He blew out a single candle behind prison glass, crying alone. Then the cell door unlocked, and guards brought out a massive cake. Everything changed
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Chapter 5 / 10
Chapter 5 - Echoes in the Dark
The walk back to Cell Block D was a march to the graveyard. The heavy steel doors slammed shut behind him in a rhythmic, metallic drumbeat. Arthur’s mind raced, swallowed by the darkness of his own guilt and helplessness. Five more years. Five more years of missing first steps, first words, anniversaries. The corridor stretched endlessly, a labyrinth of gray concrete and hopeless souls. He kept his head down, preparing his mind for the suffocating silence of his 6x8 cell.
