hard life

part 17

i walk in and sit on the couch mike gets on the couch and he lays his head on my lap sam sits. 

sam: so max i have your medication and ill give that to you before you leave. 

max: ok. 

sam: so last time you menchioned that steve? 

max: yea. 

sam: are you ready to talk about it? 

i shake my head and pet mike. 

sam: ok what most recent dreams have you had? 

max: when i was taken hostige. 

sam: and when was that? 

max: 3 years before i got back. 

sam: and whtat happend there. 

max: they made us fight to the death. 

sam: who is us? 

max: friends partners matt he uh hes dead because of me. 

sam: matt who is he to you or who was he to you. 

max: he was my friend

sam: ok so your hurt that hes dead because of you? 

max: yea

sam: so talk about you being stuck there what was it like? 

max: i wasn't scared to lose my life fighting but i was scared being there some of the guys i fought they uh they were huge. 

sam: what were you scared of? 

max: losing my life. 

sam: i thought you wern't scared off losing your life. 

max: i wasn't when i was doing good but being there and fighting was just putting on a show for the sick basterds. 

sam: what makes you call them "sick basterds" 

max: t-they uh they raped us. 

she looks at me in shock. 

sam: uh ok we can move on to something else. 

i nod we spend the next 2 hours talking i was in tears by the end and mike was licking my face. 

sam: you did good today you seemed like you really needed to open up about alot of that. 

i nod and bring my head closer to mike he barks and licks my face i pet him. 

sam: do you think that you'll want to talk about steve next session?  

kat: i think so. 

sam: ok ill see you in two weeks max here are you ptds meds take one a day in the morning starting tomorrow. 

max: o-ok. 

i get up mike get up and jumps up her pushes him self aginst me. 

max: d-down boy. 

he gets back on all 4s and i grab his leash. 

sam: have a great day max. 

max: bye. 

i walk out eli and kate stand up she runs to me. 

kate: yay mommy. 

she puts her arms up i pick her up and hold her on my side. 

kate: mommy your crying. 

max: it ok honey dont worry. 

Big time jump*  its been 20 years me and eli got married and kate is all grown up shes off at collage and the ptsd isnt as bad but its still a problem.  the war ended and we lost commander it was a rough two weeks that month.  me and eli have a 3 years old girl and boy and a 13 year old girl.  tory and brandon got there own houses and its awsome sam and robby got married and so did tory and miguel.  the door the beed room opens tory walks. 

tory: get up. 

max: im up chill. 

i sit up. 

tory: you shouldn't open this in front of the kids. 

she tosses a present to me i laugh and open it.  a box of condoms. 

tory: use them.  i swear you dont know anything about them

max: ok ok

we laugh and walk out. 

eli: good morning sweatheart. 

he kisses me. 

max: morining. 

eli: i made you coffee. 

he hand me the cup we sit and i set mine on the table

mark: pwesents. 

eli: not yet buddy we got to wait on aunt sam and uncle robby. 

the door opens. 

sarah: pwesents. 

sam and robby laugh as they walk in. 

kim: mom can we open them now? 

max: yes go ahead. 

we all open our presents robby and eli are throwing balls of wrap at each other this is amazing the famly i never had turns to the best family. 

the end