Baby Snatchers by Bo Brennan

Author:Bo Brennan [Brennan, Bo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-07-04T23:00:00+00:00

St James’s Psychiatric Hospital, Hampshire.

The psychiatrist gave her a sympathetic smile. “How are you feeling?”

“Good, really good,” Lisa Lewis said. “Everything seems so much lighter and clearer now.”

He silently observed her, nodding gently as though he expected more. Lisa offered nothing, and he made a note on his pad. “Coping alone with a teenage daughter must have been very stressful for you at times,” he said.

“Yes, it has.” Lisa nodded solemnly, and pressed her hands underneath her thighs to prevent her from slapping his face. Sasha was a blessing. Being a mother had been many things over the years, but never stressful. Stressful, was being locked in this bloody place unable to protect her. “There's a constant pressure to provide everything her friends have, and more. The fear of failing her became crippling, but the most frightening thing of all was how it crept up on me without my even realising. My mind seemed to tell me I had to start over and everything spun out of control so fast. I can certainly understand why stress is referred to as the silent killer.”

The psychiatrist steepled his fingers and studied her intently. “And what about Billy?”

Lisa hung her head and took a deep breath. “Billy doesn’t exist,” she sighed. “He was a figment of my mentally unstable imagination. I know that now.”

“Why can't you look at me, Lisa?” the psychiatrist probed.

She shrugged. “I'm ashamed.”

“There's no need to be,” he said. “Acknowledgment is part of the healing process, shame is simply a barrier.”

Lisa instantly looked up. “The worst thing is knowing I've damaged my own daughter.”

“She’s receiving specialist care to help her recover,” the psychiatrist said, scribbling notes on his pad. “You've made significant progress, Lisa. In time, your daughter will too.”

“I feel as though I'm ready to face the world again,” Lisa said. “Maybe, in time, with the help and support of the community health team, I'll be able to re-establish contact with my daughter.”

The psychiatrist raised his brows and smiled. “I see you've been giving the future a lot of clear and concise thought,” he said.

Lisa smiled back. “I have, and I can’t thank you enough for helping me,” she gushed. “There's no way I could have done this on my own. Do you think I'll be able to go home soon?”

The psychiatrist’s smile broadened. “I think there’s a very strong possibility.”

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