Some Realities (#101 Interrogation)
Title: Some Realities
Prompt: #101 Interrogation
Author: ladygray99
Rating: PG13
Characters/Pairings: Charlie/Amita, Colby, Don, Alan, OFC
Word count: 300
Warnings/Spoilers: Talk of domestic violence
Summary: Colby, Karen, Don and Alan sit down for a chat.
Notes: Written for numb3rs100. The next part in the Blood Poisoning series.
Some Realities (#101 Interrogation)
Colby had sent Ian back to Charlie for everyone’s good. And overemotional sniper was not needed in this situation. He and Karen sat on one side of Charlie’s dining room table. Don and Alan sat on the other going through copies of pictures and statements documenting Charlie’s hell. A hell they had missed.
“Where are they?” Don asked.
“Safe.”
“You know I could have you arrested right now.”
“Donnie!” Alan snapped. His hands had been shaking since Amita had been dragged away. “Is Charlie okay?”
“He’s healing. Physically at any rate. Mentally…” Colby gave a small shrug.
“And Ada?”
“She’s started gumming on some green banana the other day.”
Alan lowered his head with a choked off sob. “I am so sorry.” His voice cracked. “I just though… Charlie said he was fine. Tired. New babies are hard and…”
Don’s jaw was locked tight and his fingers looked like they were trying to drill through the hardwood table. “When will Charlie becoming home?” Each word was controlled.
“When some legalities have been sorted out and when he feels safe to do so.” Karen answered. “He has been abused. Get used to that word, boys. His own home, and his own family, no longer feel safe to him and may not for some time.”
Don lowered his head.
“Don, one of the things they teach you in counter interrogation training is that if you hear something enough times you start to believe it. You tell a genius he’s stupid enough, that he’s a disappointment, that no one else will have him. Tell him he’s weak, make him feel alone.” Colby’s fingers began to dig into the wood as well.
“Whatever relationship you three had look forward to rebuilding it from scratch. Charlie’s got a long road ahead. He’ll need you there.”
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Prompt: #101 Interrogation
Author: ladygray99
Rating: PG13
Characters/Pairings: Charlie/Amita, Colby, Don, Alan, OFC
Word count: 300
Warnings/Spoilers: Talk of domestic violence
Summary: Colby, Karen, Don and Alan sit down for a chat.
Notes: Written for numb3rs100. The next part in the Blood Poisoning series.
Some Realities (#101 Interrogation)
Colby had sent Ian back to Charlie for everyone’s good. And overemotional sniper was not needed in this situation. He and Karen sat on one side of Charlie’s dining room table. Don and Alan sat on the other going through copies of pictures and statements documenting Charlie’s hell. A hell they had missed.
“Where are they?” Don asked.
“Safe.”
“You know I could have you arrested right now.”
“Donnie!” Alan snapped. His hands had been shaking since Amita had been dragged away. “Is Charlie okay?”
“He’s healing. Physically at any rate. Mentally…” Colby gave a small shrug.
“And Ada?”
“She’s started gumming on some green banana the other day.”
Alan lowered his head with a choked off sob. “I am so sorry.” His voice cracked. “I just though… Charlie said he was fine. Tired. New babies are hard and…”
Don’s jaw was locked tight and his fingers looked like they were trying to drill through the hardwood table. “When will Charlie becoming home?” Each word was controlled.
“When some legalities have been sorted out and when he feels safe to do so.” Karen answered. “He has been abused. Get used to that word, boys. His own home, and his own family, no longer feel safe to him and may not for some time.”
Don lowered his head.
“Don, one of the things they teach you in counter interrogation training is that if you hear something enough times you start to believe it. You tell a genius he’s stupid enough, that he’s a disappointment, that no one else will have him. Tell him he’s weak, make him feel alone.” Colby’s fingers began to dig into the wood as well.
“Whatever relationship you three had look forward to rebuilding it from scratch. Charlie’s got a long road ahead. He’ll need you there.”
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