SHORT STORIES AND POEMS PRESENTS: “THE HEADSHRINKER” LAST TIME ON
HEADSHRINKER:
Owner of the club: “You
win this time.., Doc.” “The war is not
over yet,” “It has just begun.”
FBI Agent 1: “Take this
thug away, and after interrogations, store him on the coolest ice you can
find.” “Another grate mission doc.” I
really wish we could keep you permanently, but I know you have more heads to
shrink.” “Thank you for all you do!” “And get to the hospital for a routine
checkup.”
Doctor Calmer: “Yes, I
will.” “Have a good night”
As the seen brakes up,
the doctor could not help but wonder what the club owner meant when he said:
“The war is not over
yet,” “It has just begun.”
Maybe nothing, or
maybe there are more people pulling string that meets the eyes. As he gets into his car and drives home,
those words keep echoing in his mind.
Because of his much disciplined mind, the moment he sees his wife, he
calmly shoves it all into his subconscious and hugs and kisses her and they go
inside.
TO BE CONTINUED:
Doctor Calmer’s subconscious tends to invade
his sleep that night. His attempts to
hide his concerns from is dear wife, are unsuccessful. The words: “The war is not over yet,” “It has
just begun.”… “The war is not over
yet,” “It has just begun.” Keep echoing in his mind all through the night. Finally his wife awakens him:
“Dan ‘Drew Calmer’?” She always says when she knows he’s trying to
hide something from her.
Wife: “What is it, you
have been talking in your sleep all night, and you’re driving me crazy.” “You might as well spit-it-out!”
Doctor Calmer: “Nothing
you should be concerned about dear.” “I
will get it together.”
Wife: “You need to get it
together now so I can get some sleep!”
Doctor Calmer: “I will
dear”, I just need to go and talk to someone.” “Soon!”
Wife: “Talk to me now!” “How dangerous is this, ehh, Club gangster?” “Is he a threat to our family in anyway?”
Doctor Calmer: “Dangerous
enough that you do not need to know any more than you do.” “Go back to sleep,
and everything will be fine after I get some answers to some things tomorrow.” He says as he embraces her and kisses her
tenderly. They love on each other for a
while and then pass back out to sleep.
The next day: At the state prison:
Club owner: “Well!” “The
good doctor is making a house call in the prison.” “What kind of answers to think I will give
you to any question you have for me.” He
said in a very ferocious tone.
Doctor Calmer: “Whatever
I need to know, you will give it to me.” “With or without your cooperation.”
Club owner: “I am sorry my good doctor, but you caught me
at a bad time, I was about to step out for a moment.”
Doctor Calmer: “That
will be a neat trick, in a maximum security prison.”
Club owner: “I am not into tricks.” “No Dave Copperfield here.” “However, Maybe and air strike!”
And just as he said “air
strike”, “multiple explosions went off all over the prison yard. Guards were scrambling everywhere. Yelling: We are under attack!!
To be continued.
VON BRO
