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Confessions of Silence
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"Even as a psychiatric doctor, the worst usually comes from those you would least expect. The babling of cruelty from children no older than the age of 7; the deranged words of an old madame who had killed her late husband; all as equally twisted and unspeakable. In my years, though, as I sit day in and day out in this cramped office, desk between us, the worst I've ever heard was from a man I only saw once.

His name was Lyle, of an age similar to mine, dare I say older. I don't know how he managed to get my card (or the address of my office, for that matter,) but my only partner in this business of mine, my sweet sister, the secretary, had scheduled him an appointment. I had never heard of the man, nor anyone around my social circle either, and this intrigued me.

My curiosities wer only heightened as the man showed on the day, not a minute earlier or...