Bed Partners

Stirring

Qing's Tape 1, Side A

Dra.Yen: What is your name?

Qing: (sounding young) Wang Qing.

Dra.Yen: And how old are you, Wang Qing?

Qing: Fifteen. Is this an investigation? Did my GrandMa got you to interrogate me?

Dra.Yen: (amusement on her tone) Do you go to school?

Qing: (sighing) I see. You are the only one allowed to ask questions. This IS an investigation.

Dra.Yen: Do you go to school?

Qing: (flat tone) Yes.

Dra.Yen: Do have anything to say to me? Anything you want to ask?

Qing: What is a psychopath?

Dra.Yen: Do you think you are a psychopath?

Qing: Are you qualified to brand me as a psychopath?

Dra.Yen: I am not here to brand or judge you.

Qing: Then why are you here?

Dra.Yen: I like listening to stories. Good stories. And I think you have a story to tell, Qing. So, do you think you are a psychopath?

Qing: You have a one track mind.

Dra.Yen: Or not easily distracted. You are a distracting boy, Qing. Good looking, eloquent speaker, good mannered. You can easily divert people's attention.

Qing: Nothing interest me.

Dra.Yen: And that's what I mean. Now, you divert my attention again...

Qing: I don't find anything interesting. Things are boring. People are boring. Why am I like this?

Dra.Yen: What interest you?

Qing: (sighing) I just told you that I don't find anything interesting.

Dra.Yen: You said things and people don't interest you. How about Qing? Does Qing interest you?

Silence.

Qing: Nice one. And yes, I am interested about myself. Who I am. What I am. All my interest revolve around myself. Am I narcissistic?

Dra.Yen: Probably. How about worry? What is your worry Qing?

Qing: You are very distractable.

Dra.Yen: (laughing softly) Are you interested in me?

Qing: No. And that is why I think you cannot help me.

Dra.Yen: I can't help you? Or you won't help yourself? Is it comfortable, to find people and things boring so you won't care for them?

Qing: What do you...

Dra.Yen: I think it's not that you don't find things and other people interesting. It's because you don't want to care for them so you dismissed them. Am I right?

Qing: No, I don't think it's like thar at all. I want to care for people, I just find it hard to feel anything for them.

Dra.Yen: I see. Then let me ask you this, what are you afraid of Wang Qing?

Silence again.

Qing: I am not afraid of anything.

Dra.Yen: Are you lying to me?

Qing: (sighing) You said you are a good listener. Are you sure about that?

Dra.Yen: (surprised tone) Oh you mean you are afraid that you are not afraid of anything?