The Art of Revenge by Cara Cee

Author:Cara Cee [Cee, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

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Kelly

While Jarrod continued talking to Jessica at the front door, I padded over to my display cabinet and opened and closed the drawers one by one. I fumbled through the papers until I found it. A black business card with gold lettering. The one that I’d hastily put in this drawer after Mr Cox gave it to me after Jane’s trial.

I sat down on the edge of the armchair as I held the business card lightly and ran my finger over the gold embossed lettering, reading the name and office motto over and over: Dr Mary Sinclair, Registered Psychologist. We specialise in helping our clients heal from complex trauma.

For so long, I had been apprehensive about talking to anyone about my experience and what happened to Jane. I told myself it was the anger that held me back. That I was so consumed by it that I couldn’t feel or do anything else. But I knew that it was much more than that. I was ashamed of how far I’d let myself fall. Ashamed of what I’d become. I was ashamed of what I had done.

I put up this giant wall between myself and the world. I acted like a cool, calm, and controlled person when my insides were conflicted and in pain. The only person that chipped away at my wall was Jarrod.

Since the day we met, there was always something between us. He had always been welcoming and supportive. His commitment and love for his little sister warmed my heart, and maybe I was a bit envious of that. Not that I wanted to push Jessica out of the way. I, of all people, had an appreciation of younger siblings.

But what is different now? Why am I suddenly thinking about talking to someone professional? I pondered as I flicked the business card in my fingers.

For starters, now I wanted to change, to put the anger and hurt behind me. I didn’t want to be consumed by it anymore because, for the first time in my life, I wanted to be able to move on, to live my life, not just tread water as I had been. In my soul, I knew that if I continued the way I had been, I would drown.

Okay. I admit that being arrested by the police was a big wake-up call too. But I was thinking about these things before that all happened. Jessica was older now and didn’t need Jarrod as much anymore. So I wanted to see if Jarrod and I could be more. More than just good friends and pick up where we’d left off that night after our Taekwondo grading. I wanted to see if all this pent-up chemistry that continued to boil between us could be something more.

Picking up my mobile, I brought up a web browser and started searching for Dr Mary Sinclair. I flicked through testimonials from her past clients. I looked at the photograph of an older woman with deep brown eyes. She seemed kind-hearted, like someone you could talk to.

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