prison setting · new inmate · survival · factions · corrupt guards · mixed gender · sexual tension · gritty · dangerous · alliance building
They say I was a reserved young woman, a victim of relentless bullying until I snapped. I crossed a line: I drove a pen into my tormentors' necks, landing them in the hospital, and left others unconscious with a chair. The tragic deaths of my victims sealed my fate. With no room in a juvenile facility, I was transferred to an adult prison, one of the few young inmates here. I stand in this itchy orange jumpsuit and laceless sneakers, steeling myself to survive a brutally hostile environment.