will. I gotta go, I'll try to call from the phone when we get privileges. You stay close to your security. I love you," Alex said and Piper repeated it back to her as she hung up.
Her relief had been palpable after their conversation. She took a deep breath and tried to focus. Two reporters were trying to ask her a question. There was shoving and the barricade faltered. Piper was pushed back into the lawn. Nicole was there in a second, turning her so that the CO guarding the spectators couldn't touch Piper. She told them to back up in a booming voice or Piper would leave.
"Miss Chapman! Sean McFarrity, CNN- are you worried about the woman that turned you in for money laundering?"
" Yes, she is my girlfriend and I'm very worried about her..I'm worried about what MCC will do to the prisoners inside. There is no accountability from the state. I've seen guards rape women and just get a slap on the wrist….I've seen guards frame prisoners for drug possession….I've had guards feel me up in a completely sexual way while conducting random pat downs. I've seen guards….smother a prisoner. I know we broke the law...none of us deserved to die for our crimes," she replied.
A reporter from some magazine tried to follow up," If she sees you on the news here, what do you want her to know?" It was a play for personal information. Piper thought for a moment.
"I want her to know that I love her and I'm trying my best to make things better," Piper said. Her security then swept in and moved her out of the way, bringing her family with her. She started to shake right before they got to the car. The press followed, throwing more questions out at their retreating back. Her mother told them that all questions would be answered in the article or Piper's blog. She slid into the cool comfort of the SUV. Once all were inside they pulled out and the reporters seemed back away. Piper couldn't breathe well. All she could see in her mind's eye was Alex being hauled away to the SHU.
Her mother rubbed her back in soft strokes, soothing her, "Easy Piper, you did it, you're good...breathe Piper." Her mother's voice was soothing to her like she had done when she was a child. Slowly she got herself together but she placed her head on her mom's shoulder and closed her eyes.
They stayed like that for a good long while then Piper then apologized to her mother. " Nonsense Piper….I'm your mother, the least I can do is offer you a shoulder….except for your being so upset..it was nice to have you lean on me." She was smiling and Piper gave her a smile as well. She reached out and held her mother's hand. Cal rambled on about how professional Piper sounded. Piper let her brother's voice wash over her and listened as they headed back to the city. Piper was having her things moved to her Gran's Tribeca apartment and to the cottage. Her mother had split up her clothing for her last night. There were items in her things stored in the garage, personal items that Larry removed from their apartment. She didn't even want to think about unpacking those boxes….it was a lifetime away. She missed her cube, her small items she gave away. She imagined Alex under her crocheted coverlet.
Tears fell down her cheek and her mother wiped them away without really talking. Piper knew eventually Carol would be Carol and put her foot in her mouth. Right now though, her mom was being great. She squeezed her mother's hand and let go of it, returning her hand to her lap.
"Do you think she saw you?" she asked Piper.
She thought about it a moment, " I assume you mean Alex... Perhaps, but they are keeping the prisoners away from all the windows. She said there was a rumor that they would let them into the other part soon...so maybe." She smiled and looked at her mom.
"Does she know how you can get? You always need something to be fighting for...this experience has focused your attention criminal justice reform. It is a part of you Piper and she has to understand that to love you," her mom said quietly.
"Mom, right now isn't the time to have Piper do a one way analysis of her relationship," Cal started.
"No Cal, it's okay...yes Mom she knows me really well and doesn't like that I do that. We are totally different in so many ways...that is just one of them. It doesn't really matter though because we love each other to such a degree...it's maddening but a vital part of me," Piper explained. "Even when I was with Larry...she was in my mind. Missing her became what I thought I deserved for all the crap I pulled."
"She got you sent to prison- she pulled enough of her own crap," Cal responded. Piper reminded him that she did the crime herself.
"I was pissed at her too but I did the same thing to her Cal- I almost got her killed once already….now apparently I could do it again," Piper's throat tightened as she thought about how helpless Alex was still.
Her mother patted her leg. "I think the two of you may actually be in love." Piper smiled again and her mother asked her to tell her a story about Alex that didn't involve prison or crime. So Piper told her about how she got sick traveling and Alex took care of her. Her mom then shared a story about how her father brought her canned goods in a hurricane. Cal had never heard the story either. It made the drive back to the city better.
She stayed in the city long enough to visit the Tribeca apartment. Her Gran had it decorated so she could sell it. Her attorney told her that she liked to buy properties and flip them. Piper had never visited the apartment so it was like new to her. She knew Alex would like it and prayed she'd see it soon. Security was increased around her parent's home after the article and Piper headed to the cottage. She felt awful driving away from Alex but she had to focus on her mission. The cottage looked the same and the sense of home she'd been missing was instantly there when she walked through the door. Nicole was off and Andrea was her new guard. She wasn't as personable but was great at helping with bags and what not. There was a security system with cameras on the office. She set up shop there and Piper was happy for the solitude. She had all the lights on but spent most of her time in front of the big bay window looking out at the water.
She made herself eat eggs the next morning. There was a housekeeper/cook but there had to be NDAs signed and they had to pass her security vetting. Piper didn't mind because she wasn't ready to have someone that close yet. After breakfast, she watched different news channels and prepared for her meeting with the committee on Monday. She approached it like a work project, like she did her artisan soaps. Piper tried to lose herself in the work and not worry about the flack she was getting.
She almost didn't hear her phone ring. She reached it on the last buzz, swiping without looking. "A prisoner from Litchfield-" She fumbled over pressing a button and saying yes...afraid she fucked it up.
"Alex? Alex?"
"Hey kid. I'm fine...the guards are all watching me but I think whatever you did outside worked...one slipped me the article. Fuck...you are so brave...it included links," she rambled a bit. She felt her chest warm up with emotion hearing the pride in her voice. She told Piper messages from everyone, including Red who asked about her mom.
"Tell her my mom has been amazing. We talked about you. She asked me about you, details and didn't twist my words around to make me regret sharing. It's like someone has swapped her with a good mother...even Cal was impressed," Piper answered.
"When you tell me you tell your family...it...fuck I can't even. I remember when you would lie to your parents about us. I know it was because of what I did for a living. Now, damn baby," she said in a sweet voice. Piper wiped her eyes again.
"I'm just getting started. I want you in my life forever Alex...I'll wait to ask you officially for when you get out...you will be getting out." She heard a ticking which she knew meant Alex was about to run out of money. She quickly asked her for her commissary number. "I'll send money."
"I have some P-uh kid, a bit of money anyway...I have a friend-" Alex stammered. Piper noticed she didn't use her name, though it was obvious to anyone listening who she was actually talking to on the phone.
"No, forget that friend, I'll take care of you. You save your money. Do you need me to pay anything for storage or what not for your Queens apartment?" Piper quickly jotted down information and promised she'd see to everything or hire someone to see to it.
"You want to take care of me now eh? I don't know how I feel about that," Alex said honestly, then another warning buzzed in. "We have three minutes."
Piper quickly told her she loved her in case they got cut off. "Yes I want to take care of you. You can allow me to do as much as you feel comfortable. I'm being selfish with the money on your card so we can talk more."
Alex agreed and then they were cut off. Piper cursed and growled " Three Minutes my ass!" Piper felt her anger drain and sat in the glory of knowing she was alright and okay with what Piper was trying to do. She immediately wrote a check and had one of the security guards promise to take it to the Post Office in the morning. She knew Alex would still try and call her with the cell phone that weekend.
The new was buzzing with the story. Piper started her first blog and decided to start with the day she committed her worst crime. She was honest about it...about why she did it. She didn't name Kubra but alluded to the kingpin with middle eastern connections. Her lawyer sent her an email stating he had immigrated back to Nigeria and was trying to run for a Senate seat. This was all within six weeks, so he had to have left AFTER Aydin didn't return from his assassination attempt. She also asked that they check out Aydin's drug running cousin. The email read that he had been scooped up in an arrest six months prior to Aydin coming into Litchfield to kill Alex. Piper responded that she wanted some proof he was out of the picture but still didn't name Kubra outright in her blog. She agonized over how to write it…she wanted to start with the crime that got her the most time because it was the day her life changed. She started crying when she recalled how Alex had kissed her but flippantly told her that she'd been killed if she would have left the money.
Piper had thought she was kidding but now she knows for a fact it was the truth. Her girl had tried to shield her but at the same time had pulled her into a mess. Piper forgave her and owned her own culpability in it all. She posted the blog and saw it was three in the morning. Piper passed out on the couch, clutching a pillow close.
Her blog was more than just a success. Within the first week she had three book offers and multiple invites to appear on television. She met with the committee and testified. Her goal was clear and she didn't lie to them about how much she wanted her girlfriend safe. She was in at interview on a Radio news show in NYC when she got a call from the cell. It was nowhere near the right time.
"Um...I have to take this, " she said on the air. They laughed and another guest answered her question for her. Piper moved back from the microphone.
" Alex?" she asked quietly and winced when the producer seemed to perk up when she said her name.
"I only have a few minutes...I'm supposed to be taking out the trash. I"m being moved Piper...they said as soon as tomorrow," she said quickly.
Piper' heart started to pound, " No no no...not Max? Oh fuck please Alex, what can I do? Does your new legal team know?"
"No, it isn't max...it's out of state I think. Yes they let me contact them and they said it was something they wanted. It seems our love affair and your public works has shined too big of a light on this particular prison-that with the guard behavior-"
"What behavior? When last we spoke you said it was fine? Are they hurting you?" Everyone in the studio got quiet and Piper was walking briskly back and forth. The DJ said they would go to commercial break a bit early and fill the audience in on what is happening.
"It's nothing...just more searches and McLean got physical again," she answered. Piper pressed her head against the wall. "Nothing big, I can take it. I think moving me will help and my lawyer agrees. I...don't know how long it will be before I can call you and let you know. I told my lawyer to contact you but they usually let us call the lawyer first. I"m going to give this phone to Nicky for you to talk with Red too okay? It's going to be alright...I have to get back to the kitchen."
"Alex...please be careful...please just keep your head down and fuck….please be safe..call me as soon as you are allowed," Piper begged.
"I love you Pipes," Alex said and then the line went dead. Piper squeezed her eyes shut and her PR person, Sonya came to her immediately.
She wiped her face and turned back to see the guests and DJs all looking at her with pity in their eyes. "She is being moved. I have no details yet and...I can't talk about it." Sonya immediately started to negotiate with the on air talent. One of the fellow guests, Marc Mauer form the Sentencing Project offered Piper a handkerchief. She smiled because it was something her father would have done.
They agreed that Piper would share something about her phone call. She told them it was through the prison system….that she got some upsetting news and then steered the conversation to how much it costs for prisoners to talk to their families. She made the point that recidivism is lowered if the prisoner has contact with their family while inside.
After the show, she went back to the apartment. Piper cried for a good hour before she finally called her doctor. She stayed most weekends at the cottage but due to the interviews, she was in the city more and more. She spent her entire session talking about how they could hurt Alex in transit. Her therapist gave her a few pills to help her sleep but Piper knew she'd probably not take it. It was good to talk to someone and for the most part Dr. Speer was good about not just trying to medicate the feelings away. Her appointment was in Brooklyn and it was late when she finished. Her mother had been right though, she was one of the best. Piper was walking towards the train, Nicole was following closely behind her. She was stopped twice by someone that recognized her and she signed an autograph. Afterwards she put up her hood and looked down to keep from being recognized more. Nicole said her name but it wasn't in time for Piper to keep from running smack dab into someone stepping out of a cab.
"Hey, watch it!" Polly bit out. Piper looked up in surprise at hearing her voice and saw her standing there, holding Finn in her arms. "Piper?"
"Hey Pols," she said back then she smiled at Finn. " Hello there Finn." Polly seemed stunned and at a loss for words. Piper looked to the other side of the car and back to her.
"We broke up...Pete and I are seeing each other again. He has really stopped drinking and is trying to be a good father. I…..it is so good to see you. I've been worried," she said quietly. Finn reached out and pulled at her hood. Nicole moved closer behind her.
"It's okay, this is Polly Harper and my godson Finn. I've never seen him in person, " Piper explained. Polly shut the taxi door and took Piper by the arm.
"Come on, we are going to go get something to drink and he is going to play at this great little place down the street here. Um...you are?" She asked Nicole.
"Security Ma'am," Nicole answered. The look she gave Piper seemed to ask if she was up to spending more time with Polly. Piper stopped walking and looked at Polly for a moment. She reached up and pushed some hair from her eyes. Finn made noises and reached out to go to Piper. She took him and smiled at his curious explorations of her face. Polly was quiet as she watched them get to know each other.
"I've had a hard day Pols. They are moving my Alex….could be anywhere in the Federal system and I have to sit around and wait to know. I'm scared my work is going to get her killed so I don't think spending too much time - call me tomorrow. I have a place on Laight Street now," she explained as she handed him back.
"Oh, shit I'm so sorry. Okay Pipes...I will call. I've missed you and I want to try and-" she let her voice die down when Piper looked her in the eyes. Polly moved forward, passed Finn to Nicole and took Piper in her arms. It was like a balm and Piper let her hold her for a few minutes before they separated. She said goodbye and they left without any further comments.
Piper wrote. She told stories, changed names….but told simple stories about how the prison system is just fundamentally wrong. She tried to just write about what she saw and what she felt. She worked hard to state the facts about her fellow inmates without going on with stereotypes. She focused on how much they helped each other. Her most popular post was about the day she realized Alex was incarcerated with her. It was honest. She didn't mention Red's starving her….there was only one cook at Litchfield, it was ratting. She was careful and talked about winning her over by doing things for her. Piper got completely shitfaced after writing it. It was a hard night. The wait to hear from Alex was excruciating. A week went by and nothing. She had to cancel two appearances because she couldn't get herself together. She went to the cottage and went to bed. Nicole actually got her up and made her take a shower. It wasn't in her job description and Piper nearly eviscerated her verbally...until she realized that is what Alex does when she starts to spiral.
"I'm sorry...yes...please could you hold my phone while I shower," she blushed. Suddenly she was aware why she hadn't showered in a few days….she didn't want to take the chance she'd miss a call. Nicole took her phone in her hand and went to sit in the chair by the bathroom door. Piper exhaled and apologized again. "I'm sorry, I'm losing my shit."
Nicole smiled kindly. "You love her...I'm worried too and I've never met her. Go on, get clean, you'll feel better, then I'll cook us something, perhaps grill a steak to have on a salad...no more chips." Piper looked at her bed, covered in hot cheetos and taki bags….she sighed. " I can make a surprising good casserole from fritos and cheese dip." Nicole laughed and Piper got an idea to put some recipes into her blog. She took her time, letting the water get so hot. She found herself murmuring and begging for Alex to be alright. Her stomach was in knots but she kept taking a deep breath until she could concentrate to wash her hair. She was rinsing her hair when Nicole burst into the bathroom.
" Piper, it's Alex!" Piper yelled and moved to the back of her stall. Her heart was racing and she had to blink to clear visions of an insane Pensatucky.
"Fuck Nicole, you scared the sh it out of me! Did you say Alex?" Piper tried to step out of the shower but slipped and Nicole had to catch her with her free hand.
"Easy, here.." she gave her the phone then wrapped Piper in a towel as she held her upright on the rug.
"Alex?"
"Who the fuck is Nicole? "
Piper blinked at the cold tone of her voice. " My security guard. She's married and is hoping to have a kid within this year. Now shut up and tell me where you are? Fuck, I miss you..don't be mad." She was trying not to sob with relief.
"I'm sorry...God I miss you too Pipes. I'm a Danbury," she laughed, " I'm in Connecticut." Piper had hoped if she didn't get Litchfield, she'd be sent to Danbury. It was a small camp, only two hundred, but still a Federal facility. There were no MCC Federal prisons in Connecticut.
"I can be there in two hours," she said doing the math in her head. "Less if Nicole lets me drive."
"Nicole again eh. Tell me she is short and ugly….with no wit and a republican," Alex said dropping her voice some as she spoke.
"Um...she is nothing like that...she's an employee. Al, you're all I think about. I've been a fucking mess," Piper sat down in the middle of her bedroom, her hair was dripping and she was barely covered with the towel. Nicole handed Piper her robe and averted her eyes. There was tension there now and Piper winced. " She's a friend too though...so I don't fucking want to know about any friends you've made….when is visitation? Are you okay? How did they transport you?"
"Breathe Pipes...I'm fine. My bunkmate snores and there are only like a hundred and twenty women here. Most are waiting to be transfered. This is probably temporary Piper." She got up and ran to the bed, pulling her laptop towards her and reading through reports quickly.
" Shit, look two Senators wrote a letter to the DOJ and asked them to consider early release for some inmates or transferring them to local facilities. Fifty just went to Louisiana..fuck are they saying you're going there? I'll picket that place daily! You hear me..they can't send you there Alex!" Piper knew so much more about the system that had controlled her life for a year. A system that still had Alex for the next six years if Piper's gambit didn't work.
"Calm down, you're scaring the shit out of me. My lawyer seemed to think this was a good thing. It's just all anyone talks about here. The fifty that left were all convicted of violent crimes. It's okay...and visitation is tomorrow starting at 9AM. You're on my list already," Alex explained. Piper squealed and ran to her closet, starting to feel her sweaters.
"I'm going to wear the softest shirt and smell great! I fucking dreamed about how you smelled after you visited me...you were all I thought about...thus my bad decision to get you back inside….still...did your commissary arrive yet? How long have you been there?" Piper's mind jumped from one thing to the next.
Alex laughed. "I love you, kid. Wear something soft and tight enough I can imagine your breast...fuck not that I don't enough already." Piper closed her eyes and moaned. "Piiipes don't make that sound, I can't take that sound."
She growled and looked up at the ceiling. "I will be there for my thirty seconds of heaven….of holding you close. I'll take that weekly until we can have more."
"I wanted more for us you know. I wanted to be there when you got out and I wanted to help you through parole...I kept writing those letters. I need your address before we hang up..um..where do you get your mail?" Piper told her she was getting her mail in New York but she'd be in CT more now that Alex was so close. "I miss you something fucking awful Pipes," she interrupted.
She swallowed and moved back and forth on her feet nervously, "We didn't talk about...physical needs." She swallowed hard again and coughed. Piper had told Larry she would be celibate her entire sentence. She knew that wasn't realistic for Alex, she had a high sex drive.
"We will talk about it maybe at some future date, right now I am happy to touch myself imagining you. Well, not happy to, but like I said my bunkie snores and the library is idiotic. I need books please," she said in a conversational tone that made Piper's heart leap. "You are doing a fantastic job by the way. I heard you on the NPR as they transported me. You were so full of facts and arguing with that Congressman about mandatory limits. You didn't even curse...I was impressed."
Piper laughed, " I called him a fucking schmuck off the air after he told me he couldn't help that I fell in love with a criminal." Alex growled some and told her she was proud of her again. Piper told her about her Blog. Alex couldn't have the internet. She told her about her latest story.
" Is it hard to write about? Are you having bad dreams?"
Piper closed her eyes but the tears fell. "Yes and I can't sleep with the lights off yet. I keep clutching a pillow wishing it was you."
"You gotta sleep baby. I gotta go. Be careful and try not to draw too much attention okay? Try to come early…..don't come alone, I'm worried about you," Alex said in a rushed voice. She covered the phone and tried to ask for more time. Piper heard the word "SHOT" and winced.
" I gotta go, love you."
Piper said she loved her too but all that was on the other side was a dial tone. Nicole brought her a cup of soup and a fresh towel. Piper thanked her and told her that Alex was in Danbury.
" I gathered. I also got the feeling she doesn't like me being here. Would she feel better if you had a male-"
"No….worse probably. It's okay...she will be alright once we see each other. You are driving me to Danbury tomorrow..or your relief is, you have your cousin's wedding," Piper remembered. She was out of it but knew Maria would be on duty. She didn't get along with her as much as Nicole or trust her as much. Yet Piper smiled. It would probably be better if Al didn't hear Nicole's name again for awhile.
Piper sipped her soup and then asked Nicole to feel two sweaters and see which ones were soft enough.
She couldn't sleep again but finally exhaustion took her and she got about four hours of sleep. She dozed in the car for about half an hour, then they entered Danbury and Piper was awake. They timed it where Piper was the first there for visitation. She knew all the info, didn't bring in her phone or anything. She had one small panic attack at the door. Her mind was saying" what the fuck are you doing going INTO a prison? Run!" But she wanted to see Alex and this was the only way. She wasn't recognized by the intake officer. She had to wait a half hour before she was searched. She had another issue breathing correctly. Piper was pissed at herself for being upset. She knew Alex was going through...and would be going through so much more on her end. Piper had never really explained to Larry or her parents the humiliations she had to suffer to see them each week. The prison was scary similar to Litchfield. The furniture in the visitation room was different. She got two hours. They were allowed four a month but the officer told her that since it was her first she could have two hours..then if they wanted it to be weekly, it had to be one hour a week.
She had brought changes for the snack machines. She wanted to get her whatever she wanted. Piper bit her lip and watched the door….so nervous and suddenly worried that something had happened to Alex since she called yesterday. What was taking so long?
******I love Season 5. I think Prepon is a mega talent to direct the BEST episode. I hope y'all enjoy it as well. I have a few more or perhaps one more chapter in me for this story. I think if I write a season 6 one, I will wait a little while. Thoughts? Reviews please, Peace Fae****