Summary

This chapter is told from the viewpoint of Sofia, the released inmate that beat Bride. Sofia begins by telling the reader that the first job she got after prison was as a home health position helping an older woman. She liked it there but had to leave because the woman’s grandchildren visited on weekends, and she couldn't be around children because of her crime. Her parole officer finds her another, similar job, but it is answering to people in uniforms. She is not happy to be around people in authority wearing uniforms, but these people are nice to her.

She describes the horrible things that went on when she was behind bars. She explains that she and her cellmate, Julie, were both in for child abuse. They were considered worse criminals than anyone else in prison, and they were treated as...