A Silent Fury (2009)
“Out in the parking lot, she stood facing her car. Unmoving, still as stone.When he placed a hand on her shoulder, she flinched, whirling to face him. “You said I’ve changed. What made you say that?”He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he suggested, “Why don’t you take me home? We’ll talk on the way.”She gave a short nod and pressed the keyless remote to unlock the doors. Silence filled the car for the first few minutes of the drive as he pondered how to word what he wanted to say, then he took... a deep breath and ventured, “When I said you’d changed, I meant you’re different. You were so…emotionless when we brought Dylan in. I don’t remember that about you. You seem to have a new…hardness about you. Where’s your compassion? The deep caring that you used to express for each and every person you come in contact with? The belief that everyone was innocent until proven guilty?”Shocked, she stared at him for a full five seconds before swinging her eyes back to the road.More silence as several miles clipped past.Uh-oh.MoreLess
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