The world had changed beyond recognition since the day he was locked away. Smartphones, the internet, even the faces of his family — all new, all overwhelming. But the sunlight on his skin felt the same, only brighter.
He paused for a moment, breathing in freedom like it was air he had been denied for a lifetime. Reporters asked questions, but he could only whisper:
“I don’t know where to start… but at least I get to start.”
Tears rolled down his cheeks as his loved ones embraced him, holding on tightly to the man they had almost lost to time.
44 years gone. A life to rebuild. But finally — free.
