"So my name is Dr.Xavier and I'll be your counselor until you graduate. Our sessions will be 1 hour, every Thursday for the rest of the year. I'll be recording our ses-
"Why do you have to record me?"
"Just to keep track of your process. It's better to have it on video than to write everything down."
"Ok."
"Alright lets start with your name, today's date, and your age."
"My name is Olivia Stradford. Today is October 31st 2019 and I'm 17 years old."
"Alright now where do you think your anger stemmed from?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know?"
"That's what I just said.... I don't know."
"You are aware of what you did to that girl in that f-
"YES I KNOW WHAT THE HELL I DID TO THAT DUMB ASS GIRL. I stand up for myself against a bully and everybody want to show sympathy for her. WHAT ABOUT ME? HUH? Nobody wanna check up on me."
"Olivia, I'm just trying to understand you."
"Well I don't need you to understand me. Everybody only care about themselves; they don't care about me", I say getting my purse and walking towards the door.
"Oliv-
"Don't Olivia me. Nobody will ever understand me; matter fact nobody ever even took the time out to understand me; not even my own momma, so miss me with that bullshit."
I walk out of her office and slam the door behind me. I, then walk out of the building and get into my car. I unlock my phone and go to my messages.
Momma❤️
I'm not at counseling.
Please don't call me... I just need time
by myself.
I lock my phone and start my car. I honestly don't even know where I'm going; I'm just following where ever my mind takes me.
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Seyven
"For the last time I'm not going to that", I tell Sehkani as I roll up my blunt.
"Momma wants us to go, so why can't you just man up and go?"
"Nigga ion do counseling and Ion need it either."
"This ain't about you. This is about momma. You know the anniversary coming up."
"All the more reason why we shouldn't go to counseling. It's just goin hurt her more."
"Whatever. Ever since that whole thing happened with you and that bitch, you been acting funny."
"Fuck out my face with that shit. Ain't nobody thinking about her."
"Yeah ight. If you liked her so much, you shouldn't have used her."
