𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐘 . - Chapter 8: Chapter 8

"You going in today?" My roommate dyme asked standing over at the kitchen , waiting for my response .
I nodded my head in return walking over to the fridge grabbing out my lunch that I had already made last night . "Yeah , dyme you already know my schedule by now , I got everyday."
"Except for weekends girl." She laughed softly . "I still don't know why you wanted to work at a prison , it's like suicide in there girl."
"I like it though , and you sound just like my daddy . He didn't even want me to be a nurse there anyway's .. he said it was too risky."
"I mean it is ." dyme clicked her tongue . "A nurse working in jail? With inmates that might kill you .."
I laughed softly . "Dyme I've been working in plenty of prison's , this one ain't that bad . And I met this guy .. I like his vibe."
Her eyes rose up giving me a shocked look . "Jail bae?"
"Just cause I like a guy's vibe doesn't mean I want to be with Dyme." I shook my head lightly walking over to my oversized bag . "But you know he has a daughter."
"Don't tell me he got her name tatted on him , wait .. he one of them niggas?"
"I mean , why can't he have it tatted on him? It really just shows respect and memory I guess . I forgot to say that his daughter is dead ." Shrugging dryly .
"Aww." She cooed for a second unlocking her phone going over to sit on the couch. "That's a good thing , so when he tries to be rude and disrespectful . Come at his dead daughter."
"Girl—" I cut myself off covering my left hand over my mouth . "Dyme you know damn well I ain't even the type to be that slick and downbad."
"Girl if I was a nurse in there , I would've disrespected so many nigga's in that bitch . Ion even care if you up in the cell for manslaughter or homicides ."
"Dyme you crazy , you know that right?" I giggled grabbing my bag resting it on my shoulder putting my hand through the whole .
"Girl , being crazy is amazing . Get on with the crew Ven." sticking her tongue out . "We need spa's and messages tomorrow , I know you need it ."
"I lowkey do need it , we had to carry this heavy as guard yesterday chile . He jumped over the rail and killed himself for some reason . It was nasty ."
"A guard killing himself? As are you sure he killed himself or someone pushed him down the rail?" Dyme asked . "You know there is dirty guards in prison right Ven?"
"I know there is , but his a nice guard . I don't think anyone would even bother on targetting him you know ." I told her looking around for my key's , wandering around the living room . "You seen my key's though?"
"It should be around the front door , that's were all the key's be hanging ."
"Right , I'm slow." I laughed lightly grabbing my key before giving her a hug opening the front door . "I'll see you when I finish my shift at 5pm okay?"
"Oh you doing over night shift?"
"Mhm ." I nodded my head in response waving her off. "Tell my dad not to message me throughout the day aswell , his worried as is going to trip."
Dyme laughed softly nodding her head . "Okay love , bye!"
•••
I entered through the doors , grabbing my keycard that was in my bag tapping it on the scanner . "Morning y'all!"
"Ven'detta it's only 9 in the morning." Robert shaked his head holding onto his belt before talking over to the other guards .
"It's still the morning though , but y'all ever found out what happened to that guard Peter?"
Robert shrugged murmuring with the other guards before replying back to me . "Everyone is ruling it as a suicide , so I'll just stick to what everyone is sticking too."
"Oh okay . Did Key'mir from cell 40 take his meds this morning from the other nurse ?." I asked going over to the front desk grabbing the clipboard signing my name in to indicate that I have started my shift.
"No , he had an altercation with some inmates . His in the box for 24hrs." I looked over to my left nodding my head at Robert's response , smiling handing the clipboard back to one of the guard's .
"I can still give him his pills right?"
"Yeah ." Robert nod's his head . "After you give him his med's can you take him over to the church aswell . His always scheduled on this day to be in there."
"Gotchu."
•••
The sound of the doors buzzing caused me to flinch a little since the hallways were partly pitched.
The lights that are connected on the walls kept flickering since it looked like no one even bothered on fixing it at this point .
"Straight down the hallway to the left."
"Okay." I replied lowly at the guard walking though the hallway seeing a mouse run by me . "Ahh !." I scream alittle trying to catch my breath laughing lightly . "I'm okay!"
I continued walking down the dark hallway , now turning left looking over at the two guards that was standing on both ends of were Key'mir was at .
I started to clear my throat showing them my ID and my medicine bag hearing the keys jingle as I took a step back . "Did Robert tell you to escort him to the church after this?"
I nodded my head hearing the metal door unlock . "Can you switch the lights on for me please?" I asked firmly waiting for the guards to switch on the lights for me before entering inside . "Thank you."
"Be careful." The guard replied shutting the door behind me having me jump a little .
The room was silent , but I wasn't surprised . Being trapped in a cell with no windows? And free air thrown at you ? Can't imagine how my mindset would be like . "Key'mir."
"Hm." He layed on the bed looking up at the ceiling , replying with a low tone . "Who's this?"
I cleared my throat placing my bag on the side of the beg , hitting his leg just a little . "Your nurse , come on . Can you please get up for me?"
"After I finish talking to my daughter , and move that bag . You dead placed it on her lap . Fuck wrong witchu?"
I scrunched my face looking around confused in what he was talking about , there was literally nobody but us in the room right now . "There's nobody here but u-."
"Baby daddy gon talk to you later , I have to take my pills igh . You gon be straight though ?."
"..." I stayed professional waiting there for him to finish talkin to whoever before going over to where the bag was. "Can I sit here now?"
"Mhm ." He sighed to himself moving his legs over making space for me . "How was your day Ven?"
"It was good , even though it just started you know ." I smiled pulling out the water bottle and the pills I usually give him , starting to open up the medicine pill cap .
"How did you get yourself in the box? What happen?"
"Cuh." He shaked his head , now running his hands down his face . "Niggas lying on my name , saying I pushed Peter down the rail and allat bullshit."
"The ruled Peters death as a suicide since there was no foul play." I poured the two pills onto my palm passing it over to Key'mir , quickly grabbing the water bottle taking the cap off .
He rolled his eyes shaking his head putting the two pills in his mouth no starting to let the water wash it away . "Just bullshit dawg , I watch a guard push him off yesterday morning in my section."
"Huh." I had I shocked look declining the water bottle giving him the lid . "Why don't you tell the other guards what happened , I'm sure they'll believe you ."
"You must not know how shit run's round here , don't nobody like no snitch. And I ain't never gon die a snitch." A light laugh exited out of me still seating on the bed.
Key'mir continued speaking. "Don't tell no one what I said aswell , shit so fucked up here . This kid saying one of my homeboys told em that I pushed Peter or something ."
"Kid?" I asked having a confused tone . "The kid is new right?"
"Yeah." Key'mir nods his head in return . "He stay paranoid though , today he was limping like a bitch . I think someone gave it to him in the showers today."
".. , that's nasty . Don't speak on that please."
"My bad." He chuckled lighting having his attention over at me . "You ain't checking my temperature today?"
"I didn't bring my equipment for that , maybe when you get yourself out of the box than maybe I can okay?" Key'mir nodded his head now getting off the bed .
"Igh , they said you taking me to the church or something?"
"I am ." I cleared my throat zipping up the bag eventually getting up from my seat as he stood behind me while I knocked on the door , waiting for a guard to open it up.
"You too fine , you really chose the wrong place to work at ."
"Hm?" I looked back at Key'mir hearing the doors open .
He whispered leaning his head close to mine , starring directly at me with his red eyes . "Just don't be no victim of some cold case inner , igh?"
"Excuse me ma'am." The guard cleared as throat directing me to move out of the way , exiting out of the call . "Hands." I listened to what he was saying watching him grab his handcuffs that were on the side of his belt .
Key'mir listened to what the guard told him to do having both of his arms out , letting the guard cuff him up . "Ay ! Can yall bring Woon up in that hoe aswell?"
The guard chuckled shaking his head declining before deciding to kick Key'mir on his leg . "Quit talking and move."
"Bra , I was just asking . Mane I swea y'all guards swea y'all top tier with that fuck as uniform cuh ."
"Is he catching an attitude with me?" The guard asked chuckling lightly looking around , now beginning to scratch his throat whispering something to Key'mir .
I wondered what he whispered since it caused him to stay quiet . I nodded my head following behind the guard making out way through the unlighted hallway .
"What do you do in the church?" I asked breaking the silence between the whole distance .
"Pray , It also helps me release that I have bottled up in me . Not everyone in here is going to care what your feeling or going through . And it's coo , can't judge on one for that ."
He continued , now shrugging his shoulders. "One thing I respect from spending the amount of year's here , you can't judge anyone for their past or their problems . You don't know what they go through alone."
"Hm." I continued listening to him speak his mind , his very comfortable with it . Not even worrying about what the guards could be thinking about right now , his in his own mind .
•••
"Bitch ! , I told em niggas to not lay they hands on you ." Kevo's eye widened. "See how them goofies fucked up my eye? They ain't even fuck it up right , the punch was side way's."
"Why is you cussing in here?" Key'mir asked as I sat there listening to they conversation looking at the interior in the church . "Youn even be by here."
"So? I was bored and I missed you." Kevo rolls his eyes looking back at me . "What's the nurse doing here? Doc , can you check my temperature."
"Um , I can't check in here bu-."
Kevo cut me off shaking his head . "I thought she was one of the reckless , typa ghetto bitches ."
"Excuse me?" I spoke up scoffing hearing him just laugh trying to stay professional since they're guards around everywhere . "Bitches?"
"Bro... chill onnat word ." Key'mir says. "You be forgetting you in the house of lord nigga."
"You thought he was having yo back huh?" Kevo made out an ugly laugh . "Key she thou-"
The keys jingled in the distance. "Kevon let's go , times up." Robert cleared his throat cutting him off . "And stop bothering that nurse , how you been Ven?"
"How you been Ven." I heard Key'mir mocking after him mumbling lightly , letting a light laugh form out of me.
"I've been good , I didn't even see you here untill you spoke up." I laughed lightly hearing him chuckle aswell . "You moving around the court yard after this?"
He nods his head . "Yeah , in a couple of minutes . I just need to take him to his section ."
"Okay , take care."
"Likewise." He replied waving me off walking around with Kevo , I looked down back at Key'mir noticing he was mugging at me .
"Why you responding to him?" Key asked sucking his teeth . "Got me fucked up ."
"Boy , please be quiet . I'm sure I can talk to anyone I want ."
"Not by me you ain't , the hell." I waved him off from what he said watching him pull out the cross he had around his neck . "You gon make me say a prayer that's gon fuck you up! Sorry lord but she nor listening."
"I don't have to listen to you."
"You see what I'm saying ." He chuckled shaking his head . "When I'm around you girl , don't speak to no guard's cuh . If you do , I'm gon find out regardless."
"Okay Key'mir."
He sighs . "Think I'm playing? Bet."