THE MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR

“That guy doesn’t love you; he is only interested in your money. He is a gold digger.”

I met a lady in the supermarket. I noticed she was moody and seemed to be lost in thought. Two people greeted me, she never responded, she was just looking into the ceiling of the store, eyes blank, I thought she was shopping but she stayed glued to the toiletries section. She behaved as if she was oblivious to her environment. I greeted “Hi,” no response, “hello,” no answer. I touched her a little on her shoulder; she almost jumped out of her skin. I held her, looking into her eyes, I said, “can I please help you.” She responded quickly “Where can we talk?”  

\she dropped all the items she had picked and followed upstairs. We both sat down to talk. I ordered soft drinks for the two of us. She paid the waitress.

Kate was a fine young lady in her twenties. She was a graduate of English. Her dressing was loud and b