Sophia Carter's POV
"Tammy Cardenas," I whispered under my breath. My mentor, and the one who made me who I am today.
"Hey Soph"
I stared at Sarah, shocked by who I was seeing. It's been over 4 years since I've seen her, and I've always wondered where she went to have disappeared on me like that. I guess it makes sense that she would be in a maximum security prison, but then again, what could she have done to end up here.
I could hear faint footsteps coming into our direction, and I think both Tammy and Sarah noticed since they both regained their composure immediately, as did I. "Here's your cell. Don't cause a ruckus, because I won't come save you," Sarah said while uncuffing my wrists. "There you go," she said while pushing me into the cell and closing it behind me. She then locked it and walked away, leaving me with only my thoughts and my mentor whom I never thought I would see again.
"I didn't think I'd ever see you again. You just disappeared one day when I was 16 and I never saw you again. Was this where you were all these years Tammy?" I asked, still a little bewildered to see her here, at Cape Vincent County Prison, let along in the same cell as me.
She sighed. As if she had much to tell me. "Why don't you get comfortable Sophia, and I'll tell you everything," she said while nodding to the bed in front of hers. I made my way there and tried to get as comfortable as I could, as I had a feeling there was much more to the story than just her being arrested. Meaning that my parents may or may not have been involved in her arrest. At least, that's the feeling I had when I looked into her eyes.
"I can see your wheels turning, and you're right. Your parents set me up. They saw that I had gotten close to you - too close - and deliberately placed drugs and weapons, that, mind you, I didn't already possess, inside my apartment. They called the cops anonymously and got me arrested for possession of illegal arms and substances. So to answer your question from earlier, yes, this is where I've been for the past four years."
Wow, that was a lot to take in. I am so glad I killed my parents. Who knows what else they could have done that I wasn't aware of. "Wait, you said too close? As in they knew about our relationship, or that you knew... you know?" I said my voice going quiet at the end.
She sighed. Shit. How did they know we were dating? Not even Angelie knew and we've been best friends for literally ever. I guess she saw through me due to my facial expressions, because she stood up from the bed and came to sit next to me. "Look Soph, I know that you probably hate them, but what else can you do? It's in the past. We are both here and..." Tammy suddenly looked up as if she just realized something "wait, why are you here? What did you do?"
I felt my face pale, and ashamedly looked into her eyes. I spoke in a very little voice, and I'm honestly surprised she even heard me, even with her proximity. "I uh... I killed them." All of a sudden, she stopped breathing, and her face hardened. "I'm sorry, you did what!?" Her voice got a little loud. I flinched at her loud voice. I have never been more scared in my life. I mean, she is my ex, and I have been abused my entire life by my parents, but right now, right in this moment, I actually feared for my life. That's how terrifying her expression was.
"God! I am so proud of you. You finally stood up to your asshole parents," she spoke right before burying me in the tightest hug I've felt in the past four years. "Wait. You're not mad at me?" She shook her head, and I exhaled in relief. Trust me, you do not want to be on Tammy Cardenas' bad side. I've experienced that first hand, especially when she used to get mad at me during training. Her facial expressions have always been the most terrifying. "Of course not," she looked at me in disbelief, as if she didn't understand why I'd said what I had. "Your parents have been awful to you, hell, can we even really call them parents. All they've done, is hurt you, and I am extremely proud you stood up to them. Even if it means they ended up dying in the process. You will be a hundred times better at leading the family anyway. So no, I am not mad at you." She stared right into my eyes as she said this, to really emphasize her message.
Her eyes were the same. They held that same confidence and cockiness that made me fall in love with her six years ago. They were so teal, just like the Caribbean Sea. I got lost in her eyes. All of our memories from the past played in my mind right in this moment, right now, she was the only one, only thing that mattered to me. I remember the first time she told me she liked me, and how I was the prettiest brat she had ever seen. Back then I didn't know what that meant. It wasn't until she was taken away that I understood. I would go looking for trouble in hopes of someone punishing me. I would lash out at my family's staff, in hopes of alerting my parents. I was just a troubled kid, who lost the one person that meant the world to me. I hadn't even got to tell her that - "Ladies! Get the fuck up! It's the lunch hour so if you don't get outta your cell right this second, you'll both be going into solitary! I don't have all day here." We were startled out of our staring contest by the guard's loud voice, which in turn made us both jump up on our feet. I hadn't even realized the gate had opened since I was stuck staring into Tammy's mesmerizing teal eyes that made me think of everything we had been through together.
"Chill! We're going Ryan Howard," I said to him. Rolling my eyes, I made my way out the cell, making sure to shove him out of the way in the process. Nobody messes with me.
"Soph, calm down will you," Tammy grabbed my arm and turned me around to face her. "Look, I get that you need to do this because of your position, but now is not the time. Last thing you want is to get in trouble with the guards, cause trust me, they'll be beating your ass and would even go to the lengths of gang raping you. So do it later, okay?" I sighed, "Okay. Fine. But don't blame me if something sets me off. You know I have anger issues and can't always control myself depending on the situation." She nodded and grabbed my arm, leading me to the cafeteria.
When we entered the dreaded cafeteria, all eyes seemed to be on me. I had noticed that I was the only woman in the prison bus on the way here, so I assume I am the only new female inmate. That same guy from earlier was staring at me, and honestly kind of giving me the creeps, but I stared right back at him. I will not let myself get intimidated by men who think they are on top of the world. That is something I will only ever do once I am buried six feet under ground.
I had just grabbed my food tray when it was smacked out of my hands by, oh so surprising, the same man I was staring at. "What you looking at sweetheart?" He had this sick smile on his face, and there was a hint of a Mexican accent in his voice. I knew if I didn't do something - today - to prove my worth, I was going to get many more sick looks like that bastard was giving me, so I did the first thing that popped into my head. I punched his nose, and broke it.