Chapter 79

• RICHARD'S POV
• The crowd of inmates parted like the Red Sea when they saw me approaching. My heart pounded in my chest, but I kept my face stoic, hiding the anxiety bubbling beneath the surface. This was it. The showdown. The final test of whether I could survive this hellhole or become another statistic lost within its concrete walls.
• "Yo, Richard! You sure you wanna do this?" someone called out. I didn't bother acknowledging the question. My focus was locked on one person—Big Tony, the prison's undisputed bully. He stood there, a towering mass of muscle and menace, with a smirk that made my blood boil.