Indigo

Red is the color of blood. The color of Her blood. Red is what Lauren Daniels sees whenever she closes her eyes. Red is the color Lauren can never wash from her hands.

Orange is Her favorite color. It is the color of the glass bead Lauren wears around her neck, the bead that was once Hers.

Yellow is the color of the caution tape surrounding Her house. The tape Lauren feels restricted by, bound by. The tape Lauren feels she has to return to every day.

Green is the sickness Lauren feels when she thinks of the violence and death. Green is the feeling of bile rising in her throat. Green is the feeling of Lauren's love torn away from her.

Blue is the color of the police officers' uniforms. Blue is the color Lauren hates the most. It stands for the protectors of the people. The protectors who couldn't give less of a shit about the death of a queer.

Indigo Violet is the name passed from person to person the day after. Indigo Violet is the name whispered instead of spoken, as if it were a vulgar swear. Indigo Violet is the name Lauren dwells on day after day, night after sleepless night.

Indigo Violet is Her name.

Lauren will do anything to bring justice to her wife.