YOU ACTUALLY LAUGH WHEN she calls you gandhi, accepting the handcuffs with ease. there’s no reason to be worried or anxious, seeing as there’s only two options ahead. either she puts you in jail or she doesn’t. a predictable future. it’s comforting. there’s a carefree nature to your smile as you look at her. she’s pretty, if you pay attention. and this time you do, as she clamps the metal rings around thick wrists. you won’t act on it though. you never do.
‘if you wanted to handcuff me & take me with you, all you had to do was ask.’
typical. ‘ ––––––– mm. you, uh, remember that whole right to remain silent thing ? why don’t you go ahead & give it a shot. ’
she’s maybe a two on the exasperation scale, otherwise unfazed : he isn’t the first to pull this routine & he probably won’t be the last. once he’s secured in the back seat, she climbs behind the wheel — cuts a glance at him in the rearview before keying the ignition & shifting into drive. california state law allows for a 48 - hour hold, then they either charge him or let him walk.
so, NO PRESSURE.
‘ & you can wipe that look off your face, too. my partner’s got a real talent for making people talk. ’