Addicted (OITNB)

31- Possessed By Drugs

I CURSE UNDER my breath as I accidentally drop a tiny screw from where I stand on a chair, trying to fix the air conditioner in the laundry room.

I keep my hand against the air conditioner to keep it from falling apart without that screw. I look down at it, then up at the air conditioner again, realizing that I'm unable to let go of it to get the screw without having to pull apart the air con again especially after I just spent the last hour putting it together.

"Alex?" I call out from where I stand.

"Mm?" Alex hums from where she is busy folding uniforms in the middle of the room.

"Can you come help me quick?" I ask, and I hear Alex drop her clothes. She walks over to me slowly, looking at me strangely from my position.

"Can you hold this while I try to screw it in place." I ask innocently.

Alex scoffs a laugh. "Screw it in place." She mutters to herself as she pulls up another chair next to me.

"Don't have such a dirty mind." I say, watching her stand on her own chair.

"You know, just because you don't say dirty things doesn't mean you're not dirty." She says with a smirk. I feel my stomach twist with nerves.

"What do you mean?" I ask flustered.

"Everyone knows what you and Nicky get up to." She says and I nearly let go of the air conditioner.

"What? We don't-"

"Uh, uh. Don't deny it." She says, placing her hands next to mine. I let go of it knowing that she has a good hold.

"Okay, fine. But it's not like you and Piper are any different." I respond, holding the back of the chair as I slowly step down.

"I don't even think Piper and I love each other as much as you and Nicky do."

I don't respond and instead squat down on the ground, squinting as I search for the nail that blends in so well with the floor.

As I drag my eyes along the ground, they land on the wall. There is a tiny vent the size of a brick on it, and it makes me wonder if anyone has ever hid anything in there.

"Hey, do you think anyone's ever tried to-" the sound of the cover completely flipping off and bouncing onto the ground after my finger barely touches the corner cuts me off.

I stare with wide eyes at the large stash of drugs inside the wall, completely exposed to the outside.

"Ever tried to what?" Alex asks, waiting for me to finish but I can't respond as I'm completely speechless.

I slowly pick up the tightly wrapped white powder, my head feeling extremely heavy. I rise to my feet, holding it out.

"Holy shit." Alex says in complete shock, trying to step down only remembering that she has to remain in the same position.

I look up at her, equally as shocked.

"Nicky." I tell her, and she looks sympathetic suddenly.

"You don't know that. It could be anyone's, even Angie's." She tries but I shake my head.

"It's definitely Nicky's." I drop down to my knees and pull out another tightly wrapped bunch. They were huge- bigger than my hands.

I realize what I need to do. As I stand up again and hastily shove them both under my waistband, Alex calls after me. "Evie, don't-" But it's too late as I'm already running to the toilets.

I'm about to barge into a stall when the door doesn't budge. I realize someone's in there and I bang on it with my fist.

"Hurry the fuck up!" I screech, kicking at it.