Brucie Boy part 20
Zai was lead back to her cell from recreational time. The orderly that was normally nice to her however wasn't present.
Zai looked up as they approached her cell. A new girl sat in the cell next to hers which was normally empty. Her bright green eyes glowed as she watched Zai enter her cell. She smiled warmly, almost shyly. Zai returned the smile but entered her cell quietly.
Zai turned to the orderly and asked…
"Who's the new girl?"
The orderly looked at her disinterestedly but finally shifted his bored gaze to the next cell.
"Patient #320 now, she used to be patient #138. I believe her last name is …Curio? She won't talk to us. I guess you two have something in common…" he muttered, as he closed and locked her cell.
Zai looked at the wall next to her for a moment, as if she had x-ray vision and could see the girl in the next cell if she just stood there long enough.
A moment later Zai heard a voice.
"So… You're Zai right?"
This startled her. How did she already know her name?
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help but notice your eyes and I heard about you pulling that prank on Dr. Strange from one of the orderlies. There really isn't much else to do here but eavesdrop on their conversations or find someone near you to talk to."
Zai sighed, relieved that the girl wasn't some psychic or alien reading her thoughts (now that she thought about it, that theory wasn't too farfetched considering the inmates like Mr. Freeze and Killer Croc. ) She was just some curious girl in the next cell with nothing better to do.
"Yeah, my name's Zai… So what's yours?" Zai probed, trying her hardest not to be rude.
There was a pause and Zai almost regretted asking. But then what did she care? Silence wouldn't be anything unusual considering the cell used to be empty.
"How about we talk about that during recreational time tomorrow? I'm a little tired. Fighting Batman's not exactly easy…" Curiosity mumbled the last part but Zai still made it out.
"He caught you to?"
"Yeah… I gave him a piece of my mind though. I took a hunk out of his arm."
Zai laughed. "Yeah me to… except for the hunk out of the arm thing. I did manage to kick him in the gut pretty hard though. It's hard to find anyone here who likes Batman."
The girl laughed. "Yeah, well evidently he doesn't like us either."
"Well good night…"
"Night."
Zai smiled, maybe she could have at least one normal friend in here… just maybe…