I can taste them. Words, I mean.

Sweet ones don’t always imply sweet things.

“Mrs. Anderson, did you shoot Mr. Anderson?”

I return a slow answer.

The aftertaste of my words crumbles to a grainy melt on my tongue — sugar cube sweet. I savor the taste and await my judgment.

Torché is passionate about God, anime, and writing. She combines these three elements in her manga (which she co-writes with her sister), TheRemnant: This Is Not Flesh & Blood.