Chapter two: Calls
It's only been a day and Thalia had already been driven to the point of almost insanity, when you're locked in a cell it wouldn't be surprising to die of boredom. Luckily she kept herself together.
She had just woken up, it had to be early in the morning, maybe only about six A.M, yet when she lifted her upper body off the bed, there Bianca was, laying on the stone floor, staring through the bars of the cell, wondering how much had already changed? How did Nico feel upon returning and not finding his sister?
Unfortunately, Thalia was going through the same mess, yet Bianca showed the terror on her innocent face, a perfect target, when breakfast came 'round, Thalia was sure Bianca would be used for the boys dirty pleasures, just as how Luke made of her. Of course, Thalia couldn't let Bianca be taken advantage of as Thalia was, Bianca wasn't ready to be placed in Thalia's shoes. Heck. Thalia wasn't ready when the obstacles came her way, yet she sucked it up and dealt with it. But Thalia didn't believe Bianca would be the type of person who could handle it. Being placed in jail was going to rip little, innocent Bianca to shreds if Thalia didn't protect her.
Bianca's breath came out in small pants of white, she looked colder than the pervious day.
"Come here" said Thalia, looking at Bianca, who's glaze finally broke from the bars to Thalia.
"Come here" Thalia repeated, a little more sternly. Finally, Bianca obeyed and walked over to Thalia, standing at the edge of the bed.
"Sit" Thalia demanded, slightly harsher than she meant to.
With slight hesitation, Bianca sat down, keeping a space between Thalia and herself.
Thalia held out a hand, trailing her lengthy index finger down Bianca's arm, which was as cold as ice.
"You're going to freeze to death" Thalia said, not removing her finger. Bianca, whom was obviously uncomfortable with being touch said nothing.
Thalia sighed "fine, I'll do all the work" she rolled her eyes, clicking her tongue again before wrapping her arms around Bianca with caused the younger girl to yelp slightly as Thalia laid down with her.
"What are you doing?" Bianca asked, going stiff. "Warmth, it's too cold in here" Thalia explained, her body pressed up to Bianca's.
"But I hardly know you" Bianca said, glancing away from Thalia's electric blue orbs that seemed to be enchanted with a bright glow.
"So what, would you rather cuddle with me or freeze to death?" Thalia asked.
"Cuddle I guess" Bianca mumbled awkwardly. Thalia nodded and gripped Bianca closer, and finally, Bianca wrapped her arms around Thalia, their body heat warming both females slightly.
Bianca would never admit it out loud, but she already started to become comfortable in the girl's arms, like her figure fit perfectly in Thalia's pale arms.
It just felt right.
The same could be said for Thalia, only vice-versa. She felt a tranquil feeling soak the air, drowning the feeling of terror and anxiety of both girls.
Thalia nor Bianca noticed each other dozing off.
~•~
"Wake up!" Yelled an officer, mumbling quite an inappropriate word for lesbians under his breath.
Both females heads shot up, Bianca's cheeks were flushed with red and Thalia's arms unwrapped around Bianca's as they both sat up.
"Hm?" Bianca asked. "You missed breakfast so you better hurry up." The officer said.
"Why? Are we having breakfast now?" Bianca asked.
"No, stupid, we're probably doing yard work first and only, if you miss breakfast, you don't get it" Thalia corrected, looking at the officer.
"Yes, you have yard work and then your one phone call."
That definitely got Thalia up and ready for work. She would get to speak to Jason and Mayah Rose again.
Bianca looked pretty excited—and scared— to speak to Nico, he'd be pissed, swearing and yelling on his end of the line, but she'd be able to speak to Nico again, and hopefully see him in a visit.
Thalia and Bianca both had their proper jail-wear on, which was a plane orange jumper, and not a comfortable or nice-looking one.
With two officers behind us, they lead Bianca and Thalia to the yard. Forcing them to work, it wasn't agonizing or anything, but just simply boring. The hours went slow and the time seemed to freeze in the dullest moments for Thalia.
Bianca's on the other hand was rushing through the process. She wante—no needed to talk to Nico, and the quickest way to do something of the sort is to get the work over with. So that's exactly what the girls did.
Thalia was loud and obnoxiously slipping comments about the conditions of her 'work zone' and gave officers when they weren't looking a dirty look. That was a game she played. She appropriately named the game How-To-Piss-Off-A-Cop, this game unfortunately resulted in less dinner.
What a threat, Thalia though sarcastically, less dinner, it wasn't like I was planning on feeding myself the food here anyway.
Yet her companion, Bianca decided to quietly do her work and be a good inmate. Surprisingly the officers soon forgot about her and she started to slack off, standing there, just, thinking, thinking about the future. What this would do to her. I mean, she had to consider what the outcome would be, right?
As the hours passed on it quickly became 4:35 P.M, dinner. So the pair of inmates were lead down the hall, through the facility, to the as the officers called it, the cafeteria.
Thalia wasn't in the mood for the small quantity of food she received, which she was suppose to believe was steak. Yet Bianca didn't mind it too badly.
When Bianca noticed Thalia not eating, she started to head over to the girl when a man, who looked to be in his mid-thirties approached Thalia.
Thalia, whom was minding her own business, looked up at the man wordlessly.
The guys was built in with muscles, yet Bain's popped out of his forehead and his black eyes were bloodshot. He had no hair so you could see an evident marking on the top of his head. Maybe he use to be part of some cult or gang that Thalia was unaware about. And she's been in more than a few gangs, but never stayed. She always ended up running away from everything in the end, because, behind her calm and rebelling aroma, she always was mentally scared. But she learned, never show anyone your weaknesses, no matter who they are, because they will turn their back on you.
"What's a little lady like you doing in a place like this?" Drawled the older man. "That's not your concern" Thalia hissed, not having much temper for the men in these places, they were all the same, all they wanted was the same thing, to have sex with the females of this hellhole. And Thalia would never give into that desire ever again.
"Calm you'self, Miss, all I wanna is to talk" the man said, but Thalia would fall for that. She was too sly, she was the fox, he was the rabbit, never try to out-trick a fox.
"Leave me alone" Thalia's voice was demanding.
The man trailed his hand up her leg, "come on now, Miss, I'm sure that—"
"Leave her the hell alone" came a familiar voice, the voice of Bianca.
Both Thalia and the man looked at the young female, and the man laughed. "What are you going to do about it, Missy?" Asked the other inmate.
"If you don't leave her alone you'll be answering to me, don't mess with a lawyer." Bianca said threateningly.
"And was is a lawyer doing in jail? Better question actually, I'm already in jail, if you send me to court, what'ca gonna do?"
The man had a point. So Thalia did what she thought was best at the moment. She punched the man, and stood up, grabbing Bianca's hand, making a mad-dash with to the other end of the cafeteria.
~•~
After the incident, Thalia had kept more quiet than usual, not wanting herself to get beaten again.
Bianca, on the other hand, was pumped with energy, you could see it in her eyes, yet she stayed silent and obedient as they headed to where you made the calls to family and friends.
Bianca was up first and she dialed the number of Nico, her fingers trembling in the process. She was getting more and more terrified as the seconds ticked away as the phone finally picked up and Nico's voice rang through.
"Hello?" Question Nico from the other end.
"Mio Caro," Bianca let out a breath of air. "Bianca?" Nico asked. "Yes, it's me . . ." Bianca said.
There was silence from Nico's end for a few agonizingly slow moments before his voice returned.
"Where are you? I'm scared." Nico said. "Nico . . . I'm in jail" Bianca said bluntly, she had to get it over with anyway.
"What!" Nico's voice came bellowing from the phone. "What the hell Bianca!" He yelled, sending cuss words Bianca's way.
Yet Bianca let him cuss and yell until he tired himself out. "Nico, I'm sorry, it was a mistake, a wrong moment kind of thing." Bianca said.
Nico, breathing heavy said "yes, but I can't bail you out. You're stuck there" Nico said. "I'm sorry." Bianca shook her head, then realized Nico couldn't see her.
"Don't apologize, you did nothing. I have to go now. Visit me, please."
"Of corse I will" Nico said before hanging up the phone and Thalia was soon brought in.
She quickly dilated Jason's number, eager to talk to her brother and daughter.
The phone rang for a few moments before Jason's voice spoke "Thalia?" He asked. "How did you know?" Thalia asked in mock astonishment. "You're in jail, again!" Jason huffed, trying to keep his temper as Thalia heard a young child's voice in the background.
"Is that Mayah?" Thalia asked. "Yeah" Jason said. "Can I please speak to her?"
"Mhm, one moment" Jason said, then there was a faint voice and the unmistakable voice to Mayah Rose came through.
"Mommy, where are you?" Mayah Rose asked.
Thalia took a deep breath before speaking. "Mommy's in jail again, sweetie, but I'll be out soon." Thalia promise, even thought she wasn't sure how true those words were.
"Mommy, why are you at the bad place?" Mayah Rose asked. "Mama's in the bad place because she made a mistake, but mama will be okay."
"I'm scared" Mayah Rose said quietly.
"I know, baby, mama's scared too, but it's gonna be okay. I promise." Thalia said.
"Okie Mommy" Mayah Rose said. "I love you, but can you please put uncle Jason back on the phone."
"Sure Mommy" Mayah said. "Thank you, baby."
After a small pause Jason returned to the phone. "Jason, look, you got to bai—" "I don't have the money Thalia. I can't, I'm sorry." Jason was honest with me.
"I, I understand. Well, come and visit me, will you?" Thalia asked.
"What kind of question is that? Oh course I'm coming. But I got to go now, Mayah's getting hungry, bye" Jason said.
"Bye."
~•~
Unfortunately, Thalia's meet up never came. She got the news two days later, it tore her into shreds, but when she received it, she acted like she didn't care.
But once the lights of the jail died and night overcame the light, Thalia waited until Bianca was asleep to cry.
A cry that made her body shake with ever whimper and throaty cry. The sound of her crying, especially breaking down the way she is, isn't a pretty sound. It's a sound you'd never come across, at least, never on purpose.
Thalia's break down must've woken up her companion. Bianca, who had no idea what was going on, grabbed Thalia's wrist to get her attention and used her freehand to make Thalia look into Bianca's eyes.
Thalia tried blinking back the rapid tears but it only made things worst.
"Tell me what happened" Bianca said. Thalia didn't trust her companion yet, not by a long shot, she didn't know this girl well enough. But Thalia had helped her, now it was time for Bianca to return her gratitude, again.
Thalia couldn't calm down, so she had to explain it, sooner or later.
"J-Jason w-w-was killed. M-Mayah is lost somewhere." Thalia struggled to get the words out.
Bianca's eyes widened, she couldn't imagine what Thalia was feeling right now, especially for a girl who likes to play rough and isn't scared to ruffle some feathers. For her to break down like this, the feeling must be heart-wrenching.
Bianca tried to imagine Nico dead, and maybe another possible organism that Bianca cared for dearly—lost, possibly dead itself. Bianca frankly could not imagine that.
Thalia sat stiffly, smearing the tears across her face, trying to make them fade.
"It's okay to cry on my shoulder, if you Need it" Bianca said.
Thalia shook her head. "I couldn't" she said. "But you can." Bianca corrected.
Thalia thought it over and over before deciding to do something she'd never thought she'd do. She leaned against Bianca's cold, bare skin, and just cried.
It took hours before Thalia fell asleep on Bianca, who, was still up, rubbing Thalia's back.
"Goodnight Thalia."