Hope

The sun was shining outside my cell. There was no warmth. I sat still in the chilled room. The faces of my family members flashed in my mind. I missed hearing my wife’s voice, my son’s jokes, and my daughter’s laughter. I tugged on my thin blanket. My bed was just a plank of wood. I counted the coins in my palm. The money I earned today…

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