abrightboy | (Reply)

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It's not worth getting demoted over, certainly. I'm a warden because I learned not to let my impulse to get even get in the way of more important things.

[He thinks of leaving it at that, but he respects Malcolm enough to be honest with him and Malcolm's never judged him badly for his less-than-nice feelings.]

I'm not really here to help people, though. That's just the job. I'm here for the payment, and because I like it here. There are some people I like, that I want to help. Inmates and wardens. But inmates collectively? [He gives a small shake of his head.] There've been some inmates I've been downright angry to see graduate. Like Henry. I don't care if he changed, or became a better person, or whatever. He did something extraordinarily awful to me and never really paid for it and I hate that he gets to go off and live his life.