Talk

by May May

Woman: I am nervous. I don’t know how to tell you this. Anyway, Michael did something that...(pause)
Friend: Would you prefer not to tell? It’s ok. It’s ok with me, really. Don’t tell. Cup tea?
Woman: It’s ok, thanks. I mean yes, cup tea perhaps.
Friend: Green tea? or red tea?
Woman: No, no tea. I just want to talk...Michael has made an appointment with a psychologist. Her name is Dr. Schitz, or something like that. I told Michael, go to hell. I will never see a shrink.
Friend: Because?
Woman: It’s embarrassing! It’s absolutely embarrassing!
Friend: I thought you were a sophisticated woman. Did you get your Ph.D. from here ...or that was a joke?
Woman: This has nothing to do with it.
Friend: What?
Woman: I won’t let anyone to found out about this, even a psychologist.
Friend: Because?
Woman: Well, I’m not from this culture, you know that.
Friend: So?
Woman: ...
Friend: You’ve been living here, what, ten years, twenty years? come on, if Michael thinks is serious, then it’s necessary to get along with it.
Woman: No, you don’t understand. He didn’t think it was serious. I think it is. It’s more than serious. Linda (start sobbing), what am I going to do?
Friend: Do what? Owh, tell me what wrong, maybe I can help, maybe you didn’t have to see Dr.Schitz. Come on, stop crying! You broke my heart. If you don’t stop, I’m gonna have to cry with you.
Woman: I’m just so disappointed...
Friend: Let me get your cup tea.
Woman: I found out...
Friend: Here, it’s nice green tea from Idea.
Woman: Behind me, Michael...
Friend: Careful, it’s hot!
Woman: He masturbate!
Friend: ...What did you say?
Woman: I just found out that Michael masturbated behind me.
Friend: ...?
Woman: Don’t you think that’s absurd? What’s wrong with him?
Friend: What’s wrong with you?
Woman: What?
Friend: What’s wrong with you? I can believe it.
Woman: That’s what I mean, I can’t believe it. He confessed that he had done it even before we were married.
Friend: God!
Woman: Yah! You see!
Friend: Unbelievable!
Woman: Now he wants me to go see a psychologist with him. I told him, never! I want him to apologize to me.
Friend: Apologize to you? For masturbation?
Woman: Yah. I also asked him to apologize to my kids.
Friend: You ask your husband to apologize to your three kids about what he did?
Woman: Yes.
Friend: Well, before you do that, I think you’ve better to go see Dr. Schizt.
Woman: Why?
Friend: It would be better for a professional to help you.
Woman: Help me or help Michael?
Friend: Anh...all I can say is it’s not a good idea for the kids to be involve with this.
Woman: Linda, my heart is fill of sin and discomfiture about what my husband did. I don’t know what I did wrong to make him to do that. I’m sad myself, I tried to...slay myself (cry)..I am really want to die.

Last Updated: August 3, 2004