Little Gangster (Part 16 I) Betrayal, Mistake, Humiliation

One week before Toke was to be discharged from prison, Ruli brought back Toke's shoes, not only were they unshined, they were scuffed, scraped and had excrement on them. Toke was irate. And then, he made a serious mistake, he started yelling at Ruli. Toke had fallen for the bait. This is what Ruli wanted. The fact is that Ruli had several distinct advantages over Toke: Ruli had nothing to lose. He was never going to leave prison. He was a more seasoned convict. He was much angrier, he felt much more bitterness, and was extremely jealous of Toke. All of these factors were motivators and played major roles in the plan and process. "Don't yell at me, p*to, I ain't shining your shoes....but I'll tell you what: in the "east yard" there is a bato waiting for us. (the east yard was an area that the guards tended to leave alone, "disagreements" were settled there) He has two knives, one for you and one for me. I'm going there right now. I'll wait for you." The two waited and waited and waited. Toke never showed up. Ruli had already prepared for this to happen. Very quietly, six convicts grabbed  Toke's legs and upper body, they held his arms, taped his mouth and eyes and carried him to the east yard. They did not stab him. They beat him, stripped him and raped him repeatedly. They kicked him when he resisted. They left. They left him seriously injured and naked. It is not really known whether the guards saw any of this. When the guards found him, Toke was barely conscious. He was taken immediately to the prison infirmary. Because of his pride, Toke felt destroyed, and he actually wondered why he was still alive. Toke was so limited in moral guidelines he felt destroyed because his image was so tarnished, and to him, image was everything. But he felt a certain comfort in just being alive.