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walk in and sit in her moderately comfortable chair and listen to her ramble until when the bell chimes.  At least that’s how the first ten minutes slugged by.  It wasn’t until she asked me about my latest updates about returning to work that I actually felt she was more beneficial to me than an excuse to get out of the house.
                  Dr. Karen Sharper was forced upon me by the department as they do with all of their job- related incidents that result in gun- involved casualties.  Fitzgerald told me my case was on the severe end since I had taken this case so personally and it began to affect my work production. 
                  “What has Captain Fitzgerald told you?” she asked me even though I knew Dr. Sharper knew the whole run down of my conversation with Fitzgerald.  I tried to read her expression to see just how much she already knew but I was smart enough to see through her game but I played along.  What else did I have to do?
                  “You know damn well what he said because it’s probably you that told him to say it.”
                  “I don’t think that’s very fair.  I will tell you that I’ve spoken to Captain Fitzgerald a few times since we’ve begun our sessions, predominately to provide him with a brief update on your progress and it was he who approached me with the idea,” Sharper said.
                  I knew she just wanted to hear my own interpretation of what transpired from the meeting so I gave in.
                  “He said he and the chief think I’m not completely suitable to return to my beat so they suggested that I create my own private investigation business.  Fitz said they’d throw me a few simple cases to get started and I’d have their full support when needed.”
                  “How did you react to that?” she asked. 
                  How do you think I reacted, bitch?
                  “I was not happy about it.  Frankly, I was surprised that I wouldn’t be allowed to return to work,” I said. 
                  Did you have anything to do with it?
                  “This is because you wouldn’t sign my release form and let me go back to work, isn’t it?” I added.  I was steaming.
                  “What about that surprised you?”  She scribbled something on her pad and clearly ignored my last question.  But I could tell it got to her.
                  “What do you mean?  Everything surprised me.  Really knocked me on my ass,” I replied.  I enjoyed cursing in front of Dr. Sharper because she hated it.  It made me feel good.  I continued, “I don’t know what surprised me more, the fact that I wasn’t returning to the department or the fact that I have to build my own business from scratch.” 
    Or the fact that you’re a spiteful bitch and are doing this to me on purpose.
    “Have you been continuing with your journal writing?” she asked.
    “Sort of,” I said.  Sharper sat and stared at me, expecting me to elaborate.  So I continued, “It started out as a scribble pad for just words and phrases but then I sort of got into it and managed to get my whole story on paper.”  I sat back.
    “Well, that’s great.  How did it make you feel to reveal the story, even if it was only to yourself on a piece of paper?” she asked.
    I started to return a smart quip but quickly hesitated because it was actually an interesting question.  A question that I really wasn’t sure how to answer.  I shrugged and said that I didn’t know.  Sharper waited for more but I didn’t want to give her anything.  I felt like we were having a staring contest because her eyes were burning holes through my face.
    “I’m not sure, really,” I finally said, giving in once again.  “I felt my anxiety sky rocket and I was really light- headed when I got to the part about Jake