A Monster for Two Bears by Kelex

Author:Kelex [Kelex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted E-Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Turi paced his hotel room, his anxiety crushing. He had all these thoughts, desires… questions… and he didn’t know what to do with them. It felt as if he might burst. Grabbing the phone, he stared at it for a moment before dialing the familiar number.

He got Dr. Banyon’s voicemail—which meant the therapist was away or had another patient. Turi left a message, begging for an emergency visit, and hung up the phone. He returned to his pacing, his body thrumming with excess energy.

When the phone rang nearly an hour later, he almost jumped out of his skin before he raced to answer it.

“You sounded frantic,” Dr. Banyon said after the pleasantries were over. “What happened?”

“I need to see you. Do you have any time for me?”

“Hold a moment,” the doctor said before there were muffled sounds on the other end. “Can you meet me in my office in fifteen minutes?”

“Yess,” he hissed before hanging up the phone. After pulling on his shoes, he raced down and got to the office before Doc had a chance to get there. He was pacing the hallway outside the door as the therapist arrived.

The doctor’s shocked gaze searched his face before he unlocked his office. Turi followed him in, a ball of energy as he walked the perimeter of the office.

“It’s nice to finally see your face,” the doctor said as he took his normal seat.

Turi absently touched his stubbled cheek as he kept pacing for a moment. He stopped behind the couch he often sat in. “I met my mates a couple of days ago.”

The doctor’s eyes widened. “Oh?”

“The day of my last appointment. I ran into them—quite literally—before I came.”

“Which was why you were late.”

Turi paced some more. “Yes and no.” He’d been dragging his feet and left after the appointment had supposed to start. Bumping into them… and pausing at the corner to spy for a moment had made him a bit later.

“So tell me how you’re feeling.”

“There’s no way to tell you all the things I’m feeling right now. I feel like I’ve been living in a dark room for decades and someone flipped on a light switch. It’s too much. The light’s too bright. Too much too soon… and I’m struggling here.”

“Okay,” the doctor said. “I can see you’re stressed. How about you stop for a moment and take a few deep breaths. Focus on the slow intake of air… hold… and release.”

Turi did as the doctor asked. He inhaled deeply a few times… and felt a little more at ease.

“Better?”

Turi nodded. It wasn’t much better, but it helped center him some.

“I’m sure you’re overwhelmed.”

“That’s an understatement,” Turi said before perching himself on the edge of the couch.

“Why don’t we break this down. What happened when you met them?”

“At first? Fear. I only saw them for a few seconds and I ran. Came straight here.”

“And you didn’t tell me.”

“I didn’t want to acknowledge it. I didn’t believe it could be real. But then they came in search of me.

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