Chapter Fourteen: Happy Trails at Last

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Outside the Prison:

Everyone was outside seeing the Warden being taken into custody for the crimes he committed and admitted to. News reports were there, and so were many more officers. All the prisoners looked at him and saw that he was pissed. "Doesn't matter if you all found the file. They're dead! Gone forever now! No other way to return.", he said. But his facial expression changed when he saw me walking up with Yancy. Everyone gasped in surprise, and all I did was cross my arms and gave him an evil smile. As the cops tried to get him in the car, he looked at me one last time and said "This isn't over! I will be back! You two will be dead when I get out! You think this is the last time you see me?! Then you're wrong!" As the officer slammed the door, he got in the car and drove off. I saw the car disappear in the dark woods and sighed in relief. Another officer came up to me with my file. "You have a date in court, Ms. Milden.", he said.

The Next Day...

I was brought into court to have my jail sentence erased. The Warden was sitting on the other side of the room, and I sat there waiting to see what was going to happen. As the judge got the papers back from the jury, he read them out loud. "The court finds Mr. Murder Slaughter guilty of murder and false imprisonment of dishonesty. He will be taken into custody and be put inside federal jail where he will serve life in prison. In the matter of this case falling under Ms. Bella Milden, this case is dismissed. Ms. Milden, you are free to go.", he read. And the moment he said those last words, I cheered as well as everyone else did. I was so happy that I was finally free from prison. Now I could go home and do the things I want freely. However, there was one thing that needed to get done first.

Three Months Later...

So it turns out, after being released from jail, only the spirit of Bella was released. Seeing how much I loved making friends there, I decided to work there. However, in my mother's will, she stated that all possessions were in my custody including a trust fund that was around $2 million. And what did I do with that money, you may ask? Well, figuring out that I made so many friends while in prison, I invested in buying Happy Trails Penitentiary and proclaiming myself as the new head of the facility. So that way, I could be free on the inside and outside of this place. And instead of calling it a prison anymore, I decided to remake it as a rehabilitation center for those that could use a second chance for the wrong doings they did. On my first day of inspecting the cafeteria, I saw my friends serving new meals to the inmates and they gave me a smile. And so did I. I then rolled my eyes and smiled again. "Yancy, I know you're right behind me.". I said playfully. He then gave me a chuckle as I turned around. "Hahaha!!! I couldn't help it. Seeing yous as the Warden now makes me feel more comfortable than I've ever have been.", he said while putting his arms around my waist. I gave him a smile and said, "Keeping talk like that and you'll be put in solitary confinement with me in there..." He gave out another chuckle as I was about to kiss him. But as I was about to, he dropped to the floor on his knees and pulled out something. I was a ring that he made out of twisty wire and tin foil. I was in shock when I saw where this was going. "Yous make me the happiest man alive, Bella. And I love yous with all my heart. Will yous marry me?", he asked. I gave him a smile and crossed my arms.

Two Weeks Later...

The entire place was decorated creatively for a prison wedding. The inmates and I were able to make hand-crafted decorations and use long pieces of toilet paper for ribbons around the cafeteria. As a kid I dreamed of having a perfect wedding. And I figure that if I was going to have it, I might as well make it formal to where I fell in love with my Yancy. And instead of getting all dressed up fancy, we got creative. Yancy wore his black and white striped prison outfit and hat, and I wore a sand colored tank top with white prison pants and a hand-sewed veil me and the girls made out of a pillow case. During the ceremony, we even had a handcuff placed on mine and his wrists to symbolize our strong love that'll never break. One of the sensitive officers wed us and finally made it official. "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the- You may now- You- Crying* Just go ahead and kiss her, I don't even care anymore.", he said while crying and walking away. And just like that, Yancy pulled me in and we made it official. Everyone cheered and sprayed silly string cans up in the air. As I hugged my husband, I looked at everyone and said "Okay, everyone! No work today! We're going to celebrate and have a great party!" They all cheered again as Yancy and I hugged. "Hey, let's get some food going! We got a new family member here!", he said. As everyone cheered again, I laughed and hugged him. Looking into those beautiful dark brown eyes. "Yous and I are going to get along just fine.", he said. "Three of us, actually.", I replied. I then took Yancy's hand and placed it on my stomach. He looked surprised as he knew what I was talking about. "I'm pregnant. And you're going to be a daddy.", I whispered. His reaction was just so adorable; I found out about my pregnancy a few days after my release. I took a test to see why I was feeling sick to my stomach for the past few weeks, and to my surprise it was true. I was stunned when I found out, I just couldn't wait now to become a mom. And I know Yancy will make a great dad. "You're what?", he asked playfully. I giggled at him and kissed him again. This was going to be a great turning point for our first time being husband and wife. I could tell.

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