K-Pax (60 page)
"I'l
l
b
e
careful
.
I
wouldn'
t
d
o
anythin
g
tha
t
woul
d
jeopardiz
e
m
y
ow
n
story
.
O
r
divulg
e
any
confidences,
"
sh
e
adde
d
i
n
a
playfu
l
whisper
.
Then
:
"
I
kno
w
you'r
e
plannin
g
t
o
writ
e
a
boo
k
abou
t
him."
"Wh
o
tol
d
yo
u
that?
"
I
practicall
y
shouted
.
"Why
,
he-prot-tol
d
me."
"prot
?
Wh
o
tol
d
him?"
"
I
don'
t
know
.
Bu
t
I
wan
t
t
o
assur
e
yo
u
tha
t
m
y
piec
e
won'
t
affec
t
you
r
boo
k
i
n
an
y
way
.
I
f
anything,
i
t
shoul
d
dru
m
u
p
som
e
busines
s
fo
r
it
.
An
d
I'l
l
sho
w
i
t
t
o
yo
u
befor
e
I
submi
t
i
t
fo
r
publication-how's
that?
"
I
stare
d
a
t
he
r
fo
r
a
moment
,
tryin
g
t
o
thin
k
o
f
som
e
wa
y
ou
t
o
f
thi
s
unwante
d
complication
.
She
mus
t
hav
e
sense
d
m
y
doubt
.
"I'l
l
tel
l
yo
u
what,
"
sh
e
said
.
"I
f
I
ca
n
identif
y
hi
m
fo
r
you
,
I
ge
t
m
y
story.
Fai
r
enough?
"
Sh
e
ha
d
m
e
an
d
sh
e
kne
w
it
.
"Plu
s
an
y
expense
s
I
migh
t
incur,
"
sh
e
adde
d
immediately.
OVE
R
th
e
weeken
d
I
reviewe
d
th
e
transcript
s
o
f
al
l
eigh
t
session
s
wit
h
prot
.
Everythin
g
pointe
d
t
o
at
leas
t
on
e
violen
t
episod
e
i
n
hi
s
pas
t
whic
h
precipitate
d
hi
s
hysterica
l
"escape
"
fro
m
th
e
rea
l
world
,
which
h
e
deepl
y
hated
,
t
o
a
nonexistent
,
idylli
c
plac
e
wher
e
ther
e
ar
e
n
o
huma
n
interaction
s
t
o
caus
e
al
l
the
problems
,
larg
e
an
d
small
,
tha
t
th
e
res
t
o
f
u
s
hav
e
t
o
liv
e
wit
h
ever
y
day
.
No
r
th
e
joy
s
tha
t
mak
e
i
t
all
worthwhile....
I
decide
d
t
o
as
k
pro
t
t
o
spen
d
th
e
Fourt
h
o
f
Jul
y
a
t
m
y
hom
e
i
n
orde
r
t
o
se
e
i
f
a
mor
e
o
r
les
s
normal
famil
y
environmen
t
woul
d
brin
g
anythin
g
ou
t
o
f
hi
m
I
hadn'
t
see
n
before
.
I
ha
d
don
e
thi
s
wit
h
a
fe
w
other patients
,
sometime
s
wit
h
beneficia
l
results
.
M
y
wif
e
wa
s
i
n
favo
r
o
f
th
e
idea
,
eve
n
thoug
h
I
mentione
d
to
he
r
tha
t
pro
t
ma
y
hav
e
bee
n
involve
d
i
n
som
e
sor
t
o
f
violen
t
affair
,
an
d
ther
e
wa
s
a
possibilit
y
that--
"Don'
t
b
e
silly,
"
sh
e
interrupted
.
"Brin
g
hi
m
along.
"
Ho
w
thes
e
thing
s
happe
n
I
haven'
t
a
clue
,
bu
t
by Monda
y
mornin
g
everyon
e
i
n
Ward
s
On
e
an
d
Tw
o
kne
w
tha
t
pro
t
wa
s
comin
g
t
o
th
e
hous
e
fo
r
a
barbecue
.
Almos
t
ever
y
patien
t
I
ra
n
int
o
tha
t
day
,
includin
g
thre
e
o
f
Maria'
s
alters
,
wh
o
kep
t
fastening
button
s
unfastene
d
b
y
othe
r
personalities
,
an
d
vic
e
versa
,
complained
,
good-naturedly
,
"Yo
u
never
invite
d
m
e
t
o
you
r
house
,
Dr
.
Brewer!
"
T
o
ever
y
on
e
o
f
the
m
I
said
,
"Yo
u
ge
t
wel
l
an
d
ge
t
ou
t
o
f
here,
an
d
I'l
l
d
o
exactl
y
that.
"
T
o
whic
h
mos
t
o
f
the
m
replied
,
"
I
won'
t
b
e
here
,
Dr
.
Brewer
.
pro
t
i
s
takin
g
me
wit
h
him!"