213: One Year Later!

After one year.

"How were the classes?" Asked Abigael as she stood up to allow me to take her seat. 

Yeah, don't ask me about classes, I didn't want to be left behind, and after working hard for Miss P, I had to ask for another favour. Instead of getting money and goodies, I had to ask for free days that I don't need to work in the prison and take my classes.

I chose the Havard School of Business, though it was hard, Damien and Brian did their best to settle me there. I have my online classes four days a week except for Friday. I have to work in the Prison's laundry to make sure that everything is clean. 

One advantage you get from working in the laundry is that you get clean sheets and your clothes are clean throughout the week. I get to be in class with clean clothes. The only embarrassing this is being seen with an orange shirt every day. Some days I supplement it with the white T_shirts. 

All my classmates know that I am in prison. Most of them take it positively and for some of them, they feel it's a disgrace for the school to have a criminal in Harvard University taking her lessons from prison. They all believe I am a male, and most of them link my situation to drugs and being black something I am used to. 

Ever since I left the hospital, I didn't want to be that weakling anymore. I hard to sharpen up, I had to be brave, stand up for myself when things were bad. 

A lot of things have changed, I got shuffled but I had to request Miss P to help me get Abigael back. 

She delivered her baby, got six months of breastfeeding him but sadly the baby was not Mateo's. Neither did Abigael know who the father was. 

I could see the sad part where she was forced to part from her kid. The kid was placed in a children's home and every day she cries when she thinks of him. Something I know every mother would do when they lost their kids or when they are taken away from them.

She still went back to her drama, fucking Matteo in the prison's office, gambling and getting some snacks. I enjoyed everything but what I enjoyed the most is playing games with her every Saturday evening when we walk to Miss P's room. 

Miss P upgraded her prison business, she sells cigarettes, scented soaps, and some dry foods. She stopped with drugs after she realized they were meant to hurt most people in the prison. 

The lady who Stabbed me, was transferred into another prison after I failed to kill her. Miss P had given me the opportunity but I couldn't hold the same sharp-pointed toothbrush she used on me to hurt her. 

I preferred to forgive her and Miss asked she be transferred to another prison.

Brian and Damien try to visit every month without fail but give me a notice before they come. Most of the time the visit is fun because they are allowed into Miss P's room and I get to eat the goodies they got me. They fill me up with gossip and advice me. I need all that when they are around. 

The last time Damien visited, he wasn't himself, I could feel it from his voice and when I asked, he said he is still heartbroken, though I knew that was not the reason. The main reason was that Clara had lost her aunt who was with her and she didn't want to go back to her home town but she was forced to. I had to ask him twice if he still had feelings for her which he denied. 

Brian broke up with the love of his life after he realized that he had been cheating on him with some other dude whom he didn't want to mention.

I am happy for him, he had come up with a unique shoe brand and got a lot of contracts to work on. He is mostly designing some of them for the soccer clubs and basketball team which I am proud of, at least he is not drowning himself in the man who broke his heart

Makena visited last month, I had an opportunity to view some of the reports of my project. The first time produce sold excellently in the market, and we had to expand our business which is now earning us International market and I am proud. 

If you ask me about my parents, well they always talk to me every time Brian and Damien visit. They want to come but I don't want them to. Don't ask me why, just know I don't want them to. They have the right to come through, but not yet.

Any other news I should fill you in? 

I forgot I know you want to know something about Daniella. What can I say about Daniella Clanks? 

Mh, nothing, I don't want to talk about her. I am good and doing okay.

Okay, stop giving me those eyes. 

Daniella is married, yeah, married to Vin. They had a very colourful wedding in their home. She wore a long white dress and had a beautiful bouquet in her hands. The guests were many and Clara was the bride's maid. She was happy, extremely happy from the picture on the internet. They had their honeymoon in the Maldives and went little to Hawaii and later came back to The Savannah. 

I know you are wondering, "how comes, she is only seventeen why did she hurry to get married? Vin should be arrested for forcing her into marriage." 

I came to realise, in here, in The Savannah, The Clanks are the ones making the law. Anything that needs to be said is passed to them first before it is done.

Even if someone needed to go to the police, they would do nothing because The Clank's are the law. 

If you are wondering whether Daniella is going on with her studies, you are wrong. I heard she was told she must reproduce and have babies and that is what they have been doing trying to reproduce and have children. 

"What about Lady Boo!"

Yeah, our one and only Lady Boo? Unfortunately, our miss slept with Mr Clank Senior, rode him like never before and Mr Clank just took that opportunity to convert her into his pet dog.

He bought her a house in the outskirts of The Savannah, where he gets to see her every day. Though our lady is not satisfied and keeps playing two cards. 

Vin was angry, just for the screens, but behind the curtains, he is enjoying the fruits of his father's labour. 

Did I feel angry or jealous when Daniella got married? 

No, 

Yeah, I am lying, if a part of my heart crushing is a part of that them I felt bad, but what can I do, I am an asshole inside this box and the moment I will get out, she will never even recognize me, she will have named the children the best names that she wanted and I will be here just being fed the news about her progress. 

I once got a call from Ashley, do you still remember the bossy child? I was surprised that she was not mad at me, the only she was mad about was that, I didn't the her I was in prison and promised to visit one day. I don't know why I want to see her so bad but I hope she is doing okay.

Let's get back to Abigael Now.

I smiled at her as I placed my books carefully on the table. I don't know why she always thinks I am important and gives me a seat when I walk in. I respect her, though I don't approve of her relationship with a prison guard.

"Tiring, economics gave me a rough day, but I am done," I said to her. 

"At least you get to read, maybe you should teach my ass that doesn't want to be taught," she said jokingly as she climbed on her bed.

"Any success talking to your son?" I wanted to know because she is always crying when she is not given the opportunity. If this is what comes with the advantage of dating the guard, then she needs to keep the relationship.

"Yeah, he is doing good, though he can't speak I am satisfied seeing his cute face, I just don't know who his father is, do you think it is a bad thing?" She asked.

"No, not at all, if they take good care of him, he will be okay. Don't sweat it," I knew whatever I was telling her was all bullshit, she needed to worry about her child because she doesn't know how he will grow up. 

"You know, you will be realised from jail before me, because I am to spend my entire life year, just look for him and tell him that I loved her in every way I could but things were just impossible, okay."

What is she saying now? She can't be serious.

"You don't want her to go in for adoption?" I asked her. 

"Hell no, not him, I have been there and it's so bad that I want him to stay in the children's home than in someone's else house. Those people are not good."

I understood her fear. She explained that she even told Matteo to ask the caregivers there to help take care of her and she was trying every means to get them some little cash for his upkeep. 

I felt her, but how was she going to get money? Lord I hope she is not going to sell some drugs for the girls in here, that is going to be the death of her. 

"What about, I draw, something in here, you can earn something small then use the money or send it to your son?" That was the only way I could help her. 

"Yeah, but I have started asking for some money from Matteo since I am acting like his side chick and prostitutes get paid, right, I know it will be less but it will help," she said.

I could see the determination in her face and I wanted to do everything to make sure she doesn't land in trouble.

I gave her the chocolate bar I had snatched from Miss P when she was busy playing games on the small computer that she was given. 

We talked about other stuff like the work she does around. The had been transferred to the kitchen section which I felt was better for her. She didn't need to work hard on scabbing the pavement and toilets anymore.

"Davids, come here, you are needed," came Matteo's voice, "Hey babe."

Nowadays they don't hide their session from me. They don't care. Abigael nodded her head and winked at her. Matteo, in turn, threw her something inside a brown bag, I knew that was doughnuts or something nice and I will get my share.

I walked near the prison door and lifted my hands in a plain view before they were cuffed and walked out of prison. I didn't know why I was called but I was told u had a visitor. 

I wasn't expecting anyone today. And I always asked for confirmation before anyone comes to see me, so who the hell decided to come to visit me today?