Kitchen
Callie entered the kitchen just as Stef opened the door to the house. She walked in still in police gear, exhausted and clearly shaken by the events she had just witnessed. She began to undo her buttons as she walked into the kitchen.
Callie stood at the sink staring down into the plug hole at the bottom of the basin watching streams of water slowly flow into it.
She heard a noise behind her then turned.
"Hey, Callie." Stef said calmly as she continued to undo her buttons as she walked around the table to the sink Callie was standing at.
Callie watched her nervously as Callie began to walk slowly away from her around the other side of the table.
Stef ignored that anything was happening then turned the tap on and began to rinse her hands with water.
Callie bit into the bottom of her lip nervously as she wasn't sure if she should leave the room or not.
Stef faced her back towards Callie as she cleaned her hands almost as if she was ignoring her.
"How's the school going?" Callie asked not knowing if she would get a response.
"Uh, everyone is still pretty shaken." Stef began still facing out through the window and into the yard. She turned the tap off, grabbed the hand towel next to the dishes then turned around and faced Callie with her back against the bench top.
"How are you doing?, I know it wasn't easy for you today?"
Easy? Wow, Callie thought. Today was horrible.
"I'm ok." Callie replied nodding slightly then finishing with a small put-on smile.
Stef nodded back like she knew she was lying.
"Hey listen" Stef began sternly. Callie felt her heart drop in her chest as she knew Stef was about to bring up Brandon or the whole 'reveal'. To Callie's amazement it wasn't either.
"How's Mariana doing?"
Callie tucked a piece of her brown hair behind her ear then spoke.
"Not too good." She tried smile but nothing happened. "I mean her boyfriend went around and shot people."
Stef stepped forward from the counter. "It's amazing what people are capable of."
Stef walked passed Callie like what she had just said was directed to her. That she was in shock by what Callie let happen. She thought she was smart.
Callie stood alone in the kitchen helplessly.
Sorry for the short chapter, just been super busy. Please leave a comment and I will update later today. Thanks for reading. :))