Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde

16.An Angel named Shelly

Song's for this chapter:

One wing by Jordan sparks

Cookie P.O.V

"I tried to kill myself" that's the first thing that slips from my mouth when me and Lu finally get home.

"What?" He stops dead in his tracks.

"I tried to take my own life"I rasp tears now flowing from my eyes.

"When?" He asks as he sits on the bed beside me.

"On my 31 first birthday" I cry. I swore I'd never tell anyone this but it kind of just slipped.

"Why?" He presses.

(Play one wing)

"Because of Shelly" I add as the song that reminds me of her plays gently in the background.

"Who, was that honey?"

"She was this girl I met. She was soft, gentle like a snowflake. Life just dealt her a bad hand. Her boyfriend abused her and one day she snapped killed him, they threw her in jail. Didn't even hear her side, threw the book at her too. Life without the possibility of parole. Of course she was my cellmate, we clicked too. I mean that girl had a bark like mine her bite was a little harder too, the only difference between us was the color of our skin honestly. That girl keep me going for years, kept me on my toes even. Shelly was truly a angel" I murmur as Lu listens contently.

"What happened to her?" He pushes.

"She got killed" I state looking at the sky.

"Oh god" he says.

"Yep. Someone killed her, worse part is she wasn't even supposed to be killed. The person who stabbed her was carrying out the hit, there wasn't a lot of white girls with blue eyes in that prison" I continue wiping some of the tears away. "The day before she was killed was the day before my birthday. I was so depressed I didn't want another birthday to pass without seeing my babies. I also didn't want to grow any older in that place, but Shelly wasn't having it. That girl wrote me a song and sang it to me. She was crazy but her voice was beautiful. Anyways she stayed up all day making me this blanket. It was huge mesmerizing and it smelled like her. When she gave it to me I was so happy,ya know to have met someone so amazing in a place so horrible. I promised he that he day I walked out of this place she was leaving with me" the choke on my tears as Lu rubs my back.

"Then what happened?" He asks curiosity filling his tone.

"When I found out she'd died I wanted to die. I mean how could god take away a soul so pure and beautiful as Shelly's. I'd done so many bad things in my day that I didn't understand why I wasn't the one dead instead of a woman who just had shit luck" I cry.

"Aw baby" Lu says trying to comfort me.

"So I took the blanket she made me raped it around my neck then tried to her top bunk and stepped off. I must've swung there for five minutes until I could feel the life draining from my body. Then it was like Shelly was there all of the sudden, talking to me telling me it wasn't the end for me and that we'd meet again. Out of nowhere a guard lifted me up and I could breath again" choke reliving the memory.

"The gaurd name was Melany, she was like a mom to me. She told me that life was a gift and that god is the only person that can take and give it. She told me that I can't play with life because it wasn't mine to play with, and that Shelly was in a better " I sob.

"Aw baby girl" Lu says holding me as cling to him for dear life.

"And I- I took a life Lu. My sisters life at that" I cry out making him hug me even tighter.

"Its not your fault honey, it isn't and god knows that. He knows your soul" he professes.

"I hope so because I really didn't mean it Lu and all I was trying to do was help her" I add.

"Yes, I know baby. God does too, now come er lay down" I snuggle up to Lu and slowly drift off to sleep.

*
"Cookie girl your going soft on me"

"Shelly?"

"That's the name don't wear it out"

"How you been girl?"

"I've been happy. Happier than I ever was. God did me a favor when he took me out that cold ass word cooks. But it isn't your time. Your gonna live to get old and crusty and yes you will have wrinkles"

"Oh no"

"Oh yes, and you'll be happy. And when you come here I'll be waiting, ready to laugh at your gray hairs okay. And Candice will be here too, she was mad cookie but not at you. She was mad a the world and you can't blame yourself. I need you to live forget about the darkness, for me"

"I will shell"

"You better or imma kick your butt"

"I love you girl"

"I love you too team cookie n cream foreva girl"

"Mhm with yo white ass"

"Oh shut up"

*

I awake feeling lighter.

Feeling loved.

"I love you Shelly" is all I say laying back down and closing my eyes once again.

A/n- chapter was deep.

What y'all feel about "Shelly"?

How do you think this changed Lu's perception on the time cookie spent away?

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