Suicide By Death by Mark Anthony Waters

Author:Mark Anthony Waters [Waters, Mark Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2018-03-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter XI

The rest of the group departed and went for coffee; Larry had to report to his parole officer. Glenn and Clair were left alone.

“You did an excellent job today.”

Somewhat sniffly, nodded and said, “Yeah, it was a blast. When can we do that again?”

Glenn could tell that she was still upset. He reached into another drawer and pulled out a bottled water.

“You want one?”

“Sure.”

He got another one and twisted the cap enough to break the seal and handed it to her.

“Thanks. I need a stiff H2O.”

Clair lifted the bottle and gave a toast.

“Cheers,” then took a long drink of the water.

A few minutes went by, and he gave Clair enough time to relax and settle down.

“Have you ever heard the saying, 'I complained I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet?' ”

“That's a hell of a way to begin a conversation. Yes, I have. Haven't we all?”

“But did you ever think about it and what the meaning might be?”

“I guess to be grateful for what you have.”

“That's what they want you to think.”

“Huh?”

“If you ponder on it for a moment, it goes much deeper.”

Rolling her eyes, she said, “Sure it does.”

Glenn continued.

“On the surface, we look around and see that some lives are better… some worse; then we compare the two. It boils down to this. I'm sorry you don't have feet, and it's not my fault, but mine are cold, and I need a pair of shoes.”

“That sounds harsh.”

“No, it isn't, and I'll tell you why. You must take care of yourself first before you can take care of anyone else.”

“It sounds selfish.”

“You're right. In my line of work, we have to teach selfishness. Many people suffer many things, and it's easy to empathize. But your pain is personal, you own it. No one can fix it except you. Put yourself above everyone else and protect what is inside you.”

“I think I understand.”

“Good. Because it can save your life.”

Then out of the blue, he asked, “Clair, why do you want to kill yourself?”

“Wow! Where did that come from?”

Clair was no stranger to suicide. She had so many friends and family members who killed themselves, amused herself and said that it must be contagious.

She thought about his question for several minutes, and he waited for her answer never saying a word, then said, “It is so difficult to say why. Sometimes it just seems right, like the short way out. I had a friend who was one of the happiest women I ever knew; always smiling and joking around. Everyone loved and respected her, I suppose everyone except herself. One day I got a call from her husband asking if I knew where she was; I didn't.”

Clair teared up, and Glenn noticed.

“You all right?”

She ignored the question.

“The next day her husband called and said they found her body.”

Clair was weeping and said, “She killed herself! I couldn't think and said nothing. It was though time froze and all I could do was fall to the floor and cry.

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