Heartless

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My mind was racing, how could this be happening?? We weren't doing anything wrong. They had no reason to arrest us. Where were they taking Jake and Corey? Would I have anyone with me during this? Did they catch Sam and Colby? How long was I going to be here?

When we got to the prison the cop yanked me out of the car. When we got inside he immediately took my mug shot, I was certain I looked like a complete mess in it.

I sat in a waiting room, it was cold in there. The woman next to me shook like she was on drugs, the woman across from me looked like she could kill me with her bare hands, and a man sat next to her, his eyes traced my body as he licked his lips hungrily, I shivered and looked away, trying to see if Corey or Jake were in here. Just as I looked at the door they were being escorted in, I locked eyes with Jake. "Cora-" he started but was pushed along. They called out a group of people to come to the back, unfortunately my name was on that list. I stood up and walked, the creepy man that was staring at me also was in that group, he ran up to me and grabbed my ass. I shuttered, "hey! Don't touch her!" I heard from across the room. I turned to see Corey, he and Jake were sat along the wall, their faces radiating anger. "It's fine" I mouthed to them and turned back around, walking to the back.

Once we reached the back room, they handed us our orange jumpsuits. "Strip until you're naked, men line up by height on my left, women line up by height on my right." The guard said holding his arms out. I started to strip, my hands trembling. We didn't do anything wrong.

We did as we were told and stood in the correct spots. A guard came up to me, "bend over and cough." He said harshly as I tried to cover my body with my hands. I did as he said, "your bail is $2,000. If you want to pay it let me know." He said and he moved on. I didn't have that sort of money, I would have to wait until someone could get a hold of my dad, but even he might not have it.

The looks I was getting from every male in the room caused my heart to beat through my chest. They looked at me as if I was a piece of meat, not a human being. I quickly put the jumpsuit on as soon as we got the go ahead and we were filed into our cells. I was in a cell with the woman who looked like she could kill me with her fists. She was honestly scary.

I glanced over at her as she punched her pillow quickly, she snapped her head at me, "what are you looking at Barbie?!" She said standing up and towering over my bed. "N-nothing." I said quietly causing her to turn and continue punching her pillow.

This was going to be a long night.

My mind raced again. Did Corey and Jake bail themselves out? Did anyone know where I was? Have Sam and Colby gotten help for us yet? My thoughts were interrupted by my cell mate screaming, she was clearly insane, but I didn't even turn my head out of fear. I laid on my side, facing the wall as she screamed and punched her pillow more. It was mostly innocent things she was yelling, like "get me out of here." And "if you don't let me go I'll die" but escalated to "I'm going to burn this building down." And "if you don't let me out I'll kill her" I didn't know who 'her' was but I prayed it wasn't me.

After hours of the yelling she finally shut up and fell asleep. I silently cried as the hours ticked by. I didn't know how long it had been. And I didn't know how long it would be.

Eventually a guard came around and took us out of our cells.

We were able to roam around the pods but I chose to hide in my cell. I wanted to be as alone as possible. Nobody bothered me, until my name was once again spoken over the speaker. "Come with us." Two guards said and escorted me into a room. They handed me my clothes, I looked at them quizzically. "We wanted to apologize. You were unlawfully arrested." I shook my head, expecting this to be a dream. "What's going on?" I choked out. My throat was dry causing me to cough. "When the young man came to pay your bail, he brought a woman named Jennifer, she explained that you were given permission to be in the cabin, we apologize for not listening." I was shocked, but also didn't question anything as I changed my clothes. My hoodie smelled like Colby causing me to smile a little.

They led me out, handing me my other belongings. The double doors opened and I saw Sam, Colby, Jake, and Corey all standing there talking. They turned to look as I walked in. I slowly made my way over to them, I wanted to run to Colby but my body physically couldn't. Instead he ran to me, wrapping his arms around me. "You okay??" He whispered as he held me tightly to his body. I simply hummed in response and began to fall asleep in his hug. He breathed out a small chuckle as my body fell limp. The last thing I remember was him scooping me up into his arms.