About three weeks had gone by since the lockdown. I asked the guard why we were in lockdown for so long and he said someone was caught trying to hack into the system. I had sighed sadly, wishing that person had succeeded.
Although, since the lockdown, Chato and I have gotten much closer. We sit together every chance we get. Dead and KC noticed, as they keep leaving early to go back to their cells. I don't mind, and Chato stopped giving them dirty looks.
I thought back to that night at Harley Hall, the social area we inmates go to for lunch.
A knock came to the door, snapping me from my thoughts.
"Inmate, you have a visitor. I'm coming in to put on the cuffs."
As I stood, I heard a female voice speak to the guard. I couldn't understand what she said, but the guard wasn't happy.
"What? But she could kill you!"
The door opened and I could see a black woman tell my guard she can handle me. She turned to me, and I knew she was right. She had the look of someone who couldn't give a fuck about anyone as long as she came out on top. I wasn't like her in that sense. At least I cared about someone.
"Miss Gonzales, I believe we can benefit off of one another."
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"You want me to what?" I was staring at her in confusion.
"By joining Team Force X you can reduce your sentence while doing this country a lot of good." The woman had told me she was named Amanda Waller, and I knew she wouldn't take no for an answer.
"How about this, I join your little cheer squad, get a reduced sentence, and I can stay in Harley Hall."
"Is that a yes?"
"Am I allowed to say no?"
"Welcome to the team."
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"Ok, so she's part of the team. What now? You already had Diablo knock her up!" Flagg pointed at the screen where the new couple were having lunch.
Waller looked at the screen.
"What are you planning for them, Waller? What will you do to them?"
"Are you forming sympathy for them, Flagg? I thought you had hated them." She turned to the soldier, his face contorted in poorly hid rage.
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I stretched out on the couch, my new bed. A new blanket was brought in, along with a pillow.
The door opened, Dead and KC stepping in. They nodded at me, grabbing a seat.
"So how's your daughter?" I looked at Deadshot and he smiled, thinking about her.
"She's doing great! She got an A on her math test yesterday, and she's going to try to get into the school play!"
KC nodded in approval, sitting in a new recliner they had to get due to my addition to Belle Reve.
"Oh so Waller came to my cell this morning..."
Both Deadshot and KC stiffened at her name. They looked at me uneasily with a hint of worry in their eyes.
"She added me to the team. Plus, Harley Hall is my new cell."
The two men looked surprised at this news, Deadshot being the first to break into a smile.
"Welcome to the squad!"
I was about to thank him when the door opened again, this time Boomerang was shoved in. He spat at the door and turned to face us. "The fuck is this?"
"Nice to meet you too, I'm Aquarius."
He turned to Deadshot, a smirk on his face.
"She for real?"
"Sure am."
He chuckled, obviously thinking I was going to be a pushover he could mess with.
I ignored him as he waved me off. He took the farthest seat, pulling out a stuffed pink unicorn and began to pet it.
The door opened again and I sat up, Diablo walking in. He gave me a small smile, walking down the steps and joining me.
Soon enough it was time to eat and we began to chow down. As we ate, I scooted closer to Chato until we were practically touching. He looked at me and blushed, smiling. When we were all done, Dead coughed, and I assumed he was going to leave as usual. Instead he turned to me.
"Uh, Aquarius, you're a girl..."
KC snorted in laughter, and Chato tried to hold back a smile.
"Gee, what gave that away?"
"Well, you see, Zoe has been talking about this guy in her school right? She said he asked her to the school dance, and well..."
"If you killed him don't tell me. I don't wanna know."
"No, it's not like that, I was wondering if you could help her get a dress and do her hair, her mom hasn't been..."
He looked embarrassed.
I nodded. "I gotcha. She's what, thirteen? Fourteen? You think they'll let me video call her?"