Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 17:49:00 GMT -5
“Please state your name for the record.”
“Nathaniel Nitro.”
“Okay, Nathaniel. Tell us why you’re in here?”
The scene flashes to life as we see Nathaniel Nitro dressed in an orange jumpsuit, sitting in a chair in front of a table in what can only be described as an interrogation room. Nitro rests his arms on the table in front of him, showing the handcuffs around his wrists, showing that he is in prison.
“Back in 2015, I was out celebrating my birthday with my Aunt, Uncle and cousin here in New York City. Had a few drinks, things got a bit rowdy and then I saw this guy harassing my cousin, Adriana.”
He chuckles briefly.
“Anyone who knows me, knows how protective I am of my family. And when I saw that man harassing Addy? I flipped. I kept beating him and beating him until… well…”
Raising his hands, he looks to his handcuffs.
“...you know the rest.”
“You paralyzed the man in question. Tell me, Nathaniel, are you proud of what you did?”
He leans back in the chair and lets out an elongated sigh.
“Back then? Yeah, I was. I was protecting my family.”
Pausing for a moment, he lightly scratches the side of his nose.
“Now? No. I don’t.”
“Why is that?”
Leaning forward again, he takes a deep breath.
“During my time here in the clink… I’ve learned a lot about myself. And I realise now that what I did was wrong. I used to use the excuse that I was drunk and that the guy deserved it. Truth is, there are no excuses for what I did.”
He strokes his hand through his beard.
“You wanna know what happened to me yesterday?”
“What?”
“I received a visitor. And that visitor… was the man I put in a wheelchair. He told me that he understood why I did what I did… and that he forgave me for that.”
“How did that make you feel?”
Shaking his head, he looks to the floor briefly before looking back up to the person he’s talking to.
“It made me feel like shit. I took away a man’s ability to walk. That man has a young son… and he’s not gonna be able to play catch or any kind of sport that a father should be able to play with their kid. And he can’t do that because of me.”
He leans back in the chair again.
“I can’t do this anymore…”
The scene then ends abruptly before reopening a few days later as we see Nitro entering the visiting room as we see two women sitting down waiting for him. One is very short with blonde hair with light blue highlights and dressed in a black American Murder Log T-shirt along with a pair of dark blue denim jeans and a pair of black leather high heeled boots where the other woman is much taller with blonde hair and she is dressed in a pair of black sneakers, a pair of light blue denim jeans, a black Megadeth T-shirt and a black leather jacket.
“Nate!”
The smaller woman gets to her feet and rushes over to Nitro and wraps her arms around him as he chuckles and kisses the top of her head before rubbing it a little.
“It’s good to see you again, Addy.”
Nitro glances over to the other woman with his cousin.
“And this must be your new wife, Katra?”
“Yes, it is.”
The two walk over to Katra who stands to her feet and she shares a handshake with Nitro.
“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Katra. Addy’s told me all about you.”
Katra blushes, forcing herself to maintain eye contact.
“It… good… meet… you… too.”
The blonde Swede pauses, looking to Adriana for reassurance.
“Katra’s still learning to improve her English, Nate, so you’ll have to excuse her if she doesn’t understand what you say or if she struggles to speak to you.”
“That’s fine. Please… sit.”
Nitro motions to the chairs Adriana and Katra were sitting on and all three of them sit down.
“So… how have you been?”
“Oh, you know… same old, same old… counting down the days I have left in here. What about you?”
Adriana glances over to Katra and takes hold of her hand and smiles.
“Well, you already know that… I got married to this beautiful woman. And thankfully Mom was able to be there for it.”
“I’m glad. How is she by the way?”
Adriana’s smile fades as her head now drops as droplets of water begin to fall from her face. Katra shakes her head.
“She… gone.”
Nitro leans back and lets out a deep breath upon hearing about the passing of his Aunt Chloe, she had always been good to him and during his time in prison, she had been diagnosed with cancer and Adriana and Katra ended up bringing their wedding forward to make sure she was able to attend it as her health had deteriorated.
“I see…”
After a few moments of silence, Nitro leans forward and places his hand on top of Adriana’s and Katra’s as both of them look at him.
“Aunt Chloe was a great, kind and loving woman, Addy. And I promise you I’ll be out of here soon and I’ll be with you again. We’re family… and I love you…”
Nitro then turns to Katra.
“...and that goes for you too, Katra. I know we’ve just met, but honestly? With how much Addy’s talked about you when she’s visited me before? I feel like I’ve known you for a long time and you’re my family now too.”
Katra smiles.
“Tack!”
Catching herself, she shakes her head quickly.
“Um… thank… you.”
The slip of Swedish actually forces a slight giggle from Adriana as she finally looks up and wipes the tears from her face.
“Isn’t she adorable?”
Nitro smirks and nods.
“She is. You’ve certainly found yourself a keeper with this one, Addy.”
One of the prison guards approaches the trio now as Nitro glances over to him and nods, knowing that the guards presence means their time is over.
“I have to go now.”
Adriana and Katra nod before the three of them stand to their feet and Nitro embraces his cousin.
“Not long to go now, Addy. I’ll be out of here before you know it. I love you.”
“I love you too, Nate.”
They break from their embrace and Nitro turns to Katra and he embraces her now.
“Take care of her for me, Katra.”
“I… do?”
She looks to both of them, visibly questioning if she’s used the right word.
“Close enough. I’ll be seeing you a lot more when I get out of here.”
Katra smiles and nods before she and Adriana take their leave with the smaller woman explaining to her wife what the right word was while Nitro watches them leave as the scene fades.
“Nathaniel Nitro.”
“Okay, Nathaniel. Tell us why you’re in here?”
The scene flashes to life as we see Nathaniel Nitro dressed in an orange jumpsuit, sitting in a chair in front of a table in what can only be described as an interrogation room. Nitro rests his arms on the table in front of him, showing the handcuffs around his wrists, showing that he is in prison.
“Back in 2015, I was out celebrating my birthday with my Aunt, Uncle and cousin here in New York City. Had a few drinks, things got a bit rowdy and then I saw this guy harassing my cousin, Adriana.”
He chuckles briefly.
“Anyone who knows me, knows how protective I am of my family. And when I saw that man harassing Addy? I flipped. I kept beating him and beating him until… well…”
Raising his hands, he looks to his handcuffs.
“...you know the rest.”
“You paralyzed the man in question. Tell me, Nathaniel, are you proud of what you did?”
He leans back in the chair and lets out an elongated sigh.
“Back then? Yeah, I was. I was protecting my family.”
Pausing for a moment, he lightly scratches the side of his nose.
“Now? No. I don’t.”
“Why is that?”
Leaning forward again, he takes a deep breath.
“During my time here in the clink… I’ve learned a lot about myself. And I realise now that what I did was wrong. I used to use the excuse that I was drunk and that the guy deserved it. Truth is, there are no excuses for what I did.”
He strokes his hand through his beard.
“You wanna know what happened to me yesterday?”
“What?”
“I received a visitor. And that visitor… was the man I put in a wheelchair. He told me that he understood why I did what I did… and that he forgave me for that.”
“How did that make you feel?”
Shaking his head, he looks to the floor briefly before looking back up to the person he’s talking to.
“It made me feel like shit. I took away a man’s ability to walk. That man has a young son… and he’s not gonna be able to play catch or any kind of sport that a father should be able to play with their kid. And he can’t do that because of me.”
He leans back in the chair again.
“I can’t do this anymore…”
The scene then ends abruptly before reopening a few days later as we see Nitro entering the visiting room as we see two women sitting down waiting for him. One is very short with blonde hair with light blue highlights and dressed in a black American Murder Log T-shirt along with a pair of dark blue denim jeans and a pair of black leather high heeled boots where the other woman is much taller with blonde hair and she is dressed in a pair of black sneakers, a pair of light blue denim jeans, a black Megadeth T-shirt and a black leather jacket.
“Nate!”
The smaller woman gets to her feet and rushes over to Nitro and wraps her arms around him as he chuckles and kisses the top of her head before rubbing it a little.
“It’s good to see you again, Addy.”
Nitro glances over to the other woman with his cousin.
“And this must be your new wife, Katra?”
“Yes, it is.”
The two walk over to Katra who stands to her feet and she shares a handshake with Nitro.
“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Katra. Addy’s told me all about you.”
Katra blushes, forcing herself to maintain eye contact.
“It… good… meet… you… too.”
The blonde Swede pauses, looking to Adriana for reassurance.
“Katra’s still learning to improve her English, Nate, so you’ll have to excuse her if she doesn’t understand what you say or if she struggles to speak to you.”
“That’s fine. Please… sit.”
Nitro motions to the chairs Adriana and Katra were sitting on and all three of them sit down.
“So… how have you been?”
“Oh, you know… same old, same old… counting down the days I have left in here. What about you?”
Adriana glances over to Katra and takes hold of her hand and smiles.
“Well, you already know that… I got married to this beautiful woman. And thankfully Mom was able to be there for it.”
“I’m glad. How is she by the way?”
Adriana’s smile fades as her head now drops as droplets of water begin to fall from her face. Katra shakes her head.
“She… gone.”
Nitro leans back and lets out a deep breath upon hearing about the passing of his Aunt Chloe, she had always been good to him and during his time in prison, she had been diagnosed with cancer and Adriana and Katra ended up bringing their wedding forward to make sure she was able to attend it as her health had deteriorated.
“I see…”
After a few moments of silence, Nitro leans forward and places his hand on top of Adriana’s and Katra’s as both of them look at him.
“Aunt Chloe was a great, kind and loving woman, Addy. And I promise you I’ll be out of here soon and I’ll be with you again. We’re family… and I love you…”
Nitro then turns to Katra.
“...and that goes for you too, Katra. I know we’ve just met, but honestly? With how much Addy’s talked about you when she’s visited me before? I feel like I’ve known you for a long time and you’re my family now too.”
Katra smiles.
“Tack!”
Catching herself, she shakes her head quickly.
“Um… thank… you.”
The slip of Swedish actually forces a slight giggle from Adriana as she finally looks up and wipes the tears from her face.
“Isn’t she adorable?”
Nitro smirks and nods.
“She is. You’ve certainly found yourself a keeper with this one, Addy.”
One of the prison guards approaches the trio now as Nitro glances over to him and nods, knowing that the guards presence means their time is over.
“I have to go now.”
Adriana and Katra nod before the three of them stand to their feet and Nitro embraces his cousin.
“Not long to go now, Addy. I’ll be out of here before you know it. I love you.”
“I love you too, Nate.”
They break from their embrace and Nitro turns to Katra and he embraces her now.
“Take care of her for me, Katra.”
“I… do?”
She looks to both of them, visibly questioning if she’s used the right word.
“Close enough. I’ll be seeing you a lot more when I get out of here.”
Katra smiles and nods before she and Adriana take their leave with the smaller woman explaining to her wife what the right word was while Nitro watches them leave as the scene fades.