“Okay! That’s settled than! Since Miss Hollamby’s incapable of doing steps,” ‘thank the Lord for that one!’, Nikki thought, “she’ll be staying at the 2 Julies’ place alongside Miss Bowden.”

Kathleen Bowden was still a young PO, she was 24 years old and had just joined the ‘ fabelhaft forces’ of Larkhall. Last year she graduated cum laude in Psychology at Oxford. She could’ve gone off, get a great job and ditto pay-check, a hubby and 2point4 kids… yet…she didn’t, to great annoyance of her parents may I add.
She had had a younger brother named Lucas. He had light brown hair, skyblue eyes and a deep tan colouring his boyish good looks. To top it off he was smart and could’ve graduated in practically anything if he’d just put his mind to it. But he didn’t.
He’d rather party and fool around than study and by doing so came in contact with the wrong crowd. He began using and dealing drugs, at first for the kick, later because he needed the money for his daily supply.
Kathleen didn’t have a clue at the time, she just thought he went out a lot. What would she have done if she knew…well… she’ll never know now will she…
Lucas needed more and more money and started handling bigger and more lucrative deals. Naturally he ended up bumping into a special narc-unit and got himself arrested, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Lucas was found guilty and had to serve 5 years at some prison in Bolton but after two months, he was found dead in his cell because of an overdose, the needle still sticking out of his arm.
That’s the reason why Kathleen had joined the Prison Service, although she would never reveal it to her parents, she wanted to become involved in the prison-scene so she could mean a difference…or so she thought.
And now, now she just wished she could turn back time ‘cause this situation was bound to turn out ugly.
‘Not to mention I have to share a cell with Hollamby…the Gods help me!’ Kathleen thought glumly.

Nikki, completely oblivious to Kathleen’s inner struggle, continued, “Miss Barker will be bunking with Crystal, Helen with Yvonne and Miss Betts with me.”
Well it was not how Nikki would’ve liked it but after the discussion they had had previously…well, best not to raise too much attention to the two of them.