Interview Day Three: The Convicted! (EOD RP#3)
Oct 24, 2019 18:00:13 GMT -5
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Post by The Convicted on Oct 24, 2019 18:00:13 GMT -5
The Walls housing Unit Day Room
Jefferson City, Missouri
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The Scene opens to an almost fully packed day room as just about every inmate in the cell block is standing around waiting to watch the 9:00 special report with Megan White. The sounds of chatter and dominos being slammed on the tabletops along with spade talk can be heard throughout the day room. As "Homie" Aaron Ortiz and "Chronic" Eric Chronister stands next to several of the C.O.'s. As reporter Megan White appears on the television screen the day room goes to an abrupt silence which is unusual for the cell block as they listen to her.
Reporter Megan White
Good evening ladies and gentlemen to another special report and tonight I have an amazing story straight from behind the walls of the Jefferson City penitentiary. I was given the opportunity to sit down not once but three times with two yes two amazing men this past couple of weeks and hear their heartfelt stories. I spent three different days interviewing The Convicted two men who by circumstances met within the walls of prison to become not only friends but brothers and soon they hope to become the next XHF Network global tag team champions. Yes, I said global tag team champions these two men have a chance to step into the wrestling ring and become champions. The footage I am about to show you all is raw, uncensored and unedited it is straight from the source with no alterations and I hope you are as moved as I was when it's all said and done.
The footage opens to The Convicted sitting next to each other across from reporter Megan White inside the visitation room at "The Walls"...
Reporter Megan White
Hello guys, and thank you both for agreeing to speak with me once again, I know this hasn't been what you have expected and you need to be training but trust me when I say what your doing is helping a lot of people whether you know it or not. As you both know this interview will be airing on tomorrow night's special report at 9 pm. So let us get to this shall we, I want to hear about your time inside the walls of the prison system and please don't hold back I also want to speak to you guys on your upcoming match against the current tag team champions The Cure and what this match means to you both. So let us begin with you Mr. Chronister and please feel free to start with either topic.
Eric Chronister
On the Inside I traded my name for a number, I checked my idea of normalcy at the front gate. Gone were the street lights replaced by the hundred-foot high mast lights touching every shadow in the prison. Nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide, you learn to stand and dust off the demons inside. There comes an awakening to the reality of where you are, that runs like ice water through your veins. The stirring of instincts never before seen is as foreign as a new language, yet you find yourself adapting to the concepts of adapting and overcoming each new obstacle.
The lack of items so readily available on the outside ignited a newfound need and desire to create and invent crude versions with whatever items I could find at my disposal. Gone was the warmth of my loved ones. Gone was the laughter of a child, or the sound of the dog barking or the crash of the ocean. Gone was the life I once knew, traded for the sounds of the cell doors slamming shut and the keys rattling to the steps of the guard, or the slamming of the dominoes in the TV rooms, or the constant screams of the men sharing the same Stale air.
Here were the men walking the track till the soles of the shoes were gone, walking there way out of the prison walls a million times over. The place got into your pores, it consumed you and became an intricate part of who you were. The thousand-yard stare was everywhere you looked.. you could see the pain locked up behind the eyes of sullen acceptance.
The count kept time when all wanted to forget time, the clocks stood still and the calenders fell away. The minutes became days and the hours became weeks. The letters from home brought a taste of the outside world to many and torture to those wishing to forget. The loved ones I knew did time right beside me, their prisons needed no walls and their hearts needed no chains.
I did time instead of time doing me., we all do time differently, and the sadness is in those that BOP or DOC fails to reach and help to guide out of the darkness and into the light. The decision to do your time and not to go back keeps on even after parole or supervised release ends. It keeps going until the day you take your last breath.
I sent myself to prison, I failed myself and everyone I know and love. My girlfriend left me while doing time, and I am happy to know she has since married and is very happy. I have been on the supervised release for almost two years and still in the same job field since the day I got out of prison. I am proud of who I am today and not afraid to admit to anyone that I did time, as it made me more aware of myself and the world around me. I no longer take life for granted... And that's thanks to my homeboy "Homie" right here.
I used to think nothing about taking the time to smell the roses, or listening to the sound of the birds in the early morning, or the smell of fresh-cut grass, or being able to walk outside when you want, or to just hold the one that you love in your arms and know that for now, right that second, everything is alright. Every second of every day, there are men and women all over the world behind bars in every country in the world. To them, I hope the gates are soon to open. For those left behind at home waiting on them, I hope the wait does not take away what they once had, and that their loved one returns home safe and sound as soon as possible.
Reporter Megan White
Simply amazing, Mr. Chronister, I never knew really what someone who goes to prison really goes through not only physically but emotionally. But most of all I never even thought about what or how it affected the family, the friends or anyone who cared for them. So thank you for that honest and open answer. Now, Mr. Ortiz, I would love to hear what you have to say and so would my viewers and your fans.
"Homie" Aaron Ortiz
Allow me to start off with a little something I wrote a long time ago, it goes like this...
Permeating into my mind is set
the thoughts I would rather forget
but these block walls will never cease
to keep my mind from finding peace
my brain soon sing to atrophy
from lack of use and drollery
and here I slowly deteriorate
in a state that loves to incarcerate
eight by twelve my little cell
is by itself my personal hell
made of concrete, block, and steel
devoid of life, yet so surreal
with every stip, I feel the pain
of guilt, regret both so mundane
still hanging on to a ray of hope
that somehow something might help me cope.
the thoughts I would rather forget
but these block walls will never cease
to keep my mind from finding peace
my brain soon sing to atrophy
from lack of use and drollery
and here I slowly deteriorate
in a state that loves to incarcerate
eight by twelve my little cell
is by itself my personal hell
made of concrete, block, and steel
devoid of life, yet so surreal
with every stip, I feel the pain
of guilt, regret both so mundane
still hanging on to a ray of hope
that somehow something might help me cope.
You see as I wrote that realized even though I am locked up with the regrets of my crimes and my bad decisions that I still had some type of hope lingering inside of me. So while I watched some of the guys that came into the system fall deeper into their criminal, violent ways and yes Ms. White it's possible to become a worse criminal while locked up. I tried to help those who showed some remorse, regret or some kind of light from within. So when I met "Chronic" here I knew from the get-go he would change for the better he knew what he had done wasn't right and he wanted to make amends for it ever since that day, me and him have been family. We have seen everything you could imagine within these walls, from riots, burnings, shanking, jumpings and plain out rapes but we have had each other's backs without a second glance or thought. So now this is what I will say about this End of Days...
It will be the end of days for my time in prison, for my time as a parolee, this Cure may be the champions but they don't have what we have and that's trust, over a decade of trust, respect, and teamwork. "Chronic" there has a streak in him that no one on the outside has seen yet and I hope they never have too you see it only comes out when his family is in trouble. I have seen him at his worst and at his best but most of all I have seen the real "Chronic", I know the real "Chronic" and he knows the real me.
So Ms. White, when we get into this fight with The Cure it's not going to be just for some championship to run around bragging about it's about "FREEDOM and RESPECT" we may be The Convicted but we are not condemned.
Reporter Megan White
Wow, simply WOW, Mr. Ortiz that was a passionate and well thought out statement, I am sure everyone watching is second-guessing their views on felons and ex-cons right now. Would either of you like to make a closing statement before we end this interview?
"Homie" Aaron Ortiz
Let me end with this it's something to think about...
Prison Life...
It's waiting on letters when your doing time and your family don't write to you or send you a dime.
It's waiting on visits that never take place, from friends or loved ones who forget your face.
It's hearing them lie and say they are trying.
Making you a promise, but you know they are lying.
It's making plans with someone whom you thought you knew.
But their plans suddenly change and it didn't include you.
It's hearing them say how much they care,
but in your time of need, they are never there.
It's hearing them promise and it goes straight to your head,
but when push comes to shove they just leave you for dead.
It's feelings and love, honor and pride, pain and emotions and hurting inside.
It's expressing yourself to your loved ones and friends.
But they can't feel your pain because you're in the pen.
It's calling and hearing the blocks on the phone.
But you maintain because life goes on.
It's really messed up that you're doing time,
but that's life out of sight out of mind and that's prison life.
It's waiting on letters when your doing time and your family don't write to you or send you a dime.
It's waiting on visits that never take place, from friends or loved ones who forget your face.
It's hearing them lie and say they are trying.
Making you a promise, but you know they are lying.
It's making plans with someone whom you thought you knew.
But their plans suddenly change and it didn't include you.
It's hearing them say how much they care,
but in your time of need, they are never there.
It's hearing them promise and it goes straight to your head,
but when push comes to shove they just leave you for dead.
It's feelings and love, honor and pride, pain and emotions and hurting inside.
It's expressing yourself to your loved ones and friends.
But they can't feel your pain because you're in the pen.
It's calling and hearing the blocks on the phone.
But you maintain because life goes on.
It's really messed up that you're doing time,
but that's life out of sight out of mind and that's prison life.
You see Cure, think about what I have just said because while you all fight for your selves and try to run around claiming singles glory and fame my brother "Chronic" and I will be standing together, fighting together, and claiming together not only our freedom but your tag team championships.
Reporter Megan White
Thank you, Mr. Ortiz, and also Mr. Chronister, we wish you both all the luck in the world.
The Footage shuts off and the reporter Megan White can be seen sitting behind her desk ready to speak once again.
Reporter Megan White
Ladies and gentlemen, I told you that the footage we had was raw and hear warming even inspirational and I did not lie. We would like to send our wishes out to both The Cure and The Convicted who will compete at this Sunday's XHF Networks End of Days pay per view as they battle for the Global tag-team championships. I would like to remind everyone never to judge a book by it's cover as it may surprise you.
C.O.Smith walks over shutting off the television and begins to shout at everyone to hit the bunks as its time for lights out...
