The execution #64

Day after day, year after year, time seems endless behind gray, bleak cold prison bars. The white barren walls with scratch marks and hand written letters of loved ones, surrounded the small space. A stark contrast of a mirror hangs above a useless sink and a dirty stool. A concrete bed and thin sheets made up a place of slumber. Bright orange overalls is the only piece of clothing that seems normal anymore after 10 years of waiting. Frank saw his world before him with a realization that this constant hell was going to end soon. The judge has announced that on the next court date, his fate will be decided. Either the jury will pass judgment and his execution will be the end or a miracle will see him through another day in prison hell. Frank is on the waiting list for an execution, but even a little spurt of hope can help for a miracle. Each day has become another heart filled breathe closer to his fate. He thought this place a human hell that the years have drilled into him but he still feared the real fires of the afterlife. All Frank wanted was to return home to his wife and daughter but accusations on him has landed his life in the slammer. The only heaven he has known was his wife and kid and he will never be able to go back to the way things were.
The long hours of constant pushups, sit ups and working out seemed pointless when he wasn’t going to see the light of day again. Yet Frank went on with less and less enthusiasm as an execution date was to be decided. Jess, Frank’s love, would never get to stare into his eyes and kiss him goodnight. Natalie, his daughter would grow up without the love and affection of her father. In the back of his mind, Frank desired his execution because putting his family through even more pain of never seeing him again just caused his heart more damage than ever. Even if he wasn’t executed, he would never be free again. What more could the afterlife throw at him?

It is announced that Frank is to be executed for his unforgiveable act of crime. The execution will take place two weeks from this coming Saturday. During that time, friends and family may visit and say farewell before his passing. A last minute statement will be made from Frank before a poison injection will be committed. May the gods have mercy on his soul.