Chapter 34: Lolah
Sitting in my cell I slump to the bottom and lean against the cool metal bars that separate me from the world and hell. Today is my third day in this small holding cell. At 12 they're coming to take me away to juvie, unless someone pays my bail… I was hoping and praying, but lets face it…
Nobody's coming for me.
"Hey." I hear a voice say as I look up to see a girl, about 16.
Wiping away my tears… "what"
"Why are you in here?" she says as she slides down the bars to my level, and sits on the other side of the railings.
"…it's a long story… " I say.
"eh.. I got sometime. I have to do charity work because I'm on probation, so I come by here and talk to some of the prisoners. Tell me." She says.
So I tell her all about it, starting from the party where Jenna got shot, to the library, to where I am now.
"..and now Jesse never going to come for me, even though I AM innocent… n…I love him…" I say as I begin to tear.
"..its ok…if it makes you feel better, I believe you." She says as she stands up. " I'm Delilah. good luck, don't worry. Someone's gotta come. You seems really nice, we'll have to keep in touch." She says as she writes her number down on a piece of paper and hands it to me through the bars.
".my name's Lolah, … I'll see you around sometime…oh, and by the way…thanks." I say as I begin to smile a little.
She turns and leaves as my smile begins to fade and I slide down the bars again. Its 11:50. Just 10 more minutes before they take me away….
"well, bless my eyes, your here to.." I hear a voice say as I stand up and turn to my left to see an officer put another man in the cell next to mine.
Dad.
"eh, I figured sooner or later you'd end up here, bitch." He says as he takes a swig of the beer that he got from a loose block in his cell.
"leave me alone!" I say as I turn to face the other direction.
"NOBODY MORNS THE WICKED! JUST FACE IT DOLL, NOBODY'S COMING FOR YOU!" he says as I turn around and kick him in the nuts through the bars that separate us. He screams in pain and falls back and hits his head and passes out.
I slid back down in the corner and cry. I've got nothing else to do….
It feels like a few minutes but before I know I, a police officer is in front of me.
"…time already? …ok…" I say as I get up and somberly walk to the door.
"no. sadly, I can't take you away. Some idiot must of paid your bail. Now get out of here!" the cop says as she brings me to the front hallway for the visitors and those who are waiting to file reports. I look around trying to find the one who bailed me.
"JESSE!" I scream as I run forward after spotting him in a crowd and hug him. He backs away as my smile fades.
"Jesse… did you pay my bail?.." I say as I look up at him through my blue eyes.
"Ya, but I might regret it. Look.." he says as he takes my hand and pulls me aside. "I've been thinking a lot about this. Ok? Now don't talk, this is serious. There are two things that I learned ever since they took you away…1…. I don't know if I can ever trust you. I just…I just don't know..and 2…I'm crazy and madly in love with you. When your away or in trouble, for reasons I can't explain…I hurt. And I don't like it, and I can't be with you, and I can't be without you..so I need you to look me in the eyes and tell me EXACTLY where you got that money. Honest…please….." he says as he holds my hand to his tightly…
"Jesse…." I say as I begin to tear.
"Please….the truth…." He says as tears begin to fill in his eyes…..
"I…I did work at the kit Kat club. I was I stripper…but I never…ever ever…slept with anybody….I wanted to tell you…but I wasn't sure how you'd react…everything was perfect… I was going to get the money, and then I was going to quit and never ever do anything alike it again… I just, I wanted to be with you so much…. I didn't want to tell you I…I'm sorry…" I say as I collapse in his arms as I cry. He wraps his arms around me and cries along with me…
"I believe you.."
"Jesse, I love you…" I say as my sobbing begins to slow down.
"I love you too…." He says.
I love you too…..