The Buried Truth
wake on the sofa, her body stiff, her mind restless. She had fallen asleep there, not wanting to share a bed with Mark, whose
ut incident. She could go to the university, bury herself in work, pr
vy knock shook the door. Th
ing her robe tigh
e called, clipped an
omach
ir uniforms sharp, their faces unreadable. Behind them
asked, her
pping open a small notepad. "You're wanted for quest
it her lik
la... she-she killed herself. I tol
one flat. "You can explain at the stati
rom the hallway. "What the he
sed against his chest. She felt a surge of panic. "He's not well," she said qui
er stepped forward and gestured f
r wrists. The cold steel bit into her skin, and shame flooded throu
umped against the wall, his face twisting in pain. "This...
icers didn'
e an eternity, each step echoing in her
sinfectant. A single bulb flickered above the steel table where she sat. She c
is tie loosened but his demeanor intense. Besi
d with suspicion. "We've received conflicting accounts a
u. It was just the two of us. We drank, we talked. She was... she
ward. "Are you sure it w
ning to spill out. If she mentioned him, her career was finished. A law
though her voice cracked
ks. He didn't press, not yet. Instead, he flipped a folder open and slid
her face away. "Why ar
" the detective said quietly. "Someone pushed her there, whethe
e wanted to scream. It was his affair, his manip
gging into her spine, the murmurs of other detainees fillippeared at the ba
d, her l
been b
ly replaced by dread. Bailed. Someone ha
younger brother, tall and sharp-suited, his presenc
aid simply, holdin
ying to read his expres
flat. "At least for now. But don't think for a se
a moment too long before
ould feel the weight of judgment pressing on her from every direction. When they reached
id you ki
t jeal
ark coverin
ad down, her hair falling like a curtain around her
ver his lap, his breathing shallow. His eyes met her
his house," he muttered, h
? You dare speak of shame after
said nothing. The silence w
morning, her phone buzzed with an officia
her. The once-respected Professor Kayla M
ted herself for it, but his name lingered like a spark in her chest. When her phone l
you
rembled as sh
t I wi
o longer cracks. They were fractures, spreading wide a