For Your Own Good

The doorbell rang. I looked at the clock, it showed 2:00 am. I looked through the peephole and was surprised to see Malcolm standing outside. I opened the door and let him in. He walked in without a nod and sat on the sofa with a long sigh. He was an old friend and we had been in the army together. I remembered him as a man of strong character. Somehow this did not look like the Malcolm I used to know.

He looked up at me and smiled. “I need money,”he said apologetically. I sat beside him and asked him,”What for?”

“You know,” he replied.

I knew. His wife had met me at the shopping centre one day and told me that Malcolm was now on drugs.She could not change him, though she had tried her best. I looked at him as he grinned pitifully up at me.Then I sat beside him and placed my hand on his shoulder. He burst into tears. “Help me, Anthony,” he sobbed.

I let him cry for a while, then I spoke. “Look,Malcolm, you don’t need to suffer like this. Why don’t you just surrender to the authorities? They will put you through a rehabilitation programme and you will be OK again.”

“It is like a jail there,” he yelled.

“If you want to get better, you must prepare to suffer a little,” I said.

He just glared at me. “Just give me some money.I will come and listen to your sermon tomorrow. I need a fix now,” he said sarcastically.

“I have no money,” I told him flatly.

“You refuse to help me?” he said pathetically.

I nodded.

He got up to go. “OK,” he said, “I thought you were my friend. Remember how many times I helped you in the army? I used to clean your rifle, I used to polish your boots. I even lied for you so many times.”

“That was different, Malcolm”, I said.

He shrugged his shoulders and walked to the door.”Wait,” I said. He stopped, gave a stupid grin and sat down. I went into my room and closed it after me. Then I dialed a number – to the drug squad.

I took some money and went out again. He reached for it, but I put it in to my pocket. He showed annoyance.”Let’s talk first,” I said. He nodded. Then I started talking and soon he warmed up. We ex-army guys always have a lot to talk about. He was carried away.

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