Locked Up by Cristy Watson

Author:Cristy Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Published: 2019-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 Lockdown

I leave Aisha sitting at the table by herself. I fly into the hallway. I don’t go to my room but stop and pace the halls. Back and forth for six trips. My fists clench harder with each round. My breath is shallower with every step. I bite my lip and shake my head. I’m going to explode.

A hand touches my shoulder. Thinking it is Wired, I turn and shove the person.

Through the fire of my emotions, I see that it’s my CO. Crap!

He must have spotted me and thought I was escalating. He’s right. I offer my hand to help him up. But he’s already half-standing.

“You know the drill,” he states.

I turn so Collins can restrain my arms behind my back. He walks me to my room and as my door slams shut I hear him say into his walkie-talkie, “Lockdown on level four.”

Great. Not only did I royally screw up the visit with Aisha, now I have earned my entire ward a lockdown. That won’t go over well with the guys in my section.

Being on lockdown means you can’t leave your room for the allotted time. This time it’s two hours. Other than clothes and my school books, I have nothing in my room. Nothing to occupy my time. Now I miss more than ever being allowed to have a cell phone. So I try to bury myself in my studies. Besides, if I’m studying, I don’t have to think about the botched visit with Aisha. How I left her sitting there with all her questions.

But Aisha made the effort to come see me. She had the courage to walk through the door and wait at a table for me. Even after almost having her car hit on the way here.

And I bolted.

Jackson will probably revoke my privileges to see Larkyn. What does it matter? I was only fooling myself. How could I think that hanging out with a girl would keep my mind from running the same clip over and over — the scene from that day? It will always be the first thing I think of when I wake up. And now I feel the full impact of it. Of my actions. Of what I did.

Everyone will know it was me who screwed up. So when the lockdown is lifted and our doors open for us to attend the evening program, I don’t leave my room. But in seconds, Wired is at my door.

“Wow!” he says. “Knocking down a guard. You’ve got balls after all.”

“And I thought you were here to give me crap.”

“I won’t need to. The Diablos are pissed. Not just those who got shut down for the past few hours. Everyone is antsy. Guys in here don’t like waiting.”

“But I gave you extra cash. What’s the problem?”

“Like I said before, I’m being watched. And after what happened with you, the COs are being bigger jerks than usual. I need someone . . .”

“No! I told you before. I’m not interested.” I don’t want to face anyone else.

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