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In February, Katie
became powerfully convinced
seemed. Admittedly, she Jormed see. she
this con\iction
had quite accidentalK' disco\ered (through
Thomas was going nuiiuiijcmcnl.
to therapy for
was
It
that nobod\' at
all
was
quite
what they
absurdK' quickU'. but she had good reason tor
it.
You
Urendan
a Iriend ot a friend ot his sister) that
Now it wasn't that Brendan Thomas needed ani]cr needed anger management - Brendan Thomas who for \ears
anger management.
that BrfiiAin Thoma.i
had been listening to her prattle on about this guy and that class, all the while insisting that he himself had nothing to share. Obviously, that wasn't true. He needed anger management therapy. There had to be a story there.
was thus destroyed, and she became certain that ever\one must ha\e She intended to discover them. She began to notice the slightest inconsistencies. Her sister, for Instance, complained one da\' about how she hated dri\-ing. Who would'\e guessed that'.' Her sister always dro\e. Her roommate religiousU- kept a journal. Who would do that unless she had secrets'.' FCatie had no secrets. Fvatie was exactly what she seemed. This didn't seem quite fair when ever\'one else was hiding something. So Katie decided she must cultivate some secrets at once. Bi,' March, Katie had a secret boyfriend. She didn't tell her sister or her roommate. She especially didn't tell Brendan Thomas, who had been lying to her all these years. She didn't tell anyone anything about her boyfriend, and she didn't tell her boyfriend anything about anyone else. Now Katie figured she was on the right track. Katie's faith in people
similar skeletons in his closet.
By
April, FCatie didn't
tell
an^'one anything.
Her roommate began
suggested therapy. Katie became very angry at the idea.
It
reminded her
Her sister Brendan Thomas and
to worr\'.
of
his
monstrous betrayal.
As
for
Brendan Thomas,
the\-
still
got on quite well, although Brendan did most of the talking
these days. Katie listened \er\' carefully to everything he said and always hoped he would one day
management problems
confess his anger
keeping things
One day would ha\e
She drove
Starbucks when she got there.
day was. She
But he ne\er did. He kept
it
to himself. Katie kept
She Brendan Thomas was already at
the secret boyfriend broke up with Katie. Katie had no one to talk to about this.
to console herself.
fvatie
to her.
to herself, too.
He
flagged her o\er to his table.
bought her coffee and said
it
was
fine.
to Starbucks. Unfortunately.
sat
down
across the table from Brendan.
She asked him how
his
day was. He said
it
v\
He asked
her how her
as fine. Katie could not
keep
things to herself anv longer
"Aly boyfriend broke up with me.
Brendan Thomas was surprised. "When did you get a boyfriend'.' "March,
"
she burst. "I'm sorrv.
said.
He frowned
at his coffee.
Then he asked,
said Katie.
me you had
a boyfriend,
been keeping secrets from him. Katie
was
"You never told
"You never told
51
he
felt this
me you were going
said Brendan.
He
looked genuinely hurt that she'd
very hypocritical. He'd started
to therapy for anger management!
it.
she accused.
