Hannah
James comes back shortly and the police officer follows. The man passes me back the ID.
He looks nervous.
“I am really sorry for the inconvenience, Miss. “ the police officer says, “Have a safe trip. “
Then he disappears. It looks like running away, actually.
I turn to James who casually starts the car and leans back in his seat.
“What did you tell him?”
“Nothing. “
I sit up.
“Did you threaten him?”
“No. “
“Then why did he apologize? A police officer? Apologizing?”
“He just realized he made a mistake.”
James’ voice is cold. Even. It’s so authoritarian I almost shut up for good. Only it wasn't the police officer who made a mistake, right…
We go to town and hang out, talking about random things. It feels almost normal, I almost forget the police officer and everyth
