Legacy: Age of Power by Jon Davis

Author:Jon Davis [Davis, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jon Davis
Published: 2012-03-26T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

As Eisenhawk sat down, I said, “You know, if I looked up the word ‘obsession’ in the dictionary, your face would be right there underneath the definition, wouldn't it?”

Eisenhawk raised a brow and gave me a thin-lipped smile. “Mr. Hagen, with all due respect, I am trying to do my job to best of my ability. Now, if you would just answer a few questions, I'm sure we can expedite an end to your time here.”

I shifted in my seat, doing my best to stay patient. “Mr. Eisenhawk, the FBI told me this was an interview about the attack on my hometown. And we’ve danced this dance already. I don’t know who or what attacked the town. What do you want?”

Sitting in the chair across from me, Eisenhawk ignored my outburst and my question as he put his valise down and opened it. As he rummaged through it, he said, “I am assisting the FBI and the police in this matter, Mr. Hagen. But this has more to do with information that has recently come to light in the past twenty-four hours.”

I narrowed my eyes as I said, “If this is about Alex Shaw again...sir…”

See? I can be polite. I didn't call him names. Granted, I said it with a sullen tone to my voice.

But he ignored that too. Pulling out a manila folder, he lay it down on the table, leaving it unopened. Looking at me fully now, he said, “Actually, thanks to Brian Shaw's recent revelations, I am no longer concerned about Alex Shaw. I’m quite aware of his background. As far as I’m concerned, all the questions concerning his past have been answered.”

I shook my head and sighed. “That's just wonderful. Maybe someday you can publish a book. Now, if there's nothing else—”

“Empowered,” he said, interrupting me.

I gave him a look. “What? Okay…and that means…?”

Eisenhawk said, “I was hoping you would know. It's a word, which has been bandied around in the Internet's virtual chat rooms for the past month. The blogosphere has repeatedly brought it up. And it's not about emotional or spiritual empowerment, as the terminology is normally applied. It's been on Twitter, Facebook—”

“Failbook, maybe,” I quipped, referring to the web site that featured screenshots of status updates that people found to be funny. He must have gotten the reference because for the first time since we met, he smiled.

Still, his voice was dead serious as he continued. “Are you aware of that word being used in the past few weeks by anyone, Mr. Hagen?”

Every time Eisenhawk said my name like that, I wanted to look around to see if my dad was behind me. His polite attitude was throwing me off, especially since before now, he'd been a total jackass. Smarmy, arrogant, and dismissive in response to the answers I’d given him during the hospital interview, he topped himself outside the library, with the accusations about my possibly being the mad bomber of Main Street.

Because of that moment, I wanted to give the same attitude back.

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