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Shadow and Rocky got to their therapists\u2019 appointment ten minutes late.  Shadow was upset at Rocky as he was the reason.  He fought with her about going to the therapist\u2019s appointment.  He kept saying he didn\u2019t need to go and made excuses why he couldn\u2019t go. \u201cCome on Rocky, we are here.  I need you to not fight me on this. You\u2019re eating is out of control. It\u2019s going to kill you if you don\u2019t watch out,\u201d said Shadow as she opened the passenger car door to get Rocky out,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They walked up the driveway to the therapist\u2019s office.  Rocky dragging his paws the whole way.  Shadow had to pull him along.  When they got inside, the room was empty.  Rocky sat away from Shadow in defiance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow\u2019s therapist came out first.\u00a0 “Good morning, Shadow. Please follow me,” said Mr. Ruthless, Shadow’s therapist. .\u00a0 Shadow got up from her seat and followed Mr. Ruthless to his office.\u00a0 Shadow nervously took a seat inside Mr. Ruthless\u2019s office. She was scared to talk about her mother. But, she knew she had to eventually. \u201cHow are you today?\u201d asked Mr. Ruthless.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m ok,\u201d said Shadow, not wanting to talk any further. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you today?\u201d said Mr. Ruthless.\u00a0 Shadow sat in silence fighting her desire to want to speak but afraid to do so. Sadow just stared at the wall. Fifteen minutes went by and still, Shadow could not speak. Finally, after twenty minutes went by, Shadow spoke. \u201cMy mother used to squirt me with the water bottle when she didn\u2019t like what I was doing. She even squirted me when I wanted milk from her. I was afraid to eat and afraid to do anything without being squirted with water.\u00a0 I was scared all the time. I was glad when Thom, my new owner, took me home and showed me love that I did not get from my mother. I squirted Rocky the other day.\u00a0 I feel bad I did that.\u00a0 I acted like my mother,\u201d said shadow in disgust. \u201cSometimes we hurt the one we love the most,\u201d said the therapist.\u00a0 \u201cWhy do you think your mother squirted you with water?\u201d said Mr. Ruthless.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t think she loved me. I think she felt I was a nuisance,\u201d said Shadow as tears fell down her furry face. \u201cThat\u2019s a hard reality to deal with as a kitten,\u201d said Mr. Ruthless. \u201cHow are you feeling right now.\u00a0 Our session is nearing the end. I don\u2019t want you leaving here upset,\u201d continued Mr. Ruthless.\u00a0 Shadow lied. \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d she said. Shadow got up from her seat and made her way back to the waiting room.\u00a0 Rocky was not there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocky just sat in his chair not saying a word to his therapist, Mr. Hardnose. \u201cWe can sit here all day.\u00a0 It\u2019s your money and time that you are wasting. Rocky shot Mr. Hardnose a dirty look.\u00a0 \u201cFinally, I get a reaction out of you,\u201d said Mr. Hardnose.\u00a0 \u201cWhy are you so angry this morning?\u201d said Mr. Hardnose. \u201cI\u2019m not angry. I just don\u2019t feel I need therapy. So, I eat more than others.\u00a0 Big Deal!\u201d said Rocky. \u201cIt is a big deal. You are grossly overweight, and you are bigger than you were the first time we met. You’re starting to look like a bowling ball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why do you think you eat so much?\u201d said Mr. Hardnose. “I told you, I don\u2019t. I\u2019m only eating when I am hungry,\u201d said Rocky highly annoyed. \u201cHow often do you eat, Rocky?\u201d said Mr. Hardnose. \u201cI only eat when I am hungry,\u201d said Rocky. \u201cWhich is all the time judging by the way you look,\u201d said Mr. Hardnose in a matter-of-fact tone. Rocky got up and stormed out of the room. He had had enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow was in the waiting room when Rocky said, \u201cCome on. Let\u2019s blow this popsicle stand,\u201d in a rather demanding voice. Shadow said, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong. How did your session go?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about it.\u00a0 Can we just go?\u201d said Rocky.\u00a0 \u201cOkay,\u201d said Shadow as she stood up and headed for the door to leave the office, Rocky quickly followed after her.\u00a0 In the car, they didn\u2019t say a word to each other as they were caught up in their own worlds and what had just transpired…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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