The lights would come and go at no particular interval. It was as though every morning someone deliberately spun the dial on a timer so that it was never actually set properly. Sometimes there wasn’t a real light in her dark corner, but only a glow from a nearby place. Sometimes there was no glow at all. Those were the days she decided that instead of a game of “Spin the Light,” it was “Kill the Lights.” No matter what the circumstances or environment Ali never lost her mind, she just waited patiently until she was freed to go home. That was her ultimate want, to return home.
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He Hadn’t Thought
He hadn’t thought of her in weeks. Well, maybe wasn’t not entirely true. He caught glimpses of her sporadically throughout his mind. When he saw a piece of her hair – just the tip sticking out of his blanket, the rest woven in the material – or a commercial for her firm. But he hadn’t…