I'm sorry (Jason)

Jason glanced back at the door. The cop had left the room a while ago but he knew he still had to be nearby. He was probably just waiting in the hall. “A while, but the longer you stay here the better,” he sighed. “You got involved with some bad people. The police are going to want to talk to you and if you try to leave the hospital they might take you into custody. But don’t worry about that right now, just tell me what happened.”

Jason shook his head. “Kelsy, who were you hanging out with? What did you know about them, how did you meet them, how long have you known them. Anything like that would be useful.” he said.

Jason ran a hand through his hair, doing his best to get angry. That had never ended well with Sophie and he doubted Kelsy was much different. “You felt the need to go to a stranger for that?” he asked in a low tone to make sure his voice wouldn’t carry outside. “You know what our family does for a living, right?”

Jason shook his head. “You can always just walk away, and if they have a problem with it you come to me, ok?” he said, “I’ve dealt with plenty of people like that. If you feel pressured to stick around then the people you’re hanging out with are bad people.”

Jason frowned. “Do you remember the name?” he asked.

Jason ran a hand through his hair. “What the hell did you stumble into,” he muttered. “Whatever, we can figure that out later. For now when the cop comes don’t tell him anything. We’ll get you a lawyer so he can’t try to blame anything on you.” he said. “You have to call Sophie to let her know where you are.”