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Blood on the Field

Chapter Twenty -Three

Get me out of Here.

Karla stood beside the Lexie's bed and slowly reached out for the pillow; she folded it and placed it on her body; the latter saw what was coming to her, but couldn't help it. Karla smirked and landed the baton on the girl's legs, followed by another blow on her back. Rose covered Lexie's mouth with her hand to suppress the loud screaming. "No... we're not scared... but we bet you will be after this!!"

"Give her some 'coke' before you leave, but be sure to hide the needle mark, that will get her spirits back" Rose smirked and left the room.

"That's enough" Dorothy opened the door and walked inside in a hurry. "You've done nothing but hurt this poor girl ever since she arrived here" She stood in front of Lexie to shield her with her own body.

"Damn you Dorothy... why don't you mind your own business?" Karla snapped back.

"She's not doing you any harm... why don't you just leave her alone?"

"Fine" Rose walked to the door and glared back at Lexie. "But you must know that if you say a word about this to your sisters or to anybody else, for that matter, I promise you, next time it won't be so pretty... I mean... we might even find drugs under your bed... or... perhaps even find you responsible for someone else's beating or murder"

"And that could only add up months, or years to your sentence" Karla added.

"Understood?" Rose asked mockingly.

"Yes" Came the soft reply. "I wont say anything, I swear, but... But... can you at least give me my heart medication? ... Please?"

"We'll see about that tomorrow"

"But..."

"I said tomorrow! ... Or do you want some more of this?" Karla raised the baton up to her face.

"No" Lexie tightened her eyes and whispered softly; her voice... shaky.

After Dorothy left Alexia's room, Karla walked inside; she carefully uncovered the body of the sleeping girl, took off one of her socks, and carefully injected the drug in her foot.

"Don't worry kid, it's just a little cocaine to make you feel better; tomorrow you will be stronger"

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"Hello, we are here to visit our sister, Alexia Bennett" Piper said to the woman behind the counter.

"Please wait" The young woman closed some files and made a phone call. "Somebody will be with you in a minute" She spoke as she hung up the telephone.

"Thank you" Piper turned around and walked over to the waiting area. Prue was seated on a brown, vinyl sofa, going through some old shabby magazines, and Phoebe was boringly toying with her blind stick.

"She'll be here shortly" Piper told her sisters and stood by the window, staring at the large amount of people that had come to visit a loved one, just like them.

"Ok" Prue answered, as she flipped some pages of a 1999 issue of a Teen magazine.

"Your sister wont be able to come to the visiting area; she's in the infirmary... nothing serious though... just a minor headache and stuff; but we thought it would be better for her if she stayed in bed... resting, you know"

Prue nodded, not quite believing the guard's words. "Ok; but still, we'd like to see her"

"I'll have to ask the warden; just to see if..."

Rose hastily arrived at the waiting area and smiled at the Halliwell sisters. "Take this young ladies to their sister... that poor thing is so sad; and I know she'll be thrilled to see them"

Prue dropped the magazine on the center table and hastily stood up. "Thank you, we appreciate it very much" She smiled.

"Yes Mrs. Vasques, right away" The timid girl walked nervously to the door. "Come

this way... please"

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Prue quietly opened the door to a private room; she saw her baby sister deeply sleeping and instinctively closed it back again.

"What?!" Piper asked nervously.

"She's sleeping"

"So what... We still want to see her" Piper rolled her eyes.

"Lets go inside" Phoebe grabbed her sister's arm and squeezed it. "Prue, we've waited enough for this moment"

"You're right" Prue wrinkled her nose. "I'm so freaking nervous!"

"It shows, sis" Piper muttered. "So am I"

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"Hey!" Prue smiled at her sister when she opened her eyes.

"Lexie gave her a weak smile in return. "Hey yourself" she whispered. "Will you get me some water please"

Piper went to her side and bent down to kiss her sister's forehead; then poured some water into a plastic cup. "Here you go" She placed the cup on her sister's mouth, allowing Lexie to avidly sip the whole contents. "Thirsty, huh?... How are you sweetie?"

"Great... just great... can't you see?" She tossed the plastic cup after finishing the precious liquid. Piper rolled her eyes. "More, get me some more"

"All right baby" Piper shook her head and poured more water on the plastic cup. "Here, and try to drink slower, this time"

"Oh, come on, I'll drink it anyway I want"

"Come on kiddo" Phoebe patted Lexie's leg. "Chill, we'll get you out of here"

Lexie winced at Phoebe's touch and splashed some water on the sheets, yet she managed to tighten her lips to muffle her cry. Of course Phoebe didn't notice, but Prue... well Prue just had to be herself.

"What is it Lexie?" She delicately ran her fingers through her sister's hair. "What hurts?"

"Nothing" She answered softly. "I just ... nothing hurts, I'm fine... can I have more water please?"

"Sure" Piper filled the blue cup again.

"Thank you" Lexie smiled

"Lexie... You are acting weird" Prue added.

Lexie sighed deeply. "Listen, I have missed you, I've missed school, I've missed Piper's cooking, and, and... that's all; I wonder how would you act if you were in my place?"

"You're right, but, you seem to be, I don't know, you look a little different." Prue squinted. "Have they been giving you your heart medication?

"Mmh, yeah, of course they have" She avoided her sister's gaze. "Why wouldn't they?"

"Lexie... "

"What?!... I'm telling you the truth, really! ... Hey, I've been taken these bloody pills since I was a kid"

"Ok, we believe you!" Piper kissed her sister's hand. "Because we know how serious you are about this." She gently squeezed her sister's cheek. "I've missed you kiddo!"

"Yeah... me too... this is not exactly what I had in mind when daddy asked me to come to America with him" She bent down her head. "Guys... do you have some sweets?" She quickly changed the subject.

"Some what?" Piper shrugged.

"Candies... she means candies" Phoebe intervened.

"uhmm... no, I'm afraid I don't" Piper smiled.

"I can go and get you some" Prue was quick on her feet. "What kind?"

"Any kind" Lexie just wanted to change the subject, she knew she hadn't been eating since the day she was jailed, but somehow she wasn't hungry. What she didn't know is that cocaine was an appetite suppressor.

Phoebe cocked an eyebrow. "Have you been eating well honey? ... Do they feed you right in this place?

"Yeah... of course they do!" She suddenly got nervous. "I just want some sweets, that's all"

"Come on Phoebes, she just wants some chocolates, stop being a nag" Prue added with a playful tone of voice and headed for the door.

"Sorry ladies... visiting hours are over" Karla knocked and let herself in.

"What?!" Piper snapped. "But it's just..." She looked at her wristwatch. ... 3:55!!"

Karla smirked. "I know; that's why I'm here"

"But... couldn't we stay for..."

Karla shook her head. "Sorry... rules are rules" She smirked again while she landed her eyes on Lexie's. "But you are always welcomed next week... right Lexie?"

"Right" Lexie whispered softly. "Phoebe... will you please check Leslie out? I'm sure she had something to do with this"

"Sure sweetie, count on it"

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Monday, 6:10 AM

The day was just starting, it was still dark, cold and silent; a few girls were already awake, just waiting for the always annoying ringing sound of the bell. 6:15 AM, as soon as the bell rang, hundreds of girls quickly headed for the bathrooms; Lexie included.

"So you are the new girl everyone talks about" A blonde girl, with deep blue eyes, stared at Lexie while she washed her face.

"I didn't know I was famous in the first place" Lexie replied without looking at the girl.

"We were told that the warden had a new toy, so I figured it had to be you" The girl smiled sarcastically.

"I'm nobody's toy" Lexie retorted.

"Hey... chill out, I'm just having a little fun here" The girl giggled. "In this floor we are actually allowed to have some fun"

"This floor?... what do you mean?"

"This is the young girls area, I guess you should feel lucky to be one"

"Lucky, huh?" Lexie took off her sleeping top and slipped her shirt on. "Well you could have fooled me"

"If you don't think we are lucky, you should try lurking in the other floors... the older girls really go through hell every day, I mean, real shit!"

"What kind of bloody place is this anyway!?" Lexie threw the towel against the wall. "I've been treated like shit ever since I arrived here, and now you're telling me that we should be thankful for being young?!"

"No, not exactly for being young", the girl smirked. "We should be thankful for the warden's weakness" She gazed to the door. "She likes young girls"

"This is so sickening!" Lexie fidgeted. "Something has to be done about this rubbish".

"Oh, I wouldn't try anything if I were you" The girl started cleaning up her face.

"Well, you're not me, that's for sure... and don't worry, I won't try anything...yet" She buttoned her skirt and brushed her hair. "Damn!" Lexie quickly changed the subject. "They took away my perfume, my boots, my jeans, and most of my underwear." Lexie complained. "At least they left my sleeping boxers" She tossed her toothbrush and her pj's inside the small bag that someone had left in her room and walked towards the door. "Where's the cafeteria?" She asked before leaving.

The girl showered the mirror with the water she had in her mouth. "Dude, don't make me laugh; we have no fucking cafeteria in here; this ain't a sorority house!" The girl kept laughing. "But we do have a very large, cold room with lots and lots of artificial wood tables and plastic chairs, if that's what you meant"

"Funny! ... Now, where is it?"

"Take the elevator, First floor, end of hall... turn right"

"Thanks" Lexie left the bathroom, but returned almost immediately. "Oh, and by the way, the name is Bennett, Alexia Bennett" She smiled.

"Cooool" The blonde girl grinned. "Spears... Britney Spears" She chuckled. "Kidding, I'm Sophie Johnston"

Lexie winked an eye and gave her a sweet, honest smile. "See you downstairs, Sophie Johnston... I'm going to grab some cold milk!"

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Lexie grabbed a tray and stood in line for several minutes; nobody paid any attention to her, they all seemed to be absentminded, drowned in their own thoughts. She carefully scanned the place and spotted an almost empty table, another girl was sitting there, but she seemed to be in a very profound sleep. "That one will do just fine" She thought and walked boldly towards it.

A short while later, the blonde girl joined the table. "Hi there Miss Bond" she giggled.

"Hello Miss 'Spears'" Lexie looked up to welcome her new friend and quickly returned to her plate.

The girl left the tray on the table and slowly sat down, glancing at Lexie "I can see you were given the non feeding treatment," Sophie said as she slowly picked the bread and the chocolate milk carton from her tray and placed them on her new friend's plate.

Lexie's eyes quickly turned to find Sophie; the blonde girl just rolled her eyes. "I'm on a diet" she told Lexie and charmingly winked an eye. Lexie smiled appreciatively at her new friend and didn't say a word; they just smiled at each other.

"So... how did you really know I was the new girl?" Lexie asked and she eagerly went back to her plate.

"Girl, I've been in this joint for three years, since I was 15, so that makes me a 'face' expert, and yours was definitely not in my list" She squinted. "That and the fact that the walls are very thin... and that I happen to be your next door neighbor" She chuckled while another strident bell sound interrupted their conversation. "Come on 'Bond'... you wouldn't like being late"

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"...morn'n..." Phoebe mumbled as she entered the kitchen.

"Morning sweetie" Piper lovingly kissed her sister's forehead. "Want some coffee?"

"Uhu"

Prue quickly pulled out a chair and grabbed her sister's hand. "Are you going to the Faculty?" She carefully helped Phoebe sit down.

"Sure, I need to find out how Leslie got our little sister involved in all this mess"

"Phoebe, sweetie, I want you to be very careful with this" Prue spoke nervously. "We don't know what that girl is capable of"

"Don't worry guys... I'll be very careful, I need to expose that bitch"

"Ok... just remember, do not get so freaking close, and make them think you don't know anything" Prue spoke with knowledge.

"Yeah, yeah" Phoebe nodded.

"Well, finish your breakfast and get ready, I don't want to be late for work"

"I'll help you get ready" Piper added with a smile. "Is it ok?"

"Yeah... just like Lexie did" Phoebe's eyes quickly turned hazy.

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"Pretty sleekly, your sister turned out to be." Leslie muttered when Phoebe entered the cafeteria and stood there, waiting for Karen.

"I'm sorry?" Phoebe asked innocently. "Did someone say something? Are you talking to me by any chance?" Phoebe folded her blind stick and smiled. She seized a nearby chair and carefully walked over to the table where Leslie was sitting.

"I can tell there's a brainless meeting going on..." Phoebe smiled. "I remember when my sister was the captain of the cheerleaders... man she was really something!, and the whole team was a bunch of gorgeous, smart, beautiful, stunning and popular girls!... oh, and did I mention Good-looking?" She chuckled. "Everything changes, right, things are just not like they used to be"

Leslie swiftly got up and brutally pushed Phoebe without even thinking about her lack of sight. Phoebe fell harshly on her back, landing on the table, and violently flipping it over.

"Watch your mouth, Phoebe Halliwell, I don't give a damn about your pitiful blindness" The room suddenly became soundless, nobody really understood what was going on. Phoebe was hurting a lot, she was having trouble getting on her feet and her hand was bleeding; she had a nasty cut on the palm of her hand, and some glass particles were still sticking inside.

"Hey!" Karen suddenly walked in the cafeteria and saw Phoebe on the floor. "What the hell is going on here?"

She quickly walked toward her fallen friend and carefully helped her up; quickly making some pressure on her wound with a few napkins. "What's the matter with you?" She glared at Leslie. "And what's the matter with all of you?!" She spoke to the rest of the people in the cafeteria. "Why do you let this bitch hurt Phoebe?!" She shook her head with disgust. "You are all so pathetic"

Leslie frowned and viciously slapped Karen. The latter placed her hand on her cheek and slowly advanced at her. "What the hell is the matter with you? ... Have you lost your freaking mind? Who do you think you are?"

"You stay out of this Shawls, this is not about you!"

"Sorry, but it is, because when..."

"It's ok Kary" Phoebe cut in. "Let me handle her"

"Of course not" Karen wrapped her arm around her. "Leslie is crazy Phoebe"

"Please Karen, let me talk to her" Phoebe insisted.

Leslie was now a lot angrier than she was before. "Go to hell, Halliwell, I've got nothing to say to you, except that if you don't stay away from me I'll kick your sorry ass, and I mean it"

"The way you kicked my sister's?" Phoebe asked mockingly.

"I never did such thing!"

"Of course you didn't... coward! ... And do you think I actually believe you? ... After what you just did to me?"

"I really don't give a damn if you believe me or not"

"Well you should, 'cause I'm coming after your fat ass!" Phoebe was hissing.

"I'd really like to see you try" Leslie walked closer to Phoebe, but Karen quickly placed herself between them.

"Don't even try to get closer to her" Karen warned Leslie. She was afraid, Phoebe and Her were out-numbered, but she wasn't going to let anybody take advantage of her vulnerable friend.

"You can count on it!" Phoebe shouted with anger.

"Get her out of here before I kill her" Leslie spat.

"Come on" Karen grabbed a hold of her fiend's arm and slowly pulled her outside the cafeteria. "Let me take you to the infirmary, I think you need some stitches on that hand"

"Thanks" Phoebe was breathing heavily, the mere thought of Leslie hurting her baby sister just made her want to throw up.

Tbc