A Separated Family Shared an Unforgettable Birthday

A second female corrections officer stepped fully into the room. Her blonde hair was tied back, but unlike her stoic counterpart, her face was split into a massive, radiant smile. In her hands, she carried a massive, two-tiered birthday cake, its surface completely covered in a sea of brightly colored sprinkles and dozens of lit candles. The warm, yellow firelight danced across the walls, entirely banishing the clinical coldness of the prison. The first guard, standing off to the side, softened her posture and began to softly clap her hands, a genuine smile breaking across her face.