Degeneracy♡

chapter 5: EXPLOIT

By the time I wake up, it is 9.30am. To most people, this may not seem late, but for me, it's very out of character. Last night's antics have sent me crazy.

"Breakfast!" My mum shouts as if she knew I had just woken up.

I go downstairs to see a very unusual sight. All my family, sat together, eating breakfast. However, they do look particularly angry this morning.

"Sit down," my father says in a stern voice.

The scraping of my chair is all that can be heard in this thick silence. My mother passes me some scrambled eggs on toast which I thank her for quietly.

The silence becomes even tenser as breakfast continues.

"Isobel," My father starts in a rather patronising tone."Why was the lock on the backdoor broken?"

I almost choke on my toast. How am I going to explain without telling them I'm in trouble with a gang?

"I don't know." I stare downwards, my plate suddenly becoming very fascinating.

"Well, we've asked Oliver, he says he has nothing to do with it. I know when he is lying so I'm going to believe him. You, on the other hand, are a terrible liar."

I meet my father's eyes for the first time since this conversation began.

"I-I can't tell you. I'm sorry. I can pay to get it fixed."

"What do you mean you can't tell us?" My father asks and there's a pause. "Are you in trouble with someone?"

"No... of course not, it's just a very long story that I can't tell you. I promise it won't happen again." I gulp. I pass him the £20 that Sebastian gave me last night.

"Where did you get this money from?" My dad probes.

"I... the person who broke it gave it to me," I answer, simply.

There is another tense pause.

"You've been sneaking boys into the house haven't you?!" My dad's voice raising in volume.

"No! Do I really seem like I would-"

"This explains all the weird behaviour." He interrupts.

"Dad. I haven't been bringing any boys back here. I promise." I tell him, it isn't really a lie because I haven't snook them in, they have broken in.

"I'll let this go just this once. But anymore signals that you're lying to me and there will be consequences." He warns me.

I finish off my breakfast extremely quickly after my father's quizzing. I get into the shower, wash my hair.

After getting out the shower, I close my bedroom curtains. Who knows what men Luca has to watch my every move.

I put on a black dungaree dress and a white off-the-shoulder top. I decide to put more makeup on today to maybe make myself look older and therefore, less naive.

By the time I'm ready, it's time to go. Unfortunately, my brother can't give me a lift every day. I have to get the bus seeing as I can't drive. Resulting in me having to leave half an hour early.

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That bus ride was the most boring journey I have ever been on. I listened to some good music though. It's another 10-minute walk from the bus station to the prison.

As the barbed wire and the huge metal doors come into view, I can barely contain my nerves. Not only am I being blackmailed by the country's most dangerous criminal but I am now under suspicion by my supervisor here.

I press the button for the guards to let me in which they do quickly and as soon as I step foot in the building, I am greeted by Vera. Looks like she really meant she would be keeping a close eye on me.

"Good morning, Miss Shelby." She says, sternly.

"Good morning." I smile back.

"Once you have put your things in the Staff storage room, you can go with Mr Hewitt to keep an eye on the prisoners from floor 1 and 2 whilst they have their 4 hours outside their cells."

A sigh of relief is released from my lips. Thank God I don't need to deal with the dangerous prisoners just yet.

"Don't seem too relaxed, Miss Shelby. We have given you the lovely task of getting a cell ready for our new inmate on floor 3. He was supposed to arrive last night but he managed to escape the police van." She raises her eyebrows.

I smile at her and get going to put my stuff in the locker. After that, I make my way to the main floor of the prison to keep an eye on the other prisoners.

However, whilst i'm on my way, I'm forced to make a small detour.

Out of nowhere, Luca comes stomping down the corridor and pulls me by my wrist.

"This way." He sneers and drags me into another corridor.

The way he grabbed me makes me feel like a child who has been caught by their mother and is on their way to serve a punishment. I know I haven't done anything wrong. He has no right to punish me.

We stop after we get to the end of the corridor where a locked fire exit door is.

"Did Sebastian tell you the information last night?" Luca demands.

"Yes." I say, bluntly.

"What did he say?" Luca growls impatiently.

"Your snow has arrived from Belgium. Someone called Rob is looking after it for now, but has to move it every so often because of raids. He's going to try and sell most of it before you get out. But can't for long.

"Okay. Tell Sebastian that Rob can't be trusted with all of it and that he should go halves with Jack. All the bases should be in North London, no where outside there and if Rob gets caught, put it in the place we discussed."

"Bloody hell. Okay." I breathe. So much information. "You know I'm really not happy about being your post lady for your in-prison drug business." I argue.

He chuckles. "You're so innocent."

I huff and turn to go the other way but he grabs my arm again.

"Don't forget what I said." His eyes are very dark all of a sudden. "Because if you have, you will face my wrath."

♡sorry if this chapter's a bit shit. I'm on holiday and have to write it on my phone.♡