CLAIRE’S P O V
The detective and the woman spoke to each other in a corner of the interrogation room. My ears filtered out their low whispers as I sank, closed my eyes, nestled into the crook of the plastic chair. The air became peaceful and still, and I floated away from them.
With one hand I idly stroked the arm of the chair, the other hand skimmed over my cardigan. Well, it's not exactly my cardigan. Someone made me take off my coat, then my clothes, then made me wear this cardigan and those ugly pants. I couldn’t remember who, but here I was, pinching a roll of skin bulging from my tummy. I was trapped in a police interrogation room, fondling my fat. This was a new low.
The chairs scrapped in front of me, quick and crisp. I opened my eyes and looked up. I saw a woman with a pointed nose, wearing a long black coat.