“Stay here until you are ready to cooperate!”
The cold welcomed Adrian as the policeman pushed him into the freezing, dark cell.
They had been questioning him since he got to the station. The rookie assigned to him seemed increasingly frustrated when Adrian only had one response to everything, “It is a lie. I did not do it.”
The man had offered to treat Adrian's purpling wounds, but he refused.
“You are keeping me here against my wish but want to play doctor? I don't need your care,” he had said tersely.
Then the older policeman had entered. He was one of those who arrested Adrian.
“He still did not confess?” he asked in a bored tone.
“Not yet, sir,” the rookie answered.
Waving the half-eaten apple in his hand at Adrian, the man said, “Why won't you help yourself, eh? Just confess
