between his legs and the bars and looked up . Old Man was standing up and breathing heavily , looking like an angry savage out of a movie with his shirt in tatters .
“ You little shit !” he growled . “ What the fuck was that for ?”
Grey stared at him in disbelief . “ What do you think ? You took Nikki ! You killed her ! And if I ever get out of here , you ’ re going to get worse , you bastard !”
The girls joined in condemning and threatening Old Man , Knives ’ threats being particularly venomous . Old Man didn ’ t seem to hear the shouting , however . Instead , Grey thought he was turning something over in his head . When he spoke again , his voice was a deadly snarl .
“ Nikki ? The bitch who broke her cell door ? She forced me to take her early .” “ You piece of shit !” Grey yelled . Old Man ignored the insult . “ I was going to leave you for last , seeing as you tried to be nice to me the other day . But I think I ’ ll take you after I take this bitch .”
Old Man moved down the row of cells , pulled out a ring of keys and stopped in front of Princess ’ s cell . Princess screamed while Grey and the others shouted . What the others were saying , asking for mercy or condemning Old Man or yelling for Princess to fight him , Grey wasn ’ t sure . Hell , he wasn ’ t entirely sure what he was yelling . All he knew was that Old Man was pulling Princess by the hair out of her cell and to the door out of the jail . Princess , her white dress and stockings now covered in dirt and dust , cried and screamed for help as she was
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