DOWN BY LAW // WHEN THEY SEE US *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter 10

We were stronger together.

So they split us, and picked us off, one by one.

1991 Brooklyn, NY
Crossroads Juvenile Center

Dmirikel Jackson

"Please don't," I cried out. My sister kept getting farther and farther away from my grasp, the guard dragged her by her collar.

"You brought this upon yourself," the guard held me back, while Megan just cried. Why couldn't I move? Why are they taking my sister away from me? Rose & Monica, everything. They took my other half.

"I love you!" Echoed through my head. The last words my sister said to me. 'I love you too' I wanted to yell back but the words couldn't come out of my mouth.

I love you.

"Wake up," Megan tapped my shoulder, the dullness in her voice. She missed everyone. Rose, Monica, and Lyric, they split us up. They were the only people I trusted, the only people I could talk to. Words couldn't describe how I felt, the pain in my heart and stomach showed.

They kept me and Megan here since we were only 17 & not 18. Age didn't matter, I wanted to go with my sister.

Big Red was sad to see them go, but she started treating me like her little sister. She dealt with the girls who had jumped us, I don't know what happened to them.

They just vanished.

"Tupac's here to see us!" She faintly smiled pulling my hand while the guard started escorting us to the conference room. He'd been helping my mom out, and he put a couple of funds on our commissary. I didn't like taking from him but he always insisted.

Every-time he came he always talked to us about the case. He had a load of lawyers and even some of the councilmen involved.

And he's filming in Harlem, for this movie called Juice, he wanted us to be the first people to watch it.

"He told me he had a surprise for us too," Megan scratched her head, probably thinking about what it was.

Hopefully it was my sister.

Hopefully it's my freedom.

I hit the corner, seeing 4 boys, and Tupac. Yusef, Kevin, Antron, and Raymond. He was toned, about 6 inches taller from when I last saw him. Raymond had facial hair, with thicker eyebrows, my baby.

"I missed you," he hugged me like he'd never let me go. His tight arms around torso, his embrace meant the world to me. I laid my head against his chest, hearing his heart beat fast.

"Hands off," the guard smirked, while Raymond pulled away, Tupac smacked his lips.

"Man let them be in love, it's been years since they saw each other," he shooed away the officer, Officer Hendrickson was always protective over us. He meant no harm, he was a chill guy.

"I love you," I kissed him, wrapping my arms around him, I don't want him to leave, "I love you too," he deepened the kiss while his hands started falling down my back.

"I know y'all ain't about to have a full on make out session right in front of us," Megan snickered, I pulled away, embarrassed at my actions, "y'all some freaks, it's okay," Tupac laughed smacking his gum. I sat down next to Megan, small waving at the boys. Yusef's flat top got shorter but he was still as lanky as ever. Antron was getting buffer, and he grew, like a lot, Kevin did too. But he was eating a lot too.

He used to be so small.

"Let's get down to business"

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1991 Wyoming County, NY
Attica Correctional Facility

Lyric Jackson

"At least we're together," Rose weakly smiled, I left my sister behind. I let them take us away from each other.

I was supposed to protect her.

It's been two days, and it was already a mess. The first day here people were asking if we were in gangs. Of course I didn't answer, if I would've said yes they probably would've targeted me if I answered a gang different from their own.

Many girls already knew who we were but they weren't bothered, it wasn't like we killed somebody.
The floors were flooded with toilet water and we had to evacuate. The pipes bursted or something, all the water supply gone.

The first floors were filled with water, from top to bottom while the pipes started releasing high levels of some chemical.

In other words. We either had to transfer prisons again. Or go to the boys side of the prison.

"That's just nasty," Monica stuck her tongue out, pinching the bridge of her nose, "it smells like ass," we walked in line pass Unit 7. Every guy just stared at everyone single girl behind the bar, until I saw someone.

"You said you wanted to go to Coney, so I took you baby girl"

"I'm taking you to Coney, just like I promised"

"Don't cry, I'll get you some fries too"

"Korey!?" I ran up to the bars, while the officer tried grabbing me, "Baby," I slipped my fingers through the gate, holding his hand, he kissed it.

"I love you," he yelled while the guard picked me, carrying me off with Monica & Rose.

"I love you too!"

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