"Hic…" Penny hiccuped as she sniffed hard, wiping her tears.
The movie they were watching was an old film she used to watch while serving time. In prison, the selection of movies was limited, and they weren't free to choose. Even so, this particular movie somehow resonated with her life.
"Are you okay?" Zoren gazed down at her, confused. 'Was the movie really that emotional for her?'
Penny pursed her quivering lips as she gazed up at him. "No," she answered in a shaky voice. "I'm not okay. How could I be okay? I'm a criminal, and even though I'm free now, that will never change."
Tears continued to form in her eyes, and her nose turned red. She wiped both her eyes and her nose. Her neck stiffened slightly as she tried to hold back her tears, but she couldn't.
"This movie… I watched it in prison," she continued in a quiet, cracked voice. "It's about someone who has so much love to give... and people take pieces of that heart and break it — mince it."
