Visiting day at the state penitentiary took an unexpected turn when Linda saw the state of her husband, Tom. The man who used to complain about being bored in prison now looked like he’d run a marathon – sweaty, disheveled, and barely able to keep his eyes open.
“You look awful!” Linda exclaimed. “What are they making you do?”
Tom waved her off. “Don’t worry about it. Just some… special assignments.”
Alarmed, Linda approached a corrections officer. “My husband is clearly being overworked! He’s exhausted!”
The officer rolled his eyes. “Ma’am, your husband sleeps through breakfast, lunch, and most activities. If he’s tired, it’s his own doing.”
On the drive home, Linda remembered Tom’s strange request for energy drinks and extra socks during their last visit. The puzzle pieces fell into place – her “exhausted” prisoner husband wasn’t tired from hard labor, but from whatever he was really doing when the guards weren’t watching!
