Anonymous by Holly Hood

Author:Holly Hood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bad boy romance, new adult romance, new adult, addiction, drugs, alcohol abuse, steamy romance
Publisher: Holly Hood
Published: 2016-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

SHE PICKED AT THE HEM of her dress. The woman next to her flipped the pages of a magazine she was reading. She’s was there to see Dr. Jon for their monthly session. They met so she could update him on how she was dealing with life and he would tell her she needed to give herself a little more credit because she had grown so much since last year.

She only wished she could believe it. She didn’t feel she’d grown at all. She felt as if she shuffled through the motions, counting down the hours until she could crawl back in bed and go to sleep.

She looked up when she heard the door open. It was Dr. Jon. She stood up and went around the rows of chairs.

“Nice to see you again, Elle.” He held the door open for her. She went down the long hallway to his office which sat at the very end of the hall to the left—right across from the fax machine.

“Have a seat. Can I get you water or something else to drink?” Dr. Jon asked.

She shook her head no, she wasn’t feeling too thirsty. The meetings made her anxious, and when she was anxious her stomach hurt.

He took his place behind his desk. He had a comfortable chair he used to pick his patient’s brains, but today he chose the desk.

“So tell me, Elle.” He leaned back in his leather computer chair. “How is cosmetology school going?”

“Good. I only have a month before I’m finished.” She nodded and stared at the big potted plant in the corner. It looked like it could use some water. “And then I have to do state boards to get my license.”

“And how do you think that will go?”

“I’m sure it will be okay. I’ve made it through the hardest parts just fine. My teacher says I’m a natural.”

Dr. Jon nodded and scribbled notes down on his yellow paper. He adjusted his tie and cleared his throat. “How are your parents?”

“They are adjusting. Dad still thinks I should be leaps and bounds ahead in my life.” She stared at her hands. “My mom is always defending my choices. I think after I get into a salon I might move out.”

It wasn’t unreasonable for her father to want her to do something with her life. He wanted the same from her brother. But he didn’t understand how she felt on the inside. He just saw a functioning young woman wasting her life away in hair school. When he thought she could do bigger and better things with her time.

“How does that make you feel?”

She pursed her lips and really considered it. “If I could feel much of anything, I guess it would make me a little angry that my dad doesn’t have a bit of compassion. He’s my dad. He’s supposed to make me feel better, not worse.”

“We’ve discussed letting go of the things we cannot change. Have you considered putting your anger aside about that night with

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