Divas Prison Ch 7
Becky returned to the block as they were sent back to their cells. She was feeling good at getting to see a friend from outside but getting locked back up dimmed the feeling. It all went out of her head when she realised Paige wasn't in their cell. She had no idea what had happened to her and she was worried. As a guard came round to do the count and ensure everyone was accounted for she got a good enough look at the guards sheet to see the word 'Medical' by their cell number. Paige must be in the medical wing. This did nothing to stop her worry as she had no idea why she was there or how she was. There was nothing she could do till morning though as the lights went off.
Paige woke up, feeling very hazy. It took her a few minutes to realise she had no idea where she was. For starters, this place had windows. It was nice to get some light in. It was then clear that she wasn't alone in the room, it was actually quite large but she hadn't seen any of these other women before. Some were awake, some were asleep as she looked around the room. At least she thought they were asleep. She felt her stomach tighten as she realised Naomi was sitting on the bed next to hers, staring at her. She went to get out of bed but wasn't able to. She then became aware of two things, one was the wires and tubes that she was hooked up to, and the other was that she was handcuffed to the bed. She went to try and free herself but there was no chance of that. Paige looked back at Naomi, realising that she couldn't defend herself. "Don't panic yourself, they don't let any of us roam free, not even here." Naomi said, raising her left arm to show that she was also cuffed to the bed. Paige saw how Naomi had her right hand in a cast and memories of the fight came back to her. It was clear now that this must be the medical wing which was good as it meant the haze she felt was clearing. The down side to that was the pain in her head was now getting worse and worse. Paige put her hand to her head and felt fabric, her head had been bandaged. All of this had gotten the attention of the nurse, who walked over with a very unhappy expression on her face.
"Oh so you're back with us are you? Dr Martinez! That one they brought in unconscious has woken up!" She shouted down the room.
"Are you the nurse here?" Paige asked. "Sounds like you should be a drill sergeant."
"What do you want, sunshine and flowers? Some kind of bedside manner? You're convicts, criminals. You're lucky to get any kind of help at all."
"Don't pay her any attention." A voice chimed in from a bed on the other side. "She's just bitter because she can't get a real nurses job anymore cause she couldn't keep her hands off the younger men!"
"You shut your mouth right now Runnels, or I'll...
She was interrupted by a voice from the door. "Everything ok Vickie?"
"Oh er... Dr Martinez, everything's fine, I just wanted you to know that this one had woken up." Vickie responded, suddenly trying to sound like a caring worker now that the doctor is around.
"Ok, thank you Vickie, I'll take it from here, you can carry on." Vickie smiled at the doctor as she passed then continued with the disgusted looks at the other patients.
"Ok, so, you're Paige right?" The doctor came up to her bed, Paige was surprised to be addressed by her first name, none of the guards did that.
"Uh yes, yes I am."
Hi, I'm Dr Martinez, but I prefer to be called Bayley. I'm the physician and councillor of this facility so we may well cross paths many times over the next ten years."
"You know how long I'm here for?"
"Of course, I had to read your file."
"So why are you being so nice to me if you know what I did?"
"I don't judge my patients. I treat you all like anyone else. I'm here to help."
Paige smiled, "well what would help would be to take this off" holding up her cuffed hand.
Bayley smiled back but was a little more official. "No can do, rules are rules. You're still prisoners, even in my hospital." Paige put her arm down. " So tell me Paige, how do you feel?"
"Ok, pretty sore and my head is killing me."
"Well you arrived here in a pretty bad way. You were unconscious, had lost a lot of blood and have a fair amount of bruising. I believe your rib may be cracked as well. You're going to be staying here a few days so we can keep an eye on your vitals then you'll be going back to your block."
"You lucky ho" Naomi butted in. "Getting to stay here for days? Dang, you should be thanking us."
"Thanking you for what exactly Naomi?" Bayley asked in a 'I know what you did' tone. "Nothing Ma'am." Naomi did everything possible to avoid any eye contact.
"Well no matter, you're good to go back but the Head Guard wants to see you both before that happens. I'll be back later to check on you Paige." Bayley left her bedside.
"You know what Sting is coming here for don't you?" Naomi said to Paige as quietly as she could. "He's gonna ask about what happened. If you rat on The Boss, she'll finish the job this time, you'll be dead. If you rat on me, I'll do the same and we can both go to the lock. I really don't want to go there again so we both keep quiet and we can get out of this one. Ok?"
The idea of going along with anything Naomi suggested really didn't sit well, but she didn't have a lot of choice. Naomi was right about staying here, the beds were much more comfortable than the cells and the room in general wasn't all that bad to lie there in. Being handcuffed to the bed was the only downside as the cuff was obviously uncomfortable and it made 'certain things' difficult but that became the nurses problem which made that almost another good point. Going to the lock wasn't an idea Paige even wanted to consider. She hadn't really asked about so didn't know details but certainly didn't want to find out. The idea of it was enough to make Naomi want to broker a deal with her and the two who got sent there for fighting the morning after she arrived hadn't made any noise since coming back a couple of days later. "Ok, agreed" Paige said back just as Sting came through the door, heading straight for them. "Right, time for some answers." He said. "Not that I need many, you were unconscious, you have a broken hand. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. Was it just the two of you or were there others? Maybe your buddy Banks?" He asked, getting in Naomi's face. "No sir, it's not like that, I did this out in the yard". Sting snarled, getting angry. "What about you Knight, you gonna tell me how this happened?"
"I don't know, I can't remember, I just woke up here." Paige said, finding it hard to look Sting in the eye.
"It's like that is it? Well lucky for me I don't need your help or the truth to make my mind up. You are going to the lock for 30 days, right now." He pointed at Naomi and guards came and dragged her off. She was kicking and screaming as she went. "You can't do this! She hit me first! I didn't do anything!" The screams continued as she went down the hall.
"Ha! She's lucky not to be getting more charges and more time." Sting said as he turned his attention fully to Paige. "Anything you want to say now she's gone?" She shook her head. "Don't think you've gotten away with anything. That's strike one for you and you've been here only a matter of weeks. Keep it up and not only will you be a regular guest of the lock, but ten years will be a drop in the bucket compared to how long you'll serve. You best remember that this is my prison and I don't like being lied too." He had his bat against Paiges chin as he said that last part and she found herself as scared as she was when she first arrived.
"Stand down Borden" came from behind him. Sting immediately put the bat away and stood at attention away from the bed. The Warden came and stood in front of him. "Now what's the problem here."
"No problem sir, trying to get the facts of this inmates assault."
"Well I don't think you need that when she's hooked up to all those machines. You may return to your station. I wish to speak to this inmate."
"Alone, are you sure sir?"
"Again, head guard, she is bedridden and restrained. It is perfectly safe. Now, dismissed."
Sting obeyed his order and left right away. Paige was glad to see him gone but wondered what was in store.
"Now then, young lady, for a first termer, you've had quite the introduction to prison. Are you going to tell me what happened that left you knocked out and bleeding?" Paige started to say again his she didn't know but was quickly interrupted. "Don't bother to make something up. We both know you know but I can't make you tell me. But that means we can't act further and any repercussions are on you. But what I think you can tell me is why this was allowed to happen. You know fighting is against the rules here. All my guards know that they are to stop all violence as soon as it starts yet this was allowed to happen. That means somebody failed in their job. If I'm lucky, somebody is just incompetent and will get away with only being fired. If my hunch is right, somebody was either paid off or ordered off. That's why I ordered my head guard away. Does he have some kind of problem with you?"
Paige was surprised he had gotten that idea. "I don't think so sir. He was upset because I couldn't tell him what happened."
"I hope not, I've known the man for a long time. But I'm going to keep an eye out. If someone is corrupt, that makes them just as guilty in my eyes and I'll make sure they get a cell of their very own. I expect you or anyone else to tell me if you know something, now or in the future. He then left her.
All of that had made Paige's headache worse. Sting had just messed with her more than she could handle at this point. She tried to relax her mind and dropped off to sleep pretty quickly.
Paige was in hospital for a few more days, but they passed relatively quietly, except for the occasional bit of trading insults with Vickie, who was the one to deliver the news. "Guess what? I'm finally getting rid of you. They're taking you back to your cell tonight." Paige was disappointed to lose the more comfy surrounding but not surprised. If anything, she'd done well to stay there as long as she had. Guards came at the end of the day as she had said and got her ready to move. Bayley had seen her off and offered support if she ever needed it.
When they reached the cell block it was past lockup so the block was deserted. Becky has just started to fall asleep when she heard the call to open her cell door. She turned to look and saw Paige walk in, the door slamming behind her. She jumped up and they hugged. "Are you ok? I was so worried when I heard, no one would tell us anything."
I'm ok, Sasha hit me with something. Something hard. Next thing I knew I woke up in the hospital."
"What about Naomi? Sashas been raging not knowing where she is."
"She's in the lock for the next few weeks, they didn't believe she wasn't involved. Probably because she was."
Becky couldn't help but laugh. "So what happens now?"
Paige lowered her voice "I do have one idea." The lights then went out. "I'll talk to you about it tomorrow."
A/N: thanks for reading. Hope you liked my Dr and Nurse team, two of the biggest opposites in personality there's been. Thanks to jcott3 for the idea of Vickie as the nurse. Now there's a new suspect among the guards. Could Sting be involved?
Who's watching Survivor Series? I'm really pulling for Paige to win the title. She's red hot right now and Charlotte is falling flat. My choice would be for Becky to cost Charlotte the belt then she can develop a character for herself while feuding with Paige and Becky, winning it back in the end. You can leave your thoughts on this as a review or message too if you want.
Next chapter, including Paiges plan, may take a little longer, I will be in hospital for foot surgery for a few days early next week.
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