Razor was large and powerful, with numerous piercings covering her face and ears. Two other women were almost always beside her, following her instructions and doing whatever she demanded.
When Razor spotted the new arrival, she immediately became interested.
“Look who they brought us.”
Her two companions laughed.
The elderly woman attempted to walk past them, hoping to find somewhere to sit quietly. Razor stepped directly into her path.
Handbags & Purses
“Where do you think you’re going, Grandma?”
The woman stopped and answered softly.
“I just want to sit down.”
Razor was not interested in letting her pass.
“First, show us what you brought.
The elderly woman held her bag more tightly against her chest.
“These are just my things.”
Razor wanted to see what was inside.
Anatomy
“Well, let’s see what kind of things they are.”
The Bag Was Taken
One of Razor’s companions reached for the bag, expecting the elderly woman to surrender it immediately.
Instead, the 78-year-old woman held onto it with both hands.
“Please, don’t.”
Razor laughed at her resistance.
“Did you hear that? She’s giving us orders now.”
The elderly woman tried to explain that she had done nothing to them.
“I haven’t done anything to you,” the elderly woman said quietly.
Razor’s response was immediate.
“We don’t care.”
She suddenly ripped the bag away from the elderly woman’s hands and emptied everything onto the ground.
The contents were hardly threatening or valuable. A comb, several photographs, an old scarf, and a small box landed on the pavement.
Razor and the other women began laughing.
People & Society
“That’s it? We wasted all this time for this garbage?”
No One Wanted to Help
The elderly woman slowly bent down and began collecting her belongings.
One of the inmates noticed a photograph on the ground and kicked it farther away.
“Crawl, Grandma. Go get it.”
Other prisoners had been watching the scene unfold. Yet none of them stepped forward.
Everyone in the yard knew Razor’s reputation. Anyone who challenged her risked becoming the next target.
Handbags & Purses
The elderly woman therefore had to collect her belongings alone.
She quietly reached for the photograph and picked it up.
But when she attempted to stand, Razor shoved her by the shoulder.
The elderly woman lost her balance and dropped to her knees.
The three women laughed again.
“Maybe you don’t belong here at all. Maybe you belong in a nursing home.”
The elderly woman tried to rise, but another push sent her back onto the ground.
“Please, stop,” she begged.
Her plea did not make them stop.
The Attack Escalated
Razor grabbed the elderly woman by her clothing and forced her back onto her feet.
Then she slapped her across the face.
“Here, you’ll do what I tell you.”
The elderly woman began to cry and covered her head with her hands.
The other women pushed her from different directions, while one of them struck her several times in the back.
Photographic & Digital Arts
The people standing nearby continued to watch without intervening. Fear kept them in place.
It appeared that no one was willing to challenge Razor or her companions.
But someone in the yard had been watching everything from a distance.
The Woman Nobody Noticed
Near a far wall sat a young woman whom practically no one in the prison paid much attention to.
She had arrived several months earlier, yet during that entire period she had barely spoken with anyone.
Whenever the prisoners were allowed into the yard, she usually sat alone.
