Capsule (1)

Entering the toilet, she put the holder down beside the basin and took out the wash-bag.

She ran the water until it was piping hot. Then she took the capsule out of the plastic.

She told herself, you’re going to take this stuff. Maybe it’ll make you feel ill. But it is all for a reason. -

She swallowed the capsule, and waited for the hot flushes, cold sweats.