> He hesitates for a moment before he begins to speak.
"My neighbors asked me to start watching their eight year-old son while they were both away at work. At first, there was nothing wrong; he was a good kid, and I took care of him like any babysitter should have. The second week, however, I began to... watch him more carefully. I didn't realize it at first, i just thought that it was a normal thing. I couldn't keep my eyes off of him because I was worried about his safety. I would obsess over him because I cared. There was nothing odd about it. I began noticing that there was an actual... problem when I started having multiple dreams of us together."
> You nod, signalling that you are paying attention.
"I was scared, as I knew this wasn't okay, and I wanted to put an end to it, for his safety. I found multiple sources saying that these feelings I had were caused by a mental illness. So, I told his parents I couldn't watch him anymore and quickly found a therapist to help me fix my affliction. When I told him about my... situation, he thought I was hiding something from him. I swore that I never touched the child inappropriately. He reassured me, saying that he believed I was telling the truth, but he ordered a search of my house behind my back. The police found briefs that belonged to the boy in my house, as I was... stowing them away. His parents were informed of the situation, and a criminal case was made against me. The boy, he defended me, telling his parents that I never did what they were saying I did, and that I never once made him unhappy or uncomfortable. The therapist said that I had simply groomed him to say that. I was found guilty. But the weird thing... is that during the trial, I almost started to believe I touched him."