Chapter 2 Sentence Reduction

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I was the first to wake up and found that the dormitory door was locked tight by someone, but the others in the dorm were all gone. Where did they go? Running out late at night is against the rules. As more and more thick smoke poured in through the door, I realized, they wanted to burn me to death here. No,I absolutely cannot die. I took out a towel to cover my mouth and nose, looking at the hard window glass, I wanted to break this glass and then jump down. I know this is the third floor, falling down won’t kill me, but it might cause disability. There are no tools here, I can only use my hands to hit the glass, once, twice, three times. My hands were covered in fresh blood, and there were many shards of glass stuck in the back of my hands, but I seemed not to feel any pain. Finally, I broke the window, and I jumped straight down from the third floor, protecting my head and neck, hoping I hadn’t injured any vital parts. But after I jumped down, I found my legs hurt badly, and it seemed like I couldn’t get up. I struggled, every step causing pain,shouting around, “Someone come quickly, there’s a fire here,someone is trying to escape.” Actually, the part about someone trying to escape was something I made up,I don’t even know what caused the fire today, I just hoped to attract more people.Unexpectedly, some prison guards really heard my cries for help and started a full rescue operation. The alarm sounded inside the prison. Gradually, more and more prisoners ran out, and the guards put out the fire. They called doctors to treat me. I told the guards all the details I knew about the situation, and up to now I still haven’t seen my roommates. The guards searched for a long time and finally found them outside the prison near a pipe. It turned out that they were going to escape from prison collectively, and it turned out to be true. Moreover, it was they who set fire before leaving, hoping to cause chaos in the prison and burn me to death at the same time to buy time for their escape. They not only bullied me but also wanted to kill me. Could this also be arranged by the Alpha Wolf King? Does he hate me that much? Why didn’t he just have mes entenced to death directly, but instead want to kill me slowly in prison? My heart was heavy with sorrow, feeling as if I had been abandoned by the world. Is there really no one in this world who loves me? My husband is like this, and so are my parents. Tears wet my cheeks, but I did not bow my head. I must live to get out of here and uncover all the truth.I want to know who exactly killed Edith. At that moment, I felt a sharp pain in my leg. The doctor said I might be disabled; my leg was broken. The doctor comforted me, "You can still walk, but you will limp a little." I couldn't cry; my tears had already run dry. I used to be the best dancing she-wolf in the entire pack, and now I've even lost the ability to dance. I closed my eyes, determined that even if I lost everything, I would walk out of here. The prison guards all sympathize with me. This fire was huge. If I hadn’t jumped from the third floor to seek help, everyone in the building might have been burned alive. Although they are prisoners, not all of them are so heinous. The other prisoners are very grateful to me. Many of them have husbands and children; none of them want to die like this in prison. Perhaps among them, there are people who, like me, have been wrongfully accused. The prison guard said, “Even if you killed someone, you have now saved so many people. The Moon Goddess will forgive you.” I remained silent. Edith really wasn’t killed by me. My few cellmates who escaped prison were quickly caught and brought back. They all looked at me with venomous eyes, cursing me to die soon. I sneered coldly, you will die before me. Since then, I completely changed; I was no longer as innocent and kind as before, nor spoiled and ignorant. I wanted revenge, and I wanted those who hurt me to pay the price. I wanted Alpha to see the truth and atone to me. Because of this fire, I performed meritoriously and behaved well, so I was given a sentence reduction. Five years later, I was successfully released from prison. That day I was very happy. I saw the free sun that I hadn’t seen for a long time. The light shining on my face was a bit dazzling, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all; instead, I really enjoyed the feeling. I haven't seen sunlight for too long. I haven't had freedom for too long. On the day I was released from prison, no one came to pick me up. When I went to prison, my parents had given up on me, and my former friends had also drifted away. In the end, I hadn't gone far when suddenly I heard someone calling my name, "Vivian." I turned around and found a familiar figure. She is my best friend Ellie. When I got into trouble, she was studying abroad in high school and didn’t know I was in prison. I didn’t tell Ellie about it so as not to disturb her studies, but unexpectedly she actually came back to see me. Ellie looked at me, almost crying with joy, and said, “My family has been strict with me, so I haven’t been able to visit you all this time. Luckily, today I finally have time. How are you doing inside? Have you been treated unfairly?” I had always disguised myself well before, but hearing this sentence almost moved me to tears. How could life in prison be considered good? There are scars left on my face. My proudest appearance was destroyed. And because I jumped from the third floor back then, my foot is a bit lame when I walk, and I have lost a lot of weight. I look completely different from the energetic person I used to be. I suddenly felt a bit wronged and told her, “Of course it wasn’t good, I almost died in there.” Because I just got out and don't have any identification yet,Aili helped me rent a place nearby. I don't want to disturb her life too much. I no longer have my previous social status, and I don't want to drag him down.
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