However his humanity was brought back to him when he had been told that he was to escort a prisoner serving a life-sentence, who had been given a special one days pass.The prisoner had been convicted falsely of aggravated robbery.His crime was that he had stolen from his rich employer.
The crime itself had been light and he could have gone away with a much less punishment, but the rich man concocted the evidence, hustled and blackmailed the judge into giving him a more severe sentence.
The trial had stirred up so much media attention;his childhood sweet heart had seen all the hype and publicity that had gone with the trial and had written to him;had visited him in prison and even proposed to him to marry her.
The authorities eventually caved in and it was the wardens job to escort him for the wedding and make sure he didnt try anything sinister. The prisoner on his way to the church had asked the warden to be his best man as it wouldnt be proper for a wedding to take place without a best man,to which the warden hesitantly obliged.
After exchanging vows,there was a small reception in the old hall next to the church. As it came to a close,the groom whispered to his best man that there was small store room at the back of the hall that he could use to partake of his conjugal rights.The priest didnt object and the warden allowed the prisoner to enjoy his new wife..
He gave them 45 minutes and walked a couple of meters away as the sounds that came from the room made him a bit uncomfortable.The priest just gave him wicked wink..
On the way back to the prison,as the high walls drew near,the warden expected the prisoner to be depressed or to plead for extra time or even try to open the door and run.To the contrary,he sat their smiling, finishing his cigarette,because he knew despite being confined,his heart was elsewhere roaming free with the one that he loved.
