Divas Prison Ch30
Something didn't look right to Becky. She'd not woken up to her usual view. As she sat up she gently tapped her head on the bottom of what was usually her bunk. She was tired enough for that to not help at all. She tried to shake the cobwebs away for a few seconds before memories of the night before started to come back, then hit her hard as a bat to the head, causing her to gasp to herself. For a second she didn't want to turn around, scared that it had just been a wonderful dream. She eventually, slowly, turned her head and saw what she hoped she'd see.
Paige was looking right back at Becky, a small smile on her face just from looking at her orange hair before Becky turned around. "Good morning" Paige said quietly, not wanting to freak Becky out like she felt she had last night.
Becky had now turned around and was facing Paige, but sat at the other end of the bunk to where she was. "You're really here? I mean, I thought I was never going to see you again." Becky couldn't look Paige in the eye as she said it.
Paige moved to the middle of the bunk. "I promised you that I'd find my way back to you somehow didn't I? Didn't I?" Becky nodded, but didn't look around.
"You did, and I believed you, but nobody has ever come back after a transfer before, and it would be so long before we both got out, I got so lonely without you..." Becky's voice just trailed off. Paige wondered if she was going to mention her hospitalisation for a moment. When she didn't, Paige knew not to mention it herself, not right now anyway.
"Well I'm glad I could be the first. I had to find you again. I'm sorry it happened and I hate how upset you got. But I'm back now, and I'll never leave you again, if you'll still have me?" That last comment made Becky's head snap round. She looked at Paige like she'd suggested something crazy. Paige gave Becky the same smile, tilted her head and reached her arms out for a hug. Becky slowly slid into her embrace, Paige pulled her over and the two laid down, holding each other.
"Of course I still want you, I just missed you so much I got scared you might forget me." Becky said.
"I missed you too, I couldn't stand it. I couldn't forget you, I love you, you're still my everything." Becky broke the hug a little to look into Paige's eyes. Being called that again gave her the biggest feeling of relief.
"I love you too" Becky said, and the two kissed for the first time in months, but to them it felt like no time had passed at all. Paige sank deeper into the kiss, Becky was following but the buzzer and door locks opening startled her.
"You ok baby?" Paige asked. Becky nodded and rested her head on Paige's shoulder, leading Paige to doubt her answer. "So shall we get some breakfast? It'll be great to see everyone, well, most people anyway." Becky pulled herself in tighter to Paige.
"I, um, I haven't been out very much recently, i haven't talked to anyone for a while. I don't know what they might think of me." Paige tried to read between the lines a little but could not be sure she was right.
"That's ok, you've got me here now, so there's nothing else to worry about, right?" Becky shook her head. "Exactly, let's get a little food. You go first, it'll be more of a surprise if I come out after you. I want a few people to get a nice big shock." Becky got up and headed for the door but held Paige's hand behind her tight. Her pushing open the door immediately got the attention of Natalya who would have knocked people flying if there had been any in her way to get to Becky, she barely stopped before her. Paige ducked down behind Becky, trying her best not to make a sound.
"Becky? How are you? I've been so worried about you since..."
Becky jumped in at this point, but still spoke more quietly than she had in the past. "I'm ok. I'm sorry Nattie, I'm going to make it up to you, because, well, something amazing happened." Paige wrapped her arms round Becky from behind and rested her head on her shoulder, looking at Natalya with a cheeky grin.
"I'm amazing huh? Thanks, I'll take that." Paige planted a few quick kisses on Becky's cheek, then turned her attention back to Natalya. "Hi Nattie"
Natalya's gasp turned into a mini laugh/scream as Becky slipped out of Paige's arms so the other two could share their own hug.
"Oh my god, Paige! When did, I mean ...what did you, no, how did you..." Natalya stopped and drew breath for a second. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine Nattie." Paige laughed at her friends sudden inability to put two words together. "I'm a lot better now. I'm glad to see you. Things over there were horrible and I'll miss nearly none of it." The three of them moved towards to food line. Becky kept her head down the entire time, staying close to Paige while the conversation between her and Natalya continued.
"So how have things been around here? Have I missed anything?" Natalya went quiet to that, looking a bit unsure of herself. "Nat? What's wrong?"
"You might not be as thrilled to be back on this block soon, it's never been fun and now it's getting worse." Before Natalya could continue they were all distracted by a big crash. Looking around, Paige wanted to be surprised by the source of the crash, but she wasn't. Emma was staring at her, mouth open, surrounded by a mess of trays and plates. A guard shouted at her to clean it up, and she started to do so but didn't take her eyes off of Paige as she moved through the line, picked up her food and sat down with Natalya and Becky.
"Looks like you're having quite the effect on everyone." Natalya told Paige once they finished eating.
"Well not everyone, just you guys who care." Paige said. "Now tell me what this problem is."
"It's not just one problem, but if it helps, one of them is heading this way right now." Nattie said with a really angry tone. Paige stood up, ready to be face to face with Sasha, Naomi, or one of their associates. Ready for any trouble that was coming, but as she turned round she found nothing but a big smile and a hug as Charlotte grabbed her hard.
"Paige, it's so good so see you! How are you doing?" Charlotte broke the hug but kept hold of her hands.
"I'm ok, how about you? Sit down, fill me in on everything I've missed." Paige went to sit but Charlotte didn't move.
"Nah, that's ok, maybe it'd be better if we catch up later on." Charlotte was acting very distant, even backing away a little.
"Don't be crazy, come sit." Paige turncoat and gestured to the empty chair but then she saw Natalya with a evil stare in Charlottes direction. "Unless someone has a problem?"
Natalya knew she was being addressed but didn't change her glare. "Sounds like she has better things to do Pai, and I'm sure there's someone waiting for her. Best let her go."
"Ok, but can we catch up later, maybe in the yard or something?" Paige asked Charlotte. She got a nodding reply as Charlotte mouthed 'I'm sorry' and headed away.
Paige swung back round to the table. "Nattie, what the hell?"
"I'd rather it hadn't happened like that, but she's changed. She stopped caring about us."
Paige was confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Just look for yourself." Paige turned around and saw that Charlotte was sitting and talking with the Bella twins. "Despite everything, she wants to be friends with those two. She let them brainwash her and sometimes it looks like there might be more to it with her and Brie as well."
Paige was shocked. "Are you serious? She's not really though right?"
Natalya shrugged. "I don't know and I don't really care. She made her choice, for whatever reason."
"So what, I can't talk to her now? Nattie, this isn't like you."
"Talk to her if you want, but don't you take their side too. It's not been fun you know, friends disappearing left, right and centre." Becky reacted to that comment with a twitch, she started to breath heavier.
Paige took her hand. "Bex, you ok?" Becky shook her head and leaned over to Paige whispering in her ear.
"Can we go be by ourselves, please?" Becky sounded like she was pleading, despite it being such a basic request.
"Ok, baby, ok. Go back to bed, I'll be right behind you ok, I just need to talk to Nattie a little more."
"No, now, please?"
"Five minutes, no more, I promise." Paige looked to make sure no one was watching, then gave Becky a quick kiss. That put a smile on Becky's face, but she still hurried back to their cell. As soon as she was out of sight, Paige spun herself back into her seat, looking at Nattie in a very different way.
"I don't know all the details, but if this issue with you and Charlotte played any part in what Becky did to herself, so help me, you'll both have a lot more to worry about than friends disappearing, I don't care who you are related to, or her for that matter.'
"Oh god no, you know what happened?"
"Yes I do, a bitch guard on my block decided to try use the information to torture me, and it worked. I even saw her in the hospital. Nattie, how could you let this happen to her." Paige was struggling to keep her emotions in check but held on, not wanting to cause a scene that soon after getting back.
"Paige, I'm sorry, I really am. I get that you're upset, but we did everything we could for her when you left. She shut down, I mean completely. She didn't want to talk about anything, she barely left her bed. We took her food just to make sure she ate." Natalya walked around behind Paige who had lost all her anger, sitting with her head in her hands hearing this, then crouching down with an arm around her. " There wasn't anything I could have done, I promise you."
Paige took Natalya's hand that was around her shoulder. "I know, I'm sorry, it just hurts so bad."
"Has she talked about it?"
"No, she doesn't know that I know either. Right now I think it's best to leave it that way. I just want her to be happy again."
Natalya smiled. "She is. She's seemed more like herself today." Paige silently thanked Natalya with a quick hand squeeze and headed off after Becky, giving a quick smile and nod to Emma, who quickly moved out of the way seeing Paige coming towards her.
Becky was sat with her head in her hands, with a big handful of her hair in each. Paige sat down next to her and rubbed her back for a little while until Becky finally spoke.
"Are you upset with me?"
"Becky, why would I be upset with you?"
"All the fighting. So much fighting and all for no reason. I couldn't stop it. Friends fighting with each other. It's just not right. I didn't stop it. I didn't fix it. I'm a bad friend. I'm a bad girlfriend. I'm a bad person. I'm no good." Becky didn't stop talking and wasn't going to stop until Paige turned Becky's face towards her own and stroked her cheek until she was breathing normally again.
"None of that is your fault baby, Nattie can't let her hate for the twins go and Charlotte is, actually I don't know what Charlotte's doing. Do you think it's true? I mean, her and Brie?" Becky giggled at the question, which was a relief for Paige. "Well no matter, they're no match for us anyway" Paige leaned in for a kiss, which was eagerly accepted. Again, Paige felt Becky hold her extremely tight, not wanting to let go when the kissing stopped. It seemed to help her so Paige didn't fight it and let Becky hold on a while longer.
When yard time came about, Paige went to head outside but Becky didn't. "Come on, let's go talk to Charlotte, she's expecting me and she'd want to see you too. You saw how happy Nattie was to see you earlier. They've missed you nearly as much as I have. You don't need to hide away anymore. I'll be with you the entire time and if it gets heated again, we can come back here, just us. Ok?"
Becky thought for a second, before nodding and taking Paige's offer of a hand and they both headed outside. When they got there they found that Charlotte had started her exercises, and she was doing it with Brie, just the two of them. Paige knew Becky wouldn't want to join in at this point and she wasn't going to leave her on her own so the two of them found a spot out of the way and sat down. Paige saw Natalya over by the phones and gestured for her to come and join them, but as expected, Natalya shook her head and sat down further away, although she gave them a smile as she did it.
"I think we can get them talking again somehow, Nat wants to, I can tell." Paige said to Becky, who had rested her head on Paige's shoulder.
"No more fighting." Becky whispered.
"No, no fighting, I promise, they just need to talk properly. Look, here comes Charlotte now." Paige helped Becky up as Charlotte made her way over to them. Becky found it hard to look at Charlotte but couldn't escape her hug, much like Natalya's earlier.
"Hi Bex, it's really good to see you out, how have you been since..."
Becky cut Charlotte off at the same moment as she did Natalya earlier, glancing at Paige at the same time. "I'm doing better now. Thank you."
"I guess Paige coming back has been a relief for you right?" Becky nodded and put her arms around Paige, which made all of them smile.
"On that sort of subject, what's this I'm hearing about you and a certain twin?" Paige asked, trying to make her tone playful to keep the conversation light.
"Nattie told you that I guess. It's not true in that sense. Brie and I have become really good friends. We have a lot in common outside of our career choices and in here who cares about that anyway. She joined my workouts and it got under Nattie's skin. She wouldn't give them a chance because of their past."
"Can you blame her though? The Bellas ruined her business and put her in prison. I doubt I could be friends with the guy who talked me into what I did." Paige said, thinking about Scott for the first time in a long time.
"I guess not, but she was accusing me of working for them, for turning my back on her, and Becky, Emma, even Lita, not that it matters right now anyway."
"What does that mean?" Paige asked, looking over to Lita's table and seeing that it was empty. "Where is Lita?"
At that moment the buzzer sounded and guards started moving all of them back inside with their usual lack of respect. Paige waited till they weren't so close that they were able to hear before continuing the conversation.
"I don't want to lose any of you guys as friends, but I won't let Natalya tell me who to be friends with or make me choose between you either. Can you understand?" Charlotte said to the other two before Paige could ask her question again.
"Yes I do. I really think you two can work this out, but you've got to understand where the other one is coming from. You both have your own side and we're taking neither. We're on our side, that's all five of our side. Ok?"
Charlotte nodded. "I hope we can, but tell her that too."
"We will, now what happened to Lita? She's never not at that table. Did Banks get the drugs in and force her out?"
"No, that got put on hold when this other lot came in and started their own fight."
Paige was about to press for more information on this when she heard the one voice that she'd been dreading more than any.
"You've got to be kidding me! You were supposed to be out of my way for good. How the hell did you get back here?"
Paige didn't even turn to face her. "Sasha, just get out of my face. You tried, you failed. Thought you'd be used to that by now."
"I'll get you somehow. You'll leave here in a box, I'll see to that." Becky didn't respond well to the threat and gripped onto Paige tight. Sasha scoffed at seeing it. "And you took this pathetic creature back as well? How sad."
Paige was trying to keep her anger down, for Becky's sake as well as her own, but insulting Becky was more than she could take. Luckily, Charlotte got in the way, caught Paige's dive and held her back, with Becky holding on as well.
"I can't believe you would want my reject, don't you know she tried the cowards way out?" Becky went limp at that point, eyes wide as she started panicking internally.
"No no no no no no" Becky started whispering.
"You stop talking right now Banks, before I break your jaw," Paige said, knowing there was no chance.
"Still got that fire I see. Shame, you could have earned my respect, but not while she's around you. Attempting suicide in prison is as low as you can get. She's worthless." Paige looked at Becky, who had an expression of despair, doubling over. Paige tried to look reassuring but it wasn't enough. Becky let out a anguished cry and ran off. Paige tried to grab her arm but wasn't quick enough. She looked back to Sasha, who showed no remorse. Paige tried to jump over Charlotte to get to Sasha but could lent get the momentum. Natalya helped to bring her down and helped Charlotte control her, sitting her down as Sasha walked off with Naomi.
"Paige, I'm sorry you found out like this." Charlotte started.
"She knew already." Natalya interrupted.
"Oh my god, that must have been awful. Is that why they let you back?"
"This isn't the time Charlotte, she needs to go after Becky right now."
"I know that, you don't need to be in my face about it."
"I'm not in your face, you'd know if I was."
"Stop it!" Paige shrieked before her friends got into another fight that day. "I can't see you guys like this, Becky hates it and it's why she doesn't want to leave the cell. You guys are friends and you need to get this sorted, however long it takes. We all need to be friends again. Remember, Christmas dinner, just the five of us? You're not throwing that away. Please, figure it out, we will help you but right now, she needs me and I've gotta go."
Paige gave both of their hands a squeeze as she got up to thank them and reassure them after her rant but she was focused on how to talk to Becky. As she reached the door she only knew one thing, that she had no idea what to say.
A/N: Thanks for reading.
Another milestone reached, I remain grateful to to you all.
This was a real tough chapter to write but once I got going, I think it came together well. I hope you enjoyed it, it means the hard work paid off.
I'm still trying to get chapters out quicker, honest!
