Mia Carter THE DARE
CHAPTER ONE – THE RELEASE
The wind whipped and howled across the front range of Colorado, as dark, black thunder clouds blew in over Limon Correctional Facility on a late summer afternoon. A violent storm was coming in fast. It’s a fitting scene for a violent inmate who was making bail today. His tall, muscular figure walked casually down the long hallway towards his freedom. Swagger and arrogance emanated from his facial expressions toward the inmates not as fortunate as he was. The guards were watching him carefully, wanting and looking for any reason to revoke the grant for bail he was just awarded. This man is a criminal and not fit for society; but money, his parent’s money to be exact, had seen to that detail. Only twenty-four years old and this man already has a dark and violent history. His smirk continued to taunt the guards as he walked by each of them and started to whistle a catchy little tune to really get under their skin. Lightning cracked over head as they opened the doors to the fenced-in walkway. At the end of the bland concrete path to freedom, beyond the final gates, a very expensive car waited. The engine was running, yet no one stepped out to greet the prisoner. As another clap of thunder boomed overhead, rain began to fall out of the sky making loud plopping noises as the big drops hit the ground. The man looked up, closed his eyes and smiled as the rain splashed onto his face. It had been so long since he’d felt the freshness of rain and the freedom of being outdoors. He had been placed under administrative segregation, away from the general population of the prison. He was walled up in his cell for twenty-three hours a day. He hated every single one of those guards that made his life hell during those times. The one he hated the most was standing at the final gate with a disgusted look on his face.
One of the guards escorting him, shoved the man forward, breaking his enjoyment of the cool drops of water. As they approached the final barrier of the hell hole he’d been living in for months, the guard at the exit stopped him. He slowly and deliberately checked the paperwork and reluctantly removed the smirking man’s handcuffs. The guard carrying his personal items, shoved the bag into the man’s arms. His smirk grew bigger and menacing now. He could taste the sweet air of freedom just beyond the chain-linked fence.
“I’d love to knock that smirk of your face.” The guard was so close the prisoner’s face, he could practically taste the evil oozing out of him. “You’ll be back here in no time, or in a body bag. Either way, I don’t care. You don’t deserve to be let out after what you did.” The guard resisted spitting in the smirking man’s face.
“I doubt it chuckles. Hey, you got a daughter? Maybe I can pay her a visit, get to know her real well.” The smirking man hissed in the guard’s face. The guard almost punched him.
“Larry! Enough, let the prick go. Get him out of my sight.” One of the other guards stepped in to stop the fight. The two men squared off in silence as the passenger door of the running car opened.
“Get out of here.” The guard named Larry shoved the man through the exit and shut the gates. The smirk returned to the prisoner’s face, waving at the guards he flipped them the bird and laughed a wicked laugh. He dropped down into the waiting car.
“Get me the hell away from here.” He shut the door and the driver sped off, away from the correctional facility.
“Did you have to tease them like that?” The smooth voice of the driver asked.
“After the shit they’ve put me through? Yeah.” The smirking man looked back at the ominous building that had been his unwanted home for several months.
“You have to behave. We can’t risk you getting thrown back in there or you’ll ruin everything!” The driver hissed.
“Calm down. I’ll behave. Have you been keeping tabs on the ladies I owe some payback to?”
“Yes, we’ve been keeping a close eye on all of them.” The driver handed the smirking man a folder full of photos and information on the women he was asking about. The smirking man took them out and gazed at each one of them. He lingered on the last photo. This one was his favorite. He had unfinished business with her.
“Oh sweetheart, how I’ve missed you.” He gazed at the photo of a beautiful, young brunette woman, green eyes and a smile that could bring a man to his knees. He kissed the photo of the brunette and laughed softly.
“You need to keep a low profile until the appeal goes through. You can’t go running around and showing up near them. Your parents can’t keep buying you out of every hole you dig.” The driver took the photo and files and threw them in the back seat.
“You’re no fun. I’ve been locked up for months because of those bitches and you want me to willing lock myself away?” The smirking man wasn’t smiling anymore, he was growing angry. The driver pulled the car over quickly, slammed on the brakes and shoved the smirking man against the passenger window.
“You need to keep yourself and your temper in check. It’s what landed you here in the first place. Your actions could expose everything we’ve all worked hard to build.” The driver released the man and pulled back onto the roadway. “I told you, everything is working out, the plan is going to be set in motion and we’ll both get our revenge on all of them.”
“You need to reign in that temper of yours too. But fine, I can be patient if it means I get to have her in the end.” The man was back to smirking now, thinking of his green-eyed brunette.
“You’ll get to have her however you want her, before you end her life.” The two shared dark laughter and continued down the rain-soaked highway.