Who Is It? 1

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Chapter Thirty-One


Joey has several more sessions with Dr. Vaughn. Today the doctor asked Joseph, “Have you forgiven Shadow for what she did to you?”

Joseph sat there for a minute and then he said, “No, I just can’t, what she did to me shouldn’t of been done to anyone. She could of come to me and asked me about what Gunner said, but instead she decided to take matters into her own hands and handed down what she thought was a just sentence, for that I don’t think that I can ever forgive her.”

Then Dr. Vaughn said, “Is there anything that you haven’t told me that you need to?”

Joseph then said, “Yes, it was when I decided to help Shadow, I guess I kind of felt sorry for her because of the death of her brother. You see Saber was a damn good person, he always treated me with respect.

So I talked to Roland and Seto and they both agreed that I should help her, so Roland got into contact with some men he knew and that began our little journey to New York.


Dr. Vaughn then asked, “What happened then?”

Joseph then said, “There was a terrible confrontation, Gunner tried his best to make Shadow, and me look like we were the ones telling a lie, not him. I had to fight him and when he got the drop on me and I fell to the ground, he grabbed a gun and tried to kill me.

However, Shadow shot and killed him first. I never want to be that close to death ever again. Then one of the other gang members started yelling that Shadow killed their leader and that idiot tried to kill her, but Bubba, he’s one of Roland’s friends shot and kill him first.

I had seen to much death when I was in that damn gang and when I left, I never wanted to see or know that anyone else died, all in the name of keeping that gang’s name feared. Afterwards, Cobra took Shadow and they left America, he took her away from that kind of life and well Roland and the rest of us we came back to Domino.”

Dr. Vaughn then said, “How are you doing with confronting your anger?”

Joey then said, “I do write my feelings down and sometimes it helps, but once in a while I still have this hatred that I can’t suppress.”

Dr. Vaughn then said, “When that happens, just try some of these breathing exercises I’m going to give you, it might help. All you can do is try to find a way to allow that anger to flow out of your body.”

Joseph looked at the papers and he looked at the doctor, chuckled, and asked, “And how are these breathing exercises going to help me?”

Dr. Vaughn said, “Alright, I know that you think that what I’ve asked you to do is just kind of dumb, but I assure you that they will help. I once was like you, an angry young man, and one day I met this man who took me under his wing and taught me these exercises.

This man taught me everything that I hope I can teach you, now when you first begin, you sit on the floor, you cross your legs, and center yourself.”

Joseph said, “What do you mean, center myself?”

Dr. Vaughn said, “What I mean is you think of one thing in your life that you love and as you’re thinking of this one thing you breathe in and out and as you’re doing this, you’re releasing all the negative energy that is in your body.

After doing this a few times, you’ll begin to notice that your anger is slowly leaving your body, this will only happen if you really believe that what you’re doing will help, if you just sit there and don’t even try, no it won’t help, I want you to at least give it a try. When you come back for our next session, I’m going to bet that you’re feeling better.”

Joseph figured that he’d give it a try, hell if he didn’t find someway to get rid of the anger, he’d have to leave Domino and he just couldn’t leave all his friends, especially Seto, so he said, “I’ll try, I’ve come to realize that you do know what you’re talking about.”

Peter chuckled and said, “Thank you, I think. Now I want you to make another appointment, let’s say for three weeks from today, and hopefully by then you will have found a way to get rid of that anger.”

Joseph stood up and shook Peter’s hand and as he, left he made another appointment, when he left the building he found Helga was waiting for him. “Seto had some important business meeting and Roland went with him, so I guess you’re stuck with me. How about if we go get some lunch, I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry.” Just then Joseph’s stomach growled and they both laughed.

When they got home, Joey went upstairs to his room, closed and locked the door, then he got out the papers that Dr. Vaughn gave him and as he read them, he thought, “I guess I could give it a try.”

Joey looked around the room and he saw a picture of Seto, so he took it and placed it on the nightstand, sat on the floor and closed his eyes. He breathed in and out slowly as the paper said, and then he started feeling as if his body was floating. He continued focusing on the picture of Seto and before he knew it, he felt better.

As he opened his eyes the anger that he was feeling was completely gone, and in its place was a calm feeling, something that Joey hadn’t felt in a long time. “Maybe this is going to help me.” He said to himself.

That night at dinner, Joseph was calmer and he even was laughing, really laughing at something that Mokie said. Seto looked at his dad and Aunt and they both nodded their heads as if to say, he is going to be all right, just give him time.

Joey then said, “I want to tell all of you that the doctor I’ve been seeing is really helping me, in fact he has me doing some exercises that are helping me with my anger problems, I know that in time I’m going to be my old self again, I just want to say, thanks for putting up with me.”

Mokie said, “Heck, sometimes Seto is a grumpy old bear and I’ve put up with him, beside I love you like a brother and like Aunt Helga always says, families always stick together, and you’re part of this family.”

Tears filled Joey’s eyes and he said, “Thanks, it means the world to me to hear you say that, besides, Seto isn’t that grumpy, hell Bubba was worse.”

Roland laughed and said, “You can say that again.” Helga then said, “Alright if everyone is done, why don’t we have some dessert, I cooked something special, my homemade Peach Cobbler.”

Everyone said, “Alright.” Helga laughed as she got up and went and got the cobbler, got a big spoon some bowls and then she said, “Ro, go get the vanilla ice cream please, my cobbler isn’t right without some vanilla ice cream on top.”

After they were done eating, Seto, Joseph and Mokie went to the living room, Roland stayed to help Helga clean and do the dishes. She said, “Ro, he’s really going to be alright isn’t he?” He hugged her and said, “Yes, he really is.”

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Chapter Thirty-Two Coming Up..