Refracted Crystal: Diamonds and Desire by M. J. Lawless

Author:M. J. Lawless
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Black Orion Press
Published: 2012-12-01T22:00:00+00:00

All such concerns, and more, were cast to one side as she was driven to the south of the city. As they reached the city limits, the white housing trailing away and the paved hills opening up to green, wooded areas, she saw the county jail on Moreland Drive.

The day had begun with sea mists, but as they drove along it became foggier, more so even than when they had arrived. As such, when the great, grey building of the prison loomed up before her it seemed like some monstrous entity, almost gothic and foreboding, an oppressive shape heavy in the landscape.

Kurt was accompanying her today. “Don’t you worry, ma’am,” he told her. “It looks worse than it is, but this is the most state of the art facility in the whole of California. Mister Stone will be treated decently, I’m sure of it.”

She nodded, not really listening as the driver took them through to their designated parking spot. When they arrived, Kurt got out of the car first and came round to open the door on her side. As she stepped out, she was astonished at how cold the air felt: she had become used to the warmth of the state, but this mist bled through to her bones.

Accompanying her to the gate of the prison, Kurt nodded to one of the guards who responded casually, indicating that he knew the security officer. Standing to one side, Kurt let her pass through the gate first: as he did so, he pressed his hand to his ear and frowned slightly.

“What is it?” Kris asked, nervous that for some reason she would be prevented from seeing Daniel.

He shook his head. “Nothing, ma’am. I just need to attend to something while you’re inside with your husband.”

After this brief exchange, the cold fog shrouding the bleak walls of the prison with tiny windows etched into the grey face, he led her to the office where her bag and clothing was searched and a few questions asked. After this, Kurt told her that he would wait for her outside by the car, and that for this first visit she would have an hour with Daniel.

As she was led through the brightly lit, austere corridors by one of the guards, Kris felt her heart sinking and her anxieties rising. How long would Daniel remain here? What could she do to get him out?

Eventually, she was brought to a large room divided into a series of booths or cubicles. A number of visitors were already present, a greater proportion of them women, talking to inmates who sat on the other side of a thick, Perspex screen. The guard motioned towards one of the empty seats and told her briskly: “Fifty minutes.”

Kris wanted to remonstrate, but realised gloomily that the ten minute walk to this visitor’s area had been deducted from her time: any further arguments would simply result in less time to talk with Daniel.

As she sat down, on the other side of the screen a cell door opened and she caught a flash of an orange jumpsuit.

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