Elwood City Jailhouse

Nigel Ratburn was staring at the wall, bored out of his mind. He had very little room to move in the 6 by 8 cell. He then heard the cell doors open and a black inmate who was arrested for assault and armed robbery was placed in the cell, taking the top bunk (Ratburn had the bottom bunk).

The black inmate stared down Nigel Ratburn with the fury of an individual not to be messed with. After about a half-hour of awkward silence, the inmate finally talks to Nigel Ratburn.

"So, what are you in here for?" he asked.

"I'd rather not talk about it." replied Ratburn, hoping to keep quiet about his charges. But the inmate persisted.

"We're friends right?" said the inmate, placing a friendly arm around Ratburn. "It's all good. You can tell me, man. I won't judge you." replied the inmate.

Ratburn refused to reply.

"I know who you are. You're the teacher that raped that kid, right?" Ratburn didn't answer. The inmate jumped down off his bunk and glared at the former teacher, eyes bulging out. "ANSWER ME, MOTHERFUCKER!"

"Yes." said Ratburn, nodding his head solemnly.

The inmate grabbed him by the front of his jumpsuit. "Listen here you asshole, don't fuck with me while we're here, and things MIGHT just go okay for you, alright?"

"Yes sir." said Ratburn.

"It was a very tense two and a half hours, with Ratburn enduring the mother of all stare downs from the inmate, who took every bit of pleasure in torturing the man. Eventually, both men fell asleep, but around four or five in the morning, the inmate heard noises and slight moaning. He heard such noises before, but to hear them coming from a disgraced former teacher, especially one accused of raping a child, made things a lot worse.

The grunting and moaning went faster, and then ended with a sigh. The inmate jumped down from the bed with a thud to confront the teacher.

"Are you KIDDING ME? You have to be fucking kidding me!" he said as Ratburn lay in a ball. "Unfurl your damn cover, motherfucker!" The man complied, and the inmate saw the sheets covered in Ratburn's man yogurt.

"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, YOU SICK FUCK?!" screamed the inmate, loud enough for other inmates nearby to hear.

"You are one sick motherfucker, I will tell you that much! Get up! Right now!" Ratburn's eyes bugged out in fear. He tried to reason with the man, but reasoning doesn't get one far, especially in county jail.

The inmate then proceeded to slap the man around the small cell. Ratburn screamed out for help, to little avail.

He then got Ratburn on the ground and was about to pull the pants of the man down before the deputies rushed in and tackled the inmate, roughing both of them up.

For Ratburn, it was a welcome break. Once he went to the doctor to get treated for his injuries, he was told that he was due in court later that day. This time, he couldn't dress in his usual suit, but rather his inmate uniform as he was taken in cuffs to the courthouse.

Once again, he was placed in front of the same judge that raised his bail after the first two incidents. The judge looked at him with the same glare and contempt that he looked at him the first two times he appeared.

"Nigel Ratburn. It appears that you have new charges against you." the judge said very sternly, looking down his glasses.

"Yes sir." Ratburn proceeded to hang his head, but the judge snapped at him to pick his head up.

"You have another charge of sexual assault of a minor, this time, involving a victim who was 15 years old at the time. This charge, if you are convicted, on top of your current charges, carries a grand total of up to 45 years. Do you understand the charges against you?"

"Yes your honor." replied Ratburn.

"Due to your status as a sexual predator, we have revoked your initial bail from the first charges against you, and you are to be held at the county jail until your trial, which is to be held on June 4. I will see you on Friday for your next court date. You may have your attorney present with you. You are dismissed." said the judge.

"The sheriff's deputy walked the handcuffed Ratburn out of the court, Ratburn felt all eyes on him. Some even teared up in anger at the sight of the man before them, a once respected teacher-turned pedophile.

BUT, as time goes on, things would get worse for the man.

To be continued...