Bound To The Devil

murmur of voices. Rubbing her eyes, she tried to shake

sh fluorescent lights that hung o

bunkmate, lying on the bottom bunk, didn't even stir. Standing up, she stretched h

te's warning. "Keep yourself from being noticed." Easy advice, but hard to follow when y

sting against the wall and watching her with an unreadable expression. For a moment,

moment. Dahlia took that as a sign to

oked vegetables punched her in the gut. She thought she would have go

each with their own story. The ones she pitied were the ones who were there for crimes they did

ound a seat at an empty table. She ate quickly, her mind wandering to he

into someone and before she knew what was happening, she was shoved back ha

ne of the three women she had been looking at yesterday. The ones who seemed to ex

he best thing to do was to retreat. She kept her head low as the woman pass

d to pretend everything was fine, but her trembling

t offered little privacy. She waited in line, her eyes fixed

nt eyes scanning her form. The occurrence in the cafeteria had definitely not go

, lost in thought. Dahlia sat on her bunk, trying to

hen, her bu

get yourself noti

urprised. How

her mind, she

happened in the cafeteria is what has been going around here. Great job going unnotice

as a mistake." Dahlia retorted, her v

and Dahlia stared ahead, the book she

le, and Dahlia couldn't help but wonder what her bun

extremely surprised when she heard a s

le appeared when she realised that her

he replied, but Melanie did

ed back to the book that still lay at her side. She grabbed it again, her fingers softl

ll, muscular woman with a scar abo

yes staying on Melanie for a fe

dly. Rosa seemed nice, but Melanie remained si

tips about prison life. "Stay out of trouble, keep

, "Be careful around Rosa. She'

yebrow, intrigued.

careful, okay? You should learn not to

ding them of the prison rules. "No gatherings in cells,

lf with the rules. Melanie remained

Dahlia wondered what it was, and she couldn't help but replay the way Melanie warned her about Rosa in her head. She co