A Real Basket Case
“The bunk was bolted to the floor of the women’s holding cell at the Gold Hill police station. She glanced at her watch—past midnight. But with the harsh, unshielded bulbs burning overhead, getting any rest was impossible.
She wasn’t thinking about sleep, anyway. Her mind churned over what she should do next. Who she should call. She’d been too embarrassed to call Roger when she was brought in. Whatever made her think she could get away with breaking into Condoleza’s apartment?
I’m an id...iot, and now I’m a criminal to boot.
She faced the bars fronting the cell, leaned her chin on her hands, and stared at the gray-green stains on the floor. Wrinkling her nose in disgust, she wondered what had made those stains. The strong odor of industrial-strength cleanser that permeated the place was somehow reassuring.
Her head throbbed, and her cheek burned, although the scrape had stopped bleeding.MoreLess
She wasn’t thinking about sleep, anyway. Her mind churned over what she should do next. Who she should call. She’d been too embarrassed to call Roger when she was brought in. Whatever made her think she could get away with breaking into Condoleza’s apartment?
I’m an id...iot, and now I’m a criminal to boot.
She faced the bars fronting the cell, leaned her chin on her hands, and stared at the gray-green stains on the floor. Wrinkling her nose in disgust, she wondered what had made those stains. The strong odor of industrial-strength cleanser that permeated the place was somehow reassuring.
Her head throbbed, and her cheek burned, although the scrape had stopped bleeding.MoreLess
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