Chapter 53
The next morning Alex was doing a sit-up next to his cot when he heard a light tap on his metal cell door.
Then he saw an elongated object pass under his door.
Alex reached over and picked up a makeshift knife commonly called a shiv.
He closely examined the instrument which was made from a toothbrush.
The toothbrush had been shaped to a very sharp point, and the bristle end had rags tightly wrapped around for a makeshift handle.
Not much of a cutting knife but a hell of a stabbing tool, Alex thought to himself. This will do what I want it to do.
This afternoon Ryan will be out in the main recreation room with me and the other inmates, he thought as he planned his attack.
At 2:00 P.M., the individual cell doors in Unit D were electronically unlocked.
Alex sat up in his b
