I should’ve figured those two bastards had something on Mathieu to be able to bully him like that. No one would accept being treated that way unless it was out of fear.
"They threaten to tell the other inmates if I don’t behave the way they want. You know how gay people are treated in prison. Imagine being a gay guard."
I clench my fists in frustration and anger.
"Remember when Anis forced me to go to the showers? He said you couldn’t go because there’d been an ‘incident.’"
He blushes again and coughs awkwardly, looking at me with shame.
"That stays between us. You have my word," I say in the softest voice I can manage.
He looks at me hesitantly. I give him a reassuring smile.
"Anis wanted me to do extra hours to cover for him. I refused because I had to take care of my mother, and
