Chapter 13
It was a couple of days later and Kaz walked slowly passed H1. It had become a regular walk for her since her chat with Allie, she wanted to keep an eye on whether Allie and Bea were both safe. She was careful to be discreet and not draw any attention to herself. She didn’t want Bea becoming suspicious and wondering what she was up to. As she passed by now she saw Bea lying on the sofa asleep with her head on Allie’s lap. Allie was gazing adoringly at Bea, but found herself looking up as Kaz passed. They shared a small smile and Kaz walked on happy they were safe for now. She didn’t head back to her own unit though. Instead she walked the corridors in search of someone that she needed to talk to. Her feet squeaked on the linoleum floor as she turned in to an empty corridor and right in to the path of just who she was after. Jake.
She stopped walking and waited for him to get to her. She could hear her own heart beating in her ears. This had to go well otherwise it would be a suicide mission.
“Proctor, what are you doing round here?”
“Waiting to talk to you.”
“Okay," Jake replied, a puzzled look on his face, "What do you want?”
“Oh I want a lot of things Jake; mainly I want my friends to be safe."
“Stop talking in riddles Proctor, now what do you want or you can go back to your unit?”
“I know.”
Jake let out a sigh, “Know? Know what?”
“I know about you and Ferguson and Mercado… I know what you are trying to do to Bea. I know you are responsible for her fall in the kitchen and her attack in the showers”
Jakes mouth dropped open momentarily, a look of shock mixed with fear flashed across his face, before he composed himself and gave Kaz a smirk.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about Proctor. Now back to your unit else I will have you slotted for attempting to intimidate an officer.”
“You can deny it all you want. But you were overheard talking. I know all about what you’re doing and what you plan to do. And unless you play ball with me, I will lag to the governor and you’ll be spending some time of your own on the wrong side of the prison bars.”
Jake looked intensely at Kaz, trying to size her up. Trying to work out if she was serious or not. He quickly came to the conclusion that she was.
“What do you want Proctor? Why not just go straight to the Governor with what you know?”
“Because I want this to end for good and there’s only one way to do that… You are helping me finish off Ferguson for good…. And then I will keep you and Mercado out of it. Do we have a deal?”
“You can’t be serious… You don’t even like Smith, so why are you putting yourself in the firing line for her?”
Kaz stepped towards Jake, her face set in a snarl.
“Because I’m top dog round here now and it’s up to me to protect the women. Plus Ferguson has got one over on me before; I’m not letting her win this little game. Now what’s it to be? Are you switching sides or do I have to go and have a chat with the governor?”