Something wasn’t right.

Detective Tift examined his suspect. Newlywed Scott Blanchett scratched the dried blood flaking his wrists, sobbing all the while.

This case was clear-cut. They had enough evidence.

“Why don’t you just admit it?” Tift asked.

A pause. A sniffle.

“I can’t admit to what I can’t remember.”

Autumn Lala lives in Ohio, U.S.A. where she writes fiction and poetry while dabbling in nonfiction and screenwriting. While earning her M.A. in Rhetoric & Composition and teaching college sophomores English, she occasionally works as a freelance editor and graphic designer. See more at autumnlala.com.