he, the doctor, Â put his glasses on, looked down at his notes he had been writing, cleared his throat then said, âyou say, youâve done everything you want to do, met everyone you want to meet, been everywhere you want to go and seen everything you want to see. is that correct?â he took his glasses off and looked directly at the man sitting across from him and waited for a reply.
âpeter and wendy were so absolutely right.â offered the man.
then he, the doctor, sighed; Â put his glasses back on and began writing again in the folder of notes he had balanced on his lap. âsome of your answers to my inquiries seem to be simply random statements and i am not sure if i will be of any help if this is the path you choose,â the doctor professed raising his head and removing his glasses.
âi am still clutching to myself in the  jesus prayer right alongside franny glass,â the man whispered.
the doctor stated â i thought you are not a religious man. i only mention this from your previous conversations weâve had you told me so.â
âsee more glass,â was all the man said.
the doctor sighed once more and repositioned himself in his chair and put forth  âyou are quoting characters from books.  the glass family is a fictitious family from books. might you possibly tell me something from a real person?â
the man directed his eyes around the room gazing at the art work on the walls along with framed certificates made out with the doctorâs name. very slowly he put forth âhere is a quote for you doctor, it is very close to the end.â
âwho is that a quote from?â asked the doctor.
âthat is a quote from me doctor,â countered the man.
the doctor for a few moments just stared at the man then deliberately placed his glasses on, and started again writing in his notes.
âsay doctor,â the man inquired, âyou want to see some magic?â
without raising his eyes the doctor responded âwhat sort of magic?â
âi can make something disappear right before your eyes. something like this you have never seen,â Â the man whispered still glancing at the framed certificates with the doctorâs name on them there on his wall.
âyouâre going to show me here?â inquired the doctor halfheartedly still head down writing, âand this will be some sort of magic?â
â it is all magic, doctor,â the man replied as he leaned over reached into his black attachĂ© case there at his feet, pulled out a small caliber handgun placing it to his temple staring at the good doctor, then squeezed the trigger.
the doctor, startled, immediately looked up glasses flying off his face and almost fell out of his chair. saw the man in front of him slumped over on his side; then glanced up at the red covering his art, the certificates on his walls.