Chapter 2: The Prisoner Who Was Never Supposed to Survive
The first year was simple.
Survive.
The second year was harder.
Forget who I was.
By the third year…
I stopped being someone’s husband.
Stopped being someone’s partner.
Stopped being a name.
Because in prison, names don’t matter.
Power does.
And someone noticed me.
A man in Cell Block C.
He watched everything.
Didn’t speak much.
Just observed.
One night, he finally said:
“You’re not supposed to be here.”
I laughed bitterly.
“Tell that to the judge.”
He shook his head.
“No.”
A pause.
“You’re on the wrong side of a corporate purge.”
I froze.
“What are you talking about?”
He leaned closer.
And whispered:
“You didn’t commit a crime.”
“You were removed.”
That was the first time I felt fear again.
May you like
Not fear of prison.
Fear of truth.