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You consider yourself a a smart and kind person, both qualities very important for anyone to have. Especially in the work place, which you worked hard everyday to be, being kind and acting smart isn't easy when a lot of people are assholes
So it wasn't a surprise when you got accepted to work into the local prison of the town you recently moved into, a small and..Strange place (it was mostly just the inhabitants). So of course it would only make sense for the prisoners to be even more strange and dangerous, but you don't mind.. You've only been here a few months but your already getting used to it, you found your dream job at least.
A doctor at the prison. Not the safest job but you don't care, you only live once!
So here you are, sitting in the front seat of your old black car and hyping yourself up. You were wearing the mandatory nurse uniform, it gave you a vintage vibe with the white apron dress connected with a blue and white striped shirt with your name on your tag. Was pretty cute and comfortable.
You pumped your fists in front of yourself as your favourite song played on the radio, you no dougt looked like an idiot to anyone else who would by chance see you in your car in the parking lot of the prison but luckily you checked and no one was around at the moment.
Doesn't matter what the job was you always felt so nervous, you weren't the best at talking to people; but when the situation came to it you always tried to your best to be polite. No need to be a asshole to others and start drama...
Okay. You think your good...
Yesterday wasn't a particularly good day..while attending one of the female prisoners who was gotten shanked by some other inmate with a plastic knife, the prisoner who shanked said woman (he god terribly bruised when the woman was able to pin him down) were waiting quietly on the chairs lined up against the wall snapped suddenly and threw their chair in your direction.
The damn thing hit your side before the guards came to your recuse and 'nicely' escorted him out, you were holding back tears when they asked if you were okay cause fuck that hurt. But they let you turn in early.
But your okay! It only hurts a little but you can walk..
You open the car door and grab your small black bag that had a few various pins on it, just to give it personality. Closing the door behind you you speed walk over to the large ominous building, looping the small bag over your shoulder and dusting yourself off before opening the glass push in doors.
In front of you was a receptionist desk with said receptionist sitting behind it while typing quietly on a black body computer with a bored expression, she had long brown hair in two space buns, a cream sweater with a dark brown vest. That was all you could see from this angle as she was behind the desk
"Morning Megan!"
You cheer whilst giving a small wave to the uninterested woman who only muttered a small 'morning' back, hey! This time she actually responded to you! Progress.
Your sure that by the end of the year you two are gonna fist bump eachother each morning.
Walking down the mostly empty halls past the check in room where they check the in coming prisoners for weapons, scanning their finger prints, and orange uniforms. That kind of stuff, leading up to the nurses office, further up was the cafeteria then not far was the 'playground'
You know, the place the prisoners can go outside (of course the area had large concrete walls surrounding it to prevent escape) and get sunlight or work out with they weights they recently provided.
Then their was the cells, you..don't like going their actually. Luckily you don't really have to since you just keep to the nurses office, but sometimes you use your knowledge of the humans mental health to help some inmates who could need it.
Your happy to help! It's just..
The profanity's and loud banging you hear when you walk past them, even with the company of the guard for safety, makes you feel so uncomfortable.
Your patients aren't typically anyone dangerous, just some people who drive too fast or drank underage. Simple stuff like that. And they weren't too difficult to deal with, you rather leave the more..'unstable' ones to the professionals.
You clicking of your shoes echoes thought the white tiled floors, ooh! They're so sparkly today, you can see your reflection.
Damn you looking cute today!
You knock politely on the doubled doors before you let yourself in put of habit, there was only two other nurses today. Though admittedly there weren't many doctors at the prison at all, good thing your here to help!
"Morning y/n, you good after yesterday?" One of the doctors; (jade was their name) ask while they finish putting away the new medical supplies we got this morning, he had short blue dyed hair that had a dope undercut. They were in their early twenties and had a gothic sort of style to them, he were wearing the same uniform as you but broke a few dress codes by wearing a TON of piercings along their face and ears. He was rather masculine and taller then you but still chose to wear the 'female' unifrom, and did he make it work!
You wouldn't go as far as your friends but you do talk to each other sometimes on break and hadn't had any problems with each other yet.
"Morning jade! Wow, straight to the questions huh? Give me a second to breathe or something." You joke back, trying to deflect the question.
...
They gave you a second to breathe.
"Okay so now how are you feeling?"
You roll your eyes and place your bag in the far back of the bottom cabinets, you didn't have anywhere to put your stuff since their wasn't any lockers left in the locker room.
"Eh, still hurts a bit but as long as no one pokes my side or something I should be okay"
Just as you say that you shark poke to your side had you yelping with a jump.
You place a gentle hand to your side and turn around to half heartily glare at Amy, the other nurse here. She was a playful small older woman who reminded you of those moms in those old teen movies who tried to act and cool, she was on the heavier side and had short curly brown hair and light freckles dotting her face with big round black glasses.
"Amy! What the fudge!?" Though you were yelling at her you had a smile on your face, not your fault though. Whenever you got angry or feeling pretty much any emotion you automatically smile, wanting to come off as non threatening and approachable for others sake.
(Made it real hard back in high school to be taken seriously)
You swat her hands away when she tries to poke you again, giggling at her mischievous smile as she swiped her hands at you.
Thought the light banter and atmosphere quickly died down when the head nurse stepped in with a stern and wrinkled face, she didn't usually stick around the office and left you all to your own devices. She trusted you all enough to do by yourselves.
"Oh, morning miss cress.." you tried your best to keep your upbeat personality on around her but she always seemed so tired and cranky, but she was never rude or anything; just always gave quick answers and dry conversations when you or anyone talked to her.
"Mm..."
And without a word she strode off elsewhere to probably over see the prisoners for any injuries, even though that wasn't really her job no one stopped her. She had a lot of respect and just wanted to make sure no one was hurt.
...
"So, did you guys hear about that one creepy inmate? The one who like, ate people and shit?"
Now that got your attention.
"What..?"
They probably didn't hear you considering you whispered so quietly, Amy responds with a nervous smile but she still seemed excited to have something to gossip about. She was always the one to 'spill the tea' and shit like that. And jade was more then happy to provide.
"Oh you mean that tall fat guy with the creepy facts or something? I heard he ripped a inmates arm off and ate their brains, like a zombie!"
Eugh... why do they have to talk about this stuff at the workplace!? Why can't it at least wait for break where your not forced to be in the same room to hear this
"Heheh yeah! Like a zombie! Heard he got caught trying to kill a lady and her kid or something but got caught doing a spooky dance?"
She ended the sentence off like it was a question, probably confused on what that meant. Damn rumours are weird..
"I think I've seen some kids doing it around town, like this" Amy crouches on the ground with a joyful smile before doing a quick silly little dance before standing straight up again like nothing happened, you couldn't help but let out a snort.
"HA- what the frick was that!?" Your shoulders were shaking with restrained laughter as she did it again, only this time jade joined and sooner you did too.
Now you were all the 'the spooky dance' in the nurses office like idiots.
Later in the afternoon you were tending an inmates back eye, you didn't know how he got it but were happy to help him with a cloth filled ice, leaving him to hold it against his own eye.
Jade was giving two other inmates their daily medication, some inmates that were docile enough could just come to the nurses office with a guard escort to come get their medication or checkups if they need it.
And others needed theirs sent to them by a professional, like you did once or twice! Man those guys were so sweet and corporative!
"Aaaaand all done! You feeling better yet?" You step back to admire your handy work, seems like your attitude was infecting him too as a small grateful smile graced the inmates lips before giving you a small thumbs up.
Without another word they left to go to their lunch, speaking of lunch. Your hungry!
You gaze over to the clock in the high wall and it was about 2:00 in the afternoon, your break was on right about now!
"Hey jade, I'm just gonna go on break a little bit early today. Okay?" You grab your bag out from under the cabinet before skipping off when you hear a 'okay!' From jade. Amy was currently to busy to care or notice your leave at the moment.
While walking you held your bag in one hand and rummaging around in it for some candy you brought yesterday as a self treat, not a healthy breakfast but you were a adult! You can do what you want.
"Aha!" A quiet cheer when you finally grab a handful of hard candy, while walking you heard a loud bang followed by some rushing footsteps from behind you.
Turning around quickly you see around ten or more guards running past you down the hall towards the playground.
Faintly you heard some screaming coming from said direction and were about to turn around before a hand grabbed you roughly by your arm.
"Hey! Your a nurse right? Good. We're gonna need you."
He didn't even give you a moment to comprehend what's going on or for you to answer before he was dragging you behind him after the other guards who were getting their guns out..
"H-hey! What's happening?"
"Inmate 428-238 attacked another inmate, dunno why this time but we're gonna need a nurse for what ever idiot got him riled up this time."
You weren't gonna get more outta this guy so without a chose you just follow after him, candy still in your tight grasp and bag in the other.
Rounding into past some bullet proof windows that shows into the playground you can hardly see anything as a bunch of prisoners were huddled together and holding onto each other in fear, Preventing you from seeing much or to what they were so scared of. Maybe of inmate 428-238?
"AAUGH-"
A scream was cut off as another loud bang sounded out, like something hard hit metal. Oh man! You hope no one's getting hurt too badly, though the chances where most likely not in your favour. Especially when you opened the glass doors to see all the inmates against the walls or hovering around whilst watching in fear as a tanned man probably in his thirties getting his head smashed brutally against the ground, it was obvious he was dead as blood was spilling everywhere and you...you couldn't see a but of brain slip out though a crack in his head.
Holy shit. THE ZOMBIE STORY!!
As if the man currently getting his brains bashed out wasn't enough hunch over him was a large man.
You mean, he was insanely tall; and he was hunching down! And rather fat too from what you could see at this angle. You could only see his back that should off his bright orange jump suit and the back of his black hair.
Over and over again he was brutally smashing that poor man's skull into the concrete floor so easily...
The guard that was holding onto you and quite literally dragged into this mess on your break let go and ran other to the large man with the other guards, that brought you back to focus and you ran over when you saw them tackle the man, ripping them off the beaten up corpse and forcing him to stand, forcing his hands behind his back while struggling to keep him in place to put handcuffs.
It was obvious he was strong and it intimidated you greatly, you could hear him grunting while trying to throw off the guards to get back to the man on the ground. You pointedly didn't look at him and ran over to the presumably dead inmate on the floor, you had your bag loosely on your elbow and the candy still tightly squeezed in your right hand.
You brought your left to check his pulse but obviously there was none, wasn't even breathing.
Your trembling. Your hands were shaking and the candy made a loud noise from the paper it was wrapped up in.
"AH!"
A shout makes you snap your head up to see the large angry inmate finally throw off the guards and sprinting for you.
Before you could even think about screaming or moving away he had already wrapped his large hands around your neck in a vice, blocking your air supply.
You finally see his face and your felt your heart stop briefly; his eyes were wide with deep eye bags around them, his pupils shaking and small with a smile stretched almost up to his ears. Giving him a crazed look as his hand were wrapped around your neck. He also did have short black hair and a stubble on his chin
You left hand shot out to grab at his wrist but it was a fleeting attempt as it didn't stop him at all, if anything he squeeze a bit tighter in warning. Your hand barley made it around his wrist, you never felt so small
He could so easily just snap your neck right now.
The guards were watching with their guns raised but they weren't shooting, surely the sound of the gunshot would cause him to actually snap your neck.
His hot breath was fanning your breath as he was panting above you, your back was against ground not far to the dead body to your left, he leaned all the way down until his mouth was right next to your ear,"did you know..." your breath hitched when you heard his rumbly voice in your ear. It was deep and had a southern drawl to it that you oddly liked, making you turn red just a tad and gulp nervously whilst you waited for him to go on.
"A woman's heart can actually beat faster then a men’s..?"
Just as he said that he placed his over hand that he had his elbow resting on the floor to support him to place itself right over where your heat was, you hadn't realised until now just how fast and loud your heartbeat was in your ears.
him you saw his eye briefly glance at the candy in your hand before snapping back up to you. He opened his mouth slightly as thin line of drool pooling at his mouth and dripping onto your shirt.
The candy!
Without thinking you brought your right hand up to his face and stuffed one of the candies in his mouth without even taking the wrapper off.
....
He just looked at you with a blank stare with the same smile on his face, seemingly trying to process what you just did and put in his mouth.
Crunch crunch..
He leans away from you slightly and his grip on your neck relents the tiniest bit but you don't dare move, already terrified that any little movement could set him off again. Though you do take a gasp of breath greedily.
Crunch crunch crunch....
He..he was eating the candy with a content smile on his face, though still big; looked much more less scary before, maybe even a little bit friendly.
He leans away from you and takes his hand off your neck entirely, he was now straddling your hips as he has either thick leg beside you with his hands patting on his thighs, keeping you on the floor.
After he stopped chewing but not drooling he looked back down at you with a tilt of his head, seemingly waiting for more candy.
You shakily offer your hand up to him with a strained smile, showing off the other hard candies you had. Without another thought he stuffed them into his mouth happily, though you didn't miss him sneaking one into the pocket of his pants.
The next thing you knew he was shoved off of you and pinned on his stomach with his hands behind his back, he grunted and yelled while the guards hold him down. Finally, someone shot him with a tranquilliser gun that had him falling limp after a few seconds.
You let out a heavy breath you hadn't known you've been holding, sitting up on your elbows while you watched them drag his body away to presumably his cell.
That...
One of the guards crouched down next to you with a worried look over his face, "hey..? Hey are you alright?"
...
"Uh..yeah! I just..can I please go on my break now..?" You ask in a quiet and timid voice as you turn your head slightly to the guard, he patted your shoulder gently with a quiet 'of course' before hesitantly walking off after the other guards..
What...
What just happened!?
You heave a sigh and shakily stand up when some guards return to drag the body out, the prisoners that were cowering before were slowly trying to go back as if things where normal.
How many times has..428-238 done something like this? What did that inmate even do to anger him to the point he bashed his head in like that..?
While you quietly ask yourself more questions regarding 428-238 you stood up and slowly walked out with your arms wrapped around each other in a attempt of comfort, walking out and towards the front of the building to your car; not laying anyone else any mind, in shock.
You just wanted to eat your candy.