We were awakened at five o’clock by the alarm. We just held each other for what seemed like an eternity. I didn’t want to let her go. We knew we had to face reality. She was due at the facility no later than ten o’clock that morning. We had a quick breakfast, and I had the car brought around. The drive up there was the longest and saddest drive of my life. We arrived around nine-fifteen. We just sat in the car to savor her last minutes of freedom. At nine-forty-five, I walked with her to the gate of the facility. I was surprised at the appearance of the prison. It didn’t look like a typical one. It had the appearance of a military base. There was a chain-linked fence that surrounded the facility. The buildings had the appearance of barracks. I even noticed in the distance, tennis courts. I
