Spotlight on the Mirror

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Even though Holliday knew that Natasha was a hundred percent set on speaking with Wanda, she still needed the physical support as well. Madison had already left to go on vacation with Dallas when Natasha was finally approved a date for the visit. Madison felt bad that she couldn't be there for Natasha but she was already in another country.

Holliday figured that Natasha would only want her to remain in the waiting room while she spoke with Wanda but Natasha wanted her in the interview room as well. Holliday was scared to hear the things that Wanda may say because she wanted to hate her and not pity her for her own history of abuse. Natasha wanted to know why more than anything else in the world and a small part of Holliday also wanted to know.

They entered the prison and Holliday instantly felt the cold presence of lost souls and broken hearts. The eery sense of fear and entrapment laid heavy on Holliday's shoulders. She would never understand why people would willingly commit crimes knowing that this type of dungeon could be their new home for the rest of their lives. Mrs. Hemsworth met them in the lobby and explained the rules of the visit. A guard came and inspected them then escorted them down a small dark hallway. The guard spoke into the walkie talkie then told Mrs. Hemsworth that they could enter the room on the right.

"Now, Wanda's already in the room and from what I've heard, she hasn't been a decent inmate. Any signs of danger and you're out of there. Do you want me to go with y'all?" Mrs. Hemsworth asked.

"No. Me and Holliday will be ok. If Wanda acts a fool then that's it," Natasha responded as they walked towards the door.

Before Natasha could open it, Holliday stopped her and asked again, "Are you really sure about this? Things will never be the same for you again after speaking to her. Regardless if she tells you what you want to hear or not, this moment right here will change everything. So I ask you again, are you 100% sure?"

"I'm like 99.2% sure," Natasha answered back with a weak smile.

Holliday just nodded her understanding and motioned for Natasha to open the door.

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As Natasha opened the door, the fears became real for Holliday. She didn't know why she was scared but just the thought of hearing Wanda reveal more to the corrupt darkness placed terror in her heart.

The room was small with only a fluorescent light in the middle of the ceiling. The light dimmed often and gave the room a dark ambiance. There was a square steel table located in the center of the room which had Wanda handcuffed to it. There was a large mirror on the wall behind the table but Holliday assumed that it was a two way. There was also a guard in the corner near Wanda.

As Holliday and Natasha sat down, Wanda leaned forward allowing the light to display her face. Natasha gasp as Holliday couldn't believe what she was seeing before her eyes. Wanda looked horrible. Her short hair wasn't braided and was clearly damaged from years of chemical relaxers, color treatments, and weaves. In the few short weeks that Wanda had been in prison, she looked like she had aged ten years. She no longer looked like a high priced escort but an old washed up street hooker. The stank attitude and confidence displayed by Wanda in court was now replaced with defeat and bitterness. Without the expensive beauty products to mask her real intentions, Wanda could be seen for the monster that she truly was.

According to Mrs. Hemsworth, even though the court documents were sealed, rumors of Wanda still reached the prison. She received tons of death threats and was nicknamed "Mommy Darkest" due to Natasha being referred to as The Black Swan. For that reason, she was kept in isolation for twenty-three hours of the day. She only got out for one hour but was still by herself as she showered and walked outside. Wanda was also on suicide watch. No one wanted her to take the easy way out.