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The pounding of a ball going back and forth the cold metal walls, alerted me awake. I surveyed my surroundings noticing both the girls fast asleep, against me. And we were still behind the bars of the outside world.

The window had a faint light coming through it, which meant it had to be morning or dawn by this time.

I moved my hand slightly as I spotted who was making the commotion, Tiffany was bouncing a bouncy ball against the wall as it came back and forth from the wall.

"Why do you do it?", I asked Tiffany, wanting an answer before her facade came back on. This is the rawest form I would ever see of her, her makeup was stained and her hair was fraying from its smooth locks. Everyone is their true self with no coffee and not a great night of sleep.

She looked over at me as she kept bouncing the ball against the wall, our eyes locked and she looked back immediately.

"What do you want me to say?", she asked, and I saw her eyes filled with tears as she looked over at me.

"Anythi