Snippet #2557233

Petra

It was now day seven, when this day is completed that will mean Mei had officially survived her first week. Petra awoke like usually very early, because she had a difficult time going to sleep. Petra spent most of her morning s combing her hair, it was getting longer each day and she had not every cared for long hair, at least not in Morus. Hair is just another thing someone can use against you. Petra did not care about looking pretty, who was there to look pretty for?

This was the day Petra was finally going to start a serious plan to escape. She crawled under her bed and lifted the broken cement tile. She felt for any cracks where her weapon box use to be. She was able to poke a very tiny hole out with a few blood dripping from her finger. It was a small hole, she could only fit her pointer finger through it, but some big things have tiny beginnings. She was not sure what the other room below was, it was tiled, maybe a restroom? The shower room?

Butch

He stepped into the warden's quarters, he set up a meeting with her in the morning and Butch was scared like hell for what his fate might be. The warden was there standing like usual with a emotionless express. "Greetings, Captain Hertz."
Captain, could he even call himself that anymore? He was a killer, and even a back-stabber you could say. A leader does not betray and murder his own people.

"Warden, madam. I must report something..." he started, taking nervous gulps. "Vanessa Colton... she's dead. I... killed... her."
The warden just stood there, he could not read her face either, it was just that lifeless-looking face. She was quiet, was she trying to lay in suspense? Or was she trying to digest it all? Butch then reported the time and place when he murdered Vanessa and the warden proceeded to check her cameras through hologram video. But nothing, Butch was not there and so was Vanessa, it was just an empty restroom though it shown the time Butch confirmed.

Butch did not feel happy, what was he suppose to tell Dominique, that he got away with murder? Who did this? Who was trying to keep Butch on the ship? "Captain Hertz, is this a joke? Because if it is that is childish and I can assured I do no please with being trifled with."

"No ma'm, I swear I--"

"Do you have the body?"

"No, ma'm. I-- I threw in the furnace, minutes after her death."

The warden then checked the camera there and still nothing. "Captain Hertz, I hope this not a way for you the leave the ship. You promise another term, I have the contract. You can not walk out on your duty like that. That is a strong accusation you put against yourself."

"Summon Vanessa Colton now, madam. She would not be able to come because she is dead."

The warden then tried that also, checking the guards on the duty list and Vanessa Colton was not there. "Captain, Colton left and finished her term three days ago. She is not on the list. Sir, if you have not the body then I cannot hold you responsible for her so called death. Therefore, there is no way I can believe you. And no, I can promise you I would not be the one would clear your files. I have a job, and I can promise you that I can replace your position with a thousand other candidates. Have a nice day."

Butch found himself groaning in defeat as he sat against his sofa, face palming himself. He lifted his phone to his ear calling Dominique, when she answered he said, "Hey, I really need to see you my quarters. There's... There's something I have to tell you." He waited for Dominique to arrived and he saw her at his front door through his camera, then he allowed the door to slide open for her.

He stood up as she walked in, "Things just got a lot complicated. You're not going to like this. The Warden did not believe me. Someone wiped the footage on the camera off and made it where Vanessa finished her term days ago. She said show me body or she could not hold me responsible. But I... I couldn't..."