Charles lie there next to her resting his head upon her chest as he drew in a deep breath and summoned up the courage to tell Melissa his story. And long were words, but the quiet breast he leaned upon altered not its quiet beating, and so he told her all. About losing his medical license after becoming a vicodon addict. No matter how many times he was caught, or however many patients lost their lives due to his negligence, he was only ever reprimanded then moved from hospital to hospital. Finally when he was arrested, for selling prescriptions, he was fired and stripped of his license. So he, in disgrace, jumped bail and fled the country. Here he paused looking up at Melissa who said nothing, gazing off in the distance as she listened.
"Then, on the very night, I arrived in Argentina.., all hell broke loose and my life was changed forever." he sighed placing his head back on her as he continued. "I had arrived in Buenos Aires very late and the restaurant in the hotel had closed. The man at the desk told me of a little cafe around the corner where I might, if I hurried, be able to get a sandwich or something. So off I went, but when I got there I did not see any people inside and it looked dark, but being jet-lagged and hungry I opened the door and went in. I waited for a few seconds waiting for someone to greet me but no one came. Disappointed I turned to leave but was drawn back by the sound of a man's angry voice as a woman cried out in tears and desperation. I went into the kitchen and there, on the dirty floor I saw a man, a filthy, disgusting man, forcing himself upon a young lady. She looked up seeing me there, and I will never forget the terror in those dark eyes, and before she could say one word I reached for a butcher knife on the counter beside me and I pulled the wretch's head back and I slit his throat and he collapsed in front of me and he bled to death at my feet."
Melissa sat up little straighter engrossed by his tale. "You saved her!"
"Yes.., it was the right thing to do." he exhaled as he continued. "I summoned the police and medical assistance for her, as she had been choked quiet severely. I refused to give any information about myself to the authorities and did not want draw any attention to myself in the local media, so I begged her to forget about me, but she was so grateful and she insisted I meet her family so they could show me their appreciation; which I did and that is where I met the man that I work for now." Charles wanted to tell her Xation's name, but he did not dare.
"Well, that's not such a terrible story." she said with a sigh.
"I'm not finished. It gets much worse."
"Then, on the very night, I arrived in Argentina.., all hell broke loose and my life was changed forever." he sighed placing his head back on her as he continued. "I had arrived in Buenos Aires very late and the restaurant in the hotel had closed. The man at the desk told me of a little cafe around the corner where I might, if I hurried, be able to get a sandwich or something. So off I went, but when I got there I did not see any people inside and it looked dark, but being jet-lagged and hungry I opened the door and went in. I waited for a few seconds waiting for someone to greet me but no one came. Disappointed I turned to leave but was drawn back by the sound of a man's angry voice as a woman cried out in tears and desperation. I went into the kitchen and there, on the dirty floor I saw a man, a filthy, disgusting man, forcing himself upon a young lady. She looked up seeing me there, and I will never forget the terror in those dark eyes, and before she could say one word I reached for a butcher knife on the counter beside me and I pulled the wretch's head back and I slit his throat and he collapsed in front of me and he bled to death at my feet."
Melissa sat up little straighter engrossed by his tale. "You saved her!"
"Yes.., it was the right thing to do." he exhaled as he continued. "I summoned the police and medical assistance for her, as she had been choked quiet severely. I refused to give any information about myself to the authorities and did not want draw any attention to myself in the local media, so I begged her to forget about me, but she was so grateful and she insisted I meet her family so they could show me their appreciation; which I did and that is where I met the man that I work for now." Charles wanted to tell her Xation's name, but he did not dare.
"Well, that's not such a terrible story." she said with a sigh.
"I'm not finished. It gets much worse."
