I drove to my psychologist's office nervous as hell. "What do I say to him? Not only have my dreams gotten worse, he's in them now too!" My dreams had been disturbingly clear and erotic for some time now, and they terrified me. Today, I decided to tell him I was planning to see another shrink.
The walk from the parking lot to Doctor Vonis's office was longer than usual that day. I just couldn't come up with a good lie. I must have looked at the sunset for at least fifteen minutes before going in, letting the colored rays play across my dark skin. I walked into the main building, suddenly aware of the cold by the tightening of my breasts. It's a good thing I'm wearing a bra, I thought, I opening the door to his office, nervously biting my lip. He was in his usual chair, writing something in his notebook. I walked quietly towards him, and in a few seconds he looked up. His face was as pleasant and attractive as always, his blue eyes twinkling, his lips in a slight smile. Because he was an older man, his dark hair was graying slightly at his temples, and he had slight creases around the sides of his mouth . The fact that he about twenty years older than me only added to my embarrassment. He motioned for me to take a seat on one of his leather sofas, but I shook my head.
"And why not?" he asked. He didn't seem to be annoyed with me, just curious.
"I'm not staying long." I didn't know how to tell him the truth. So I made something up quickly. "I have something I have to do."
"Oh?" he said, raising an eyebrow. "Then why not call me on the phone?"
"Well...I don't know how to say this..." I stalled. He nodded encouragingly. I sat down out more of nervousness than anything else. "I think it would be best if I saw another therapist."
"Is there anything that I've done wrong? "
Uh-oh. He wasn't going to let me off that easy. "No... I know you didn't...it's just, I still think medication would be more appropriate for what I've been experiencing in my dreams."
Dr. Vonis put his notebook aside. "We've already established that your dreams are the result of your fear and sexual attraction for white men. As I've said before, dream blocking medication would only take care of the side effects, not deal with your problem." I crossed my legs nervously, not looking him in the eye. "Now, it is my personal opinion that you are making excellent progress. I know it took tremendous effort for you to share your dreams with me, considering what you had been taught at an early age concerning white men, and I congratulate you for it. I know that wasn't easy." He paused, to study my body language no doubt. "Something has happened that you think you can't share with me. What is it?"
"I...can't tell you. It's too embarrassing." I replied shakily.
He raised his hand. "I promise I won't tell anyone. Scout's honor."
I sighed. "I just don't know how to explain it."