I just stood there for a moment, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.

"There's no one here to help you now, sweetheart", officer Bellick said, suddenly closer than he'd been before. "But for a small price, I'll be happy to help you make your stay here as pleasant as can be." He whispered in my ear, while I felt his hands trailing down my body. I couldn't bring myself to do anything. Not that I could've, this man was obviously a lot stronger than me, I wouldn't stand a chance.

My face showed nothing other than disgust for the man.

"No thank you, I think I'll be able to take care of myself. Don't need your help for that", I said, trying to sound confident but it came out much weaker than I intended it to.

"You won't last a day in here, you do know that right?"

I decided to give him no reply, since I did not want this man on my bad side. He seemed like he was in charge of a lot here, and I knew it could come in handy eventually.

"Fine, suit yourself", He finally said as he opened the heavy door to General Population. As soon as he did that, the noise was overwhelming. All I heard was the chaotic sound of the screaming and catcalling of the other inmates, and fear started to kick in. This guard was right, I wouldn't last long in here.

"Alright, listen up!"

Slowly but surely, the noise started to quiet down and it was suddenly very silent.

"Please make sure you give miss Colton here, a nice warm welcome", He said "Now I'm sure that every one of you would love to have her as your cellmate, but Abruzzi is the lucky one this time".

Disappointed comments were made by the men, while I felt their hungry gazes on my body. I've never felt so embarrassed and condescended in my life. These inmates just saw me as an object, as entertainment.

It was in this moment that I decided that I wasn't going to let them treat me that way. I had to come up with some kind of way that I could survive in here, even if that meant having to make some sacrifices along the way.

Bellick grabbed my arm again and started leading me towards my cell. While I was passing by, various idiotic nicknames were thrown my way, and the chaos started to return. The inmates screaming down on me, practically jumping from corner to corner, while those dark eyes were focused on me. Suddenly we came to a halt.

"Open cell 48." Bellick's booming voice sounded throughout the block.

The door opened. I didn't enter right away, just stood there kind of awkwardly, but that wasn't for long since I was roughly shoved in there.

"Have fun with her, Abruzzi." He said with a smug look on his face.

"Oh, I will officer, thank you", a gruff voice came from behind me. A man I did not even notice before stood there. Immediately I could tell that this man had some sort of status around here. The way he spoke and the way he carried himself gave that away. So I knew I had to be careful around him, make sure I did not piss this man off.


So there I stood, in my very own cell. That I would be sharing with this Abruzzi individual. I didn't really know what to say to my new cellmate, so I started to take in my new surroundings. The small room that I would have to call home for the next 30 years. The wall and the floor were a dull grey color, and the furniture consisted of a bunk bed, a sink and a toilet.

Suddenly I heard a low voice in my ear, making chills run down my back.

"Well hello there, Bella"

I quickly turned around and took a step back trying to create some distance, not that that was possible in the cramped cell. It seemed like he was expecting that reaction, because he continued to close in on me until my back touched the wall and his face was just a couple of inches from mine, to the point where I could feel his breath on my face.

"Now I just want to clear some things up here, so I suggest you listen carefully if you know what's good for you." His voice sounded gruff "Let's go over some of those things, hm?"

I didn't dare to respond, trying to avoid eye contact at all costs.

"First off al, you better make sure that you get on my good side. I don't care how you do it, just make sure you do." He said while leaning in close to me. "Also, I highly suggest that you stay out of my business. I don't think you want to find out what'll happen if I even suspect that you're trying to interfere with the things I do around here."

Then he just looked at me dead in the eye. And I just tried to look as confident as I could, even though I haven't felt so intimidated in a long time.

After what felt like an eternity he finally backed away slowly, allowing me to release the breath that I didn't notice I was holding.

"Oh, one more thing, Bella" I looked up at him, already getting annoyed by the nickname he kept giving me.

"Top bunk's mine"

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