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Shadow of Her Sins, Chapter Nine (cont)
Jan. 27th, 2014 09:33 pmMeanwhile the evaluator's goal, as they explained to Ali, was to see if it could be proven that she was not in a sensible state of mind at the time she committed her crimes. Which meant she had to answer a lot of questions, for hours on end.
“I know what I did. Why do I have to keep explaining it to him?” Ali had demanded to Salli.
“Are his questions upsetting you?” she asked.
“Yes. No. I mean, it's not the questions themselves. I know what I did, and that it was wrong. It's just...”
“What?”
“I hate the damned look on his face. Like I was a victim, not the people I hurt!”
“Ali...” The look on Salli's own face seemed to indicate she wanted to say more, but instead she merely gathered Ali up in her arms and held her tight.
( The Trial )
“I know what I did. Why do I have to keep explaining it to him?” Ali had demanded to Salli.
“Are his questions upsetting you?” she asked.
“Yes. No. I mean, it's not the questions themselves. I know what I did, and that it was wrong. It's just...”
“What?”
“I hate the damned look on his face. Like I was a victim, not the people I hurt!”
“Ali...” The look on Salli's own face seemed to indicate she wanted to say more, but instead she merely gathered Ali up in her arms and held her tight.
( The Trial )
