Free at Last! Free at Last! Lord Almighty, She's Free at Last!
Maybe it was her imagination but even the dark, frigid Washington landscape at 4:30am looked majestic when she was looking at it as a free woman. Weeks in a cell, let out only long enough to train, had done exactly what Sykes was hoping it would. It gave Betsy a new appreciation for the creature comforts they were allowed at the base. Comforts like a modicum of privacy and the ability to get up and go for a run before breakfast if she liked.
It had to be 30 degrees out. She could barely see for the puffs of breathe and tears stinging her eyes but when she hit 5 miles and she was able to watch the sun come up over the trees on the far side of the base it was all worth it.
She took a moment to stretch and warm herself under the sun's first few rays of the day but when the wind kicked up, she decided it was time to head back.
It had to be 30 degrees out. She could barely see for the puffs of breathe and tears stinging her eyes but when she hit 5 miles and she was able to watch the sun come up over the trees on the far side of the base it was all worth it.
She took a moment to stretch and warm herself under the sun's first few rays of the day but when the wind kicked up, she decided it was time to head back.