The Normals

Stubborn

"Vera, please quit being so stubborn." Doctor Phillip Enrichvon practically begged me as I twirled a lock of short black hair between my fingers. "I need you to give me something to work with." His aging eyes pleaded.

I heaved a sigh whilst closing my eyes, I then rested my hands back on to the armrests of the chair. "Look Doctor Phill, I really do appreciate the early out pass from school, but I have nothing new to share with you." I answered, gazing back at the old man who mumbled something under his breath.

He then proceeded to scribble unknown words onto the paper that was held by his wooden clipboard. "What about your father? How are things with him?" He said, jabbing me with a powerful blow.

I paused.

Damn, he must have been desperate if he is reminding me of my current relationship status with my asshole of a father. "How are things supposed to be? He left me when I was ten. Never spoke to me or my mother again." I said perhaps a little too harshly.

My therapist nodded, slightly relived I at least showed him another emotion besides annoyance. Even if that emotion was hatred or anger.

He now knew that he had my attention after throwing me that chunk of meat.

"Have you made any new friends at school?" He asked, pushing up his glasses. "Or has anyone new talked to you?"

I scoffed, reminiscing about Al. "I believe you know the answer to the first question. And yes, someone new did speak to me. He asked me if I was a lesbian -" I stopped in mid-sentence when I recalled the boy from the parking lot. "And I also spoke to a sexy emo." I answered a little too bluntly for Doctor Phill's taste.

My therapist took a strained breath, as if he were having troubles not loosing his composition. "How did you handle the unexpected attention?" He impatiently clicked his pen.

I leaned back into the honey colored chair. My vision became unfocused as I took a deep breath of my own, preparing myself. I had a gut feeling he knew full well what I would say to him, but I guessed Phill was secretly hoping my answer would have somehow changed.

But it hadn't.

But yet for some odd reason, I didn't want to disappoint the man more that I already had.

Still, even so, I upset Phill again.

Closing my eyes, I answered. "I was kind of a bitch. Again."

There was silence.

I wasn't very surprised.

My eyes opened, only for my gaze to drift to the tall, wooden bookshelf that covered a whole wall of the room. I scanned the many different titles and colors of the bindings, but I refused to look at the old man.

I didn't want to see of hear his reaction.

But that desire was crushed when my therapist slammed his clipboard onto the table next to him. Just like he had done multiple times before.

Once again, I had managed to shatter the little hope Phill had for me.

In a way, I felt as if I were betraying my grandfather (due Phill and his resemblance), and I think that disappointed me more that it had my therapist.

The aged man before me bit his bottom lip, putting his fingertips to the brindle of his nose. "You are dismissed, Vera." He said very calmly, as if his collected appearance hadn't changed at all.

Once again, I picked at my nail polish. "Doctor Enrichvon," I hesitated, feeling a sense of regret, something a rarely felt. "I-"

"Vera, I am allowing you to go."

A twisted look of sadness crossed my face before I nodded, mainly to myself.

So, like I had done so many times before, I grabbed my violet colored book bag and swung it over my right shoulder. Then, I arose to my feet and walked out of the Doctor's office as if nothing had happened.

I entered the lobby, the smelled of cheep rose scented candles and old magazines filled my nostrils. The woman sitting at the front desk glanced at me, her hair in a tight pony-tail. Then she smiled at me, showing off her large, but sweet smile. "Have a nice evening, Vera."

I nodded to the receptionist, and walked through the exit, heading for my car with a small ache in my heart.

- - -

Happy Halloween! Just consider this chapter as a little Halloween present.

Yes, I know that it wasn't worth the wait AT ALL. But yeah, here is another chapter that I promised to release over a week ago.

Thanks for waiting and staying with me.

- S