Making Plans
Chapter 39
Tammy’s POV
A few months later
I am finally getting out of prison today. I served three years of a five–year sentence. I was getting out early as I had lesser charges against me than others. I mean, I haven’t killed anyone. I shouldn’t have been here to begin with. I also got approval because of good
behavior. My only thought as I went to change out of my prisoner scrubs was to pay back the
ones who put me here. I have to admit that it felt good to be able to put my own clothes on
again. That stupid outfit that symbolized that I was a prisoner was an embarrassment to me.
I should never have had to wear that itchy thing in the first place. I was looking forward to getting revenge on the people responsible for me being sent here. I was not going to be letting any of them off. My time here was a nightmare. I had to do things that I never thought I would.
I had to fall in line to keep from being hurt. I have been ruined, and they will be too. I have spent many nights here lying awake and making plans. I won’t be letting any of them off the
hook. They all deserved what I was going to do to them.
I had a shortlist. I would go down it, starting with my public defender, Stephanie. Then Tripp
and Alden would get what they deserved. I was leaving Addison for last. I would make sure that she suffered the most. She has taken everything away from me, and I will return the favor to her. I plan to research everything about her. That way, I will know how to hurt her the most.
The mirror in the prison bathroom doesn’t reflect well. It is not a real mirror because it can be broken and used to kill someone. I am not in any hurry to see my face now, anyway. It is ruined. My nose was broken two years ago, right after I first arrived. It was not set correctly, and I know it looked terrible, even with the reflection so messed up. I could physically feel by touch that it was messed up. It had healed crooked. That was another b***h that I would need
to get taken care of.
I have never hated anyone the way I hate Addison, not even that jealous b***h who broke my nose in prison. I also hated Stephanie, too. She was the public defender the judge assigned me. That b***h didn’t even try to help me at all. I was never supposed to lose my case because it should never have been taken this far. I should have been given a warning. It was just a freaking prank. It should never have gone this far. I honestly thought it would be like me giving an apology and a small fine.
Which, to me, would have been no big deal. I wouldn’t have minded doing that. It was a small
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price to pay for humiliating Addison. The damage had already been done, or so I thought. It
turns out that the same guys who always laughed when I reminded her of how fat she was all
liked what they saw on the video. She had been publicly shamed. That part was worth it, but it wasn’t worth me going to prison. Apologizing for it would have been one thing, almost nothing
regarding punishment. Everyone would have seen and shared the video; believe me, it had
been shared a lot, and that was precisely what got me.
All the videos being shared were my undoing. They could trace it, and it had spread like
wildfire. I got one week for each of the videos that I sent out. I was also supposed to get one
week for each count, which I never expected. The video ended up being shared 533 times. So
that added up to over ten years. Stephanie got it down to less than half the time, five years
instead of ten. That was the only good thing she did. Her attorney was pushing for the
maximum sentence to make an example out of me. She argued that I didn’t realize the
repercussions of my actions. She was right. I only wanted to hurt Addison, but not enough to
go to jail for it.
I went to process out and thought back to my trial. The asshole attorney that Addison’s family
had hired had been ruthless. He didn’t care that I was only eighteen years old. He didn’t care
that this was my first offense. He twisted everything around, and I ended up in prison. That
should never have happened to me. He was the reason I was here and is also on my list, but I
didn’t know his name.
The judge had deliberately assigned me a female public defender. He even warned her I had cost my last attorney his job. So this b***h started right off the bat, hating me. She looked at
the evidence against me and told me I needed to plead guilty. Why would I have needed her in
the first place if I was going to do that? She was crazy if she thought I would be admitting anything. I told her that, too. I was not going to prison over a prank. She needed to do her job.
She laughed at me when I told her that.
She told me I had a mountain of evidence against me. She did warn me, but I didn’t believe
her. I had the jury convinced that I was an innocent person. Both my parents spoke up for me. It was going well until Trip, Alden, and about ten people from school testified against me. It was Valerie’s and her parent’s testimony that I believe was the most damaging to me. They placed me in the house when the video was made.
I couldn’t believe that she would speak out against me like that. She has always been on my
side. Ever since I told her I would get her on the squad, she has been putty in my hands from that moment on. Now, she glared at me in anger. I didn’t do anything to her at all. It was always Addison she was mad at. I had used Valerie to help me get Addison out of the way. Ever since I saw Garrett when I got here at the end of freshman year, I wanted him. I noticed they were always together, and I devised a plan as I built up a relationship with Valerie, She
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was completely different at the trial. She seemed to be pissed at me now.
I knew things were going to go badly at that point. I don’t know how they even discovered it was me. They had proof from their doorbell camera for when Garrett left when I arrived, and when he returned early the next day. That asshole had spent the night with her.
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That made me add him to the list. When we were together, he only wanted me around to help him out. Once we were done having s*x, he wanted me to leave. He never cuddled or held me
and didn’t allow me to have s*x with him on his bed. It was clear that he had spent the night with that b***h. It hurt seeing the clear difference between us. I tried to act like it didn’t matter
as we were in a courtroom, and all eyes were on me. But it was hard to see how well he
treated her versus how he had treated me.
I am glad that I took advantage of the no–bed rule to give Addison the show we did. Over the
years, I knew her schedule. I would ensure she caught us often. Usually, she caught us kissing
and/or making out. But I got her good this time. I knew that it hurt her a great deal to see us
together. It didn’t bother me that he refused to continue once she closed her blinds. I saw the
pain in her eyes. I was glad I damaged their relationship even more; at least, I thought I did.
I was Garrett’s number one girl, and I wasn’t just going to give him up. I am going to get him
back. I would soon have him wrapped back around my finger. I may have been jealous and
acted rashly. I honestly hadn’t known they could prove the video had come from me. Not until they got a tech in court to talk about IP addresses. That was the beginning of the end for me. I
didn’t know that my phone had one. I thought it was only for laptops and computers. My attorney requested a break so we could talk. She was angry and immediately confronted me
about it the moment we were alone.
“Tammy, did you use your cell phone to send that video? You know your cell phone is a computer and can be traced by an IP address, right?” Stephanie asked, as if I were stupid. Why would she say that? That comment was just rude. No, I hadn’t realized it, but hell would freeze
over before I admitted it. I stayed silent and just glared at her.
“So, I see you didn’t,” Stephanie stated before looking up as if she were trying to stay calm. “I knew this case would be a horrible mess the moment they forced me to take it. You know, you cost a good man his livelihood. Daniel was a good lawyer. I will try to do the best I can, but you screwed up royally here. It’s funny you screwed him over because Daniel would have fought harder for you. Your family should have paid someone to get you out of this. Their attorney is a shark. I knew this case was a lost cause. I hate to break it to you, but you’ll probably go to prison for what you did. I can’t help you. You did this to yourself.”
“I don’t want to go to prison. You have to fix this for me,” I demanded.
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“You must think I’m a miracle worker, but I am not. They have you dead to rights. There is no confusion, no mistake. You did this, Tammy. You have been coddled and decided you could get away with this. You thought that no one would ever figure it out. You can hang that dream. up,” Stephanie told me. She didn’t even try. I don’t care what she or my parents say. I should never have been sent here.
Exiting the prison, I saw my mother standing there waiting for me. She doesn’t look happy to see me. Since I was arrested, she hasn’t been happy with me. She completely changed how she viewed me. She was disappointed in me with what Whitney told her, over the football or the video. It could be a mixture of all of them. It hurt my Dad the most, as he lost his job because of me. He always doted on me, but not anymore. Visits were few and far between. They didn’t even want to put money into my commissary account.
I tried to play it off that I was happy to see her. I desperately needed a place to stay and new items. Not just clothing but personal hygiene items, too. I needed to get back to how I left things. I was going to take back what was mine. If Addison still had her claws in Garrett, I would fix that first. I put too much time in on him to allow anyone to take my place. Garrett will be mine, or I will make sure that he is very sorry he turned me down.
