Chapter five

I walked into the canteen, I felt much better after having a shower and cleaning up. All I had to do now was make it through lunch and pretend like I wasn't in agony, plus I don't think Red would be all that pleased that I had lied to her. I walked into the canteen and got in the que, I saw Alex leave the que and go sit at a table by herself. Red snapped me out of my thoughts when I also reached the end of the que.

"What are you waiting for? Go and show Alex you're going to be there for her" She snapped.

I widened my eyes and pulled a face at her. "She'll hear you!" I told her.

"Good. Oh she's looking, come on I'll come with you" coming from behind the counter.

My eyes widened even more as she went to grab me. "No Red, I can't" I told her. She grabbed me anyway by the arm and put her hand on my lower back, pushing me.

"Ow!" I screamed out in agony and almost fell to the floor, I bent down clutching my side. Red helped me back up once my breathing had calmed down. Everyone in the canteen was watching me now, even Alex who had moved from her table to stand in front of us.

"Piper..." Alex said softly, a concerned expression to go with it.

"You are going to tell me what the hell happened whilst you were in the shu" Red demanded.

"Just leave it!" I snapped.

Red took one look at me and then shouted a guard over. "She's been attacked" Red told him.

The guard sighed. "Where and when?" He asked me. He sighed again and walked away when I didn't answer.

"Piper, if someone has hurt you.. You need to tell me" Alex said

Red gave me a certain look, I wasn't quite sure what it meant but if Alex was talking to me now I was gonna take advantage.

"Fine. It happened in the shu, I'd say about a couple days ago, we was all made to shower together, and well... Word got round I was a rapist" I rolled my eyes.

Alex twiddled her fingers together. "So this is my fault?" She mumbled.

"No, not at all, Alex" I reassured her, reaching for her hand. She flinched and practically flew out of the canteen.

"Alex!" I shouted after her, with no luck of course.

"Well, looks like we've got a lot of work to do, chapman" Red said.

I shrugged my shoulders and walked off to the bunks. I laid on my bed and rolled onto my good side. I closed my eyes as I though of Alex, when was she gonna let me in? The next thing I could remember, Red, Alex and Mr Healy were stood in my bunk. I sighed and rubbed my hands over my face.

"What now?" I asked.

"If you have been aggressively attacked, I need you to make a written complaint" Mr Healy said. I laughed at him bitterly.

"And then what? There already in shu, what else could you possibly do to them?"

"Well do you have anyone at all you can talk to?" He added.

I looked at Alex who had no facial expression. "No, I don't" I told him.

"I haven't got time for your mind games chapman, do whatever you like" Mr Healy said before walking away.

I turned around and got as close to the wall as possible. It was a good minute before I was sure they had all left. I felt someone touch my side and I flinched, I turned my head to see Alex. I was surprised to see her here alone with me, never mind making actual contact.

"I'm sorry" she said.

I had a feeling she didn't mean for just now.

"Can I just lay with you?" She asked me.

I smiled and got out of bed, I let her get closest to the wall so she could feel safer. I got behind her and out my are around her, pulling her closer to me.

"Pipes?" She asked.

"Mhm" I mumbled into her hair.

"I love you" she said.

I smiled like an idiot into her hair. "I love you too, Al" I replied. I felt Alex hold on to my hand tighter, my real pain was gone, we were finally getting somewhere.

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