General Fiction posted August 14, 2013 | Chapters: | 2 3 -4- 5... |
Sophia goes to jail.
A chapter in the book Pale Sisters
Prison
by Bill Schott
The author has placed a warning on this post for violence.
The author has placed a warning on this post for sexual content.
Background Sophia Pale has been married, widowed, raped, given birth, kidnapped, raped, and arrested for murder. |
The trial was swift and Sophia was quickly found guilty of premeditated murder. Lou's friends, Whitey Lowe and Bobby Nell, testified how Lou had met Sophia in a bar and she had convinced him to come down to her old home town for the weekend. The lock had never been changed, and a key fitting it had been found in Sophia's purse.
Aunt Amanda reluctantly testified, "Sophia had become quite promiscuous, and had developed a drinking problem. She'd mentioned that this Ronner man looked like one of those who had attacked her, more than a year ago, and stabbed my poor nephew to death. I was afraid of what Sophia might do, so I brought the Sheriff in on the situation. When we arrived at the Sheriff's office, however, Sophia left me and the baby inside, and sped off without a word."
The owner of the house, Raleigh Sabre, said, "I left the bed made as it was, should I ever have a friend in that area who may need a place to stay. I do recall renting the house to Mrs. Pale's husband a couple of years ago."
The investigating detective, Clay Curtis, said, "There were only two sets of prints found, victim and killer. Sophia Pale's were found on the razor that laid at the victim's side."
The indications that Sophia had showered and brought a change of clothing made the charge of premeditation more believable.
Sophia was sentenced to life imprisonment. Mercy was shown, as the death sentence was declined, due to the fact that she was the mother of a young girl -- and pregnant.
The first months in prison were difficult, but she was spared the usual harassment by the inmates because she was having a baby. Her cell mate, Diana Camp, helped her through the rough days by assuring her that she would probably get a new trial through her appeal. She pointed out the people to keep away from, and filled in some character assessments on a few of the weirder inmates.
Queen Deana was a gang leader. She had killed over fifty people before being given up to police by her girlfriend. They had taken her while she slept, but still had two officers, out of the six who tried to subdue her, hospitalized. She was in for ten life sentences.
Others, like Holy Heidi and Linda Loony, were a bit strange, but harmless. Holy Heidi couldn't stop talking about the second coming. Linda Loony, on the contrary, never spoke at all. There were others, with character failings ranging from interesting to completely strange. Diana served as Sophia's guide through the world of prison life.
Sophia and Diana had a few things in common. Diana, too, had been adopted, after her parents had perished in a house fire. Both women were approximately the same age, and had the same soft, brown eye color. Diana's hair was raven black though, and at the collar. Diana's complexion was a bit washed out in appearance. Had she not been such a healthy, full-figured woman, she might have been thought to be ill.
Diana , or Di, as she was called, was in for killing her adoptive father. She claimed sexual abuse over many years, beginning after her adoptive mother's death when Diana was twelve, had driven her to finally stabbing the man to death as he slept. The court apparently thought a better course of action could have been sought. She was given a life sentence, but figured she would get out after thirty or so years. She had done five already.
Diana told Sophia about her initiation into the penal system. She had been raped by both the inmates and guards, but she had worked out a system to keep her admirers happy, without taking a beating. After a couple of years, they found new meat and left her alone. Every so often she would still sleep with a guard, because she wanted to.
She assured Sophia that her baby would be given good care when it was born, but she had better get used to the idea of losing it to relatives or a foster family.
Sophia wondered how Virgo was. She had no other word than her Aunt Amanda had taken the child in. She didn't know how, but was convinced that her aunt was somehow, in some insane way, connected to all that had happened to her.
She gave birth in late September, but never saw the child. She had been given a spinal injection and fallen asleep. The birth was apparently routine, and the baby taken away by state officials. She only knew that it was a girl.
Aunt Amanda reluctantly testified, "Sophia had become quite promiscuous, and had developed a drinking problem. She'd mentioned that this Ronner man looked like one of those who had attacked her, more than a year ago, and stabbed my poor nephew to death. I was afraid of what Sophia might do, so I brought the Sheriff in on the situation. When we arrived at the Sheriff's office, however, Sophia left me and the baby inside, and sped off without a word."
The owner of the house, Raleigh Sabre, said, "I left the bed made as it was, should I ever have a friend in that area who may need a place to stay. I do recall renting the house to Mrs. Pale's husband a couple of years ago."
The investigating detective, Clay Curtis, said, "There were only two sets of prints found, victim and killer. Sophia Pale's were found on the razor that laid at the victim's side."
The indications that Sophia had showered and brought a change of clothing made the charge of premeditation more believable.
Sophia was sentenced to life imprisonment. Mercy was shown, as the death sentence was declined, due to the fact that she was the mother of a young girl -- and pregnant.
The first months in prison were difficult, but she was spared the usual harassment by the inmates because she was having a baby. Her cell mate, Diana Camp, helped her through the rough days by assuring her that she would probably get a new trial through her appeal. She pointed out the people to keep away from, and filled in some character assessments on a few of the weirder inmates.
Queen Deana was a gang leader. She had killed over fifty people before being given up to police by her girlfriend. They had taken her while she slept, but still had two officers, out of the six who tried to subdue her, hospitalized. She was in for ten life sentences.
Others, like Holy Heidi and Linda Loony, were a bit strange, but harmless. Holy Heidi couldn't stop talking about the second coming. Linda Loony, on the contrary, never spoke at all. There were others, with character failings ranging from interesting to completely strange. Diana served as Sophia's guide through the world of prison life.
Sophia and Diana had a few things in common. Diana, too, had been adopted, after her parents had perished in a house fire. Both women were approximately the same age, and had the same soft, brown eye color. Diana's hair was raven black though, and at the collar. Diana's complexion was a bit washed out in appearance. Had she not been such a healthy, full-figured woman, she might have been thought to be ill.
Diana , or Di, as she was called, was in for killing her adoptive father. She claimed sexual abuse over many years, beginning after her adoptive mother's death when Diana was twelve, had driven her to finally stabbing the man to death as he slept. The court apparently thought a better course of action could have been sought. She was given a life sentence, but figured she would get out after thirty or so years. She had done five already.
Diana told Sophia about her initiation into the penal system. She had been raped by both the inmates and guards, but she had worked out a system to keep her admirers happy, without taking a beating. After a couple of years, they found new meat and left her alone. Every so often she would still sleep with a guard, because she wanted to.
She assured Sophia that her baby would be given good care when it was born, but she had better get used to the idea of losing it to relatives or a foster family.
Sophia wondered how Virgo was. She had no other word than her Aunt Amanda had taken the child in. She didn't know how, but was convinced that her aunt was somehow, in some insane way, connected to all that had happened to her.
She gave birth in late September, but never saw the child. She had been given a spinal injection and fallen asleep. The birth was apparently routine, and the baby taken away by state officials. She only knew that it was a girl.
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