Playing God

If You Only Knew

2 weeks go by....

Mendez and Bellow are still assigned to watch for suspicious activity around Bailridge High School. Mendez and Bellow are sitting in the squad car drinking coffee. 

"Lt. Mils is making us watch the same thing everyday and nothing has happened" Bellow says in frustration. 

"relax pretty boy, we'll get them soon" Mendez replied as he picks up his cup of coffee.

"Times have changed, these won't do suspicious things when there is a squad car here" Bellow replies. 

Mendez shakes his head. He is about to reply when he notices something. A kid looking around and holding something in his hand. Mendez watches as the kid takes a little pill out of his had and pops it into his mouth. The kid then pulls out a water bottle and drinks the water. 

"Look..." Mendez says as he unbuckles his seat belt. 

"what?" Bellow asks.

Mendez points to the boy who is still drinking his water.

"That boy just popped a pill in his mouth" Mendez says.

Mendez gets out of the car and walks towards the boy. Bellow unbuckles his seat belt and get out to follow him. Bellow stays behind Mendez. The boy notices the police officers and put his water bottle on the ground. 

"HEY!" Mendez shouts. 

The boy stands up. He stares at Mendez with fear. 

"What did you just pop into your mouth?" Mendez asked the boy.

"m-m-me?" the boy stutters.

Mendez steps closer to the boy.

"WHAT DID YOU SWALLOW?! I WONT ASK AGAIN" Mendez shouts grabbing the boys arm. 

The boy tries to yank his arm away from Mendez but he is tackled to the ground. He scrapes his head on a rock. The boy begins to bleed. 

"Holy shit! MENDEZ STOP!" Bellow shouts.

"SHUT UP! Search his pockets!" Mendez demands. 

Bellow rushes over to the boy. He gets on his knee and goes through the boys pockets. He pulls out a medicine bottle. 

"Lotronex..says it belongs to a Joshua Perry" Bellow says as he looks at the bottle label

Mendez looks at the boy. The boy is moans in pain. Bellow goes into the boys pocket again. He finds a wallet. He pulls out the boys school ID.

"Mendez....this boy is Joshua Perry" Bellow mutters.

Mendez gets up and dusts himself off. The boys back away from the officers before he stands up. The boys eyes well up with tears and he runs away. Mendez clenches his jaw and walks back to the car. Bellow looks at Mendez walk away. He follows behind. Mendez gets in the car and sits there. Bellow gets into the car as well. They both sit in silence. Mendez drinks his coffee and then starts the car. They drive back to the station in silence. The station seemed farther than usual. Bellow stared out the window thinking about what they did to the boy. He felt nothing but guilt. The guilt began to make Bellow's stomach ill. It put Bellow into a daze. 

"Bellow!" Mendez called.

Bellow snapped out of it.

"We're back at the station pretty boy" Mendez says as he gets out the car.

Bellow rushes into the station and go straight into the men's locker room. He walks up to the nearest garbage and begins to vomit. Mendez walks in to see Bellow vomiting. 

"what's wrong pretty boy, you pregnant?" Mendez laughs throwing his hat on the bench. 

Bellow walks over to Mendez slowly. They are eyes to eye before Bellow pushes Mendez against the locker room lockers.

"I'm tired of your shit Mendez" Bellow says pinning Mendez against the wall. 

Mendez pushes Bellow away from him.

"what is your problem?!" Mendez says

 Bellow kicks the vomit filled garbage can. 

"You handled that kid like he committed a crime!" Bellow shouts.

"I thought the kid was on drugs!!!" Mendez yells.

"You didn't ask him! You're just all muscle and no fucking brains Mendez" Bellow shouts.

Mendez tackles Bellow to the ground and attempts to punch him. Bellow pushes Mendez's face away and manages to break free. Bellow lunges at Mendez and slams him into a bunch of lockers. Officers begin pouring to tear up the fight. Bellow is pulled out of the locker room and into an interrogation room. Mendez is pulled into another. Lt. Mils walks into the room where Bellow is and see him staring at the floor. Mils slams his hand on the desk.

"Are you going to explain to me what happened?" Mils sternly ask.

"While on patrol, Mendez tacked a young kid to the ground and accused the kid of taking drugs" Bellow mumbles trying to hold back his anger.

"And? was the kid on drugs" Mils asks.

"He was taking medication that was prescribed to him. But Mendez never gave him a chance to explain." Bellow explains. 

Mils lets out a sigh.

"Mendez made a mistake. He is entitled to do so." Mils explains.

"No disrespect Lt. Mils but I believe Mendez has a problem with anger" Bellow says.

Mils presses his lips together and closes his eyes. 

"If you only knew"