Today, Leah, went to jail. For the last 18 months, I could not write to her, talk to her, argue with her. We could not hug, or hold hands. There was no texting, no phone calls, no emails. The one person that I talked to a few times a day every day, was someone I was not allowed to make eye contact with if I ever saw her on the street. 

And then suddenly a few weeks ago my bail conditions were gone. Our friendship, which was considered a threat for so long was now legal.