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Chapter Thirty-Four
Calvin was naked as Uris prepared to rape her. Reid knocked him down.
"You can't have her!" he screamed as Uris quickly recovered
"I'll take you then, animal!" Uris shouted and slammed his fist into the side of Reid's head.
This knocked him to the ground.
"Orcas crest in the ocean," Calvin said.
Reid, feeling dizzy, felt Uris pulling his pants and underwear off.
"They leap in the air," Reid said. "Causing big waves to cascade around them."
He was scared out of him mind as Uris flipped him.
"WHALES FLOAT ON THE SIDE AND WAVE THEIR FINS. THEY SLAM THEIR TAILS INTO THE WATER CREATING MORE WAVES!"
He opened his eyes and saw he was wearing no pants or underwear in the dance studio. Sage was rubbing her tail bone.
"Did I hurt you?" he asked as he quickly put his clothes back on.
"I have taken worse tumbles on the ice rink during my kid's hockey practice," she said with a laugh.
Reid sat down and curled up in a ball and cried.
Sage knelt down and approached him.
"It's okay," she said gently.
"It's not okay!" he cried. "What if I did this in the outside world? I have been doing so well. What is wrong with me!?"
"Did you really think you'd get over three years of torture in six months? Maybe you still can, but don't beat yourself up over one misstep. All of that progress has not been erased. Setbacks happen. I'm not afraid of you Dr. Reid. You may not think it now, but you're going to be okay."
Reid didn't say anything. He just held his knees.
"Alexa, play Beethoven," Sage said.
Sage proceeded to dance.
"Beethoven's music supposedly isn't easy to dance to," she said. "But I think it just takes a little imagination. Like most situations."
Out of curiosity, Reid watched Sage move. She didn't keep to any particular style as she glided across the dance floor. The music was so soothing to his ears and seeing Sage move to it was a thing of wonder.
When the music ended, Reid asked:
"Why are you in mental health counseling?"
"Because I like to help people," she said. "Dancing can be a lonely occupation and it doesn't pay the bills well or allow for much of a social life at times. This is the best of both worlds."
"I'm sorry," Reid said.
"I understand, Dr. Reid. My feelings aren't hurt."
"This is going in your report, isn't it?"
"The fact that you fought your way through it is too," she said. "Everything in life is about balance. Don't worry so much, and things will even out."
Reid sighed.
…
The day was warm when they played outside. Reid's game was off, he kept throwing too hard and he was growing angry.
"So, you had a bad session," Iris said. "Big deal. It happens to the best of us."
"I thought I was past them," he said. "I thought I was done stripping and screaming."
"You may be the smartest person at this place, but even you have flaws. Don't let it drag your down!"
"I want out of here Iris!" he cried. "I want to see my friends on a regular basis. I'm tired of exchanging letters with my godchildren. I want to meet and hug them!"
"Listen you, doofus, you're going to get all that," she said as she dribbled the ball. "You're going to get everything you want. Maybe not on the timeline you were hoping for, but you'll still get them."
"I just want to move on," Reid said as he tried to steal the ball and missed.
"It is going to work out," she said. "So many people have worked so hard to get you to this point. Don't give up now."
"I know," he said. "I hate the idea of letting anyone down, yet I feel like I did."
"You did NOT!" Iris said as she landed a free throw. "One setback isn't going to change much of anything. Relax!"
She passed the ball and he made a layup shot. It flew through the net.
"Keep relaxing Spencer, and maybe things won't hurt so much."
…
"Don't be afraid to hit me, Dr. Reid," Sanchez said.
Reid hit him with an uppercut, followed by a haymaker. He hit him as hard as he could. Sanchez suddenly became Uris.
"I won't let you stop me!" he screamed. "I want a life outside of here. You can't keep me from reclaiming what is mine!"
He kept hitting harder and harder.
"You have no control over me. I dictate my future. You are dead and cannot hurt me anymore! I WON!"
Reid slipped and fell. He was breathing heavily. Sanchez appeared.
"You're a winner, Dr. Reid," he said calmly. "There is no doubt about it."
He threw his arms around Sanchez and sobbed.
…
"You've had a rough week," Juno said. "It happens after great leaps in progress."
"I know," Reid said. "I'm just fighting to stay steady."
"It shows," Ormes said. "You gave Sanchez quite a workout."
"How is Dr. Sage?" he asked.
"Oh, she's fine," Ormes said. "You won't be the first or last patient to knock her down."
"Gwen entered the scene for the first time," Juno said. "What was that like?"
"I just wanted to protect her," he said. "I had no idea what was going on."
"It's another marker of progress," Juno said. "Gwen being in the picture show you're growing. I think you do love her Dr. Reid, and it is showing in your breaks with reality."
"What does this mean for my plans to be released in July?" he asked anxiously.
"Honestly, Dr. Reid," Juno said. "We can't say. So much can still change, and we need to meet all together to extensively discuss what we have planned for the future."
"Don't take it as a punishment if you don't get out when you planned on doing so," Ormes said. "We all know you're too smart to think like that."
"You're going to get out of here Dr. Reid," Juno said. "Every goal you're working toward, you will achieve. I have all the faith in the world that you're going to make steady progress and leave here."
"I wish I had your confidence," Reid said.
"I'm proud of you Dr. Reid," Ormes said. "You've done well and you've put in the work to move on. You're not afraid of yourself nearly as much anymore."
"I am too," Juno said. "I have always thought you were stronger than you knew and you've shown that. It's okay to feel down about yourself occasionally, but don't stay there. Not when you have so much to look forward too."
"Thank you," Reid said.
"We have something for you," Ormes said. "Your mother started recording her thoughts towards the end of her life. I guess it has taken some time to edit out the rambling and find the important information. This is what she left in regards to what to do when you fell in love."
Juno played the tape.
"Spencer, if you're hearing this, it means you have met someone special. I am so happy for you. Treat her, I assume it's a her but I don't care either way, treat her like the queen she is. I know you son. You are capable of so much love, I know you will shower her with it. I bet you're scared you're going to screw it up, but you won't. Enjoy every moment with her Spencer, as love is one of the best things to happen to anyone. Love, Mom."
"I love you too, Mom," Reid said softly.
"Everything is going to work out Dr. Reid," Juno said. "Believe and have faith."
"I will," Reid said with more confidence than he had felt since the incident.