K-Pax (56 page)
Sessio
n
Eight
I
wa
s
i
n
a
ver
y
ba
d
moo
d
whe
n
Wednesda
y
afternoo
n
cam
e
around
,
havin
g
spen
t
th
e
entir
e
morning waitin
g
t
o
testif
y
i
n
a
preliminar
y
hearing
,
onl
y
t
o
hav
e
th
e
cas
e
resolve
d
ou
t
o
f
court
.
I
wa
s
gla
d
i
t
was settled
,
bu
t
annoye
d
tha
t
hal
f
a
da
y
ha
d
bee
n
wasted
,
an
d
I
ha
d
misse
d
lunc
h
a
s
well
.
Underlyin
g
al
l
this,
o
f
course
,
wa
s
m
y
concer
n
abou
t
prot'
s
whereabouts.
Bu
t
h
e
returne
d
exactl
y
i
n
tim
e
fo
r
ou
r
nex
t
session
.
Stil
l
wearin
g
hi
s
blu
e
corduroys
,
h
e
sauntere
d
in
a
s
i
f
nothin
g
ha
d
happened
.
I
shoute
d
a
t
him
:
"Wher
e
th
e
hel
l
hav
e
yo
u
been?"
"Newfoundland
.
Labrador
.
Greenland
.
Iceland."
"Ho
w
di
d
yo
u
ge
t
ou
t
o
f
th
e
hospital?"
"
I
jus
t
left."
"Withou
t
anyon
e
seein
g
you?"
"That'
s
right."
"Ho
w
di
d
yo
u
d
o
that?"
"
I
tol
d
you-"
"Wit
h
mirrors
.
Yes
,
I
know.
"
I
als
o
kne
w
ther
e
wa
s
n
o
sens
e
i
n
arguin
g
th
e
matter
,
an
d
th
e
tap
e
at
thi
s
poin
t
i
n
th
e
sessio
n
i
s
silen
t
excep
t
fo
r
th
e
distinc
t
soun
d
o
f
m
y
finger
s
tappin
g
th
e
ar
m
o
f
m
y
chair
.
I
finall
y
said
,
"Nex
t
tim
e
tel
l
m
e
whe
n
you'r
e
goin
g
t
o
leave."
"
I
did,
"
h
e
replied.
"An
d
anothe
r
thing
:
I
don'
t
thin
k
yo
u
shoul
d
b
e
tellin
g
th
e
othe
r
patient
s
you'r
e
goin
g
t
o
tak
e
them
bac
k
wit
h
you."
"
I
neve
r
sai
d
tha
t
t
o
an
y
o
f
th
e
patients."
"Yo
u
didn't?"
"No
.
I
n
fac
t
I
tol
d
the
m
I
ca
n
onl
y
tak
e
on
e
perso
n
bac
k
wit
h
me."
"
I
don'
t
thin
k
yo
u
shoul
d
b
e
makin
g
promise
s
yo
u
can'
t
keep."
"
I
hav
e
promise
d
nothing.
"
H
e
bi
t
int
o
a
hug
e
strawberr
y
fro
m
a
bowlfu
l
brough
t
i
n
fro
m
he
r
garde
n
in
Hoboke
n
b
y
Mrs
.
Trexler.
I
wa
s
famished
.
M
y
mout
h
wa
s
watering
.
Thi
s
tim
e
I
joine
d
him
.
Chewin
g
hungrily
,
w
e
glare
d
a
t
each
othe
r
fo
r
severa
l
minute
s
lik
e
prizefighter
s
sizin
g
u
p
a
n
opponent
.
"Tel
l
me,
"
I
said
.
"I
f
yo
u
ca
n
leav
e
here
an
y
tim
e
yo
u
want
,
wh
y
d
o
yo
u
stay?"
H
e
swallowe
d
a
mouthfu
l
o
f
berries
,
too
k
a
dee
p
breath
.
"Well
,
it'
s
a
s
goo
d
a
plac
e
a
s
an
y
t
o
write
m
y
report
,
yo
u
fee
d
m
e
ever
y
day
,
an
d
th
e
frui
t
i
s
wonderful
.
Besides,
"
h
e
adde
d
impishly
,
"
I
lik
e
you."
"Wel
l
enoug
h
t
o
sta
y
pu
t
fo
r
a
while?"
"Unti
l
augus
t
seventeenth."
"Good
.
No
w
let'
s
ge
t
started
,
shal
l
we?"
"Certainly."
"Al
l
right
.
Ca
n
yo
u
dra
w
a
sta
r
ma
p
showin
g
th
e
nigh
t
sk
y
fro
m
anywher
e
i
n
th
e
galaxy
?
Fro
m
Sirius,
say?"
"No."
"Wh
y
not?"
"
I
hav
e
neve
r
bee
n
there."
"Bu
t
yo
u
ca
n
d
o
s
o
fo
r
al
l
th
e
place
s
you'v
e
been?"
"Naturally."
"Wil
l
yo
u
d
o
a
fe
w
o
f
thos
e
fo
r
m
e
befor
e
th
e
nex
t
session?"
"N
o
problem."
"Good
.
Now-wher
e
hav
e
yo
u
reall
y
bee
n
th
e
pas
t
fe
w
days?"
"
I
tol
d
you
:
newfoundland
,
labrador-"
"Uh-huh
.
An
d
ho
w
ar
e
yo
u
feelin
g
afte
r
you
r
lon
g
journey?"
