Sealview Intake
August 31, 2011 11:15am
(Olivia's POV)
CO Parker led me through the through the gate and into the intake area. He passed me off to a female officer who made me strip… and searched me a little more thoroughly than was necessary. She roughly took my arm and led me into a chillingly familiar room and made me shower and delouse. My body cringed as the icy cold water hit my skin. I had just barely gotten the soap out of my hair when the water suddenly turned off. The same rough hand grabbed me again, threw a towel at me, and told me to dry off. She handed me an all too familiar jumpsuit and told me to change. She locked me in a holding cell and told me to wait for a CO named MaCavoy.
I recognized that name, but couldn't figure out where from. I must have dealt with him the last time I was in Sealview. I closed my eyes tightly and told myself to breathe. I had to get through this. If I screwed up… even once… I might end up on another "trip to solitary"… something I never wanted to do again.
The door to the holding cell slowly opened and I heard a voice bark at me to stand up. Keeping my eyes pressed shut, I obeyed the order I was given. I heard a chillingly familiar laugh. My body seized up on me. I couldn't move and I didn't know why.
I understand why Judge Donnelly sent me here… at least I'm trying to. None of the inmates would attack the girl who was accused of killing Harris. They'd be more likely to kiss my feet than hurt me… but the CO's were a different matter entirely.
I should have protested, but from the moment she said the word Sealview, I couldn't make a sound. I wish I had told her what I was worried about. She might have helped me… but then again, she might not have cared at all. I guess that's why I kept my mouth shut… I was afraid it wouldn't make any difference.
Obeying the voice, I stood and put my hands behind my back. Once again, I felt the cold metal cuffs snake their way around my wrists and felt a tug on my arm as I was led out of the holding cell. There was a familiar scent in the air… I couldn't place it, but I knew I'd smelled it before. I began to wonder if Harris was really dead or if this was all some heinous plot.
I tried to wrestle my arm away but the CO wouldn't let go of me. I felt his fingernails dig deep into my arm. I tried to suppress a scream, but my lips couldn't keep it in any longer. I let out a short screech and felt a hand reach over my mouth. I tried to bite it, but received a jab in the side by the CO's elbow.
I heard a harsh voice whisper "just open your eyes and take your punishment like a man"… then I heard that chilling laugh again. I obeyed yet again… opening my eyes but keeping them trained on the floor. I saw the familiar (and frightening) uniform of a corrections officer and felt my heart begin to pound.
I silently allowed myself to be pulled by the man I assumed was CO MaCavoy… he hadn't exactly introduced himself, but who else could it have been? As we went through each Sally Port, I felt my heart sink lower into the pit of my stomach. It was like we were going through Dante's Circles of Hell. As we went farther into the heart of the prison, things became worse and worse. I was led up a flight of grated stairs and down several corridors lined with cells.
I had resigned myself to my fate and began to move myself along, hoping that if I took control of the direction we were going, nothing bad would happen. All of a sudden I felt a yank on my elbow and realized that the CO was trying to stop me. He barked a new order into his radio, telling them to open 247. I realized that the cell I was standing in front of was about to become my new home. I slowly allowed my eyes to scan up from the ground, to the cell, to the ceiling. I noticed that even though there were two bunks, no one was inside. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was I going to be alone or was this where I would be… no! I didn't even want to think about it! I wouldn't let that happen again!
The cell door opened and I was pushed inside. I heard the CO give the order to close the cell. I jumped out of the way and wondered why I was still cuffed. I zoned out for a minute then heard the CO screaming, "CUFFS!" I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. How could I give him the cuffs? He had to be the one to unlock them.
Then the voice clarified: "Put your friggen wrists up on the shelf so that I can remove your friggen cuffs!" I silently obeyed. I had yet to look my enemy in the face, but it was going to have to wait. I felt him unlock the cuffs and put a book in my hands. I pulled them through the slot in the cell door and brought the book around in front of me. It was the Sealview Inmate Rule Book. I had read it before, but I took this as an order to read it again.
I heard an emotionless voice say, "Thank you, CO." It took me a minute to realize that it was my voice. I silently walked to the side of my cell and sat on my cot. I decided to lay down. I faced the wall and began to cry. I waited for awhile, until I was sure the CO had left.
After what seemed like eons, I slowly rolled over. In an instant, I saw that the CO was still standing there… leering at me through the bars! I let my eyes slam shut then opened them again, very slowly… all at once, I recognized the face that was leering back at me. I felt my heart beat speed up and for a minute, I thought I was going to have a heart attack…
Then, everything went black.