The Boy I Met In Prison

When I was 19, I was in jail for a DUI and had no money. I had spent all of my cash getting a lawyer. I had to sleep on a floor with no blankets, no shoes, and my clothes were an orange jumpsuit and sandals.<br><br>After a day of sitting in a cage, I was allowed out to roam the jail and talk to other prisoners. This was not a good place. There were a lot of very scary guys there. Most of them were in prison for very bad crimes like murder and rape.<br><br>I had been walking around for a while, scared and lost, when I met this kid. He was about 21. He was very kind to me. He asked if I had a lawyer, and if I had slept last night. He gave me some cigarettes and offered to trade food stamps for me. I was so grateful, I almost started to cry. I had been living on my own for about 6 months. I had no friends or family to turn to. I thought this kid was a guardian angel.<br><br>He asked if I wanted to go in on a pack of cigarettes. He said he had a job and would be able to pay me back. I agreed and I even gave him my ID so he could get a job.<br><br>I didn't think much of it, but I noticed he didn't go to his job. I asked where he was and he said he was working on getting a job. I never pushed it. But the days went by and he had no job. He spent his days just hanging out.<br><br>After about 3 weeks, he asked me to go to the movies with him. I was so grateful to be going out. I hadn't gone out in so long. It was nice to be able to sit in a real chair. I was able to eat real food and sleep in a real bed for the night.<br><br>That night, he started telling me he was in for bank robbery. I didn't think much of it, and I didn't ask more.<br><br>The next night he said he was going to the movies again and would I like to go with him? I was so happy, but I had to decline because I had a court hearing and didn't want to miss it. He told me he would wait for me and pick me up after my hearing. I agreed.<br><br>I got back from my hearing and waited for him for over an hour. He never showed up. I didn't think anything of it and just went to sleep.<br><br>The next night, same thing. I said yes. He never showed up. I didn't think anything of it.<br><br>The next night, he said he was going to go get some food and he wanted me to come. I said ok. When we got back, there were two other guys there. They started talking about robbing banks. I knew what this meant and I got scared. I asked him if I could go to the movies again and he said yes. He never went to the movies that night. I knew something was up and I was scared. I didn't know what I had gotten myself into. I had no idea I was even in trouble for being around these guys. I just knew I had to get out of there.<br><br>I told them I didn't want to get in trouble and I wanted to go home. They didn't like that and they told me I couldn't leave until they were done talking. I was scared. They were very serious. I sat there in silence. I didn't know what else to do.<br><br>After about 10 minutes of talking, they left and I was finally allowed to go home. The next day, I went to the movies and waited for him to show up. I waited all day. He never showed up.<br><br>The next day, I went to the movies again. He was there, but he wasn't allowed in because he didn't have his ID on him. He told me he had been locked up in a cell for 2 days for not having his ID.<br><br>I was so upset with him, but I was happy to see him. He told me he was sorry about what happened the other night. He said they would have killed me if I stayed. He told me he was scared and he didn't want me to get in trouble. I forgave him and I was just happy to see him.<br><br>After the movies, he was let out of his cell and we walked around the jail. We talked and laughed and I was so happy to see him. He said he would never do anything to hurt me. He told me he was in love with me and he didn't want to lose me. I didn't feel the same way and I told him that.<br><br>I went to the movies every day that I was in jail. I never told anyone about the night he talked about robbing banks. I was so glad to see him every day. I didn't know how much longer I was going to be in there, but I was happy every day that I got to see him.<br><br>I got out of jail after about a month. I never heard from him again. I don't know what happened to him after I got out. I never found out if he got out or went to prison.<br><br>To this day, I still think about him. He was my only friend in jail. He was my only friend for a long time. I will always be grateful for him.