The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths (2014)
“37.
Quintrell is brought to the cell when the light is dying.
She looks rough. Not injured and knocked about, like me, but exhausted. Defeated. She’s still in her cutesy little summer dress, but someone has given her a grey fleece to wear over the top.
We stare at each other.
She sits on her bed. There are four blankets in the room and I’ve got them all.
‘What happened to you?’ ‘Resisting arrest,’ I say. ‘Except some of it happened after arrest.’ She draws her legs up on the bed. ‘Can I have my... blankets?’ I give her one.
‘And another?’ I tell her to fuck off. Say I’m cold.
‘So am I.’ I shrug. Not interested.
There’s a pause. A pause sealed off by steel doors and concrete walls.
‘They bugged my house. My phone. They’ve got everything.’ I shrug.
Light dies in the ceiling.
She tries to make herself comfortable. Twitches the fleece and blanket, trying to get warm. A losing game.
There’s a call button by the door which allows prisoners to ask for help from staff.MoreLess
Quintrell is brought to the cell when the light is dying.
She looks rough. Not injured and knocked about, like me, but exhausted. Defeated. She’s still in her cutesy little summer dress, but someone has given her a grey fleece to wear over the top.
We stare at each other.
She sits on her bed. There are four blankets in the room and I’ve got them all.
‘What happened to you?’ ‘Resisting arrest,’ I say. ‘Except some of it happened after arrest.’ She draws her legs up on the bed. ‘Can I have my... blankets?’ I give her one.
‘And another?’ I tell her to fuck off. Say I’m cold.
‘So am I.’ I shrug. Not interested.
There’s a pause. A pause sealed off by steel doors and concrete walls.
‘They bugged my house. My phone. They’ve got everything.’ I shrug.
Light dies in the ceiling.
She tries to make herself comfortable. Twitches the fleece and blanket, trying to get warm. A losing game.
There’s a call button by the door which allows prisoners to ask for help from staff.MoreLess
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