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around his neck. I must say he’s always clean.” Mr. Fullalove how are you today? “Oh um fine Doc I’m staying out of trouble I didn’t kick no asses this week. You’ll be proud of me Doc my little 16 year old niece called me and told me her 19 year old boyfriend slapped her so I tells her to give me his punk ass number. I calls the young brother up I played the psyche game on him Doc.” Ok what did you say to him? “I gave him a choice I said which one would you prefer, you slap her again I just “whup” your ass in a private one on one session or I spend the rest of my life in jail for a double murder cause if I whup yo ass I gotta kill that punk ass Father of yours cause I know you get that shit from him. He said he don’t want either one of those choices and he promised to keep his hands to himself cause everybody knows not mess with them Fullalove girls. I understand I apologize.” “Uh….. wellll?..” “You know Doc If I hadn’t been seeing you I probably would have handed that young punk sum pain. Then my niece would have been mad at me you know I thought about all lat you dig.” “I must say that is an improvement Mr. Fullalove, we need to work on a more refined approach. But never the less you avoided physical confrontation and that’s a good thing. Ok Mr. Fullalove let’s get back to where we left off last week. I got it all in my notes, let see if you can remember. “Yeah I remember I was at the grocery store and I got 2 dollars from savin this girl from Ming the German Sheppard. Then I went on to save a few birds in distress.” “Ok was there any other incidents involving people?” “Yeah but Doc I was thinkin all last week I know I need to tell you a lot of stuff in my past that might not be too cool cuz some of it was REAL bad, I’m mean will I get into any kinda trouble for it ? That’s what I’m trying to say.” “Under Illinois Law client Privilege will keep anything you tell me strictly between you and I. In fact those papers you signed before which most people don’t read say you have to write a letter relinquishing those privileges.” “Oh! For real! Damn, so you kinda like a priest at confession.” “Yeah you might compare it that way; I’m not a part of law enforcement.” But if you are planning a crime then I must inform the authorities.” “Well you know that girl that I saved from the dog she kinda got attached to me, it seemed that dog scared her so bad she would always wait on her porch until she see me coming and walk with me to the bus stop. So I guess she made me her personal body guard. It made me feel good cause everybody thought she was my girlfriend cause she was pretty, but we didn’t see it that way we was just good friends. Did homework together my mom would take her along whenever we would go to the movies. We hung out together along with other kids in the hood. She would tell me about things that was goin on in her life and stuff, she was living with her aunt and I think the next school year I remember clearly it was our first week in school she would normally wait until I got close to her porch before she would come down the stairs but this time she ran down the street to me. She looked frightened she was saying in a low voice “is anybody looking out of the window of my house?” “ I looked up and I saw the blinds move slightly in a low voice I said “yeah I just saw the blinds move a little I think someone’s peeking” “She all of sudden changed her whole face she started laughing and smiling and skipping asking me did I see our favorite show called “Flip Wilson Show” last night. I was totally trippin I was looking at her with a puzzled eye. Then just when we got around the corner she said I had to pretend like everything was cool until we got out of sight. Let me tell you what happen to me this morning! Her face turned stone cold while she was talking. My Aunt got this new job this week at K-Mart out in Maywood so she has to get up and leave early like 5:30 but she got me this alarm clock so I won’t sleep late. It normally goes off at 7am. Anyway you know she got this guy named Mr. Earl who rents a room in the back. Anyway, as she tells me her story she’s kinda walking backwards with her eyes wide open I never seent her so intense, she says she felt someone nudge her in the back, saying “wake up little princess time for school” I finally realized it was Earl I still had my back to him I said ok I’m getting up, he said turn around so I can see that your awake I don’t want you to fall back to sleep. I turned around all I saw was this dude standing over me BUTT NAKED!! I said NO!! Now my eyes was wide open now, my hand to my face, she said his dick was sticking out hard and it was crooked and ugly. I said what happened? I was mad now we both just stopped walking for a second, that fool saw the terror on my face and just squinted his eyes and said whenever you ready for your lesson you know where to find me. He told her if you tell your Aunt she aint gon believe you. I just looked down and said you think your Aunt will believe you? Man O man I can’t believe that punk showed up in your bedroom like that. We heard the sound of the air brakes hissing our bus pulled up, and we said we would talk later. I felt in my heart the first time like I wanted to kill that Mutha Fucka I mean I was only 12 but I felt my friend was in deep trouble, I knew he was gon try something sooner or later.” It was at this moment in the session I realized what was going on I said “Mr. Fullalove I need to step out for just a moment.” “Ok Doc.” I stepped out of the room and walked towards the window I’m glad Lisa my secretary was on the phone as I looked out my window I could see Grant park and the magnificent Lake Michigan with the powerful midday sun shining down on it slightly rippling waves, I thought to myself, I’ve been doing this for 7 years now this is a first, two clients linked together. This just maybe the same Earl character in the Sandra Sheridan sessions. I’ve got to be coy in my line of questions now. I took a deep breath and exhaled deeply. Lets go to work, I walked back past Lisa still on the phone sounds like she in a lovers spat from what I heard, “when are you going to find time for me” is all I need to hear to figure that one out. I came back in the room “sorry about that Mr. Fullalove.” “Wow that was some situation you found yourself in so young, having a close friend confide in you a serious matter. Unfortunately we have about five minutes and I know the rest of this story will take at least another full session at least.” “Well let me just leave you with this Doc. I did convince her to at least tell her Auntie She didn’t tell her until two days later, and like Earl said she didn’t believe her because she said Earl took her to work that morning because she missed her bus and went to work himself. I guess she didn’t know he stopped back at her house on the way. She loved Earl’s dirty draws, that was her partner in crime and she went on and on about how Earl always gives her big Birthday and Christmas Presents and blasted her for making up the story saying she was just jealous that she spent so much time with Earl and threatened to send her to a foster home if she kept lying.” “Wow that was certainly a blow to her confidence now she feels unprotected and even more dependent on you for protection.” “Yeah but somehow I didn’t mind cuz I felt she was all alone her mother had been murdered in a robbery and at least I had a Mother and my Father came around to see me every now and then.” So did you have any more feelings about doing harm to this guy Earl?” “Well yeah Doc cuz he…” just then Lisa interrupted. “Ms Robinson is waiting its past 2.” “Save that for next session you’ve opened up very well I think we will make good progress.” “Ok Doc time sho do fly dont it?”
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Its Christmas week Michigan Ave is packed with shoppers I should have taken the train this week but I’m in no hurry. The Water Tower is so close but with this traffic it seems so far away. I can’t get this Sylvester Fullalove and Sandra Sheridan thing out of my head, this feels like some type of strange story about to unfold here. This should be interesting.
After an hour and a half trip I parked my car and make it to the elevator, tired from fighting with Christmas traffic. This elevator in this building is so damn slow especially when your tired, I can’t wait to get in that shower I need some serious relaxation this evening. I turn my key and enter into my own personal oasis; I need some nice soothing Jazz let me put on my chill zone cassette tape, with some Miles Davis, Lonnie Liston Smith and Freddie Hubbard. I made this just for these moments. I click on my Marantz amp and insert my tape and hit the rewind button, it’s on now baby, time for Doc to chill. I turned that shower head to pulsate oh! Yeah! that feels so good, I usually don’t take long showers but I believe that one lasted at least 15 minutes or so.
As I turned the shower off I heard ole Freddie Hubbard blowing that flugelhorn ever so sweetly. Wait, I think I hear somebody knocking at the door. Who the hell could this be? I grabbed my blue terrycloth robe and peek thru the peephole, oh its chick from down the hall damn I still can’t remember her name. I opened the door with an aura of steam around my head. “Dr Howard I see I may have caught you at the wrong time,