LectricLobster
12-04-2010, 07:32 PM
“Well let’s move on. Tell me about the …let’s see the … bus incident. Tell me about that day.”
“For Christ’s sake that was twenty years ago and come on man… tell Bubba over there to take these cuffs off and leave the foot shackles cause man you know I‘m not gonna mess up Dr. Borg so come on man.”
“Bob that can’t happen and you’re not helping yourself with that attitude. Right Officer… Bubba?”
“It’s Pierson, and yes sir.”
“I’m not a damn animal. Don’t see things the way…alright …what do you want?”
“The report says you were…ten and this was the first…incident. San Francisco Muni … Officer …Henry McC.”
“Stop. If the goal here is to torture me then…I’LL pull the rack tighter. Yes I was ten and it was a stupid summer vacation lay around and do nothing day. I need a smoke.”
“When we’re finished.”
“Fine. Uncle Mike, Father Mike had died in Spain so Gran made me go and pick up remembrance cards she had printed to send to all her friends so they could feel bad for her.”
“How did you feel about your uncle?”
“Cool. Played basketball in the Italian league before being a priest.”
“Ok… how were you feeling that day?”
“Like a stupid kid on a lazy day.”
“And?”
“ I caught the 26 bus at the corner and sat near the back. It was half full of grownups so I just watched the houses and stores flash by.”
“Bob…”
“Right. Then this fat old man gets on and sits across the isle from me.”
“Bob …you’re drifting.”
“Do you want to know what happened or do YOU want to tell this story?”
“I’m sorry. Please go on.”
“I’m staring out the window and then turn around and I look at this bald wrinkling blotchy skinned old fart and my head got hot and my eyes burned and there he was.”
“There who was?”
“The kid.”
“The kid?”
“You’re never gonna let me out of here.”
“Bob that’s not …necessarily…true.”
“I need a smoke.”
“Officer Pierson, if you would?”
“I’m going to break regulations and free your right arm. Hastings, do you understand what will happen to you if I even perceive a problem?”
“Understand.”
“Don’t **** up.”
“So you’re head and eyes burn and then you…?”
“There was a kid sitting where the old man was. Same basic body but his face…his face was… like he was a child again. It was like ... a kid sitting there in a big fat old body. The kid smiled so I turned to focus on the houses passing.”
“Bob…come back and …tell me what …happened.”
“I must have said something because everyone in the bus turned to look at me and they were all…children. Kid faces on old bodies dressed in old people clothes and.”
“You need to drop the cigarette. It’s too close to your fingers. Officer.”
“Hastings. I’m going to trust you some more and leave your hand free. Are we good?”
“Affirmative.”
“Bob…when you turned…what were you saying to yourself…what was?”
“Holy ****. What do you think? Grownups in suits and dresses and having huge bodies and …and… looking at me with with the faces they wore when they were kids.”
“This is a tough question. Did that old man or anyone else touch you or maybe.”
“NO. There faces all turned into the children they once were. I’m a stupid kid and even I know I’m existing in two worlds at the same time. I didn’t know how to…”
“Bob NO.”
“HASTINGS.”
“For Christ’s sake that was twenty years ago and come on man… tell Bubba over there to take these cuffs off and leave the foot shackles cause man you know I‘m not gonna mess up Dr. Borg so come on man.”
“Bob that can’t happen and you’re not helping yourself with that attitude. Right Officer… Bubba?”
“It’s Pierson, and yes sir.”
“I’m not a damn animal. Don’t see things the way…alright …what do you want?”
“The report says you were…ten and this was the first…incident. San Francisco Muni … Officer …Henry McC.”
“Stop. If the goal here is to torture me then…I’LL pull the rack tighter. Yes I was ten and it was a stupid summer vacation lay around and do nothing day. I need a smoke.”
“When we’re finished.”
“Fine. Uncle Mike, Father Mike had died in Spain so Gran made me go and pick up remembrance cards she had printed to send to all her friends so they could feel bad for her.”
“How did you feel about your uncle?”
“Cool. Played basketball in the Italian league before being a priest.”
“Ok… how were you feeling that day?”
“Like a stupid kid on a lazy day.”
“And?”
“ I caught the 26 bus at the corner and sat near the back. It was half full of grownups so I just watched the houses and stores flash by.”
“Bob…”
“Right. Then this fat old man gets on and sits across the isle from me.”
“Bob …you’re drifting.”
“Do you want to know what happened or do YOU want to tell this story?”
“I’m sorry. Please go on.”
“I’m staring out the window and then turn around and I look at this bald wrinkling blotchy skinned old fart and my head got hot and my eyes burned and there he was.”
“There who was?”
“The kid.”
“The kid?”
“You’re never gonna let me out of here.”
“Bob that’s not …necessarily…true.”
“I need a smoke.”
“Officer Pierson, if you would?”
“I’m going to break regulations and free your right arm. Hastings, do you understand what will happen to you if I even perceive a problem?”
“Understand.”
“Don’t **** up.”
“So you’re head and eyes burn and then you…?”
“There was a kid sitting where the old man was. Same basic body but his face…his face was… like he was a child again. It was like ... a kid sitting there in a big fat old body. The kid smiled so I turned to focus on the houses passing.”
“Bob…come back and …tell me what …happened.”
“I must have said something because everyone in the bus turned to look at me and they were all…children. Kid faces on old bodies dressed in old people clothes and.”
“You need to drop the cigarette. It’s too close to your fingers. Officer.”
“Hastings. I’m going to trust you some more and leave your hand free. Are we good?”
“Affirmative.”
“Bob…when you turned…what were you saying to yourself…what was?”
“Holy ****. What do you think? Grownups in suits and dresses and having huge bodies and …and… looking at me with with the faces they wore when they were kids.”
“This is a tough question. Did that old man or anyone else touch you or maybe.”
“NO. There faces all turned into the children they once were. I’m a stupid kid and even I know I’m existing in two worlds at the same time. I didn’t know how to…”
“Bob NO.”
“HASTINGS.”