Innocent

chapter 7

Why did my mother just leave me there like that? How could she just let her own son die? Let her own daughter rot away in prison?

Why couldn't she be like every other child's mother? Why did she take her anger out on us? I just didn't understand and I wish it didn't have to be like this. I just wish I could be a normal kid with a normal mother who loved me.

When Jesse was alive, I didn't think any of this stuff was possible, me being here rotting my life away in a cell, Jesse being dead, no one protect me and me just facing the world alone.

Now I live with this painful memory haunting me as I try to make my life go on.

Lights flicked on and blinded me as I opened my eyes.

"Wake up!" men yelled.

I was tired and I wanted to sleep the rest of the day away but I don't think that was an option.

"Let's go, Rise and Shine!" Men unlocked each cell as they passed, I got out of my bed and walked out into the lobby area. The other woman each walked out there doors looking half awake.

"Hope you like cleaning Jaydee, Your work starts today"

"What do you mean?
"Well, cleaning is what happens from 6am until 12pm then we go for lunch, everyday single day!"

The guard stopped at our cell and unlocked with his keys.

I liked to clean, I hate to admit it but I did. Jesse would always make it fun somehow, but I had a feeling that being here would change my mind.

"Girls bathroom! You know the drill C block" the guard yelled at us and than walked away.

Hailey and I tired up our shoes and walked down a hallway full of guards.

The bathroom was small and dirt smeared the ugly blue wall tile.

"I've never seen a bathroom so disgusting in my life!"

Hailey laughed. "Welcome to prison, the place where your life is stole from you"

I nodded.

"Ill be back I will go get the cleaning supplies" Hailey said walking out into the hall again.

It smelled horrid in here, like something had died and it was rotting. Flies buzzed around my head. It was gross in here and I didn't think cleaning in here would do any good. It was just a pointless job waiting to get dirty again.

Hailey returned with a red bucket in her hand.

"Ready to get to work?" she asked, setting the bucket on the floor.

"No. but I will have to I guess" I stuck my hand into the warm water and pulled out a cloth.

It didn't look very clean but I think it's probably cleaner then this bathroom will ever be.

"The sinks are always the easiest, so that's where I usually start" Hailey said as she scrubbed her cloth around one of the sinks.

I picked the far sink and scrubbed my cloth around in the sink. "You know, you don't seem like the kind of girl who could kill someone" Hailey said after moments of silence.

"Yeah well, we aren't all as we seem"

Hailey didn't say anything else.

What was there to say? Nothing at all.

The bathroom sparkled by 12 and we were rushed outside to get some fresh air.

Hailey and I sat on the steps. Id never really hung out with someone my own age. It was usually Jesse friends who I hung out with. It felt weird to be someone my own age.