Life Hurts but Heals

Chapter 8- The Visit

I wake up with Finnick still snuggled up close to me. I turn around to where I'm facing him. He's awake, but he looks like he woke up five minutes ago.

He says, but his voice is still cracked from just waking up, "Good morning, beautiful."

I reply, "Morning, handsome."

He kisses my cheek which makes me smile as he does so. It makes me face feel wrinkly.

"We're not supposed to sleep together. They think that something bad will happen. Y'know what I mean? I better get up before they catch us."

"Alright. My brother was telling me about how he would kill me if I came home from prison pregnant. He's the last but of family I have left, and he's coming to visit me today."

"Yeah, I get to meet my girlfriends brother!" he says like a little girl.

"No, I'm for real. He's coming later, but I don't want you to meet him quite yet. We just started going out yesterday, and he flipped out because I was just making friends. He'll probably have a stroke if he finds out about this."

"Okay, I can wait."

"Good, that why I like you."

He kisses my forehead.

"I'm getting pretty hungry," I say soon as I hear my stomach grumble.

"Allow me, ma lady."

He bows and pushes the button.

An officer arrives, but it's not Sheriff Grimes. It says Officer Dixon on the name tag.

"Where would you like to go?" Officer Dixon asks taking Finnick's forearm.

"The cafeteria, and she's coming with me." he says pointing to me.

Dixon nods and takes my arm as well. He has a stronger grip than Grimes does, but he seems a lot more aggressive than him.

When we arrive, the place isn't as packed as it was yesterday. We're having biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs and bacon. The same dish that I have almost every morning back home.

We sit down at the table we sat at yesterday, but only Nicole, Thresh, and Cato are here.

"Hey guys. You seem to be in a really good mood today," says Cato with a mouthful of eggs.

"Yeah," replies Finnick, "we kind if settled our differences."

We take our fingers and lace them together, and we meet each other's eyes.

"Hold on, wait a minute!" shouts/whispers Nicole, "So are you guys like... dating?"

"Mm hmm," I say as I nod my head, not taking my eyes off of Finnick.

"Oh my gosh! My boy has finally grown up!" exclaims Cato.

Finnick punches Cato's shoulder, "Shut up. I've done a lot more than you think..."

"Oooo..." they all say in unison.

"That not what I meant," Finnick replies while chuckling, "You nasty perverts!"

"Hey," replies Nicole, "that's what we live for."

"Yeah, whatever, can we please eat now?" I ask.

They look at me and nod; then continues eating. We don't talk for the rest of breakfast, and I find that kind of odd. Sometimes it seems like you can't get them to shut up, especially Nicole.

When I'm finished, I get up and take my trash to the garbage can. Finnick quickly gets up and meets me.

He questions, "Do you want me to come with you?"

"No," I reply, "I got to go get ready for Logan's visit. Look at me! I'm a mess!"

"You look fine," he replies, "You actually look sexy!"

"Oh, shut up! You just want some I this!" I say shaking my hips.

"Yes, I do!"

He pulls me in for a kiss.

"Well, you're not getting any just yet."

He frowns, and I laugh.

I turn away as go to the door, pressing the button. Officer Dixon gets my arm when he appears, as usual.

I start getting ready as soon as the door shuts. I comb my hair with my fingers and get the crust out of my eyes. I button my shirt up to make myself look better, and I brush my teeth with the other purple toothbrush on the sink.

When I finally straighten my clothes, I look into the mirror above the sink to make sure I look okay. I look alright for not having a shower in two days. Wait, I do need to take a shower.

I press the button. Sheriff Grimes appears. Thank God! Dixon was starting to scare me.

"What do you need?" asks Grimes.

I reply, "Will you take me to the showers?"

He nods and gets hold of my forearm again. As we walk, he picks up a pair of baggy grey pants and a black t-shirt. I like it.

After we arrive, he shows me how to work the shower, like how to turn the cold to hot and hot to cold. After that, he disappears once more.

I wash and scrub all of the dirt off of me. When I'm done, I pull the curtain back and find I'm the only one in here. That was luck. I feel so clean now.

I get dressed again, but this time with wet hair. I think the wet hair adds a little feature to myself.

About the time Grimes takes me back, a guy named Rick comes and says, "Your brother is here to see you."

I nod, and he takes my arm. I am took to the VISITING ROOM. Rick sits me down in a chair at a white rectangular table, and Logan is in a wheelchair across from me.

"Logan?" is the first question that comes to mind, "Why are you in a wheelchair?"

"It turns out," he starts, "that I cut myself a little deeper than you were. I tore a muscle my leg, and I can walk without a really sharp pain going through my leg."

"Is Cinna taking good care of you?"

"Yes. He's doing an excellent job. He's outside because Rick said only one visitor at a time. Do you want to see him when I leave?"

"That's if he wants to see me."

"I'm sure he would."

"So, is there anything else that you need to tell me?"

"Yes, I visited Greg last night," my body instantly tenses as he explains, "He said that you made some friends in here. Some really close friends. Would you like to explain?"

I stay there silent.

"Jordyn, answer me."

"Yes, I have a boyfriend, but its not like I'm gonna come home pregnant or anything. We're just in like."

"What?! I wasn't talking about anything like that! I was just talking about if your friends were treating you right, not anything like that! So now my younger sister is in prison for killing my younger brother, now she has a boyfriend in prison?! What am I gonna do with you?!"

"You know what? Get out. Get out! You're gonna nothing to do with me for the rest of my life because that's why I ran away, but your too stubborn to understand that! You always get what you want, and I'm sick of it! Im not gonna let you try to get back in my life, and don't even bother getting to bail money because there's no way I'm leaving, especially with you! I'm actually happy in here! I never had any friends or ever had a boyfriend because you always tricked Mom and Dad into thinking I would go too far with a relationship. Well, guess what? You're not my boss anymore! I'm no longer your sister, and you no longer have any family!"

With that, I stomp off and press the button. After Rick takes me back to my cell, I just flop on my bed and try to not think of Logan and the betrayal that he has shown me all my life.

I no longer have any family except for the ones here, and once again, I'm officially on my own.