In the darkness and cold
A story will unfold
One of the happiest days gone by
The past a distant cry.
Brown hair, sad eyes
On her knees
"Why me?" she cries
Her Husband is in danger and thats only the start, for when she contrmplates
Shes left with nothing but a broken heart.
The conditions Courtney found herself in were sub human at best. Cockroaches crawled around her while she stayed kneeling against the frozen cold floor.
Feeling thirsty, in pain and beyond starving, Courtney cried quietly.
"What have I done?" she whimpered.
A door then opened, keys rattled and loud foot steps were heard .
Fearing for the worst, Courtney held in her breathe which was terribly hard to do considering how dehydrated and physically sick she felt.
"Courtney its me" A familiar voice said behind her.
Courtneys eyes widened happily.
"Lashawna?"
"The one and only" the dark haird guard replied.
Courtney felt like she could wrap her painful arms around the kind hearted Prisoner and friend. She uncuffed Courtneys handcuffs and handed her some protein shakes for strength, d ark chocolate for obvious reasons ot was delicious and a lsrge bottle of soda she would have to hide under her single in solitaity bed.
"Thank you thank you" Courtney replied gling to hug Lashawna. She winced when her back was squeezed by her kind-hearted friend since highschool.
"Oh you're reslly messed up huh?" Lashawna gently lifted Courtney's black prison shirt to reveal a mixture of red,black and blue bruises.
"Can you help me yo the bed please?" she gasped.
Lashawna smiled and left Courtney's full body weigh on her so she could make it to the awful tatty mattres which looked comfortable at that moment.
"As soon as I've spoken with the Warden, he will be able to release you into the general population on this hellhole"
"It is a hellhole" Courtney wept, in between heavy gulps of grape soda.
"Nah its not do bad" said Lashawna.
"You have more support in this place than you know"
Lashawnas statement lifted Courtney's spirits a little.
"Anyway ill be back in the evening" "you'll be free from solitary." she smiled.
"Not free though, and I dont deserve your support or anyone elses"Courtney said solemnly.
Lashawna knelt beside the upset brunette and reassured her that shes a great oerson who helps others.
"Even your cause to free your Husband"
Courtney then burst into tears and Lashawna wrapped her arms round her gently.
"It was all a colossal waste of time Lashawna" Courtney bellowed but was hushed by her friend.
"Don't let them hear you cry"
Lashawna narrowed her eyes and whispered "Mal, Brian and Heather aren't t people you want to hear you crying. Theyll hurt you worse than before."
"And dont even get me started o.n that pervert Warden thst they psy to run thus place"
"Hopefully he'll run it into the ground" Courtney snarked, tears streaming down her face.
"Lashawna laughed. "Im sure he will but we will get you out of here befire that happens"
She then patted Courtney on the shoulder and informed her she will be out if solitary by midnight at the least.
"As shitty as this is, remember "
It will all be over one day."
When your close to tears remember
someday it will all be worth it
though its darker than December whats ahead is a different colour
"Youre right it will be over soon"..
Lashawna goes to leave then remembered what she had to tell Courtney.
"By the way, Lindsay Quit", "Tyler too"
"They're not coming back and are hiding somewhere" she scanned the room making sure noone could hear her through the sound system attached.
"You were right about Lindsay" "Chris was manipulating her, forcing sex on her she shuddered at the thought.
Courtney closed her eyes and held back tears.
"Poor girl" she said with rivers of guilt flowing through her.
"I was awful to Lindsay and Tyler" "Granted I hated everything about high school and it wasnt until I graduated that I realized how i should have appreciated my school aqauintances as criends and not something I stood on.
Lashawna was perplexed. "You were always good to me"..."and DJ"
"That was literally it though" Courtney sadly replied. "Two school friends who were only surface friendships due to my own stubborness and pride."
Lashawna stood at the door and gave her a sympathetic smile.
"It was you who opened Lindsays eyes to what was happening".
"I did that didn't I?" She said, forcing a smile
"Say hello for me please?" she asked.
Lashawna nodded but then told Courtney she didn't know the location where Lindsay and Tyler were staying.
"If I see them I will, but im not sure when I'll be able to since noone knows where they are".
"Okay Courtney replied opening a ptotein power bar.
Once Lashawna had gone, Courtney stayed awake unaware of the time at that moment .
She closed her eyes and drowned herself in a sea of guilt, thinking back to her high-school days when she posted a nasty rumour about Heather on MySpace that everyone believed.
The dark haired and self proclaimed Queen bee was not only knocked off her perch but she was punched hard in the face by Izzy.
The dirt spilled by a vengeful Courtney was about Heather setting fire to everyones votes for class president aswell as seriously damaging many of the students laptops, books and belongings that were left in said classroom during lunch when she snuck in with a lighter and pressed it against the paper votes. Only problem was she left her body spray on the floor, it fell out of her backpack and set the class ablaze.
You see Courtney , not Heather was so desperate to win the Presidency was willing to do anything to get it.
Unfortunately Beth noticed the fire afte the culprit had left and opened the door. She started coughing loudly and fell to the ground. She reached for her inhaler but was half in and out the door, by the time people rallied round, she had nearly suffocated.
Courtney hired Beth mainly due to that reason. They became close friends over time but Courtney held on to that secret.
Tears fell when she thought of Gwen and Trent and how she messed with her head by becoming a good friend to the loner only to seduce Trent and take him away from a gutteted Gwen. Crushed, Gwen found solace in Duncan the new guy at school who later parted from Gwen on mutual grounds to be with Courtney who was shocked he liked her. Gwen and Trent rekindled their relationship but it took alot of hard work and sadness.
"Oh god I'm sorry" she whispered, clutching her knees on the hard mattress. Rocking back and forth in the dark she remembers putting Lindsay down constantly so much so that Bridgette and Geoff had to step in because she had no time for Tyler either.
"Dumb slut" "Bimbo" "Brainless airhead"
"How did you even make it to senior year?"
"Tyler you're just as stupid" she would say
"Im surprised you know how to spell your names" she would say. Yet these harsh tauntings were always out of spite.
Worse still she harboured jealousy over their healthy relationship so one time when Lindsay was making out with her beau by the fountain, Courtney brushed past and pushed Tyler in. He fell back first into the water. Lindsay screamed and started crying.
Bridgette scolded Courtney while Geoff helped Lindsay with Tyler.
Even Heather told Courtney she was a psychopathic bitch. She knew that it was her who was behind the MySpace rumour.
Courtney even threw a large book at Owen telling him to read and stop eating. This angered Izzy who chased her out of the classroom.
Looking back she deserved alot worse than Izzy chasing her outside.
Perhaps this was her reaping the nasty actions she had sewn in the past?
Hanging her head in shame she sent out a prayer that her classmates of old would eventually find it in their hearts to forgive her...
unbeknownst to Courtney someone was watching her at that very moment. His evil grin, dirty beard and hazel eyes tinged with yellow from hus excessive lifestyle of alcohol and drug carnality narrowed.
Rubbing his chin he proudly stated now that he had her, the fun he would have would only just begin.
"Then again you silly bitch" he snarled.
he took a sip of his scotch.
"You took her away from me " he threw his glass against the wall in rage.
"Spreading your poisonous lies about me"
He pressed both his hands against his leather chair and inhaled a large breathe.
"Mark my words Inmate Jones, Dakota's fate will be a picnic on the beach compared to what Im going to do to you'"
His nails pierced into the leather of his favourite soft swivel chair as he seethed with rage.
He went into the files of Gweh and criss referenced themnwith Courtneys.
obtaining( illegally offcourse);false witnrss statements snnupcoming court date anf s letter wriiteh by the prison Psychologist that was backed up by a false Psychiatrist who had credentials and an office, phone number and voice to the name, Vincent Komilika stating Courtney's danger to society, he punched s hole into the air excitedly.
"I've got you now bitch" he hissed.
He then typed in Gwen Kings file which had been drastically altered by Heather to have her leave Roney Island in five and a half months, he shook his head and sighed.
"Heather I am impressed but" .."doing things by the book is so tedious" he groaned.
Altering dates, times and declaring all trial dates ahd extra years null ih void due to "technical error".
"That's much better' he smiled proudly resting his head in his arms against the chair.
For a small signature denying liability and a waiver of what went on in this God forsaken place, Miss King woukd be free to go tomorrow... there was one tiny miniscule little thing though though.
In order for Gwen to be completely free of this prison existence including a probation officer of her choosing, she needed to sign a declaration first which would implicate old classmate, not friend but mere acquaintance, Courtney Reyes Jones in a plot to kill the warden and several officers which is what landed here in the first place screaming innocence and pleading for a phone call with her Husband. None of this was true however, but it mattered not to the likes of Chris.
Chris printed oit the documents for Gwen to sign and headed home with them.
Tomorrow was looking to be a great day
For some
The sun would rise on a hopeful person
and set on a doomed to fail trapped in mate
TBC
