What I Did to Get the Story

There was this girl

Sitting there

And, uh

She was--

She was crying

And I could tell

I could just tell

Who she was

I could see that, uh

That she was probably

The girlfriend of the guy
That um...

That had...

I had--

I had overheard

That there had been a, uh

A girlfriend

In the car

With him

So I…

I went up to her

And I, uh, I sort of--

She was crying really hard

And I put on my--

Oh fuck, this is--

I’ve never had to, like

Break down my--

What I’ve done in a situation like--

So she was crying

And I, you know

I’m a guy

So I put on this--

This very soft sort of tone

That I, um, I would call a, um

Well, it’s offensive, kind of

But I am--

I mean, I’m--

I just made my voice--

I mean, it wasn’t a totally different voice

But it was, uh, playing up my--

I was like--

Hi sweetie, are you okay?

You know, because that way

She wouldn’t be like--

Who’s this guy?
Why is he talking to me?

Women just have a way of responding

When you, sort of, get across that you’re--

You know

And I mean, I wasn’t lying or anything

I am, uh, but I was definitely

Uh, like I said, playing that up

To, uh, get this, uh, desired...result

And, uh, I was like--

Hey sweetie, are you okay?
Do you need to talk, sweetie?
Can you tell me what happened?

And she did

She told me the whole thing

The robbery

The car chase

The, uh--

They thought maybe she had been kidnapped

But then they figured out--

And I guess there was so much commotion

And she was clearly in shock

So they had just left her, uh--

You know, right on the side of the road there

While they dealt with him
And with, uh, everything that was--

And she told me

She told me the whole story

And, you know, I had this

First responder jacket

That I keep in my car

So that if something like this comes up

And a police officer or somebody

Looks over at me

They think I’m just--

They see me there

With my hand on this girl’s back

Comforting her

Listening to her

And they don’t think anything of it

And that’s how I got the story

So I mean, I--

I haven’t really--

I don’t talk about stuff like that

Like I said

And I never really assume

There’s, uh, that there’s--

You know, anything wrong with it, but uh…

Fuck, you know, it’s--

It’s weird talking about it

It, uh, it kind of makes me think about it

In a way, I, uh…

Um

Because I know she wouldn’t have talked to me

If she had known that I was a reporter

I don’t think--

I mean, I don’t think
I know

I know she wouldn’t have, uh--

So I created this perception that, uh

Where she could, um

I--

I, uh...

You know what?

I’m sorry, but--

I don’t really feel like talking anymore