Wordle by Wordle: Day 158
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Wordle #1083 – ETHER
The reporters descend upon me like seagulls on a french fry.
“Miss Cale, you pled ‘not guilty’ to the charge of first-degree murder, but—”
“How do you feel about your upcoming trial?”
“Were you jealous of your ex-husband and his new wife? Is that why you—”
Aparna should be proud of me: I’m not saying a word. Not even “no comment” or a well-deserved “fuck off.” I’m too overwhelmed to string a sentence together, anyway.
Microphones are shoved under my nose, huge camera lenses in my face, jostling bodies try to corral and corner me. Besides the reporters, a gaggle of onlookers have their cell phones trained on the scene, holding their devices high above their heads for a better view, shouting, recording everything.
From what Aparna and Kevin had told me, I knew that gossip about the case was in the ether, but I hadn’t expected the full paparazzi treatment.
Only after a few well-aimed elbows am I able to squirm my way out of the crowd and make a break for the stairs leading to my second-floor apartment.
The mob at least has the decency to back off as I fumble my key into the lock, but their barrage of questions and accusations doesn’t stop even after I slam the door shut behind me.
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