Hope Drowned: a unique and mysterious YA Disaster Dystopian (Deadly Earth Book 1) by L.B. Carter
Author:L.B. Carter [Carter, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-30T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
âHow did that make you feel?â Dr. Spelmann rested his forearms against the shiny top of the large mahogany desk, fingers interlaced on his notepad as he waited calmly for his patientâs response as though it werenât the most idiotic, cliché enquiry from a psychiatrist. Magnified eyes blinked lethargically behind thick rimless lenses.
He didnât even care what her reply was; he got paid to listen. A therapistâs whole job was to let people whine at him all day. He didnât have to really say anything profound or even fully pay attention, just let people blather on about their problems. Rena probably wouldnât listen either. That much complaining would get on anyoneâs nerves, moreover irreversibly depress their spirit, which might explain the droop to his cheeks and the heavy creases in his foreheadâthe only feature adorning his bald head.
He closed and opened his eyes again, waiting patiently, the entire process taking as long as it took the toe of Renaâs shoe to scuff the floor three times. Maybe patience was really what was needed for this job. âJane?â
She ground her teeth. Dr. Spelmann had been there since the beginning, back when sheâd been Jane Doe. She wished heâd switch to the name sheâd adopted. One would think a guy who claimed to understand the subtle effect of a minute detail on someoneâs psyche would allow her the courtesy of respecting that she was no longer merely an anonymous survivor. Besides, the acknowledgment would be in his best interest if he ever wanted a thoughtful answerâlet alone any answerâto his queries.
Otherwise it would always be: Pissed off.
âHow did you feel when your opponent pinned you to the mat?â he repeated.
How would anyone feel in that situation? How would Dr. Spelmann feel, with his arms pinned, his body smothered by someone twice his sizeâmore than that in weightâwhile unable to breathe? How would he feel if he were physically attacked for the second time in as many weeks? Probably just as vulnerable, helpless, trapped as she had!
He already knew the answer to his question. Thatâs not what he really wanted from her.
âJane, if you donât voice what was going through your head in these situations, youâll never be able to move on. You need to understand your reactions to stress so you can correct them or at least prepare for them in the case of future events.â
Stress was a cute word for âdying.â Perhaps Dr. Spelmann needed to take Mr. Sandersonâs anatomy class if he didnât understand how breathing was essential to living. And what did he mean future events? What, did he think she wanted to experience that again? Third timeâs the charm? Well, unless the car accident was the first time. In which case, check, check and check. Done. Time to not do that again. Actually, how about skip it in the first place.
Shame the giant degree framed behind him on the wall didnât certify Dr. Spelmann a mad-genius mind, acknowledging his ability to create a time machine for her.
He
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