Prompt: In and out
Unconventional Methods of Torture
“In and out,” Cordelia mumbled, heels clicking steadily. If she slowed, everything would be lost. “Quick and painless.”
She almost stopped at the doors, but she thought of the poor woman crying in Angel’s office, her home and belongings destroyed, and she soldiered on.
A woman with a frightening smile approached her. “Welcome to Bloomingdale’s. Can I help-”
“Shut up. I have no time to spend on myself and I can’t tell you how painful that is. So just listen and fetch, okay?” She didn’t wait for a response before taking out her list. “I need three packs of underwear…”
“In and out,” Cordelia mumbled, heels clicking steadily. If she slowed, everything would be lost. “Quick and painless.”
She almost stopped at the doors, but she thought of the poor woman crying in Angel’s office, her home and belongings destroyed, and she soldiered on.
A woman with a frightening smile approached her. “Welcome to Bloomingdale’s. Can I help-”
“Shut up. I have no time to spend on myself and I can’t tell you how painful that is. So just listen and fetch, okay?” She didn’t wait for a response before taking out her list. “I need three packs of underwear…”