The Virginity Killer

Chapter 3

I awoke to an empty bed. Peter was already up, and it was ten, that was a shock. Sitting up, I felt empty. I heard Peter in the other room talking to someone on the phone.

“Dad! You’re retired, you can’t! What do you mean? So what if a case you were working on is back, that doesn’t mean you go back!” Peter growled.

            I stepped in and Peter gave a sad smile and waved me over. I walked over to him and he gave me a hug and kiss on my head. I sat down on the couch, and he grabbed a box of cereal and held it up and I nodded my head.

“Dad, you can’t. Which case?” Peter asked as he gave me food and walked out of the apartment to continue that conversation.

            This was the first time I’d been back in his apartment since that night. I was shocked I didn’t get flashbacks, but with what I’ve been through, I now have a new thing to have PTSD from.

“Are you okay?” I asked as he came back in.

“Anna, your ex, you didn’t…”

“Didn’t what?” I asked.

“Well, from what you told me that night you wouldn’t have with him…”

“Peter, just say it!” I said getting angry at his unfinished sentences.

“You’re still a virgin aren’t you?” Peter asked and I almost choked on my cereal.

“That’s none of your business! Just because I didn’t with my ex doesn’t mean I didn’t find someone else over the summer,” I defended.

“Anna, I know you’re still a virgin. Don’t ask how I know, but you are and you can’t deny it,” Peter said.

“So fucking what! You make it sound bad,” I said feeling defeated.

“I don’t mean to, don’t you remember that night and what I said? How I envied your innocence. I mean I was shocked, but I don’t mean to make you feel bad about it,” Peter apologized.

“Right, so why is my sexual life any importance to you?” I asked.

            Peter smiled for a second then shook his head.

“Say what you were going to say,” I demanded.

“I was going to say, I was curious if I was still valuable as your teacher,” Peter said.

            I laughed. I was laughing at that when months ago I would have been in fear or something.

“Don’t worry. Don’t walk on eggshells around me. You can joke about that night; I’m over it. That was funny, and I am not answering that,” I smiled.

“I already know the answer,” Peter smiled.

“Don’t get too cocky now. But seriously why is my sexual status of importance?” I asked.

“I can’t say…legally that is. Legally I can’t say anything. The only reason I know is because of my dad, do you remember me telling you about him?” Peter asked.

“Something about secrets, agents, FBI? I don’t know I just remembered I thought he was cool,” I said.

“Yeah, he is something like that. He called me; to tell me a case that went unsolved has new evidence. He was leading that case when he wasn’t retired. He, once he knew evidence surfaced, immediately accepted when his former boss told him to finish the case out,” Peter said.

“Why did he tell you?” I asked.

“Can’t say,” Peter said looking guilty.

“Peter, what’s going on?” I asked.