Everyone was very kind to her on E block despite their opinions on having a female on the mile. Paul Edgecomb gave her the job briefing and training that she would need before putting her on her first shift and being introduced to the rest of the staff. He talked about the dangers of working at a place like Cold Mountain and why you should never be left alone with a prisoner and the procedures of working on the green mile. Paul was very professional and serious about his job but Alice thought that he seemed like a nice man and she was glad that so far nothing had gone badly but she knew working on the mile it was only a matter of time.

Alice kept her eyes on the ground as Paul walked her into E block she was so nervous, what if the staff didn't like her? And what about the prisoners they were tough men to deal with.
"Boys this is Alice the new employee, Alice this is Dean, Howell and Percy" Paul said introducing her to them, she lifted up her head and said hi with a smile she couldn't help but notice the tone that Paul had introduced Percy with she guessed there was some kind of tension between them. She looked at Percy and Percy looked at her she noticed Percy's eyes scanning her like he was in awe. Percy looked immaculate hair combed and greased neatly, his suit freshly pressed and his black shoes so shiny you could see your face he obviously took pride in his appearance she thought to herself. As soon as Percy saw Alice he was defiantly interested in her, she certainly was attractive he loved how her curvy body looked in the uniform and how her curly mahogany hair flowed down to her chest. He could have sworn he saw her cheeks blush when she noticed he was looking at her.

The shifts that followed mainly consisted of Percy trying to impress Alice; he would always be preening his hair when she wasn't around and act tough in front of the other staff or acting tough and nasty in front of the prisoners. He would strut too close to the bars of the cells to show how brave he was and ignored the advice of the others not to stand so close to the bars. Alice could tell that it was all an act he was doing it to try and impress her and try and fit in with the other guards but the other men just thought he was stupid, mean and careless. Alice was on her break sipping coffee when she heard loud voices.
"Move your ass!" She heard the voice say loudly followed by a thud as quiet as possibly she got up and peaked out the door.
"Percy why don't you go down to the infirmary see if they want some help?" Paul said, Percy looked round and saw that Alice was there.
"Nah they got all the men they need" Percy replied cockily tapping his baton on his hand.
"Well why don't you go and make sure" She could see Paul was struggling to keep calm.
"Uh eh" He said shaking his head.
"I don't care where you go Percy just so long as it's not here at this very moment" Percy pulled a disbelieving face Paul always saw Percy as a nuisance and he hated it when he made him feel like one but he pulled a arrogant naughty boy smile in Alice's direction he turned round and bumped into Howell who was towering over him, then came that feeling, the feeling of vulnerability and being small he hated it when they intimidated him with their size they all were bigger than him.

She didn't know what Percy was playing at but it didn't impress her he was just making himself look stupid. Percy strolled arrogantly back down the mile trying to get his feeling of power back when he saw Del smirking at him laughing, Alice closed her eyes and flinched as she heard the bones crunch, she didn't hear what Percy said but all she heard was Paul yelling at Percy to get the hell of his block.

That made Alice mad she didn't agree with what Percy had done, true all the men on E block were murderers and had been condemned to die but busting Del's fingers out of shear malice she didn't like, so she decided to go after Percy and confront him. She managed to catch up with him just as he got out of E block and away from earshot of the others.
"Percy!" She called after him he stopped and turned round.
"Alice I..." He said but she cut him off.
"What in the hell was that Percy, what are you playing at?" Alice said outraged.
"Don't know what you're talkin' bout" Percy said shrugging his shoulders trying to play dumb.
"You bust Del's hand what the hell, why? What is this supposed to impress me?" She ranted; Percy looked down at the ground and shuffled his feet.
"I...I" He stuttered.
"I don't believe that you're always an asshole Percy but you're making me difficult to believe otherwise" Percy didn't like being shouted at it made him feel small and insignificant and being shouted at by a woman was a dent to his ego.
"I...Alice, I'm not, that's... not me" He managed to say he was beginning to feel like a scolded school child; Alice desperately wanted to believe him it shook her to see his normal cocky exterior had disappeared, she smiled sympathetically it must be awful trying to be something you're not.
"I want to get to know you Alice; I want you to see who I am" He shuffled having relatives in high places he wasn't used to being talking to this way.

Percy couldn't believe he had acted that way around her, he was always so cocky and arrogant but something about her had made his mask slip, she had got a glimpse of the man behind the uniform it both scared him and made him happy that he might be able to show who he really was to someone. He carried on with the act while they were at work, Alice hadn't expected anything different he had a reputation there and he wasn't going to let the guards think any different, Alice knew he didn't want Paul, Howell or Dean to see the man that she had seen outside of the block. So he carried on with his attitude, carried on walking to close to the bars and carried on being the same he always was so none of the men suspected a thing. That was when things went wrong.

Paul, Alice, Dean and Howell had told Percy time and time again to walk down the middle of the corridor and not get to close to the cells especially Wild Bill's he was the most dangerous out of all the inmates but he was too stubborn or stupid to listen no one could decide which. Alice rolled her eyes as she saw Percy tormenting Del there was something in Del that caused the devil to come out in Percy, that and the desperate need Percy had to try and impress the guys. Percy turned round and saw the disapproving look Alice was pulling, disapproval for what he was doing and the doubt disappearing that she had that he wasn't this asshole that he portrayed himself to be. Percy sighed knowing he had mess up, he knew that Alice hated seeing him act this way but he had to keep up the act he wouldn't let the guards see the man he really was.
"Come on Del I didn't mean nothing by it I was just playing...come on now..." Percy said strolling down the mile too close to the bars, his taunting was suddenly cut off by Wild Bills strong arm wrapping round his neck and pulling him closer to the bars.

Wild Bill had moved so fast that no one had known what was happening before it was too late, Paul, Dean and Howell withdrew their guns and stood there pointing them at Bill but did nothing else. Percy gave a terrified scream that was followed by a few other screams, Alice saw how terrified Percy looked he genuinely thought he was going to die. He looked at all the guards pleadingly to help him.
"Soft like a girl" Wild Bill whispered stroking Percy's hair and kissing him on the cheek. "I'd rather fuck your asshole than your sisters pussy I think" Wild Bill whispered in Percy's ear as he reached down and started stroking Percy's groin. Percy looked at Alice he felt so humiliated having Alice there seeing him so scared.
"Wharton let go you've had your fun" Alice ordered which dented his ego that Alice was the one saving him.

Wild Bill laughed as he let him go and held his hands in the air as Percy skittered across to the other side of the corridor leaning over slightly to catch his breath, he sounded like he was on the verge of sobbing. Alice went up to him and rubbed his back gently trying to calm him down she could feel him shaking beneath her touch.
"But smell you" Wild Bill taunted and laughed, Del too joined in laughing no one had noticed until Wild Bill had said. Mortified Percy looked down and saw the piss pouring out of his trouser leg, over his shoe and onto the floor. Alice looked down and took a small step back to avoid the growing pool.
"He done piss his pants" Del laughed, the other guards looked too trying not to laugh but also sensing the embarrassment Percy must be feeling they partly felt sorry for him.
"Oh my god" Percy whispered his bottom lip wobbled utterly ashamed, he looked at Alice and saw her pitying face but he quickly looked away with humiliation he didn't want Alice seeing him like this.

He slowly stood up feeling the most degraded and humiliated he had ever felt Alice being there just made it so much worse. He was trying not to sob and quickly wiped away the tears that had fallen as he pulled himself together.
"You talk about this to anyone, I'll get you all fired, I swear that to God" He croaked with a lump in his throat, even in the state he was in he still managed to threaten people.
"What happens on the mile stays on the mile" Paul said sympathetically and kindly went to touch his shoulder in comfort to let him know it was ok.
Don't touch me" He whispered as he quickly shoved passed Alice and the guards making a quick exit to the Office.