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TWO

RAVENHALL, AUSTRALIA

April Jin paced around her beat-up Ford as she waited in the parking lot of the Ravenhall Correctional Centre Although the asphalt was already baking fro sun, there was no way she would set foot inside the prison doors again She’d been co here for three years noeekly visits, and the sterile white walls inside reminded her of her oo-year stay at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre for wo back into the place

The front doors of Ravenhall’s us Polk strut out with a hardened look in his eyes His erect posture and cropped hair hinted at his ht beard In his jeans and stretched T-shirt, he displayed a newfound bulk, thanks to his daily workouts in the yard, which had added definition to his tall frame His face softened into a broad s wife

Jin met her husband and melted into his ar

“You’ve lost weight,” he said

“Morning runs to stay in shape and light rations while dining alone”

Jin had a sliht black hair orn short, highlighting her lean face and dark, probing eyes

After she gave Polk a long kiss, she said, “I can’t believe they let you out”

“Free at last, thanks to ood behavior inside paid off” They put their arms around each other and walked toward the car “Thanks for coet homewherever that is”

“You may not like our flat much better than your cell It’s the size of a birdhouse”

“As long as you are there, it will feel like a palace” They stopped as they approached the car “Have you been ht?”

“The h, I won’t lie No one wants to hire an ex-con who’s sold out their government I’ve found some freelance translation work, but it barely covers the bills”

“No support from our old patron?”

She shook her head “Not a word”