The day had been long and tiresome for Kelli. After classes she and her companions had been ordered to clean one of the dormitory areas.

It was sweep the floors first, then on hands and knees with a scrub brush and pail of water, and finally dusting the cell bars. The wardens conducted a thorough inspection afterwards while they stood in line in the hallway. One of the wardens found a spot of dust on the bars of a cell so they had to start all over again. By the time they had finished she was sore and exhausted.

It took two tries before the rooms passed. When the warden took off the white glove and announced the results were "satisfactory" she was too tired to resent his perfunctory attitude. It was small consolation when one of the guards announced they were through for the day and put them in the same rooms they had just cleaned.

As soon as the warden walked away from the cell door Kelli stood up. She knew it was wrong but she also knew that particular warden was predictable and never came back to make sure she kept position. She couldn't take kneeling on the floor for another minute. If anyone else had been in the cell with her she never would have thought to break the rules but since she was alone she figured she'd get away with it. She headed to the back wall to sit down

She never expected him to come back, so naturally he did just that. The moment she turned around there he was, silently watching her at the door. Kelli froze in a panic. The glare from his narrowed eyes told her that he wasn't going to be understanding.

In a flash she was back on the floor, in position. She didn't dare look up but she could tell he was still there. Kelli knew she was in serious trouble. Worst of all she had no excuse.

Her fears were proven correct when two more wardens arrived moments later. As soon as the door was open they rushed in and had her down on the floor, hands locked behind her back. By the time they dragged her to her feet the blindfold was in place, as well as shackles on her ankles. She knew what it meant, and where they were taking her.