The girl was thin.

And young.

I didn't think anyone would be younger than me in here but here she was.

She said her name was Thalia but I call her Bambi, she reminds me of a young deer that needs protection.

"Keep your head down Bambi," I tell her as she walks around with her wide eyes looking at all the dangerous people in the eye.

I did that on my first day.

"Why does she look like that?"

"She's in a gang," I reply as we sit down on the end of a table, "they get marks on their face as part of the initiation."

Her already wide eyes widened, "Why would anyone do that to themselves?"

"Protection." I shrug, "If you're in a gang no one can touch you." She looked at my face as if wondering why I'm not in a gang, "Blood in, blood out. Once you're one of them, you don't get out unless you die."

She nods her head slightly when there was a bang on a table, Rachel Inez and her little girls were all Finn's whores at one time. He pimped them out and gave them the best money they've ever handled and when I killed him, I killed their lifeline and they ended up here.

"Who do we have here, Kicker?" She questioned looking at Bambi, "Looks like she'll go good for a couple cigarettes,"

She's upgraded from being Finn's whore to the guards whore. Fucks him for everything and anything she wants.

"She's none of your business," I reply

She laughs lightly, "I think you forgot how things go around here, want me to remind you?"

Bambi looked scared shitless and I guess I can't blame her, Inez's threats are somewhat serious and normally she would have my fist hitting her mouth but I'm supposed to be going out on good behaviour.

"Right cause the guard you're fucking is supposed to make me scared."

"I'm fucking all of them actually," she corrects with a sick grin like she proud of herself, "No one will stop me now,"

She punches me and her groupies are quick to surround me. I grab her hair and fling her onto the table before jumping on her and start to continuously punch her face.

The one thing good about this prison is there is no jumping.

The bad thing is whether I fight her or not, I always end up in solitary.

•

There were a few days of quiet, I stayed off their table by eating by myself outside near the tree, this helped keep me sane.

It kind of reminded me of solitary where I could focus on my self.

"Do you think I should break up with Maddison?" Ethan asks me as we walk into the school.

So that's her name?

She was becoming more and more clingy and even I cringed at some of the things she did.

"If you feel like it."

He shrugs, "I don't know, Quinton said I need to focus on myself and a girlfriend just weighs you down."

I'm not surprised that womaniser said that, probably has regular fuck buddies but no girlfriend.

One day he'll meet the girl to change that.

"You are a bit young." I tell him, "But then again I was with Finn when I was 15 so I really can't judge."

We pause at my locker and I open it whilst Maddison joins us placing a kiss on Ethan's lips like usual and forcing his arm around her shoulders.

"Hi, Regina."

I nod at her acknowledging her presence when Ethan and Madison both received a notification.

Madison grabbed her phone and clicked on it, "Oh it's the school newspaper, do you think they've chosen who the editor is now?"

She clicked the link and paused before looking at me and then at Ethan who frowned and looked at the phone.

"Shit," he swore before looking at me

"What?" I ask whilst putting my bag inside my locker.

"Don't freak out," He comments, "But-" Maddison showed me the phone and I looked at it.

It was an article that was headlined ! My mug shot was posted under it and it said how can we feel safe when we have a delinquent roaming the halls?

It was signed Kayla Knight.

"You would think this would stop her from testing me," I utter shutting my locker hard and turning sharply on my feet to find her.

Ethan swore once more and followed me, Maddison in tow.

"Think about what you're doing Regina," Ethan tells me, "This is what she wants."

People were looking up from their phones and looking at me like I'm a murderer and that's exactly what I am.

I found her standing next to Paulette and laughing with her when I shut her locker for her, clipping her fingers as I did it.

She screamed and turned around to look at me before she smiled whilst holding her fingers, "Oh hey jailbait."

"Do you have a death wish?" I ask her

She gasped exaggeratedly, "Is that what you were in there for? Murder?"

She doesn't know why I was there which explains a lot.

"Try me once more and find out," I reply and she laughed a little

"You're never going to touch me," she grins, "You're still on parole."

"You really did your research, I must really be a big threat to you and your non-existent relationship with a boy who doesn't want you." Her smile falters a little and I know that's what's getting to her.

She wants Caleb and I'm apparently someone who can stop her from having him.

"Rainview Prison must have been a riot, what were you doing in there so young? Being a little whore like I know you are?" She questions, "You look like you fuck to get your way,"

The urge to punch her in the face and have it over with is so strong but she's right, I'm on parole and fighting is not going to get me what I want anymore.

"A little whore?" I ask nodding my head, "You'll find out exactly what I'm capable of and I'm not going to harm you, Kayla, I have people to do that for me. Watch your back."

I barged past her causing her to hit the lockers as I walked to my first lesson.

*

One thing I've learnt from prison, violence is not everything.

If you have the upper hand whether it be power or knowledge, you use that for all it's worth and that's exactly what I'm going to do.

I wanted everyone to be seated when I entered the room, the more eyes on me the better.

Entering the cafeteria and feeling the eyes made everything worth the waiting. I paid for my lunch and walked to the table in the centre of the room.

"Oh, you back for more jailbait?" Paulette chimes in and I almost rolled my eyes at the little follower.

I simply walked around to Caleb and pulled the chair out next to him and sat down comfortably.

The whole room was quiet as I pushed my chair in and smiled before tucking into my food. "The lasagna is great today, new recipe?"

Jude and Quinton looked at each other and Quinton let out a laugh as Jude smirk.

Paulette and Kayla, however, did not look as amused

"Tell her to get up Caleb," Kayla instructed and I looked at Caleb almost to dare this guy to reject me.

He simply leaned back and put his arm around my chair.

His co-operation shocked me and I almost fell out of the chair but I kept a stern poker face as the shock took over Kayla's face

"How dare you!" She hisses at me like it's all me

"I'm just being the little whore you say I am," I shrug slightly, "But if he wants you to switch with me, all he has to do is say." Caleb stays quiet and I look back at Kayla, "Shame looks like I'm staying."

"Like hell you are, my fathers on the board of trustees, he'll get you out of here." Paulette inserts

"Aww I'm sorry but daddy isn't going to do shit." I pout, "Not when mine is a benefactor to the school,"

"She's got you there Paulette," Jude states with a little chuckle

"I told you I'll show you exactly what I'm capable of, you started it and I'll end it." With that, I smiled and resumed eating.