Chapter 170: You have a visitor

"You have a visitor, Holt," one of the guards announced with a serious look etched onto his face, his voice slicing through the noises that filled the stale air. 

I watched as my mother walked out of the gate from behind and we locked eyes from a distance. Almost immediately, the hope that was once swirling in the depths of her eyes vanished and a frown crept onto her face to rest between her brows. Her eyes were narrowed into thin slits as she glared at me. 

Despite the displeasure written all over her face, she marched over and sat before me, with only a piece of plastic separating us. Immediately, she picked up the phone and so did I.