PROXIMA
"I cannot believe she could do something that horrible. Maybe we should send her to a correctional facility instead?"
I heard the officer in charge of my case tell his partner. They both looked at me while they continued to discuss. I just sat still and enjoyed the silence in my head. It was so quiet. Everything was so quiet. It was like swimming in a pool of fresh cold water after wallowing in the desert for a long time. I wanted to talk to my other self, to tell her that I had taken the first step. But she was not there. I did not even know how to reach her but I was sure I would, somehow, someday.
The officers walked towards me and one of them had some papers in his hand. They did not say a thing to me but they nudged me on to get into the car. I did as they instructed, and j
