"What are you two doing here instead of taking your lunch break?" a female prison officer came over and looked at Amy and Paige who were busy.
"I make it slowly. So, I want to learn more." Amy said to the officer and showed her what she was holding.
But instead of looking at what she was holding, the officer looked around with her sharp eyes. Finally, she found a pack of cigarettes from a drawer at Amy's workstation.
"What's this?" the female prison officer looked at the cigarettes and asked Amy in a harsh voice. Cigarettes were something not allowed to be brought into the prison.
"Cigarette." Amy did not know what this cigarette had to do with her. It was not hers.
"Don't you know that cigarettes are not allowed to be brought? This is a punishable action. You even put the cigarettes under your workstation." The officer reached out and picked Amy up.
"This cigarette is not mine. I don't smoke." Amy explained.
"You will definitely say you don't smoke when you're caught. All the women here say they don't smoke. But they all do it secretly. Since you are caught, you will be punished. You go..." The officer was about to put Amy in confinement.
"Wait! I just put it in the wrong place. That pack of cigarettes is mine. My family secretly gave it to me that day. It's all my fault. It has nothing to do with her." Paige came forward at this time and admitted that the cigarettes were hers.
"It's yours? Then I will give you detention and punish you for not eating for two days. You should reflect on yourself." The officer did not expect Paige to come forward to take the blame for Amy. But there was no name on the cigarette. Since Paige said it was hers and admitted it, the officer let Amy off.
As Paige followed the officer and walked away, she was still telling Amy a tip.
"Hey, I..." Amy did not think it was Paige's cigarette. She didn't smell smoke when she was with Paige. Someone must have put the cigarette there to frame her. But when she tried to say something, Paige stopped her with her eyes and told her to stop talking.
Paige was taken away. Amy was in a daze at the workstation alone. These people were really not simple. She offended someone on her first day. Now, that woman framed her. No! She could not be too passive. She must find out that person.
Amy did not want to sleep now. She began to do handicrafts according to the tips Paige told her. She was very smart. After doing a few, she did it faster and faster. During the lunch break, she made over a hundred.
When Libby came to the workstation with Viola and saw Amy working, she was a little surprised. Shouldn't this woman be put in confinement? Why was she here?
But she found Paige was not here. If she guessed correctly, Paige should have taken the blame for Amy. This Amy was so lucky to have someone help her. Paige had only been here for a short time and was not very familiar with Libby and Viola.
"Good. Then that's it for today. Guys, you can go take a break. It's almost time for dinner." The female officer looked at everyone with an expressionless look, turned around, and left.
Amy watched the officer go and then looked back at Libby. Libby felt that Amy was looking at her in a strange way. Could it be that Amy find out so quickly?
Dinner was better than lunch. There was meat. Although it was fat, for the prisoners, it was still delicious. Everyone was given two pieces of meat. Amy hid the meat at the bottom of the bowl. After she almost ate all the rice, she hid the meat and a small rice roll in her pocket.
She did it carefully and avoided Libby's gaze. After dinner, she went to the hall with others, watching TV and being educated. After watching TV and everyone was about to sleep, she wanted to deliver some food to Paige, who took the blame for her. But Amy forgot that she was in prison. How could she get close to the confinement room? There were eyes and ears all around. She waited for a long time, but did not have any chance.
"You do not have to wait. There is no chance. There are always people guarding the confinement room." Viola walked to Amy, said some words, and then left, as if nothing had happened.
Hearing Viola's words and looking at Viola's figure, Amy pinched the rice roll. She had no choice but to eat it herself. The prison was not like other places and was not as casual as she thought.
Libby was lying on bed. She thought about that what she had done today did not frame Amy. This Paige was really interesting and even protected Amy at the critical moment. What was her relationship with Amy?
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