He was stretched out on the sofa, when i walked in.
This was a sign that he was beginning to open up, he felt comfortable now.
I crossed my fingers, and hoped it would be this way the whole session
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' So are we more open to discussion today?'
'I guess.'
'Thank God.'
'So let us begin, tell me Clark, what do you consciously remember yourself doing that day?'
'Don't you already know what I did?"
"Yes I do, but I want to hear it from your perspective."
'Its really a blur, I was just really stressed out'
'Stressed out ? From what?'
' Personal issues.'
"Clark, we are not going to be making any progress if you don't open up to me. You need to explain in detail every single emotion you felt, all that was going through your mind..... Trust me the last thing I would do is judge you, what personal issues are these?"
* Takes in a deep breath *
"Well I had taken out a couple of loans, and it wasn't in the most honest way. The loan sharks were after me, but there were so many things I had to cater to."
"Why did you need so much money?"
"Umm.. I don't really wanna talk about it"
"I know men don't wanna talk about money problems but come on, I'm here to listen, not judge."
---- Silence-----
'Annnddd we are back to square one.'
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Short Story'Did your mother do this often? ' 'Did she destroy the things you cared about?' 'Did she hurt you Clark?' 'No.. it wasn't like that, she was just scared you know..' 'She didn't understand what she was doing.' 'Clark.' 'Yeah.' 'You haven't answered t...
