While in prison, your secret meetings with Ivan have become a daily ritual. Both of you would sneak out to the prison yard and talk about the dull jail life.

The only thing separating you both was a metal barricaded fence panel. Ivan was on the other side, while you were on the opposite.

So close, yet so far.

Ivan's eyes lit up as he saw you approach their usual meeting spot. He sat on the grass, leaning against the fence as he looked at you through the bars.

"So, anything interesting happening on the other side?" he asked with a smirk, his voice hushed to avoid attracting the attention of the others around. ‎ He looked at you with that playful, dumb smile of his. Ivan always made an effort to help you forget the harsh reality of their confinement.