Setting the scene…
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The Quiet Room
14 year old Emily is interviewed by police about a murder. They believe she has something to hide and won't give up on pressuring her to talk. Emily can't reply on her mother, wanting to protect her from the emotional consequences brewing
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Previously
…Miller stands. He picks up the folder, the evidence bag. “We’ll be in touch. You can go now.” Davies rises too, her notebook closed. She looks at me, her eyes unreadable. “Thank you, Emily. We’ll let you know if we have more questions.” I stand. My legs are weak. I walk to the door, my footsteps loud in the silence. I do not look back. I do not look at the chipped paint. But I feel it, still, like a weight in my chest. A secret split in two—one part told, one part hidden. Both pressing down on me, heavy as stone. I think of my mother. I think of her hands, her tears, her whispered apologies. I think of the promise I made. And I wonder if I will be able to keep it.