The woman in the suit watched Kira from behind the bars of her cell. She had been there when Kira had woken up a few hours earlier, but she hadn't done anything but watch. It was freaking the girl out, but she didn't move or do anything would let the woman know that.
Kira was huddled in the corner, on her bed, legs pressed against her chest. She was still hungry, but not as much as before, and the cold was completely gone. When Kira had first woken up, all she'd wanted to do was cry. Now she just sat, staring blankly at the floor, a dull ache in her chest.
The police captain walked up to the woman and two conversed for a moment before the captain took out a set of keys and unlocked the door. The sounds made Kira jump and shrink back, farther into the corner.
The woman walked in and the captain locked the door behind her. Kira peaked out over her arms and watched as the woman walked slowly over to her. The woman sat down next to Kira on the bed and took out a clipboard, something Kira had never seen before.
"My name is Naomi," the woman said, "I'm a psychiatrist."
Kira just shifted her position so that she could see Naomi better. She had soft brown hair tied up in a low bun, and dark green eyes.
After a moment Naomi spoke again, "do you have a name?" she asked. For a few seconds nothing happened, then Kira nodded ever so slightly, if she didn't answer, she was sure pain would follow.
"Can you tell me what it is?" Naomi asked, smiling.
Kira shook her head slightly.
"Can you write it for me?" Naomi said after a moment, holding out the clipboard to Kira, who shrunk back.
Naomi held the board out to the girl for a while, before Kira reached out a tentative hand and picked up the pencil. Naomi smiled and set the board down at the girl's feet.
Kira wrote her name in squiggly letters on the paper, then dropped the pencil and ducked her head. Naomi picked the board and pencil, looking from the girl to the name on the paper.
"Very nice to meet you, Kira," Naomi said, standing up, "I'll be back in just a moment."
Naomi's last words sent chills up Kira's spine and she tensed. Naomi walked up to the bars and the policeman let her out. Naomi spoke quietly to the officer, but Kira was used to soft voices, so she heard every word.
"I'm going to take her home with me," Naomi said, "the company I work for have a rehab facility in Colorado, I'm going to take her there, she'll be safe."
The officer shook his head, "I'm sorry, but she's a criminal, she has to be bailed out first."
"I'll do it, don't worry, but I need you to get every male officer out of the building, I'm going to try and get her into a car and she won't like that," Naomi said.
The policeman nodded, "alright, I've got a couple of female operatives, if you need any help."
"That would be great, thanks," Naomi replied, smiling.
Kira felt a wave of sad anger rush her for just a moment, but she had learned long ago, that if you spoke out you got hurt.
Naomi and the officer walked away, leaving Kira alone in silent fear. When Naomi finally did come back, Kira was on the verge of screaming in terrified anxiety, why hadn't they punished her yet?
Naomi unlocked the door and pushed it open, leaving it agar. Naomi held out a hand, in it was an apple.
"Come one, Kira, let's have lunch," Naomi said, a soft smile on her face.
Kira had never heard of fairytales, nor read any books at all, so she was unfamiliar with tale of Snow White. Perhaps, if she had heard the story she would have been more wary of Naomi, and possibly could have saved herself some pain.
Kira stepped carefully off the bed, taking a few steps forward, hunger driving her motions.
"It's all right, come on, Kira," Naomi said soothingly, as if she were talking to a frighten animal.
Kira reached out for the apple as Naomi took a step back, leading Kira through the police station and out the front doors. A car was parked in front of the doors and Naomi tossed the apple through the open car door and it landed on the seat. Kira stopped, glancing from Naomi to the car to the apple on the seat.
"Go on, it's okay," Naomi said kindly.
Kira hesitated for a moment, then hunger won out and Kira jumped forward, snatching up the apple and sliding into on of the seats. Naomi shut the car door quietly as to not catch Kira's attention, then walked around and got into the divers seat. The car had been custom made so that the backseat was completely cut off from the front by tinted glass.
Kira was already halfway through her apple, when she finally noticed they were moving and had been for almost half an hour. She finished off the apple, tossing the core to the floor, and crawled over to the window. In surprise Kira ducked down at the rushing scenery, but peaked up again after a minute, just in time to see the view from a mountain bridge.
The mountain fell away, and Kira could see more mountains and trees, and lake off in the distance. It was the most beautiful thing Kira had ever seen, and ever would. It took the girl's breath away, and when it was gone, she wanted to see it again.
With a sigh Kira lay back on the seats and closed her eyes, a part of her wished she'd never woken up again, but the other half was glad she did.
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