This isn't Mrs. Rose.... Sammy blinked, thinking. She could be Mrs. Rose's evil twin or a shapeshifter. I'm going with shapeshifter. The lady still avoided Sammy's eyes, flipping through the papers on her clipboard.
"Do you consider last night's events normal?" The shifter suddenly asked, making Sammy flinch.
"Ya, I do. For me, at least." Sammy said, attempting to lift her voice.
"Why do you consider them normal?"
"I was doing what I do everyday... homework, taking care of my pets, eating dinner...." Sammy said, picking absently at her sleeve.
"What were the situations surrounding your detainment?" The shapeshifter said in the same, flat tone.
"I-I was coming over to a friend's house.... and I would have left, but I saw a policeman hurting someone..." she mumbled as she fidgeted, looking down at her shoes.
"Do you know who this is?" The shifter said as she turned a picture around for Sammy to see.
Sammy squinted at the photo. "I-I don't think so."
The shifter wrote down some notes. She finally looked up and met Sammy's eyes. Sammy instantly looked away, shoving her hands into her pockets.
"How is school going?" The shifter asked slowly.
"Uh? How.... W-why would that relate... to this?" Sammy stammered, looking at the table.
"Just answer the question."
"It's going ok...." Sammy said, and was about to continue, but decided not to.
"Do you get good grades?"
Why would she.... they..... it..... want to know that? "I get fine grades... mostly A's."
But wouldn't they already know that if they know who my teacher is?
"I see. Why do you get good grades, do you think?" The shapeshifter asked, still without any emotion.
"Uh... I work hard. I try to understand the problems... I take a while to.. finish the problems....." Sammy said.
Why am I telling her all this?.... Why is she even asking about it in the first place?...
"Are you ready to become an adult?"
Sammy's eyes widened. "N-no. I'm still in 8th grade." She mumbled, eyes skittering over the room again.
"What were you doing in that apartment at the time of your detainment?"
"I-I was coming over to a friend's house.... and I would have left, but I saw a policeman hurting someone..." she mumbled as she fidgeted, looking down at her shoes.
"Would you like to get training for your skills?" The interrogator asked, eyes on Sammy once again.
"I'm not sure...." Sammy said quietly, staring into space. Her eyes abruptly focused back on the shifter when she asked her next question.
"What scares you?"
"Um, the unknown....?" Sammy said, staring at the ground.
"Who do you hate?" The shifter asked, writing something on the clipboard.
"I don't know.... people who are cruel to animals... I guess." Sammy said, wondering why her interrogator was asking this.
"Aw, ok," the interrogator said briskly, "What is your strongest childhood memory?"
"I don't know.... I mean, one time I made a mountain of pillows on my couch...."
"Why is it important?"
Sammy shrugged absently, "It's a vivid memory, I guess."
The shifter looked up from the clipboard. "That's the end of this interrogation, thank you for your participation."
Sammy was about to say something when two policeman walked in. She let herself be led away to a cell, staring at the ground the whole way.