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Samantha's POV

I stood up removing the gloves from my tired hands as the hot sun continued to rest its palms against my skin awaking the sweat from my pores but somehow I went unfazed. Maybe it was because the sun and I had become properly acquainted over years leaving me to appreciate the slight burning sensation, it reminded me that I was alive and while in prison it gave me hope.

Hope for not only new beginnings but for growth in ways my mind could never imagine.

So days like these were the ones I dreamt of, days like these were the ones my soul yearned for at night, it was a blessing to be able to appreciate the small things in life especially when the world held so many distractions on a daily.

Distractions t