She got dressed in her orange jumpsuit and got ready to go eat breakfast. Getting ready for the day was considerably faster now that she didn't have t... pick out what to wear or put on her makeup. And although she liked the ease of this new way of doing things, she also missed all the primping and polishing she did. She just didn't feel right–like something important was missing–and her whole day would be off-balance now.The announcement that it was her cell block's turn to eat came and just. Shaking I stay in the toilet trying to compose myself."You ok dear?" my mother asks from outside the door."Yeah, I think I got the runs, must have been something I ate," I lie.What am I going to tell her?I flush the loo, wash my hands and dry my eyes. I walk out and put thephone back on it's base. My mother is now in the lounge."Mom." Yes sweetheart." I'm going to friends house tomorrow to study, I may be gone a while," Ilie again."Ooh, you got a friend?" she asks excitedly."Yeah someone I met. .. well, aren't you missing your families? What about your friends?" This is not about us!" Stacy said, adamantly. "We're talking about you. What is the difference, to you between 10 days and 60 days."I thought for a second."My mail, my plants, my papers..." Janice's mom has already taken care of all that," Jane said."Really?" Yeah. Like it's that hard. We sent your keys up the dumbwaiter, remember? So, what else?" I..." I sputtered. "My thesis. I need to be in the library and on the internet. She sounded a bit flustered. ‘Hi Carl, I’m really sorry I didn’t get back to you, my battery had run dead and I didn’t realise. I only just got the message you sent this morning. I hope you’re not pissed with me?’ ‘No, of course not! It’s great to hear from you,’ I reassured her. We arranged to meet in an hour at club near to the halls where she was staying. Cat looked great in a mostly black outfit and heels, with silver earrings and a chain. I suppose I looked dated, like some sort of.