[She watches him tap. Reflexively, her fingers splay to join in. Press around his, unable to connect. Solid as brick.]
My sister's a killer. My mother's a killer. [A beat. She needs the time to choke. The words come out thick.] It was her medicine, you know. I used it on him. At curfew. Put it one of the drinks and whoever picked it up...well.
[She laughs. It's ragged, wretched. It ends with her clutching her own face.]
I never did tell you what those words meant, did I?
[The first week here, in the church. A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.]
Spoilers
[She watches him tap. Reflexively, her fingers splay to join in. Press around his, unable to connect. Solid as brick.]
My sister's a killer. My mother's a killer. [A beat. She needs the time to choke. The words come out thick.] It was her medicine, you know. I used it on him. At curfew. Put it one of the drinks and whoever picked it up...well.
[She laughs. It's ragged, wretched. It ends with her clutching her own face.]
I never did tell you what those words meant, did I?
[The first week here, in the church. A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.]