The Interrogation

He asked the question directly, forcefully.

   "Are you now or have you ever been...a         hypocrite?"

His eyes flitted about the small room before he forced himself to stare intently at his questioner and reply just as directly, just as forcefully, as he had been asked.  

   "Yes, yes I am now, yes I have been, and       yes, I probably will be again in the         future."

Eyes locked on eyes for seconds that seemed to stretch into minutes. Then he turned away from the mirror and walked out of the bathroom...back into the living room where the young woman was waiting patiently to continue the "discussion."