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I told her to always choose the twins if it ever came to such conditions, but she would make sure to be there before the end of the game. My mom was honestly an angel, and I prayed God blessed her many more years and happiness.
I don’t know what she sees in that man; he is so annoying.
“That’s quite a statement,” Dr. Williams said, and I knew he had heard far, far worse. “How did it affect you?” he asked as he started scribbling on his notebook. Unexpectedly, I wasn’t so annoyed with it anymore.
“For some time, it made me feel like what I was doing wasn’t enough,” I admitted. “But then soon enough, I found something else that closed the gap of his absence.”
“What was that?”
“Filling in his shoes.” I breathed out, remembering my childhood at home. It wasn’t bad, nor was it great, either, but it felt like I only had pieces of it that made me happy. “I thought I could do a better job than he did for my mother and my sisters by being there whenever they needed him.”
“A huge responsibility for a child,” he commented, and I nodded. “And how did that play into your life?”
“It made me cold. I was convinced that nobody would ever leave me if I gave them everything they wanted from me. It wasn’t true,” I whispered as I shook my head.
“And what did you learn from that?” His questions were so simple, and yet they evoked a heavy feeling from me, and everything just always kept on tumbling out of me as if I were waiting for someone to finally listen to me.
“When I was married to my ex-wife, I got injured while playing a seasonal game and hurt my shoulder. The expected healing period was about a year; however, I was still hurt for eighteen months.” I unconsciously touched my shoulder that hadn’t ached in a while, remembering the anguish in that time of my life. “I thought I’d given her everything, but she wasn’t happy and left.”
He nodded and placed his notebook on the coffee table, spreading his legs out.
“How did you feel at that moment?” He put his hands in a prayer position and supported his chin with the tips of his fingers. How was I finding this funny?
He’s such a therapist!
“I was devastated and felt betrayed. All I could think of was how she left me at a time I needed her the most. I know that she wasn’t supposed to be responsible for me—no one should ever be responsible for their spouse in a marriage—but I thought with the time we had spent together, there would at least be room in her to help during that period. I don’t blame her for leaving, though; it seemed as if my career was long over and there would no longer be the lavish lifestyle she was used to, so she made a plan.” I shrugged, honestly impressed with her.
What a smart thing to do.
“You seem to have done a lot of thinking,” he commented as he leaned back on his chair.
Everything about him really screams his occupation. I’m aching to burst out laughing!
“It’s only natural. Someone pushed me into thinking differently, and they left as well.” I smiled, openly admitting how someone I cared about left as well.
I understood now it was because of me. I could only think of giving what I had instead of learning how to love her the way she deserved to be loved. I realize that now. That was why I wanted to get better.
I walked through the club's hallways after my therapy session. I felt good. My bag lightly hit my knees as I walked, but I was used to it. It felt good to walk through the building; the heavy feeling that would always cause me to dread the day was gone, and I only had positive thoughts about the day.
Regardless of the fact Noah seemed to hate me now, and showed it whenever it were just the two of us, I still had positive thoughts for the day.
I could feel his intense gaze on my back. I’d passed by him earlier and greeted him along with the admin guy he stood with. I suppose Naomi told him all about us—who wouldn’t hate the guy who hated his daughter?
I hated both John and Eric when they came by at first, but I gave them time. Get where I’m going with it? Time.
“Ooh, someone looks happy.” Leo smirked as he ate his apple, leaning against the wall.
“It’s a good day to be alive, Leo. It’s warm outside,” I said, and he chuckled dryly as he pushed himself off the wall to walk beside me.
“Therapy must’ve gone well?”
“Doesn’t it always?” I looked at him, and he had a boyish grin pulled on his face. What was he so happy about? “Hello, everybody,” I greeted as I opened my locker in the changing room.
“Hey, star pitcher,” Jeff greeted me as he smacked my back. His locker was right next to mine.
“Hey, perfume boy.” I chuckled when he clicked his tongue, flipping off everyone that laughed at him.
“It’s cologne, and you’re just jealous they chose me.” He stuck his tongue out, and I smiled as I unbuttoned my shirt.
