Runaway (2016)
“She stood in her sequined bra and G string, wearing only those and high-heeled slippers. She stood and looked at her body, thinking of what Hank Sands had done to that body, and wanting to crawl out of her skin, leave it somewhere the way a snake does. She wanted to dress quickly. She wanted to cover her body, hide it. She had felt a peculiar revulsion tonight on the floor. Hank Sands had not been in the crowd, but she could feel his eyes in the eyes of every man in the club. It was not a whole...some feeling. For the first time since she’d been working at the Yahoo, she’d felt ashamed of her job.
She turned from the mirror, reaching for the underwear piled over a chair. She was taking off one slipper when the knock sounded on the door.
“Who is it?” she said.
“Police,” the voice answered.
“Just a moment.” She took a silk robe from a hanger on the screen and pulled it on quickly, belting it tightly around her waist. She tightened the strap on her slipper again, and went to the door.MoreLess
She turned from the mirror, reaching for the underwear piled over a chair. She was taking off one slipper when the knock sounded on the door.
“Who is it?” she said.
“Police,” the voice answered.
“Just a moment.” She took a silk robe from a hanger on the screen and pulled it on quickly, belting it tightly around her waist. She tightened the strap on her slipper again, and went to the door.MoreLess
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