When Through Deep Waters by Rachelle Dekker

Author:Rachelle Dekker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Christian / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2018-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

15

Alicen sat in Dr. Wells’s office, alone. A nurse had shown her in, asking her to have a seat and wait. She wasn’t sure where Dr. Wells was but found herself hardly caring. Not because she didn’t want to care or because caring would be out of character for her, but because she couldn’t seem to. She was sure her antipsychotics could be blamed for that.

So she’d sat as asked and found herself staring at nothing. Even that felt exhausting. She wanted to drop her head into her hands, wanted to cross the room and curl up on the couch under the window, wanted to go home. The drugs she’d been taking constantly the last several days had found a comfy home within her system and had taken over. Her brain felt mushy, and her will to struggle against anything was gone. Her medications had driven her to a nearly frozen state. Like she’d been mummified, or zombified, or something-fied. Like she was living inside her body but not really in complete control. She hated it, but she hadn’t had a delusion since starting the pills, and seeing ghostly children was worse than feeling like a vegetable. Right?

The door to the office suddenly came to life, and she watched as Dr. Wells walked in, followed closely by his superior, Victoria. The sight of the administrator jarred Alicen’s senses, and even in her fogged state, a nervous tension tightened her chest. Since having control of her body was a thing of the past, Alicen felt her eyes latch themselves to the tall woman’s face and follow her as she crossed into the space and sat on the couch under the window.

“Good afternoon, Alicen,” Dr. Wells said.

Her response time was slowed, but she finally yanked her eyes from Victoria and turned to see Dr. Wells had taken his usual place across from her. His smile was comforting, his eyes warm.

She swallowed and tried to smile in return. She couldn’t see her face, but it felt more like a grimace across her lips than a smile.

“You remember Victoria,” he said, motioning to the place where she sat. “I thought it might be a good idea for her to be a part of our session today.”

“You did?” Alicen said, finding her words.

“Actually, to be candid, I asked to join,” Victoria said, her voice drawing Alicen’s attention back toward her. Her tone was clear and bold but intentionally soft. Or at least that’s how it felt. Maybe it was just the numbed sensation it had to push through to get to Alicen’s brain that made it feel that way.

“Oh,” Alicen said. Again she would rather have kept her eyes downward, but her body wasn’t her own.

Victoria didn’t shy away from Alicen’s stare. “Is that all right with you?” she asked.

Alicen nodded, unsure what other option there was.

Victoria smiled and relaxed against the couch’s back. Alicen felt a sudden cold chill, and she dropped her eyes from the stark woman. Victoria had asked to join? Of course she asked to join, her mind rambled.

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