denny in The interrogation Room

They escorted Denny into this box of an interrogation room. Everything was grey and bland, even the table and the chairs. Denny was sat down in a cold metal chair and told to keep his hands on the table. The two men that escorted him in left and an oldish-lanky looking replaced them. He was holding a blue-grey file folder. The man closed the door quietly behind him and stood there for a second before walking over to Denny. He took off Denny’s cuffs. The man sat down in chair opposite Denny and stared at him for a few seconds before introducing himself.

“Hello Denny, my name is Dr.Peter. I’m a psychologist,” he said taking his round glasses off.

Denny didn’t reply and Dr.Peter just stared at him some more.

An older lady with frizzy hair stuck her head in gave Dr.Peter a thumbs up.

Dr. Peter cleared his throat. “Exactly how times have you been arrested Denny?” he said looking at the now open file folder.

“You’re looking a the folder,” Denny retorted, “You tell me,”

Dr.Peter looked Denny right in the eyes. “No, I would like you to tell me Denny,”

Denny rolled his eyes. “This will be my 5th arrest this year,” Denny said matching Dr.Peter’s monotonous tone.

Dr. Peter put the folder down on the table. “I’m here to help you Denny. I need you to understand that. I’m here for fun or to have a good laugh. I want to help you and you being uncooperative isn’t helping anyone,”

Denny blinked at him out of shock.

“Now,” Dr.Peter continued, “I would appreciate it you would answer my questions. Do you think that you can do that?”

Denny nodded still shocked by Dr.Peter’s reDenny.

“Alrighty then,” Dr. Peter said with a small smile, “You know that we got your parent’s permission to talk to you right?”

Denny looked at him like he was stupid. “I don’t have any parents,”

“I meant your guardian. You think he’ll come to get you anytime soon?” Dr.Peter asked.

Denny looked down.. “I don’t know. he might not bail me out this time,”

Dr.Peter was staring intently at Denny. “And why do you think he would hesitant to bail you out?”

“I don’t know,” Denny said as he met Dr.Peter’s stare, “Its not like I did anything that bad. I didn’t off anyone or anything like that. I just beat a few mailboxes and took a few drugs, thats all,”

Dr.Peter stared at Denny for a few seconds before saying, “You didn’t answer my question,”

“You know,” Denny ignoring Dr.Peter said, “He’ll probably bail me out in the morning. Yeah, he’ll make stay here tonight, have mel squirm a bit. He’ll hope I’ll realize how bad prison is and then maybe, just maybe I’ll change my criminal ways. I’ll go back to being a good ‘Straight-A-Kid’. But I won’t because that wasn’t any fun!”

Dr. Peter jotted things down in the folder.

He was just about to speak when Johnny, Denny’s guardian, walked in.

“Oh, Hi Dr. Peter. Oh, Hi Denny,” Johnny said.

“Johnny, You bailed me out!” Denny said ecstatically.

“Yes Denny I did. But can’t stay with me anymore,” Johnny said.

“Wh-what?” Denny asked heartbroken.

Johnny looked at Dr. Peter like he was unsure of what to say next. “You heard me! I have lost faith in you ability to do good.”

Dr. Peter gave Johnny a thumbs up behind Denny’s back.

Johnny continued, “I took you to make you do good again and betrayed me. You’re bad actions are tearing me apart Denny and I don’t believe you can change your ways,”

Johnny started to open the door.

“No, Johnny, wait! I’ll change, I promise I will. I’ll change just for you. Please, don’t leave me. I have no where else to go. How else will I pay for college if you won’t do it for me?” Denny yelled.

Johnny paused and then turned back to Denny smiling. “Do you pinky promise?”

Johnny stuck out his pinky.

“I do,” Denny replied.

Denny wrapped his pinky around Johnny’s. Johnny pulled Denny in for a big hug.

“Um, alrighty then. If you two are done- You know, I’m just going to leave,” Dr. Peter said standing up.

Dr. Peter walked out of the room.

Johnny and Denny hugged for another five minutes. When they were done Johnny drove Denny back to his apartment. They celebrated Denny’s turnaround with Lisa, Mark, and Dr. Peter.