Love Out Loud

Fortunate

Another day progressed in prison,boring as hell, Derek was so quiet but Smith was so restless, moving around the tiny cell, sometimes frustrating the hell out of Derek"sit still will you?"-"no,my bum hurt from sitting,now my feet hurt from pacing and don't even tell me to sleep,I don't feel like sleeping"Derek had had enough but what would he do"fine just stop pacing in front of me it's annoying"the cell door rattled and a warden called for Smith

"Hey Smith,you have a visitor"Derek heaved a relive sign"ahh, finally,I can go and stretch my limbs"he half ran and half walked out of the place,it was his brother"hey man"he shook hands with him,they sat down and whispered in low tunes"how is it going?"Eric questioned"terrible,this place is worst,I can't wait to get out of here,man it's annoying"the look on Smith's face right now scream maturity"you'll leave soon,so have you seen him around?"Smith shook his head"I've not seen him around,man there is trouble here,I almost got raped,out of all the jobs I've been given this is the hardest"Eric smiled"so did you get raped?"-"you just heard me say almost,are you mocking me?"Eric raised his hands"no no no,I'm not,so how did you save yourself?"-"I was lucky,I made a friend, he's a protector"-"really?"-"yes,I don't want to remember that day,he came at the right time if not I would have been violated by that scum called hulk"

Eric almost fell off his chair in laughter"it's not funny seriously,but Derek was there at the right time,hulk is not back yet because of the beatings Derek gave him"-"Derek?is that your friends name?"Smith nodded"yea, you'll have to do me the favor of getting him out, he's tight lipped,just like you but he's worse,I believe he's suffering so much within,he cried alot when this incident happened to me and I quickly understood he was violated too,he was so bitter when he saw hulk forcing himself on me,his eyes changed,he looked like he was relieving the past when he was punching hulk over and over again,I felt for him,so you'll have to get him out"Eric shook his head"in as much as he has helped you I can not promise you anything,we still did not know what he did"-"I'll ask him then"Eric nodded"just keep your eyes open,you have until next week end,he is hiding here,I need my money okay"Smith nodded,an officer came signalling the end of their discussion,they exchanged eye contact and separated , when he got back to his cell Derek was gone,so he sat down and thought about what him and Eric had discussed,he planned on asking Derek what had brought him here but he didn't know where to start from, Derek didn't look like someone that will just talk about his struggles just like that,he shrugged and decided he was going to ask him anyways, when Derek came back he looked so pale and went straight to lie down facing the wall,Smith was not too surprised when their dinner was served in cell unlike the rest, when they had finished eating Derek climbed back on the bed

"What's happening today,you look like you've engaged with a ghost"Derek turned around and looked at Smith with wary eyes,Smith immediately sat on the bed with him"are you okay?you really don't look fine"he was surprised when a stray tear fell from Derek's eyes,which he immediately wiped off before turning away"hey what happened to you out there,did you encounter anything bad?"Derek shook his head,Smith knew he was not going to get anything out of him so he decided to use his motivator skills instead"you know it's okay not to be fine always,you don't have to pretend to be ok,it's fine to cry, it doesn't mean you're weak it just mean you're human with blood in your veins"Derek looked up and smiled"wow,why do I feel like you suddenly matured"Smith bit his tongue,so much for wanting to motivate but still it did it's work because Derek started to talk"it's nothing much, I'm grateful you're trying to console me"-"so what is the problem?"Derek looked at him like deciding if he should speak or not"come on Derek, brothers remember?"he nodded"fine,how do I say it?,I went to meet with some people today"-"ok"he stopped talking and scratched his head"I don't know how to start,it's complicated"Smith looked at him and laughed"fine,I have a question to ask, I'll be happy if you answer me honestly,I really want to get to know you more"