Chapter 6

Joana's POV

"All right, it's just a normal prison," I said softly, wiping my wet hands on the side of my thin and chic pants. "He's just a normal inmate. Everything's fine.”

"If you don't feel prepared, Jo..." said João, but I interrupted him.

"I'm always prepared. It's just a shock of never having been so close to a place forgotten by God.”

"Now you understand me," he said, fixing his tie. "Wait until you are face-to-face with the despicable prison director. So you will regret even more wanting to help your friends. Also, remind me why did your sister ask you to take this case, particularly?”

"She is dating the deta's brother," I replied in a conspiratorial tone. There was never a bad time for gossip. "And, before they can take over publicly, our advisor kind of gave some guidelines to clean up all kinds of nebulous past that may exist in their lives.”

"And, as always, this part of cleaning ended up falling on your lap.”

" Exactly, my frien