Temptation's Playground
Restraint—I see it in the way his jaw tightens, the subtle shift of his shoulders.
The prayer ends. We rise, disperse to our cells. In mine, I undress by candlelight, the flame flickering shadows on the walls. I slip under the thin blanket, rosary in hand, beads cool against my palm. I pray for strength, for purity. But as sleep claims me, his face swims in the darkness—green eyes, scarred hands, voice like sin.