The morning bell rang through Housing Unit C 74, and the heavy cell doors slid open for everyone,as most of them were already awake and ready.
Ryder stepped out to the catwalk with Rolla beside him, all awake and ready for whatever the day had for them.
Down in the dayroom, the inmates were already hanging around the steel tables, eating breakfast and playing cards and going on with their days.
A few inmates, especially from the Bronx and Brooklyn, were still looking toward Ryder a certain way, but none of them dared to say shit after Nate had backed that kid into the corner that day.
At the center table, Big Nate sat with Fat Sean and four members of the 8 Treys, eating boiled eggs and dry toast. Nate waved a massive hand to call Ryder and Rolla over.
"Come grab some food, cuz," Nate called out.
Ryder and Rolla walked down the metal stairs, Before Ryder could pull up a plastic stool, he glanced at the wall mounted television near the guard desk.
