"I'm pretty sure they ask for a full name, don't they?"
"Haha,yeah"
"You're not helping,Shawn"
"Haha, yeah"
"You're really stoned,man."
After Wednesday,I realized it would be close to impossible to see Arial if she couldn't provide a full name of the people she was seeing. Fortunately,I provided a name at least but how wide could that cover?
Shawn wasn't helping matters either. He had taken some drug and a hipster was speaking it mildly on how he was behaving.
"Inmate 1114 and 1115,you have a visitor",Officer Cole yells, beckoning us over as he unlocks the bars.
She actually made it.
"Shawn?"
"Hmm",he drawls out lazily.
"If you shut up and follow me, I'll give you back the toffee I took from you"
He adopts a serious tone.
"Deal"
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I feel like a kid on his first day of school.
People are seated on chairs littered around the courtyard with security swarming around like bees around honey. I don't know much about what happens during these visits but Shawn says they have a limited number of people at a specific place to ensure uttermost security.
Honestly,I wonder why that same energy isn't reciprocated when fights ensue. Most of them turn a blind eye to any incoming fights and you're left to beat or get beaten.
The officer points to a worried looking Ariel,her eyes wandering around the entire courtyard.
Her eyes light up with a smile the moment she spots us and she beckons us over.
Dragging a reluctant Shawn with me amidst the noise and cries of relief,I quicken my steps to get to Ariel.
Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a lady embracing one of the prisoners in a hug, and I'm suddenly overcome with nostalgia.
Before I can get swallowed by it, Shawn slips from my grip and hurries over to Ariel." over to Ariel.
"Arial,this is Shawn",I point to a Shawn who has already taken his seat staring at her at her with confusion and curiosity.
"I'm sorry about him. He's not himself today."
The moment we both take our seats,the full effects of the drugs Shawn took start unfolding.
"Are you this dude's bitch everyone's being talking about?"
"What the hell,dude? What is wrong with you?"
I turn to a surprised Arial grappling for words.
Before I'm able to rant out a string of apologies,she bursts out laughing.
"Wow, you're very...blunt. What makes you think that?"
"For starters, you're here today and this dude,he shoves me with his shoulder
has never received visitors".
"Neither have you", I bite back.
"And then you decide to betray me. I thought we were in this together,dude. Two lonely peas in a rotten pod"
"I should have left your ass in the room"
"And miss meeting your girlfriend? No way!"
"Embarrassed, I turn toward Ariel, who stares humorously at our back-and-forth."
"I'm sorry about him"
"He's... funny"
"Your girlfriend thinks I'm funny,dude"
"Please, ignore him. I was worried you had been sent out since I didn't give you my full name "
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Behind Bars
SpiritualBehind bars; the last place you'll want to ever find yourself but at twenty-five, that's where he sees himself. All he wants to do is survive because that's all he can do. But prison is more than a place filled with evil people facing punishments fo...
