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t o gi v e m o n ey t o s o m e s p e c ia l c a u s e .

n o t ge t i n v i t e d t o t h e i r ge t - t o ge t he r s v e r y o f t e n , a n d w he n w e do t he y a s k m y f a t h e r

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k in d o f s a l es jo b a n d bo t h o f t he m be lo n g. To a l o t o f lo dge s a n d c o n u n u n i t y gr o u ps .

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a s k s ho w I l i k e s c h o o l a n d m y t e a c he r s . T h is t im e h e a s k e d s o m e t h in g a b o u t s po r t s

s ho o k h a n ds w i t h M r . M o s c o w i t z . N o w t ha t I a m o l de r , M r . M o s c o w i t z n o l o n ge r

s m i l e d a n d s a id s o m e t h i n g n i c e t o M r s . M o s c o w i t z a b o u t t h e i r la s t v is i t , a n d t he n It h e fr o n t d o o r t o gr e e r M r . A n d M r s . M o s c o w im . D o i n g a s i s c x pc c t c d o f m c , 1

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t h ey ge t a l i t c l e i n t e n s e w i t h t h e i r o p i n i o n s s o m e t im e s ; t ha t is , s q u e a ky v o i c e s a n da n d ha v e b e e n fr ie n d s fo r e v e r . I l ik e bo t h M r . An d M r s . M o s c o w i t z , e v e n t h o u ghp a r e n t s . M r s . M o s c o w i t z a n d m y m o t h e r gr e w u p t o ge d l c r . w e n t r o s c h o o t t o ge t h e r ,

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a d v ic e a n d I do n o t k n o w w h i c h a d v ic e t 0 fo l l o w .

w h a t t 0 d o . T he y ga v e n 1C a d v i c e . O n ly t h i n g is , e a c h o n e o f t h e m ga v e m c d i f f e r e n t

w i t h m y pa r e n t s a n d s o m e o t he r p e o p l e a b o u t w h a t t o d o . T he y d id n o t t e l l m c

t h a t . I s a 1V f r i e n ds s t e a l fo o d a n d I do n o t k n o w w hat 0 do a bo u t i t . I t r i e d t a lk i n gqu e s t i o n s . T o da y , I ha v e a p r o bl e m . I r e a l l y ha v e n v o p r o ble m s , n r a ybc m o r e t ha n

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t h e ba g o f c h i ps t o he r w a i t i n g a c c o m pl i c e s a t t h e he dge .

r e - s e aJe d w i t h a b ig c l ip . She r e m o v e d t h e c l i p , t o s s e d i t u n d e r t he t a bl e , a n d c a n i e d

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c h ip t u b , a s t f by m t u i t i o n , s he ho i s t e d t h e t a bl e c l o t h a n d lo o k e d u n de r t he t a bl e .

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ba c k t o t he t a bl e s . W i t h a c a s u a l a i r s he s e a r c he d a m o n g t he ba s k e t s a n d t u bs

b r a n c h es w h il q t he o t he r d i d t h e a c t u a l s t e a l i n g . T h e n , by h e r s e l f , t he g i r l s k i p p e d

h e r pl u n de r t o a n a lm o s t u n s e e n p e r s o n w h o h a d b e e n l u r k i n g a m o n g t he s h r u bbe r y

t o e a c h s a n d w i c h . A l l a t t he s a m e t im e s he a n d th e o t he r s r u n t o t h e h e dge . She ga v e

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w i t h in t h e a pp r o p r ia t e r o l l s : t h e ho t do gs i n t o t he ho t do g r o l ls a n d t he h a r n bu r ge r

h a m bu r ge r f r o m t he gn ll a n d n v o ho t d o gs f r o m t h e bo i l in g p o t , pl a c in g t h e m

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m e t h a t s o m e d a y I c o u ld U SC t h i s i n c id e n t t o m y fa v o r . H c s n iggc r e d th a t I c o u ldu p a n d do w n l ik e s o m e bo bbi e do g in t h e ba c k w i n do w s he l f o f a n o ld c a r , h c t o lda r c h ed t he e ye b r o w o f t h e o t h e r e ye . H c t o ld m e t o k e e p q u ie t N o dd in g h is he a d

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a f t e r he ha d ha d i s s a y . W i t h h is m e n a c in g b e a r gr i p h e pu ll e d m c c lo s e t o h is fa c e .

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s u n c le c am e r u n n i n g in t o t hc r o o m . H e

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t ha t h is ho p e w a s t h a t a f t e r t h in k in g a bo u t i t fo r a w h i l e t he i r c o n s c i e n c e s w o u l ds ho u l d w a i t a da y o r t w o a n d t h e n s t r o n glly t e l l t he m a ga in . M r . M o s c o w i c c s a idt hey w o u l d l a u gh a t m e a n d m a y e v e n t h r e a t e n m e a t fi r s t . I f t ha t ha ppe n ed , t h e n Io u r n e ighb o r s a n d a dm i t t he i r w r o n gd o in g . M r . M o s c o w i u s a id t h a t m o s t l ik e l y

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t h a t w h a t t hey d id w a s w r o n g . H e s a i d I s h o u ld b c s t r o n g in m y v o ic e a n d s ho w

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f r o m i n s id e t h e h o u s e , s c o ld i n g m e fo r be i n g l a t e . I t d id n o t m a ke a d i f fe r e n c e

p o r c h fo r a m o m e n t . T h e r e , I c o u ld he a r m y m o t he r’

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w o u ld be s o m e o n e o n ly 1 c o u ld s e e a n d he a r : m y m o t he r .

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w e r e t ho s e w ho n e v e r h a d a n y i n t e n t io n o f a t t e m p t i n g a r o u n d o f go l f i n t hc

t o r hc c l u bl\ o u s c w i t h a f lu r r y o f p e l t s t o t he i r ba c ks . A l r e a dy a s s e m b le d i n s id e

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s m f f t o h e r d s he e p t o n p a LIdo c k , t hc e dg e o f t h e r a i n c o a x e d r e s is t i n g go l fe r s

m is r i n g n c o lu r n i n b t : n v c e n p a r a l le l l i n e s o f p i n e s . A s a s he p h e r d w o u l cl u s c h is

t r c n i c m br : r ble a k , b la c k a m l g r e y c lo u ds s h i f t i n g a bo v e a d is t a n t fa i r w a y ,

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fo r c f i n ge r o f o n e ha n d . St a r t i n g w i t h t he l i t t le f i n ge r e a c h n a i l w oul d be t h r u s t

d r y i n g o f t he f i n ge r n a i ls . A fo ld o f a p r o n w a s he ld b e r we e n t h e t hu m b a n d

b o t t o m , t he n t he f : n g e r s o n e • by - o n e . T he t e n s io n w o u ld b u ik l t o a p e a k w i t h t he

d r y i n g h a n ds w i t h a t o w e l . O n e h a n d s w e p t t he o t he r , f i r s t t o p a n el t he n

le c t u r e m o t he r w o u ld w i p e he r h a n ds i n h e r a p r o n w i t h t he m o t io n o f s o m e o n e

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s h a r p ly w i t h t he m e m o r ie s o f be i n g a w a y f r o m ho m e . T he go l f c o u r s e a n d i t s

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w o u ld s a v e t he o r a n ge p e e l t o be u s e d i n a r e l is h o r a s a u c e fo r f i s h o f c h ic ke n .

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o r a n ge s , t he n I k n e w t ha t H i ld a , a n e ig h b o r , ha d s t o p p e d by t o go s s i p o v e r a

c o o k ie s w o u ld s o o n be p u t i n t o t h e o v e n . I f a w a v e o f a ha n d le f t t he s m e l l o f

k n u c k l e s c o u p le d w i t h t h e s c e n t o f w a r m p e a inu t bu r r e r s ig n a le d t ha t a t r a y o f

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c r e w w o u k l bc g r a n t e d a n a c c e s s t o a s a fe h a r bo r w i t h fo o d a n d d r i n k , t he

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a n d i n m y r o le I w a s d o o m e d t o e n du r e t he fu r y o f t he s t o r m o f w o K ls t h a t

s o m e g r a n d G r e e k t r a g ic e p ic . M y m o t he r p o r t r a ye d t h e r o le o f a cle m i • g o dd e s s

le c t u r e , I c o u ld le t i t p a s s . A t o t h e r t i m e s I w o u ld i m a g in e t h a t I w a s p a r t o f

e n t e r e d t he k i t c he n . Si n c e i t w a s n o t m e w ho w a s s u p p o s e d t o r e c e iv e t he

t r igl : c r e d t he o u t b u r s t f r o m m y m o t he r a n d h a d e s c a p e d a t t he i n s t a n t t h a t I

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t h c s c o ld i n g w i t ho u r m e . So m e e v e n i n gs a s I w a l k e d t h r o u gh t h e k i t c h e n

w h a t r i m e I c a m e h o m e , s he a lw a ys s a id t h a t I w a s la t e a n d s h e a lw a ys s t a r t e d

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v io la t io n o f a n y o n e r u le t h a t w e n t j u s t a l i t t le b i t o u t s i de o f a l i m i t w a s

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c la s s i f : c LI i l o t a s be i n g b a d , bu t a s be i n g i m p r o p e r . T he y w e r e t he r e s u l t s o f1 : u rg l \ t o o lo u d ly , a n el s m i te t o o f r ie n d ly . A l l t h e s e t h i n gs w e r e s o m e ho w

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a l lo w , Ka t t r ie d t o d e s c r i be t h e f e e lin gs sh e h a d o f w o r t hle ss n e s s a n d ho p e le s s n e s s .

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’s l iv e s a n d t he i r r e a s o n s fo r be i n g in t h is in s t i t u t i o n fo r t he be ha v io r a lly d is t u r be d .

n o t h in g fo r t he p a t ie n t s , j u s t f o r t h e i r pa y c he ck a n d s a t is fy in g t he i r c u r io s it y a b o u t t hepe o ple w h o w e r e m o r e c r a zy t ha n Ka t t h o u g ht s h e w a s . The p ry in g n u r s e s c a r e dw a y a t h o m e , w he r e s h e c o u ld c u t h e r se lf a l l s h e w a n t e d , t h a n In t h ls h e l l h o le , w i t hho p e le s s n e s s a n d d o a s m u c h m a lic e t o h e r se lf a s s h e l ik e d . I t w a s b e t t e r t o be t h is

r e a s o n K a t l ike d he r r o o m s o m u c h , w a s t ha t s h e c o u ld s h u t he r s e lf in s id e w i t h he r

ho m e . Mo s t ly b e c a u s e h e r r o o m w a s t h e r e , he r l it t l e r e f u ge f r o m t he w o r ld . T h e

Ka t h a d n o de s i r e t o go o n l iv in g , m u c h le ss g o ho m e , ye t s h e m is s e d he r

t h e i r ha p p in e s s i n a bo t t le o f p i lls .

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ba d ly , it d id n o t h in g t o h e lp t h e h e l l is h m o o d t h e w a s c o n s t a n dy in , b u t s h e d id . Sh e

a n d s h e n e e d e d i t n o w . She w a s n o t r e a l ly s u r e w h y s h e n e e d e d h e r m e d ic in e s o

h e a d t h a t a c c a s io n a lly b r o u g h t t h is d is t u r b in g f a c t t o l ig h t . s he n e e d e d h e r m e d ic i n e

h e r e x c e p t g iv e h e r t h e j it t e r s . De s p it e k n o w in g t h is , Ka t ig n o r e d t he l i t t le v o i c e i n h e r

d e p e n de n t u po n t h e d r u g . At t h is s t a g e i n he r de p re s s io n , t he d r u g d id n o t h i n g f o r

f i n a lly b e in g d ia g n o s e d w it h de p r e s s io n , Ka t h a d b e e n pu t o n P r o z a c , a n d h a d be c o m e

T h is w a s t h e t r u t h ; K a t ha d n e v e r u t t e r e d a t r u e r s t a t e m e n t in he r l if e . Af t e r

d e n t i n t h e w a l l , w h ile y e l l i n g ,

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s a y t h is , a n d s h e p r o m pt ly r e p l ie d by ba n g in g h e r h e a d h a rd e r t h a n e v e r , le a v i n g a

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d e m a n d in g he r m e d ic in e . A r o u n d n u r s e w i t h a m o t h e r ly a p pe a r a n c e c a m e r u s h in g

r e s t r a i n e d , f r o m t h e o t h e r g ir l s , Ka t c o n t i n u e d to b a n g h e r h e a d a g a in s t t h e w a ll w h iteDe s p it e t h e p le a s a n d war ni ngs , w h ic h c a m e w it h ho r r o r s t o r ie s o f b e in g

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r o o m m a t e’

s b o o t l a c e s a s s o o n a s K a t w a s a s s i gn e d t o h e r r o o m .

t h e y h a d t a k e n h e r s ho e la c e s a s s o o n a s t h e a r r iv e d , bu t t he y h a d a ls o t a k e n he r

t h o u g h t a bo u t w h a t s he c o u ld d o . H a n g in g w a s o u t o f t he q u e s t i o n . No t o n ly ha d

w a y . She u s u a l ly h a d a d e s i r e t o hu r t he r s e lf , bu t n o w i t w a s v e ry s t r o n g . Ka t

Su d d e n ly , Kat ha d a s t r o n g de s i r e t o m a k e h e r s e lf b le e d , if n o t g o a l l o f t h e

T he r e w a s n o ho p e fo r t h e s w e e t r e lie f o f m u t i la t io n t he r e .

h u r t u po n , n o m e t a l a n d n o f r a m e . A tl o f t h e c o r n e r s h a d be e n c a r e f u lly s a n de d .

s h e w a s s u p p o s e d t o s le e p o n it . T he r e w a s n a t h in g o n t h e b e d th a t a n y o n e c o u ld be

it s ho u ld b e c a l le d a p a d o n a w o o d e n bo x . I t r e s e m b le d a be d i n n o w a y e x c e pt t h a t

Ka t la y d o w n in he r be d . I t c o u ld n o t r e a l ly b e c a l l e d a b e d . Ka t d e c id e d t h a t

m e d ic in e , t he n u r s e j u s t w a n t e d Ka t t o s t o p ba n g in g he r h e a d a g a in s t t h e w a l l .

do w n t h e h a l l s he r e a l iz e d t ha t t h e n u r s e h a d n o in t e n t io n s o f g e t t i n g he r a n y

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he r e .

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fo u g h t c o n s t a n t ly . T he o t h e r 1 6 - y e a r - o ld g ir l ha d be e n r a pe d . T he r e w e r e o t he r s ,

14 -

y e a r - o ld h a d t r ie d t o k i l l h e r m o t h e r b e c a u s e t he y ha d a b a d r e la t i o n s h ip a n dOn e o f t h e 1 5 - y e a r - o ld g i r l s w a s p r e g n a n t w it h

he r s e c o n d c h ild . T h e

t h e y f e lt a n d t h e y a l l kn e w e x a c t ly w hy t he y w e r e he r e .

r e a s o n w hy t he y fe lt t he w a y t h e y d id . A lt o f t h e o t h e r g ir ls h a d r e a s o n s f o r t he w a y

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m a x im iz e he r c ha n c e s o f g e t t i n g h e r m e d ic a 8 o n . The c o u ld n o t t h in k o f a n y c a u s e f o r

he a d . T he n s he r e a l iz e d t h a t s h e h a d t o t e l l t h e n u r s e s o m e t h in g in o rde r t o

Ka t t h o u gh t f o r a w h ile lo n g e r . The t u r n e d s o m e m o r e t ho u gh t s o v e r in h e r

pe r io ds o f t im e , bu t s h e w a s g e t t i n g b e t t e r .

be s id e s , s h e ha d n e a r ly r e c o v e r e d f u l l u s e o f h e r h a n d . The c o u ld n o t d r a w fo r l o n g

be i t . T he a c c ide n t w a s n o t t he c a u s e o f h e r d e p r e s s i o n , it w a s j u s t a n o t h e r fa c t o r ,

he r fo r w a s j u s t t h e s t r a w t ha t b r o ke t h e c a r n e l % b a c k . Ye s , Ka t d e c id e d , t h a t ha d t o

• de p re s s e d . Ma y b e t h e in j u r i n g o f t h e o n l y t h in g p e o p le e v e r s e e m e d t o a pp r e c i a t e

m a s t e r p ie c e s . De s p i t e t h e a t t e n t io n K a t r e c e iv e d f o r he r a r t i s t i c ge n i u s , t h e w a s s t i llr e c e n t ly c o m p le t e d p r o j e c t , d r o o l in g o v e r he r d r a w in g , a n d m a r v e lin g a t h e r

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t it , life s u c ke d e v e n w h ile pe o p le w e r e f u s s in g o v e r he r m o s t

t he da m a ge d o n e t o t h e j e t s k is , to m a k e s u r e t h e y w e r e n o t g o in g t o s in k . . . .

T h e n , t h e r e w a s t h e c o ld . De s p i t e he r i n j u r ie s , Ka t d o v e i n t o t h e ic y w a t e r t o in s p e c t

bo n e a s t he J e t Ski c r a s h e d in t o h e r ha n d a n d kn e e , s h a t t e r in g he r d ra w in g ha n d .

m ln d . She r e m e m b e re d t he g la ss s h a t t e r i n g o v e r he r le g , t he s ic k e n i n g c r u n ch o fT he d e m o n ic e x p re s s io n o n his h c e r igh t be f o r e h e h it h e r w a s s t i l l f r e s h i n h e r

It h a d a l l s t a r t e d a Re r t he a c c id e n t , w h ich s h e r e m e m be r e d v e ry v iv id ly .

s e tt - m u t i l a t io n . He r life w a s g r e a t iF yo u r e a lly th o u g h t a b o u t i t . Sh e t h o u g h t m a y b e

Ka t t h o u g h t , s h e w a s n o t re a lly s u r e w ha t h a d s t a r t e d he r de p r e s s io n o r h e r

n u rs e p r o m p t e d K a t t o t h in k a b o u t w hy s h e w a s fe e l i n g t h is w a y .

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d o c t o r s a id.

be c o m i n g m o r e c o n f u s in g ; K a t d id n o t r e a lly u n d e ; s t a n d w h a t w a s go in g o n . T h e

s h e r e t u r n e d , s h e h a d a n o t he r n u r s e a n d a d o c t o r w it h h e r . T he w o r ld w a s s lo w ly

r o o m ,

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t a lk in g a s s h e c a m e ,

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w it h a c r a s h a n d s o m e r a t he r l o u d p r o f a n i t y .

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s bo o t a n d fe l l o n t o h e r p a d - o n - a - bo x ,

a n d o n t o t h e f lo o r . T he b lo o d w a s r u n n in g v e ry h s t , Ka t w a s fe e l in g a l it t le d izz y .

bla o d r a n o n t o h e r c lo t h in g , bu t m o s t o f it r a n do w n he r h a n d a n d o f f o f h e r f in ge r s

a n d s he w a s l o o k in g de a t h in t he f a c e a n d bo t h o f t h e m w e r e s m i l i n g . So m e o f h e r

o u t , it f e lt g o o d . I m m e d ia te ly Ka t fe lt r e l ie v e d , t h e h a d s a t is f i e d h e r n e e d to m u t ila t e ,

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in t h is h e l l h o le ! T h a t’

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s h a r e d w i t h h e r de r a n ge d r a o m m a t e . She h a d n o pla c e t o h ide t h e k n i fe s o Jt h a d t o

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po c k e t e d he r n e w t o o l . He r ba g g y j e a n s h id it w e l l , n o o n e k n e w .

a r o u n d . T he re w a s m o r e t ha n o n e k n i fe ,

"T h e y w i ll n e v e r m is s o n e .

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t he t h e n t h o u ght be t t e r o f do i n g a n y t h in g n o w ; t he r e w e r e t o o m a n y pe o p le

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kn e w s he w o u ld n o t be s o c a r e l e s s t h is t i m e ; s he w a s go in g t o d o It r ight . Ha r d a n d

r e l i e f f r o m t he w o r ld a w a y . She c o u ld n o t m a k e h e r s e lF ble e d w i t h o u t s o m e t o o l , Ka t

Ka t ha d ba re ly g o t t e n i n t o t h e m u s c le w he n t h e n u r s e t o o k he r o n e a n d o n ly

s h e c o u ld m u t i la t e t h e mus ei t is s u e s u n t i l s h e h it a n a r t e r y .

he r w r i s t , r ipp in g i t o FF a n d go in g ba c k fo r t he n e x t la y e r u n t i l t h e s k in w a s go n e a n d

n u r s e h a d f o u n d Ka t c r o u c h in g in a c o r n e r , d igg in g t he p e n c i l i n t o o n e la y e r o f s k in o n

T he y h a d t a k e n it w he n t h e o t h e r g i r ls t o ld o n h e r fo r c u t t in g he r s e lF. T he

da n ge ro u s , bu t t he m in o r la c e r a t i o n o n K a t’

s w r is t w a s t h e r e s u l t o f he r s t o le n pe n c i l ,

c a r e fu l ly t a k e n f r o m a g r o u p s e s s io n . No t m a n y pe o p le w o u ld c o n s ide r a pe n c i l

la c e r a t io n , t he r e s u lt o f h e r s t o te n p e n c i l . T he s t a f f ha d t a k e n t he p e n c i l s h e h a d so

o n e u p a n d lo o k e d f r o m w r is t t o kn i f e a n d ba c k a g a in . She n o t ic e d t he m in o r

"KNIV ES!

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f r o m pa p e r t o pu m p kin a n d t he l it t le s e r r a t e d pu m p k in c a rv i n g kn iv e s .

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a n d k n o w le dge , t he s t a f f ga v e t h e g i r ls a pu m pkin c a r v in g kit a n d a pu m pk in .

g i r ls a c h a n c e t o do s o m e t hin g n o r m a l t o c e le b r a t e t he h o l ida y . I n a l t t h e i r w isd o m

lo t s o f u n w a n t e d a t t e n t io n a n d p r e c a u t i o n s .

c o m pa c t m a y be ? N o t h e y h a d c o n fis c a t e d t h a t t o o . Be in g o n s u ic id e w a t c h go t y o u

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e v e n kn o w h is p a t i e n t s , j u s t t he i r c ha r t s .

m o r e pe r s o n a l le v e l w it h h is p a t i e n t s . Ka t t ho u gh t it w a s ir o n i c c o n s ide r in g h e d id n o t

c he e r fu l ly . T he t h e r a p i s t w e n t by h is fi r s t n a m e , w h ic h w a s Gr e g , in o r de r t o b e o n a

be e n a dm i t t e d . She ha t e d h i m be c a u s e he w a s s t u c k o n h im s e l f . Ka t w a s g r e e t e d

Sh e ha d s e e n h i m o n ly a fe w t im e s i n t he w e e k s t h a t h a d p a s s e d s in c e s h e ha do f f ic e .

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s

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c le a r a n c e bu z z e r s o u n de d a n d t he r e c e p t io n is t pu s h e d t h e d o o r o p e n . T he d o o r

fo l lo w e d t he w o m a n u p t he ha l l . T he y w a i t e d a t t h e c o ld m e t a l do o r s u n t i l t h e

a n d t o ld Ka t t h a t h e r pa r e n t s w e re h e r e a n d t ha t h e r t he r a p is t w a s re a d y f o r he r . Ka t

Ev e n t u a l ly , o n e o f t h e r e c e p t io n is t s f r o m t h e f r o n t de s k c a m e in t o t h e r o o m

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d ia lo g u e . So m e o f t he o t h e r g ir ls w a n de r e d in a n d o u t o f t h e d a y r o o m . I t w a s t he

a r r iv a l . The h a d s e e n i t s o m a n y t i m e s , t ha t t h e h a d m e m o r i z e d n e a r ly ha l f o f t h e

in t h e d a y r o o m w a t c hin g t he s a m e m o v ie t h a t s h e h a d w a t c h e d s in c e t h e d a y o f h e r

t he r a p is t . He r pa r e n t s w e r e t o a t t e n d t h is s e s s io n a l w e l l . Ka t w a s t e d t h e d a y s it t i n g

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t o s le e p .

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p u t i n t o i s o la t i o n .

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t he h a l l r e s p o n d e d ,

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s o l i t a i r e .

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a c t i n g o u t h e r c u r r e n t s t a t e o f m i n d . T he r e w a s n o s e n s e i n bo t h e r i n g he r m o r e .

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- Ste f a n i e W h i s n a n t

o n ly a m a t t e r o f t im e .

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do o r s ; s h e w a s n e a r ly t he r e . She s ig n e d o u t a t t h e de s k , w a lke d t h ro u gh t h e

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s u p p l ie d b y t h e l a d ie s be h i n d t h e d e s k . She h e ld h e r c lo t h e s a n d bo o ks , w h ic h w e r e

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n e w e m o t io n a l ly he a l th y l i f es t y le .

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Fo r t h e n e x t 4 5 m i n u t e s , Ka t p la y e d s o l i t a i r e , n e v e r w in n in g a s in g le ga m e .

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t h e r e w e r e a f e w r e l ig i o n s r e p r e s e n t e d t h a t w o u l d h a v e n o d o u b t r a i s e d a n

m l n d e i t h e r . W e w e r e a s v a r i e d a s t h e C h r i s t i a n s . Pl u s , m t h l s ga t h e r i n g .

y o u t h e r e w e r e a s p r m k l i n g o f M u s l i m s t o o . W e M u s l i m s w e r e n o t o f o n e

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w e t h o u gh t w e w e r e . A n d o u r f a i t h s w e r e a s v a r i e d a s a b a g o f m & m s . S o m e

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s t i l l . T h i s w a s a r e l ig i o u s c o n t e s t .

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a p r e a c h e r t o o . I’

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b o u t f i r e a n d b r i m s t o n e’

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t s c a r e d . M y g r a n d f a t h e r h a d b e e n

t a l k a b o u t r e l i g i o n . H e y , I h a d s e e n s o m a n y r e l i g i o n s i n m y l i f e t i m e , I

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a n d t h e o l o g i a n s , t h a t’

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Go d n o w I pra y hav e m e rc y o n his i a m ily

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JP Ke e na n Aug . 15rh, 2002

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E D R A D A R

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