As usual three knocks sounded on the cell door "Five minutes to lights out." a guard called from the outside.<br/><br/>Carina rested her head against the back of her hands, lying quietly on her cot. She stared blankly at the dark ceiling, while she listened to the hum of the lights above and the quiet noises of her other bunk mates getting ready for bed. There was no talking, no quiet chit chat among the other women. No giggling about some secret or another, no expressing how their day went, no complaining, or  mindless babbling. Just a heavy silence, that grated on her nerves.<br/><br/>The lights flickered on and off. One minute to lights out.<br/><br/>"Goodnight Everyone." Carina said to her bunk mates, not very loudly but it echoed in the silence. Most just ignored her, a few sent nervous glances her way, but none responded. Not that she expected them too anyway. The room went dark, what little moonlight that filtered through the high windows was swallowed by it.  Carina listened to the shuffling of feet and the squeaking of bed springs as the Seventh Block #682 Alphas settled in for the night.<br/><br/>She waited for the rustling of sheets to stop and breaths to even out, before she soundlessly slid herself to her feet. Carina took her pillow and stuffed it underneath the sheet. She gave a cursory glance around the room, making sure that her bunk mates were still asleep and made her way to the bathroom. She held up her arm letting the soft glow from her band show her where the drain was. She pulled out the butter knife she stole from the dining hall and went about unscrewing the bolts. She put them in her pocket with the note, and lifted the lid, wincing when it made a low groan.<br/><br/>Carina shone the light down the hole locating the rope connected to the side, grabbed it and dropped down pulling the lid close with her. She climbed down the rope hitting the bottom. With practiced ease she made her way down to the pool area. All the while fingering the note in her pocket, not bothering to keep the hopeful smile off her face.