We rarely have the opportunity to know exactly what is happening in the minds and hearts of the youth we serve. After a decade has passed, the author reconnects with a young woman whose viewpoint is shared here. She shares that ten years and a lifetime have passed and she is still learning from the time spent in the counseling office. She said she hated him--at least the idea of him--and now she looks to him for guidance as she tries to help others crawl out of their own black holes. He has been both a therapist and a teacher. She only hopes that she can someday help others as much as she has been helped. Sometimes the author wonders, if he helped, but is aware that even if he did not, this 17 year old adult look alike did. The author, learned the beauty and protection of silence, and the client taught the counselor how to fight to a better end.