Family Therapy
Chapter 1
Not a soul moved, nearly mimicking that of a western flick where the cowboys stared each other down at high noon, four men stood in the same room, none willing to speak, but one. "This is good, we got all three of you here!" came the voice of the oddly calm Dr. Shelby.
He looked to the disgruntled faces of Kane, the Undertaker and Paul Bearer. No one dared to look the other in the eye. "So let's start shall we. Kane, do you wish to introduce everyone?"
Kane's eyes slowly turned to stare at Dr. Shelby. "Why the hell do I need to introduce anyone? It's obvious you already know who they are!"
"You see! No respect!" chimed Paul Bearer. "You wouldn't lift a finger to help me, would you Kane?"
Paul was upset over the freezer incident. Kane however only smiled to it. "Yeah" he said with a grin on his lips. "At least, I didn't put you in a cement coffin"
Instantly the Undertaker turned and glared at Kane. "It was the only way!" he growled lowly.
"Oh way for you to sever yourself from me!" Paul snapped back. "Did you think I couldn't take the hint that you didn't want me around?"
"No" hissed both Kane and Taker.
"This is good!" Dr. Shelby said aloud. "You're speaking to one another!"
"I liked it better when he was a mute!" Taker growled as he turned to Kane. "You never said a word, for years! YEARS! And now you are chatty Cathy! You use to be silent and deadly"
"Speaking of silent and Deadly…" Kane muttered.
"Alright, no need to mock each other. This is therapy, we're going to get you acting like a family again" Dr. Shelby said calmly.
Taker however gave a small smile. "Doctor… are you aware of my talents of making people… disappear?" he asked.
"You didn't make Paul gone for very long now did you? Don't make promises you can't keep" said Kane.
"You see! I am nothing to them, I am Kane's father, and was a trusted confidant for the Undertaker. Why can't I get any respect from you two?"
"Alright, alright, I think this is a good start. Everyone, you have a blinder, tonight I want you to write out everything that made you upset with the person next to you, going counter clockwise. So Paul, you write about Kane, Kane you write about Undertaker. Undertaker you write about Paul. Alright?"
No man said anything in agreement to the assignment. They all got up and left the room without a word. Dr. Shelby however took a deep breath as the three walked out. "Maybe mother was right, I should have become a dentist"
