Stella's POV
the sound of the droning buzz echoed down the corridors indicating the gate was now open, I watched the prison officer push and hold the gate open as she waited for me to move forward. The air suddenly turned thick, as a shiver ran down my spine, the memories of everything I tried to leave behind replaying over again in my mind.
I startled a little when I felt the warmth of Kelly's hand link with mine as he stepped closer to me "it's okay...I'll be right here, he can't hurt you anymore" I hear Kelly softly whisper as I turn to him and offer him a slightly nervous smile, the vibration of my heartbeat ricocheting against all fibres of my body until I could feel it pulsating in my ears.
I squeeze Kelly's hand tightly as I make the first step forward through the gate with Kelly following suit beside me.
The drab shade of grey that seemed to absorb all light and warmth surrounded us from the floor to the walls as we made our way through the isolated corridors, it was definitely a world that was stripped from colour and emotion, the perfect mirage to what the prisoners would have stripped from their victims. It was certainly what Grant stripped from me.
We stop at one last door as the prison officer turns to us "he's already waiting for you's, he is in cuffs and a guard will be watching from the opposite side of the room, you have half an hour, but if you wish to end the visit beforehand, just get the guards attention by raising your hand, they will know you want to terminate the visit and will escort him back to his cell..." the officer says as she holds her swipe card out towards the door access card reader "you ready?" She asks me before making contact with the reader as I take a deep breath and nod.
She presses her card onto the card reader as it beeps and turns the small light green before she opens the door, and letting us walk in, my eyes immediately make contact with a slouched over Grant sat just a few feet away from me, scratching at his wrists where the cuffs were placed. His skin a lot paler, and his cheeks sunken in, he definitely didn't look well.
With the sound of the door closing his head looks up, quickly followed by his body as he stands up, pulling the table slightly that his cuffs were attached to as they halt him from moving too far "Stella Bella? you came?" I hear him say, my body internally shuddering at the pet name he always used to call me before everything went so south.
I watch his eyes switch to Kelly as he looks him up and down and squints a little before looking back to me as I wait for a dig or insult of some kind but all he does is chuckle slightly and try to hold his hands up in surrender without pulling on his cuffs too much. "Kelly...The neighbour from upstairs right? I guess it worked out between you two" he says as I look at Kelly then back at Grant.
"That would be me yes..." I hear Kelly say as he holds his hand out to Grant as Grant looks down at it and shakes it.
As Kelly moves his hand back we all swap glances between each other before I fake cough and point to the chairs "well we only have half an hour let's not waste any time, I guess we have a few things to discuss" I say as we all take a seat at the table.
Once I've sat down, I keep my eyes on Grant as his eyes find mine, his eyes were now a lot darker than I remember but the fear stayed the same, the fear I felt each time I looked into his eyes could still be felt in the pit of my stomach now, the memory of dread, wondering what horrors I'm about to endure as I pleaded with my own eyes for mercy.
For the first time in a while I don't see the hate behind his eyes, the whites of his eyes remain white, and his face almost softens as he continues to look at me "you're looking good Stella" I hear him say, taking me by surprise as I blink a couple of times before sitting back slightly and grabbing Kelly's hand under the table "ehh, thanks, I guess...I wish I could say the same about you" I say as he laughs and sits back "yeah well...I guess I had it coming, it's what I deserved right?" Grant says as I shake my head
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In Another Life
FanfictionA Stellaride Story Stella and Grant have been married 3 years, with a baby on the way Grant signed a record deal with his band (The Under Over) and was heading on tour to perform in small clubs to promote his first album, newly pregnant Stella decid...
