Shay stapled her hands together while overlooking the beach. She could see Desmond's van. She knew him from the party and knew he was a therapist. Vito would have gotten her a better therapist, the most expensive if she'd asked him. But she hadn't. She didn't want to be known as that kid. In a way, Shay thought, this wasn't a patient going to visit a professional, it was a child going to visit their friend.
Eroshay hadn't told the Moth man she planned on stopping by ever. A big part of her thought she never would, having spent the past few days pacing the confines of her room. She breathed out, playing with her fluffy scarf as she skidded down the small sandhill and jogged to his van. It wasn't snowing down here, but it was cold, and the moisture in the air from the ocean wasn't helping matters.
She beat several times on his door with her knuckles, a sharp, panicked sound that left her anxiety pushing its limits. Shay stepped back, ready to bolt if he took even a second too long, hoping he wasn't with a client or worse, a lover of some sort. The girl looked at her feet.
Eroshay would have been remiss to admit it, but she was small, and things were hard. She wanted so badly to be strong, impenetrable for her family, herself, her friends, and the people she needed to guide. But she couldn't. Was that something to do with being human? If she even was human behind it all.
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Desmond was not prepared for pop up visits, hell he is never prepared for those. Just a few moments before Shay began knocking on the door he was in mid process of preparing to hotbox his way to heaven. He had everything ready including the good feeling chill music and a bowl of cookies. Then just as he was about to light his blunt there was the knocking.
He jumped and had a slight panic as tried to get up and go to the door. It wasn't helping that it was hard for him to move around as a result of wearing multiple jackets and just looked like a big ball. Then somehow he managed to trip and his face ended up smacking against the slightly tinted windows with a noticeable loud thud. Groaning, he pulled back those tiny curtain for his windows and saw Eroshay standing outside the door and just began to laugh and just had a ridiculous grin on his face. "CHILD YOU ARE HERE!"
And a few moments later the door was opened and he would give Shay a proper greating as he let her in. Well being one of those nice 1960's Volkswagen campmobile he actually lived in a okay and very clean place if you count living in a Van okay. Once she was in the van he closed the door and wobbled around the slightly cramped space "So Shay, welcome to my home! Want a little tour?" he was just truly amusing himself with such a ridiculous question.
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He jumped and had a slight panic as tried to get up and go to the door. It wasn't helping that it was hard for him to move around as a result of wearing multiple jackets and just looked like a big ball. Then somehow he managed to trip and his face ended up smacking against the slightly tinted windows with a noticeable loud thud. Groaning, he pulled back those tiny curtain for his windows and saw Eroshay standing outside the door and just began to laugh and just had a ridiculous grin on his face. "CHILD YOU ARE HERE!"
And a few moments later the door was opened and he would give Shay a proper greating as he let her in. Well being one of those nice 1960's Volkswagen campmobile he actually lived in a okay and very clean place if you count living in a Van okay. Once she was in the van he closed the door and wobbled around the slightly cramped space "So Shay, welcome to my home! Want a little tour?" he was just truly amusing himself with such a ridiculous question.
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The thumb had Shay jolt. She looked at the window, saw Desmond's face pressed against it, and made a face caught between a sneer and a laugh. She had somehow forgotten what an absolute loon this man was. Somehow. May God have mercy on her soul.
Once inside, Shay peered around to get a feel for the place. She hugged herself, as if for fear of touching anything and settled her intense stare on Desmond. Several times, she opened her mouth in preparation to tell him something and each she shut it with a frustrated flash in her eye.
Shay toured the camper herself, keeping her back to him and being careful not to touch a damn thing. When she wasn't looking at him, it was easier to talk. "Not really here for a personal visit, Desmond. How much does it cost for your services?"
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Desmond just let Shay do whatever it was she was doing. He had no idea of why she was here or what she was trying to say. So yeah it was just a moment of awkward silence for a bit.
He took a seat on one of the mini couches and just waited for her to say what she was here for. He could have quipped in and said something himself but he learned it was best not to interrupt a person's train of thought! He took notice of her not wanting to touch anything which made him chuckle. "Shay the place is clean. Well except for that box of weed..." He gestured to a box which had weed legit growing from out of it. "Just relax kid!"
Then she finally said why she was here! A large grin grew on his face as he simply replied "On the house!" Is it time for juicy dark secrets?! Maybe. He was getting excited but that was hidden under his chill demeanor. "So what's bothering so much that you needed to pop up here hm?"
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He took a seat on one of the mini couches and just waited for her to say what she was here for. He could have quipped in and said something himself but he learned it was best not to interrupt a person's train of thought! He took notice of her not wanting to touch anything which made him chuckle. "Shay the place is clean. Well except for that box of weed..." He gestured to a box which had weed legit growing from out of it. "Just relax kid!"
Then she finally said why she was here! A large grin grew on his face as he simply replied "On the house!" Is it time for juicy dark secrets?! Maybe. He was getting excited but that was hidden under his chill demeanor. "So what's bothering so much that you needed to pop up here hm?"
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Shay looked over her shoulder at Desmond and shook her head. "I don't think it's dirty," she corrected but didn't bother to explain why she hadn't touched his things. Once settled in, Shay moved and sat across from Desmond.
Shay couldn't help the suspicious look she shot his way when he told her the session was on the house. Too good to be true usually was. He was some back fucking alley therapist and man, did Desmond really want to be shady about it. Didn't he?
"Hold the fuck up, Desy," she huffed. "On the house? What, you plan on using this against me or something? Do you have a certificate I can see? Some degree?"
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It seemed like Desmond wasn't going to get to know why all the caution was with touching things at the moment. He wasn't going to pester her about it since there was more important matters at hand!
He was still grinning as he watched her reaction. "Yes. This is technically your first session here which I don't charge for. If this freebie isn't good enough for you then sure pay me when we are done." He slouched back in his seat for a few seconds as shook his head. "Using this against you? Give me reasons on why would I do that hmm?"
As he said that he got up and go search for his certificate and pulling it out some compartment. He then handed the nicely framed certificate over to shay. "Good enough for you?"
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He was still grinning as he watched her reaction. "Yes. This is technically your first session here which I don't charge for. If this freebie isn't good enough for you then sure pay me when we are done." He slouched back in his seat for a few seconds as shook his head. "Using this against you? Give me reasons on why would I do that hmm?"
As he said that he got up and go search for his certificate and pulling it out some compartment. He then handed the nicely framed certificate over to shay. "Good enough for you?"
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"I don't know. Why would anyone use anything against anyone? Leverage. Money. Assholery." Shay waited until Desmond had given her his certificate before she stopped talking and inspected it for any inconsistencies. Finding none, the girl nodded and handed it back to him.
"Yeah, this is good enough."
Awkwardly, Shay peered around again and tried to relax on her seat. Look casual, she thought, talk freely. "So... where do I start? Do I talk about school or family or what? I mean, how do these things usually go?"
Shay had been to therapy before, but they had all been state ordered orphanage things, which were a far cry from appointments like these.
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When Shay brought up the reasons of why he would use this against her, he let out a laugh. "If I did that I wouldn't be a poor homeless bum right now."See, I'm official. Don't doubt me." He let her take however long she wanted with his certificate to inspect. Once he got it back fron Shay, Desmond would then quickly put it back fron where he got it from.
Desmond got comfy in his seat, pulled out a blanket and wrapped himself in. It was cold after all! "Start wherever you want." He tilted his head a bit and eyed her. "Well most people start from the beginning...some just go straight to the problem. So start from where it's most comfortable for you and easier for me to understand."
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Desmond got comfy in his seat, pulled out a blanket and wrapped himself in. It was cold after all! "Start wherever you want." He tilted his head a bit and eyed her. "Well most people start from the beginning...some just go straight to the problem. So start from where it's most comfortable for you and easier for me to understand."
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Shay's hands were shaking. She breathed out, watched him, humor gone. If she told Desmond anything, he couldn't repeat it. That was the law, right? It didn't matter what she said here because what did Desmond care? He didn't know her. He likely didn't care about her. He'd get nothing from blackmailing her.
"I'm thinking of leaving the island. You know, like for good. Just... go to school in Barcelona, stay there for college and not come back. Maybe then... --" She trailed off, went into a daze as she thought about things. When she snapped back to attention, Shay said, "I guess I just wanted to tell one person. I guess it won't really matter. People wouldn't notice much, beyond curiosity. They'd get over it quick. Then people could move on with their lives and I could stop fucking everything up."
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"Leaving the island?" he repeated under his breath and squinted. "Huh. So that's it?" He expected there was more too it. There was always reasons for people doing things afterall! "One question...okay maybe a few. Why Barcelona?! Why not um..." He paused and had to think of places. "PANAMA?!" It was a ridiculous question honestly.
He stuffed his hands in his pocket and just looked at shay. "Okay I guess this is when I give advice then? If you are expecting me to talk you out of it then don't." Straight face. Very serious attitude here. "You can do whatever you want kid. I mean if you are planning on disappearing give goodbyes to people you care about and those who care about you. Like permanat goodbyes ya know?" If that made any sense whatsoever to her.
"People will notice after all. Examples your parents, friends and I mean legit friends. Lovers and stuff like that too eeeeh....your pet if you have one unless you are planning to take it too." Desmond hopped up from his seat and walked over to the mini fridge that was in his van. Quickly opening it he then reached in and pulled out a water bottle and handed it to Shay before taking his seat again.
"Okay I wasn't going to pry buuuuut..." he leaned in closer to Shay and grinned. "What exactly did you fucked up that it makes you want to run away scared?" Despite the dumb grin on his face his tone was very tense.
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He stuffed his hands in his pocket and just looked at shay. "Okay I guess this is when I give advice then? If you are expecting me to talk you out of it then don't." Straight face. Very serious attitude here. "You can do whatever you want kid. I mean if you are planning on disappearing give goodbyes to people you care about and those who care about you. Like permanat goodbyes ya know?" If that made any sense whatsoever to her.
"People will notice after all. Examples your parents, friends and I mean legit friends. Lovers and stuff like that too eeeeh....your pet if you have one unless you are planning to take it too." Desmond hopped up from his seat and walked over to the mini fridge that was in his van. Quickly opening it he then reached in and pulled out a water bottle and handed it to Shay before taking his seat again.
"Okay I wasn't going to pry buuuuut..." he leaned in closer to Shay and grinned. "What exactly did you fucked up that it makes you want to run away scared?" Despite the dumb grin on his face his tone was very tense.
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