A Devil Whispers Softly

The light clicked on, alerting me that it was time to get up. But I was already sitting on the edge of the uncomfortable bed.Ninety days of staring at the same featureless gray walls, taking unsatisfying chemical showers, eating flavorless meal loaves, and being forbidden contact with anyone was possibly worse than the years I spent among the hardened, dangerous inmates prior to my transfer. I didn't think I would have missed human contact so much, especially given the kind of humans I...
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The light clicked on, alerting me that it was time to get up. But I was already sitting on the edge of the uncomfortable bed.Ninety days of staring at the same featureless gray walls, taking unsatisfying chemical showers, eating flavorless meal loaves, and being forbidden contact with anyone was possibly worse than the years I spent among the hardened, dangerous inmates prior to my transfer. I didn't think I would have missed human contact so much, especially given the kind of humans I last associated with, but here I was, longing to see and talk with anyone other than myself.A holographic image of a woman appeared in my cell. She smiled and spoke in a joyful, friendly tone. "Good morning, Mr. Turek," she began. "Congratulations on your impending release..."Had I known what the next days would bring, I wouldn't have been smiling so broadly.