High Achiever by Tiffany Jenkins

Author:Tiffany Jenkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2019-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

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“That had to be a strange experience for you, Tiffany,” Dr. Peters said, snapping me back to reality. It was the first time she’d spoken in about forty-five minutes and to be honest, I had almost forgotten she was there.

“Yeah, strange is a good word. I’d also say terrifying, exhausting, and truth be told, a little exciting.”

“Well, of course, it was as if you yourself were going undercover. As a drug user, you had a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in the world of law enforcement. This is incredibly intriguing, Tiffany.” Dr. Peters glanced down at her watch and I noticed a look of disappointment crossing her face.

“As much as I hate to do this, I have to stop you there. It’s getting late and we still need to get you down for bag search. What do you say we meet again next week?” As she began gathering her papers, I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed myself.

This was the first time I’d actually talked about what happened, and in a strange way, going back and processing the things that had occurred was really therapeutic for me. It felt as if I’d been carrying a giant suitcase around with me this whole time, and while speaking with Dr. Peters, I was able to slowly begin emptying the suitcase, releasing a bit of the burden.

“Dr., um, Peters. I…I was wondering if maybe it would be possible for me to just finish this, um, this one night. Finish telling you about this one night. I just, it, it would make me feel better if we could start fresh next week. I’m almost finished and it would help me to just, to just get the rest out? I know it’s late and honestly, I’m exhausted. But I just want to tell you about one more thing and then…we can be done. Please.”

She stared at me for a moment, the way a mom stares at her child after he asks for “just one more bedtime story.” She peered down at her watch, then back up at me, and took two steps back to her chair.

“Tiffany, I would love to hear the rest. I would sit here all day if we could, I just know that you have a lot of important things to do before we get you settled. I’d usually be finished with my intake evaluation by now.” She paused and seemed to reconsider. “Please, go ahead,” she said, crossing her legs and adjusting her skirt.

“Thank you.” I took a deep breath, and continued.

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