Crushed Velvet (2015)
“I looked at the lot behind her and up at the sky to see if I’d missed a sudden shower. There was no evidence of rain.
“I know you’re probably wondering why I wasn’t at Charlie’s this morning. I appreciate everything you did for me, but I can’t stay there. Not now. Not after what I saw,” she said.
“Come in. You’re wet. Why are you wet?”
She ushered past me. “I was trying to sneak down the alley next to the Waverly House and I got caught in their sprinklers.” She used her index finger... and thumbs to pinch the fabric of her shirt and pull it away from her body. A bubble of air filled the space between the material and her skin. When she let go, it looked like her shirt had been inflated. “I’m sorry I dragged you into this, Poly.”
“Never mind that. Let’s get you upstairs and into some dry clothes.”
“I don’t think I’ll fit in your clothes.”MoreLess
“I know you’re probably wondering why I wasn’t at Charlie’s this morning. I appreciate everything you did for me, but I can’t stay there. Not now. Not after what I saw,” she said.
“Come in. You’re wet. Why are you wet?”
She ushered past me. “I was trying to sneak down the alley next to the Waverly House and I got caught in their sprinklers.” She used her index finger... and thumbs to pinch the fabric of her shirt and pull it away from her body. A bubble of air filled the space between the material and her skin. When she let go, it looked like her shirt had been inflated. “I’m sorry I dragged you into this, Poly.”
“Never mind that. Let’s get you upstairs and into some dry clothes.”
“I don’t think I’ll fit in your clothes.”MoreLess
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