he woman stood motionless in front of him. The prisoner had leaned so close that his shadow covered almost her…
“Who f?”
“On my sister.”
“What do you want to tell her?”
Martin lowered his head.
“I’m sorry.
Ralitsa did not write for him.
It was not
her job to invent someone else’s excuse.
But it helped him with the first sentence.
“I know I have no right to expect you to answer me.”
After that, the words began to come on their own.
She watched him write slowly.
Erases.
It starts again.
He didn’t promise him that his sister would forgive him.
She didn’t tell him that everything would be fine.
She just told him:
“The real excuse is not to make the other person feel better. It is to take responsibility without demanding anything in return.
Martin kimna.
This incident did not immediately reach the other prisoners.
But nothing in prison remains a secret for long.
Gradually, people began to talk about it in different ways.
Not like the “little one”.
And as for the guard who does not succumb to ridicule, but also does not humiliate people when she can crush them with her
Ivo doesn’t give up
Ivo Tashev, however, did not accept this change.
The more Ralitsa remained calm, the more irritated he became.
For him, it was not just a matter of authority.
It was personal.
He was used to people reacting to his size, to his voice, to his reputation.
He was used to seeing others pull away.
And this woman, who was shorter than almost everyone around him, looked at him as if he was just another person who had to follow rules.
One evening he began to spread a rumor.
That Ralitsa had a “special attitude” towards Martin.
That she helped him because she wanted something in return.
There was no evidence.
It didn’t make sense.
But rumors are easy.
They do not need truth, only people who want to believe in them.
By the end of the shift, two prisoners were laughing when Ralitsa passed by
the cells.
“Mrs. Doneva, will you bring paper to us too?”
“Or just your pets?”
She stopped.
Don’t raise your voice.
“Who spread this?”
No one answered.
“Okay. Anyone who has a specific signal for violation by an employee has the right to submit it in accordance with the established procedure. False claims designed to provoke conflict are also documented.
One of the men laughed.
“So you don’t deny it?”
“I’m not going to argue with people who don’t take responsibility for their own words.
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