My First Crush

I look at the gray ceiling with it's oppressive look. I only need to raise my arm to fully touch it. I let my arm fall back down and look through the Cell bars. Outside is a gray hallway, muted in both colour and life.

To think I would be sent to jail for a crime I didn't commit, what a joy. There's no one else in the cell so I simply have myself to talk to. Conversations are boring because there's nothing I wish to say.

After Officer Korinn and the other police men patted me down, they threw me in here with an ETA of my interrogation which would be in, what was it? Two hours. Nothing to do until then except think of the crimes I may have committed. They said something about Illegal use of Gi, but that must be a mistake.

What does Gi even do, now that I'm thinking about it? Instructor Kim said it would make a difference of night and day with weapons, how they would be sharper and more durable, but what about bodies? I have been faster but that's because I'm removing the excess fat, exercising, and learning martial arts with Joon Woo.

So why..? It while thinking those thoughts, that my cell door gets nocked on. Looking at the door, I see Officer Korinn standing there. He says in a near emotionless voice, "Jeong Choehabu Kirill, you are to follow me to the interrogation room." I get off the top bunk and 'fall' onto the bottom bunk, and then floor. Officer Korinn unlocks the door and leads me to the room.

We walk for maybe five minutes before arriving at the door. He opens it and gestures for me to enter. I do, and upon entering the room, I see Officer Xin sitting at the table. I sit down at the chair opposite of Officer Xin. Weird how I'm just now noticing she had snow, white hair.

I try to look into her eyes but immediately look away. There's a deep seated disgust hidden in them that would send chills down to the very marrow.

We sit in silence for a few minutes while my heart rate starts to rise, slowly yet ever so surely. At the end of those minutes, I rather hastily ask, "Can you just start talking? I don't like this silence."

I don't exactly see Officer Xin's reaction, but I do see her give a curt nod. She starts the conversation by pulling out a folder and placing it in front of me, "This, is the folder containing the witness and victim reports of your crime. The victims are Kim Hwan, Kim Tae, and Jeong Victor Hei.

"Only Kim Tae and Jeong Victor Hei reported to the authorities at sixteen twenty four this afternoon, about how one of their classmates fought them with Gi, and how none of them could use it. They sustained heavy injuries with Kim Hwan needing to be hospitalized with  skull fractures due to repetitive blunt force trauma.

"Kim Tae and Jeong Victor Hei received much lighter injuries due to not fighting as hard. This now brings us to you, Jeong Choehabu Kirill. Those boys reported that is was you who did these injuries, is that true?"

I reluctantly reply while looking at the table, "Yes, it is true, but I never used Gi."

I feel her gaze piercing into me, looking for any weakness. "I don't understand your statement. Are you saying that you never used Gi to inflict those injuries?"

I nod my head, "Yes, I never used Gi. I can't even use Gi."

The sound of quiet writing sound deafening to my ears. Once Officer Xin is done writing, she asks, "You say you can't use Gi, but you're using it right now. Do you truly believe you can fool me?"

I finally raise my head and look her in the eyes. The deep disgust is there, but I have to make sure she's not lying right now, "What do you mean, I'm using Gi right now? As I've said before, I can't use it."

She stops speaking for a moment, looking at me. I can start feel her oppressively Gi fill the room before she retracts it, saying, "Do you know how to retract Gi?"

I look at her confusedly. I've been saying since the start I can't use Gi, why would she ask me if I knew how to retract it? I shake my head and answer honestly, "I don't know how. Is there a reason you're asking me..." My question dies in my lips when I see her reaction. It is one of, albeit low, worry. Not worry for herself, but, maybe me?

She whispers something in a language I can't understand before telling me, "I'm going to teach you how to withdraw your Gi. If you don't learn how, you will eventually grow weak until you're unable to move a muscle. Then death will occur."

She gets up from her chair and walks around the table. A cold sweat starts forming on my back. Even though I know she's trying(?) to help me, she still has a terrifying presence. She stand behind my back and places her right palm upon it.

After five seconds, a wave of burning ice tears itself through my bloodstream. I try to scream but no sound comes out, it dies in my throat. Sweat forms and drops from every pore. Tears start pouring from my eyes like a flood. I'm pretty sure there was some blood mixed in.

It felt like an eternity of pain, yet was only ten seconds. At the end, I slump over onto the table, thankful it was over. I hear Officer Xin say.. something but I can't make it out right now.

My senses are dulled, numbed, as if I had just pulled an all nighter and was in Pre-Calculus class. Awake, yet not there.

I'm in this state for nearly half an hour before fully coming back. I jolt awake only to see Officer Xin sitting in the chair opposite of me. I slowly raise my head to look at her, asking in a very tired tone "How long was I out?"

She smiles saying, "You were out for twenty three minutes and forty two seconds."

"Oh that's nice. Can I leave now, or is there more questions?"

Officer Xin shakes her head, "Nope, no more questioning. In fact, you're going to be going home. Seems your case was a freak one where while you did break a law, it wasn't in your control. I'll send the new data to the criminology department, they'll know what to do with it. I can also drop you off at your house, if you want?"

I get flash-banged at how nice she's being right now. I slightly tilt my head asking her, "Wh, why are you being so nice right now? Weren't you meaner earlier?"

She then bows to me, BOWS! "I'm sorry about earlier. I thought you were a bully that used Gi to beat up a bunch of innocent boys. It is only during your nap time, that I learned those boys weren't so innocent and that they picked a fight with you, and that you didn't even know you were using Gi. I'm sorry for the emotional and or mental distress I've caused."

I wave both my arms in front of my chest, "No, no, it's okay. I'm not hurt or anything. You said something about a ride, right?"

"Indeed."

"Could I please take it?"

She nods her head, "Sure thing. Follow me. I'll tell chief that I'm bringing you back home."

"Thank you, Officer Xin!"

Officer Xin stop walking and turns around, a kind smile on her face, "Please just call me, Xin."

And thus, my first crush in this world.