THE EMPATH

PROFESSION(wolf in sheep's clothing)

"Do you or do you not know the girl in the photo?" the bulk officer with a scary tattoo near his right eye asked me as he slowly moved closer to me. I hated him from the very moment I saw him on his desk earlier while I was walking into the station. Now that he was the one questioning me, I knew for sure that I hated him with all my being. However, I also had to answer him because I didn't want to get into more trouble than I was already in. "Yes I do, just like I told the other three officers who came in before you," I answered with a hint of anger then clearly showing on my face. It had been four hours since they had taken me down for the so-called "friendly" questioning and so far, it had been anything but friendly. I didn't like where the conversation was going but I had to keep my calm just as Robert had taught me. Being in the interrogation room had got me thinking about how I had always thought that I would never need to employ that particular skill. I always thought that with my abilities and all the training, I was gonna be invincible. Now, thinking about all that, I figured that he would be disappointed to know that I never even lasted one year before being caught. I hated the last two guys who had made their way into the room playing good cop bad cop but I had a feeling I was going to hate the one who had just shown up this time even more. "Her name is Anne, she is, or rather she was my girlfriend," I added. "Did you know that she was accused of stealing files from the station about a year ago?" by then he was looking me right in the eyes as if he was looking for something. Robert had warned me about that and he had taught me how to get through it. The huge guy was trying to look for a hint as to whether I was telling lies and I knew he would never find any. "Yes, but the police couldn't quite explain how it had happened. In fact, if my mind serves me right, the one who reported it wrote that the files magically flew out of the station all by themselves and went to her car, which she was not driving because she was in the hospital with me. Now, look me in the eye and tell me that you believe that the files..." I went on to explain but he cut me short. "Hey big boy, I asked a simple question, I expected a simple answer," he said and I decided to go along. I knew I had hit him hard and he was going to slow down a bit. His face had darkened a little and that made me feel a bit better. "Yes, yes I did know," I felt my heart sink a little lower and my anger was now almost gone.

He seemed to have no more questions to ask about the files. I could tell that he was looking for another way around the questioning and that kind of bought me some time to regain my cool completely. "Okay, I see you are trying to play hardball and I say, let's play a little hardball, do you know these girls?" he threw pictures in front of me and I looked at them one after another. "Yes sir," I said after looking at the last picture. "How do you know them?" he sat on the table looking down at me as if I was just another stupid crook. I looked up at him and all I could think about was how much I hated him and how he didn't look like a police officer at all. I could sense a vibe coming from him that shouted to me saying he was not a good guy. He had something hidden up his sleeve. I felt the urge to make him tell me his secrets using my abilities but then I looked at the camera in the corner of the room and I had to restrain myself. He was lucky at that moment as I knew he had his friends glued to the screen outside the room waiting for me to say something that would help them. However, I knew that he was going to step out of the spotlight later, and then, I would pay him a private and special visit. "They were caught by some really bad guys who locked them in the basement, hurt them, and even got them pregnant against their will," I was having a hard time talking since I could feel his eyes on my face as he was trying with no success to determine whether I was faking my emotions which were by then all over the place. "Good, we are getting somewhere now. We both know that the day those girls were rescued, someone called 911 and by the time the police got there, two of the crooks were already dead. Do you by any chance know how that happened? also, would you mind telling me how they got hold of you?" he got up from the table since he had by then noticed that he could never tell anything for sure just by looking at my facial expressions, he walked behind me and held me on the shoulders with his wide hands, another trick Robert had told me about. I relaxed my back and let him feel for any tensions that I knew he would never find. "Well, I don't know very well what happened then, as you know, I was in impossible pain," I answered and I could tell that he was not satisfied with my short answer. He was going for something more productive

"Well then, tell me what you do know. Remember, the sooner you tell us what you know, the sooner you get out of here. By the way, your girlfriend has been out there waiting for you for the last four hours. I am not trying to pressure you or anything, but I am guessing that she is running low on patience right about now," he was mocking me, I could feel it and the ugly smile from the corner of his mouth confirmed it. I was tired of the questions. I was tired of seating down and my butt was getting colder with every passing minute. The noise from the wall clock was also getting louder and my phobias were beginning to get to me. I had to get out of there and I planned to walk out with a clue to just how much information the police had. I feared that the girls from the cleaning crew incident had already told them about the night but I needed to be sure. I was going to make them tell me and then I would use whatever they were going to tell me against them to try and get out of the interrogation room. I however had to be careful and make sure my feelings didn't get in the way and my words didn't get me into trouble or see me detained for longer. "Well, I remember hearing some sort of noise, I mean, we all heard the noise, I then heard someone approaching the basement door and in a moment, I heard it click open. The girls were scared to get up and check what was going on and being the gentleman and all, they all looked at me as if I was the one supposed to check it out. I had to drag myself up the stairs since they had already cut my toe and I had a few broken bones so you will understand that by the time I got up there, I didn't see anyone as whoever it was that opened the door had already known of my presence, there was however a phone on the table and I used it to dial 911. I was just about to finish when I heard the bad boys getting into the house. I knew then that I needed to hide and did just that. It was dark and I couldn't see so the next thing I saw were the blinding police flashlights," I answered and faked a few emotions that got him convinced that I was telling the truth. "Wow, I never actually thought you would talk. All the girls refused to talk to us and we couldn't force them, but you, you actually talked," some other officer said through the speakers, obviously not able to hide his excitement. "So, the girls had not told them a thing yet," I thought to myself. I knew my next move there and then but first I had to get out of there. They had no evidence as to whether or not I was the one who had done the killing and for that, they had no right to keep me in the station. All I had to do was let them know that I knew my rights.

"Now that I have told you all I know, shouldn't I be on my way home? I mean are you guys accusing me of anything? Well, if not you have no right to keep me in here" I tried my best to look as serious as possible and it worked. Three minutes later, an officer peered through the door and requested to talk to Mr big, bad officer, the two spoke in a low tone for while, and a moment later I was on my way home inside Lily's little red car. I had to explain to her why the police thought I would be helpful for the case and I told her what I thought she needed to know. Lucky for me, she understood and I could feel that my story had made him like me even more. She offered to take me home and since I was too tired to go looking for a bus, I let her.

By the time we got back to my place, it was almost midnight so we agreed that it would be better if Lily spent the night. I had no beer left in the house so we just talked for a while before going to bed. Being together in one bed was supposed to make me wanna have her but something was holding me back. I could feel her leg touching mine deliberately as she was moving her toes up and down in a teasing manner. I could also feel her finger drawing circles around my navel. My body was receiving all the info she was trying to pass along but I just couldn't process them. All I could think about was the huge officer earlier. My senses were telling me that there was something not quite right about him and that I needed to check it out. He was like a hard riddle to me and I could never find peace until I solved it. I would have kept on thinking about him but then Lily put her soft face on my chest and I felt a hot wave sweep through my body. A part of me was excited and I found myself reaching out to her and touching he silky, curly hair. She knew that I had noticed her moves and she laid back a little and I could tell that she was waiting for me to make a move.

I reached out through the blanket and put one of my hands into the oversized t-shirt I had offered her since she didn't have her pajamas with her. The last time I touched her, I was so drunk that I had no memory of it whatsoever. I had lived hoping for a second chance and now I had one and I was not going to waste it. As I made my way up her t-shirt, she let out a loud breath that almost stopped me in my tracks. I was a little tense and I could feel the sweat forming on the palms of my hand. I touched her boobs and she moaned a little. I was then going through what I was doing on my mind and I reasoned that it was not right. However, even though my mind had a good point, some parts of my body were having the best time and they were ready to disagree. For some reason, Lily knew I was a little tense and she decided to show me that it was okay by guiding my other hand down to her panties. Being next to her, touching her, and knowing that she liked it lit up my world in a way I never knew was possible. I had never felt what I was feeling right about then in all my nineteen years of existence. My mind tried to stop me by reminding me that Robert had warned me about women but then she touched me someplace and for a moment I couldn't even remember who Robert was.

I was going to do it. My guardian was not against it so I thought it wouldn't be too bad. I let Lily touch me all over and I did the same in return. Soon, we turned towards each other and our lips locked in a deep kiss. We locked our arms and legs and the kissing went on for a while. When I could no longer contain myself, I broke free from the embrace and pulled up her t-shirt with my arms while at the same time I was taking off her panties using my legs. She undressed me as well and we locked in one hot embrace. Now, I had never had s*x before and it didn't seem to be a problem until she let out a cry. "What? Did I do something wrong? I am sorry," I was then completely aware that I had no idea what was doing and I pulled away from her. "No, there is nothing wrong, it's just that you put it in the wrong place, and that kind of hurt. But you know it is your first time and no one expected you to be perfect," she said as she reached out and kissed me. A wave of fear hit me first, then it was followed by a wave of guilt. I knew I was not ready for that kind of stuff and I was embarrassed that I could not get right with my first time and that kind of turned me off. The next few minutes that followed, were of me apologizing endlessly and trying to make her understand why we needed to wait a little longer. Thankfully, she understood and we just slept n***d with her head resting peacefully on my chest and my arm around her shoulder. All night, I listened to her soft breathing that sort of soothed me. At some point, she even snored and I thought it was cute. Being next to her gave me a sense of comfort that I could not even explain.