though he has his head turned against the light, he can still hear && heâs not
sure if he should read it as a GIFT or a C U R S E . panic rises in his chest
as he hears the clatter of metal  against  metalâthe heavy weight of tools,
the lighter clinks of a thin knifeâââ
           ( undoubtedly left D U L L so he wouldnât have the pleasure of a clean c u t )
   when the sound of a chair scraping over rattles through the air, harper draws a sharp
   breath && dares to look. he knew he had to look at some pointâthere was no differ-
   ence if it was N O W or L A T E R . it was only a matter of time.Â
               his eyes flicker over the other has he speaks, not to memorize his features,
               but more to R E A D himâhope  to  A N T I C I P A T E  his next move. but
               his people skills were rusty at best &&  the look on the otherâs face made it
               more && more obvious that he  was  COMMITTED to whatever act he was
               about to do. && there was no A P P E A L that would leave him unscathed.Â
       he tries to take another breath, but finds it stuck in his own throat.Â
  â СаŃоП? â he stutters in panicâstumbling at B E S T . swallowing hard, he tries
   again. â why? what do you W A N T ? â
âis that russian? âi have a russian friend. â a little cold over there, right?â
he chuckled letting the smile hang on his lips. truth was, owen liked it best
with the sense of confusion.     when his false charisma was easy to see
through, and the other, whoever it was, thought he was crazy. Â Â Â he liked it
best when they were sure that he was  NOT the kind to negotiate with and
they were better off just giving him whatever he wanted.Â
               he leaned forward on the chair, twisting head just a little, just to make
               sure he could catch the otherâs eyes.   âlisten, this is gonna be really,
               really easy. you donât have to worry at all...â  his tone was kind a soft,
               the expression somewhat concerned and reassuring.    âwhen i ask
               you a question, you answer it. if it seems like you are telling the truth,
               i move on to the next one. if it seems like you are lying. you get a little
               hurt. you answer everything and you leave. you donât answer and you
               are going to ask me to kill you. â   also i donât know is not accepted
               answer, soâ
               âpiece of cake, right?.â
         he got up from the chair before he could hear the otherâs answer, taking one
         of the knifes from his tool table into his hands âso... childhoods. crazy, right?â
         owen leaned the point of the knife against his thumb, turning at around on his
         hand in a playful manner. âmy childhood i was beating the shit out of kids on
         the street to get their bikes. âwhat about you, buddy? what were you doing
         when you were ten? and remember, BE HONEST.â