I watched the new P.I crew, I couldn't help but think the longer they were in there, the more chance they had of finding the hole.
"They're gonna find it. The longer their in there, the sooner their gonna find it" Abruzzi said, basically what I was thinking.
"Then we gotta get back in there" Michael said.
"I'm gonna say something crazy to you right now"
"Surprise, surprise" I snorted, and Abruzzi glared at me.
"I'm going, I'm going" I walked away over to the opposite fence.
Next yard time Sucre and Michael came up to me.
"Hey Riley, the new P.I crew are putting down the carpet" My eyes widened.
"Whoa, what are we supposed to do about that" I asked.
Michael sighed. "I'll work something out"
He walked away.
"What do you think he's going to do?" I asked Sucre.
"Mami, no one but him knows what he's going to do" He chuckled.
I was leaning against the fence when I saw C-Note talking to someone on the new P.I team, I tried to get closer but the conversation seemed to have ended before I was even in hearing distance.
I watched the new P.I crew carefully, it looked like no one had noticed anything wrong but I knew that someone would find out sooner or later.
I noticed Michael talking to Abruzzi, I assumed Michael was going through with whatever plan he had recently thought of.
"How's it going Mami?" Sucre asked me. I turned to see him leaning on the fence next to me.
"I'm good, a little worried but I have faith in Michael" I said, I saw a smirk crawl onto Sucre's face.
"You like him, eh?" He asked, while nudging me. My mouth dropped open.
"What! No. No I don't. Stop smiling at me"
"Whatever you say Mami. Whatever you say" With that he walked away and I sighed. Whatever you say Sucre. He obviously had been here too long, some thing's wrong with his head.
Michael and I were in the infirmary.
"You seem a little distracted" Doc told me, Michael glanced over at me.
"No, I'm fine" I said.
"Are you sure, you know you can tell me anything" She told me, while sticking the needle in my arm.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure" I said, trying to ignore the feeling of Michael looking at me. "Nice flowers" I changed the subject, Doc is so nosy I swear.
"Right" She said.
"Who are they from?"
"My father, it's my birthday"
"Well, Happy birthday" Michael was significantly forgotten as this point.
"Thank you" The conversation was over apparently. We left the infirmary.
It was visitation and Michael was going with Abruzzi somewhere, he had shown me the picture of his friend, and explained to me his plan. I was feeling quite happy because I had the feeling that he never usually told anyone his plans.
I don't know why I was feeling like that but I had no time to think as I was being led towards the showers.
I was worried about Michael's plan, I had a lot of faith in him, but I didn't have a lot of faith in Abruzzi. I was pretty sure that something wasn't going to plan.
After my twenty minute shower I was being escorted by Pattinson, and I couldn't help but think about that time in the break room.
I tried to smother my laughter with a coughing fit and apparently it was too good because he started slapping my back.
"You alright there Black?" I nodded, trying to ignore the feeling of pain crawling up my back. I'm beginning to think these guards were forgetting I was a girl.
I joined the line of inmates coming back from visitation, and was standing behind Michael with Abruzzi behind me.
"Did it go to plan?" I asked, he nodded with a smirk. But I could tell that he was worried, I was a little bit confused as to why he was worried.
I went in my cell, and continued on my drawing of Michael and Sucre leaning on the fence.
I was back in the infirmary, this time without Michael because it was my "time of the month" and well, if Michael was here that would be a little bit awkward.
"You threw your flowers away" I said noticing them in the bin.
"They die quickly" She said. I looked back to the bin and saw they were still in full bloom.
"Not that quickly" I said, an eyebrow raised.
"I don't like to form attachments to things that don't last" Wow, Doc was really bitter. I just kept quite as she gave me some supplies for my "time".
"Thanks Doc" I said, as I left the room.
I was in Michael's cell with him, sitting on Sucre's bed.
"So that's when-" He stopped when Abruzzi came in.
"Uh, I'll leave" I said.
"No that's okay" Michael stopped me from leaving.
"You and me have a lot to talk about, don't we Fish? Seems Philly Falzone ran into some problems up in Canada. Just because of the information" I smirked into Sucre's pillow.
"What kind of trouble?" Michael asked.
"International gun charges, parole violation. He's gonna be gone for a long time" I could practically hear the smile in Abruzzi's voice, even though I knew there wouldn't be one on his face.
"How do you feel about that?" Michael asked. There was a pause before he said.
"Pretty damn good" I laughed.
"What about P.I?" I asked. Abruzzi looked at me, and leaned on the bed.
"We got that back too. Falzone paid Bellick yesterday so we're good for now"
"That's what I like to hear! The plan is back on track" I hopped down from the bed and walked to my cell. Once I was sure no one was looking I did a little happy dance. I was getting out of here soon, I stopped happy dancing. What the hell was I supposed to do when I got outside?
In the yard I was sitting with Michael and Westmorland, I looked to see Abruzzi reclaiming his crown.
"Looks like our friend got his throne back" Westmorland said.
"And he's loving every second of it" I smirked, don't you just love when everything comes together.
C-Note came up to us.
"Stretch your legs old head" I was a little bit surprised that I was 'allowed' to stay.
C-Note sat down, opened his hand and let a load of concrete fall onto the table.
"Now, we have a hell of a lot to talk about, don't we?" He said, looking from me to Michael.
I reached over and brushed the table clean, making sure that no one was watching.
"I got nothing to say" Michael said.
"You think you can play me, Snowflake? Cause you got college. Big-school learning huh? Well, let me school you. Darwin wins inside these walls, not Einstein. Darwin"
"Yard time's over ladies. Let's line it up" Pattinson said.
"I'm not done with you Fish, or you Red" C-Note told us.
"You never even got started" I told him before walking away with Michael.
It was once again P.I and it felt so good to be in my work uniform again.
"All right, we're through the hard part. Another eighteen inches, we'll hit the pipe. We'll be there Friday" Michael said and I was once again struck by the thoughts that I had no where to go after this place.
"Friday?" I asked.
"Better start making travel arrangements" Everyone else looked really happy, so I faked a smile.
"Maricruz, here I come, baby" Sucre said.
"Sardinia, here I come" Abruzzi said.
"Where are we going?" Lincoln asked.
"All three of us, are going to Panama" My head shot up.
"All three of us?" I asked.
"I'm not taking you along, just to lose you when we get out" I hid my smile as I covered the hole with Bellick's face.
"Panama?" Lincoln asked.
"Panama. Darien Gap, south of the canal. No roads, no electricity. No cops. Nothing but white sand beaches and ice cold beer" Michael said, with a faraway look in his eye.
"Sound's like you've thought about this" I said, as I nudged him.
"Believe me, I have" He said.
"Well that's nice. But what about our lives?" Lincoln asked.
"Well we'll open a scuba shop" My eyes lit up.
"I love scuba diving!" Lincoln and Michael smiled at me.
"We'll that's good because I'm pretty sure we can't. Hope you don't mind teaching us" I smiled back.
"I don't mind"
The moment was broken by T-Bag knocking on the door "Bulls" He said.
Thankfully the floor was already covered as Bellick came in closely followed by C-Note.
"This con says he's on the job here" Bellick said.
"No, I don't think so" Abruzzi shook his head.
"You heard the paisana. Move your ass" C-Note skilfully dodged Bellick's arm and stood directly on top of the hole. I nervously looked at Bellick to see if he had noticed anything.
"CO hold on a second" The board creaked, and I'm pretty sure I stopped breathing. "Now are you sure about that? You sure you can't use that extra hand?" He tapped his foot to emphasise his point.
"You know anything about construction?" Abruzzi asked.
"Concrete's my speciality. Can you dig it?" I'm pretty sure it didn't escape any of our notice that he used a secret message just to make sure that we weren't idiots.
Michael nodded his head, in the corner of my eye.
"Alright boss, sign him up" C-Note looked too pleased with himself. I just wanted to slap the smirk of his face.
Bellick left and C-Note turned to Michael.
"Now it looks like Darwin won after all, eh, Fish?"
"Darwin best shut up and get on with it" I said.