Advice at a price..

Taking a tissue from the box on the table besides her, she wiped her tears. Looking up for the first time since she entered his office she watched as he slowly turned his chair towards where she was sitting on the sofa and said, "Aren't you really just hurting inside?. I want you to understand it comes out as anger, because that's the safest way to express your pain." Pushing the strand of blond hair away from her eyes, she looked up at him and listened. He continued, saying "because if your pain comes out as anger, nobody can hurt you, because your doing the hurting." She nodded her head acknowledging what he said. There was silence for a moment or two, then he smiled and leaned forward in his chair and said, "The pain will go away, remember he let something that you both valued, slip through his fingers." He turned his chair towards his computer and began to look at his schedule. Knowing that meant her session was over, she stood and stepped towards the door. Taking the appointment card from his hand she said, "You know, it seems like we tend to hurt those we are closest too." He nodded in agreement as she left.