Sanitorium (Roman Reigns Story)

Chapter 23: Secrets - Part 2

I pick up his file and suddenly I am wide awake. I turn to the back since I already know his birthday and rankings. The Criminal Offenses section. I dont know why Im so excited to find this out. Maybe because Roman was so secretive about it. Maybe because Aaron stole it just for me to look at it.

Age 19:

Burglary

Age 20:

Assault on an unarmed civilian.

Age 21:

Fraud

Arson on a federal building.

My mouth is on the ground. I cant imagine him being a criminal. I obviously did not know him as well as I thought. Initially, the burglary doesnt surprise me. He was 19. Most teenagers try to steal something from someone. It gets scary because it progressively gets worse over the years. He burned down a federal building! The fact that he isnt in prison for life scares me. That means someone let him off and that same someone has him acting crazy right now. I read some details of each offense.

{Anoa'i entered Robinson's house and proceeded to vandalize and burglarize the victim's house. Anoa'i and the victim were friends, having attended the same high school and graduated in the same year. Anoa'i was with two unidentified conspirers, having visited the victim's home several times before subsequently breaking in. Anoa'i confessed in his statement that he was looking for something that the victim had stolen from him. Upon our search through the crime scene, we found the item that Anoa'i was looking for. The victim claims he has no idea how that item got into his house. Anoa'i failed to file against the victim for theft, therefore this will not lessen his prosecution. We did, however, return the item back to Anoa'i.}

I wonder what item was so important to him that he had to break into some guys house to steal it back. Still, he didnt have to vandalize his house in order to get it. This all makes no sense to me.

{Anoa'i attacked victim with his bare hands, claiming the victim threatened to use a knife on him. Upon review of the video tapes from the surveillance cameras, we have concluded that Anoa'i was the aggressor, despite threats from the victim. The victim suffered two fractures, three sprains, two cracked ribs, and a dislocated jaw. This is Anoa'i's second offense and he will be held in custody until the investigation is over.}

That one seems pretty harmless. I mean, it seems like some guy pissed him off, not like any kind of secret thing was going on. Still, he almost killed that guy. And he was only 20. I can only imagine what he is capable of now.

{Anoa'i stole the identity of a federal agent and proceeded to live the agent's life. Stealing missions, credit cards, bankcards, writing large checks, spending luxuriously, ultimately bankrupting the agent and compromising his missions. Anoa'i is being held in a high-security, federal prison until further investigation is completed.}

Okay now I am definitely getting worried.

{Anoa'i escaped the federal prison he was being held in pending charges from a fraud case and proceeded to burn down a federal building, the same building that he worked in with his stolen identity. Two agents were killed and seven more were injured in the process. The building was not completely scorched, but has been vacated. It will be remodeled after the investigation is done. Agents have confessed that Anoa'i was not working alone. He is currently in a different maximum security prison.}

My mouth remains on the floor. Roman is a psycho! Even though it was a few years ago since this happened, he was a psycho! He went to prison and someone let this psycho out! I wanna know who did it and why.

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I wake up with the same haunting thought in my mind:

Roman is a PSYCHO.

You cant fake police reports like this! Im almost afraid to be living next to him and having to work closely with him. Maybe I should have been nicer to him, he could easily tear my head off if he gets pissed enough.

I eat my breakfast in silence, Roman's file running through my head over and over again, reminding me that he is a crazy ex-criminal who is now being forced (or maybe not being forced) to carry out criminal acts again.

After Breakfast I decide that instead of being super suspicious, I will just go with the flow and watch him, just as Aaron has been. Maybe I can get more answers acting like I care about him rather than pushing him away and hoping Aaron can dig up something else on him. I just dont know if I can bring myself to act normal around him after what I just read. He seriously scares me. There is a knock on the door and my guard opens the door.

"You got two hours. Make it count." He says.

I nod. Oh I will.

We get to the Simulation Room and Ivy is sitting in her chair, fixing her monitor when they close the door behind us. I feel a cold chill run down my spine when I feel Roman standing next to me. That criminal. I rub my arm and I jump when Roman touches me on my back.

"What's wrong? Why are you so jumpy? You're almost shivering." He asks, his voice making me shake.

I shrug his arm off. "Nothing. I'm just cold and I was kinda zoned out so when you touched me I was startled." I lie.

"Oh. Just making sure." He says.

"What, you thought I was afraid of you or something?" I ask.

"Nah. I was hoping you were fantasizing about me and I pulled you out of it and you were so embarrassed you made up that lie to cover it up." He says, sitting in the chair.

I roll my eyes playfully. "Dont flatter yourself, Stud."

He smirks. "As I recall, before all of this happened you were trying to jump my bones." He says, hooking himself up to the machine.

I walk over to him and place the needle near his finger. "All I wanted was a kiss, but you were more than willing to rip my clothes off and then tell me you didnt want me." I say, getting annoyed.

"As you can see, I had a good reason to keep you at arm's length." He retorts.

"Yeah well, this would have all been worth it if I jumped your bones first." I say, sticking the needle in his finger.

He slips into the simulation and I sigh. Glad that conversation didnt need to continue. Its kinda embarrassing since Ivy is right here. I sit next to her and watch the monitor. I glance over at Roman. Though he is a cold-hearted criminal, I cant help but be extremely attracted to him. Not because he's a "bad boy", but because he's gorgeous and smooth and built like a god. Hard not to want a man that looks like that, even with his track record. I bite my lip and Ivy looks at me.

"If you two are done flirting, we have serious work to do." She says, writing in her notepad.

I blush and look at the screen. "Sorry, but shouldnt you be happy? We're getting along. This whole process is easier if all parties are in unison." I say, trying to convince her we're not plotting against each other.

"For all I care, you two could secretly hate each other. This banter doesnt matter. As long as we get out of this hellhole, I dont care if you guys hump each other or try to take each other out, Im just trying to leave. But, ya know, good for you two. It's almost like you were meant to be together." She says.

I frown. "Why do you say that?" I ask.

"Just an inkling." She says back.

I wonder if she's right. I hope I can find something in his simulations.

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