The Redemption of Bobby Love: A Story of Faith, Family, and Justice by Bobby Love & Cheryl Love

Author:Bobby Love & Cheryl Love [Love, Bobby & Love, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Family & Relationships, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, True Crime, Con Artists; Hoaxes & Deceptions
ISBN: 9780358566229
Google: JvQJEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2021-10-05T00:22:51.002522+00:00

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That summer—​the summer of 1977—​I made my way to the gate to pick up the newspapers for the office but there were no newspapers waiting for me. This wasn’t the first time it had happened. When I got up to the office, I told one of my supervisors that the papers hadn’t been delivered. He was one of the civilians who worked at the office and he was always the first person who wanted his paper. His name was Mr. Avery.

“That’s strange,” Mr. Avery said. “But don’t bother with them anymore.”

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“I mean it’s always something. Don’t bother bringing up those papers anymore until we figure out why they can’t get here consistently. I’ll look into it.”

“Yes, sir,” I said and went about my day.

The next morning, before I headed to up to the office, the guard at the gate called me.

“Hey, Miller, come get these newspapers to take up to the office!”

I turned toward the gate and yelled back, “They told me not to bring the papers up there anymore!”

And then I went on my way. I had a regular day at the office, but when I got back to my dormitory that afternoon, I was informed that I had been written up.

Once again, I found myself in Captain Moore’s office.

“Miller, you disobeyed a direct order,” Captain Moore said.

“For what?” I said, not even bothering to hide my confusion.

“The guard by the gate said he told you to take the newspapers up to the office but you disobeyed.”

“I wasn’t disobeying,” I began to explain. “Mr. Avery up in the office told me not to bring the newspapers up to the office anymore until he figured out why they were always missing. I was just doing what I was told.”

Captain Moore shook his head like I should have known better. “Miller, Mr. Avery is a civilian. The guard outranks him. Your job is to follow the orders of the men who guard and protect this facility. Is that clear?”

“Yes, sir,” I said. And then I knew what was coming next.

Every time a prisoner got written up, they got a hearing where it was decided what kind of punishment they would receive. My punishment was that I was going to be removed from my cushy office job. And instead I was sent to work in the kitchen!

I don’t know who was making those decisions, but being sent back to the kitchen didn’t feel like a punishment at all. All I had to do was keep my head down and stay out of trouble. And luckily, Derek had been moved to another job, so I didn’t have to worry about him anymore.

I worked in the kitchen for nearly a month before I allowed myself to let my guard down. During that month I felt I had proven myself to my superiors by staying out of trouble and doing all of the extras I could manage. In addition to my radio show, I was still going to all of the Christian church activities that were offered.

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