"You're not getting to the point," I remark, quickly growing more suspicious by the minute. He's hiding something, and while there's a chance that he knows what he's doing in making that choice, I don't make a habit of trusting people I've only just met. I don't have that luxury.

I've been duped plenty of times before, and every time I come away knowing that it's better to be too suspicious than not enough.

"He found a way to cheat? Lay old demons to bed? What exactly does that mean?"