May I Invite You to Dinner?

Sounds easy enough… but I don’t even know why my parents are trying at this point. Will you at least come to the party?

They will keep trying until they are satisfied with how they a perceived with how they treat you and your siblings and how you and your sibling behave. I can attend if you truly wish for me to do so. Though, I do not think your other guests will enjoy my company.

So my parents are letting me throw my first party… I think I’d be more excited if I had friends or even knew how to throw a party.

That is wonderful. I guess the basics of a party is the need for music and food. I cannot help you with the friends part, however.

Do you think you’ve helped him?

I like to believe so, yes.

Do you help him with his problems?

I try to. Whether I have helped him or not is totally in his opinion.

I figured you’d say that.

Did you? I am sorry.

Do you listen to Daddy’s problems too?

Indeed, I do.

It’s okay.

I am a psychologists. I listen to people's problems and try to help them.

That’s what they said about me when I was his age.

Lore, I have patients. I cannot look after Damien while I am working. Plus, I do not think I am well-suited to look after a child.

Oh.

I am sorry.

I can’t promise that he’ll change, because honestly…although I have become a bit…nicer…I’m still the same person I was six years ago.

He is still young and impressionable.

Why not?

Because it is personal business between your father and I.

Well…I think he’s starting to act like me on his own. Even though I haven’t really been doing anything “evil” around him.

I do hope you will try to remedy that.

That sounds fun. I had another plans though, but you can always improvise right? What do you like to read?

I am sorry your plans fell through. I enjoy reading scientific journals, horror, and novels that play on psychology and human nature. And, yourself?

Well, his parents passed away, and um…well…he reminded me if myself when I was his age. And to be alone at that age was not a very pleasant experience and I didn’t want him to have to go through that. I felt that he didn’t deserve to go through what I went through.

Very good. I am quite proud of you. Do you plan to raise him to behave like you or do you plan to have him be more kindly?

Really? What did he do?

I cannot tell you, I am sorry.

How was everyone's Valentine's Day?

That sounds like it was wonderful. I spent my day working with a few patients, made myself a small dinner, and organized my library.

Really now? What’d you think of him?

He is an interesting and very intelligent child. What caused you to adopt him?