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Posted by Xavier on Apr 2, 2020 0:32:15 GMT -6
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Apr 21, 2021 18:58:42 GMT -6
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She was different, though... She'd grown so much since he'd met her, and it hadn't even been that long in the grand scheme of things.
He was proud of her.
He chuckled at her response of not wanting to call her therapist. "You made the right choice, going to him. Is he any good?"
He looked back into the room at her when she faltered a bit. She didn't know how to talk about her feelings. That wasn't surprising. It was that veneer he'd seen when he'd first met her. Put up one of those strong enough and you started feeling like you didn't need to work out what was bothering you.
Maybe he did the same, a bit. This was about her, though.
He tilted his head at her statement, leaning forward in the chair so that his elbows rested on his knees. "Well... I can't replace anyone else. But I can be me. Take your time. Let me know." He let it lie at that.
"I can't remember if they said when they'd release you. do you know?"
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Posted by Juniper on Apr 2, 2020 11:52:31 GMT -6
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Jul 1, 2021 12:02:49 GMT -6
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"He's fine. Seems nice enough, patient." The wrinkled nose was back, but not directed at Xavier this time. The whole safe place thing he had taught her worked, sorta. It had helped at the very least during attacks that had happened in the last few days. Not enough to save her dishes from wild mood swings, but enough that she hadn't left the need to do anything drastic.
Well, other than the whole sleep thing, apparently.
Talking about all of this made her feel dumb. Really, really dumb. Like... was it really that easy? Just talking? It didn't feel like it. It felt like there were so many huge roadblocks in place every time she thought about bringing something up that it was just impossible to get word out. Her chest would seize up and even though the thoughts were still there they were locked away behind some sort of wall.
It was weird, and it made her feel like she was some kinda broken thing that didn't work right anymore.
Whatever, she swallowed those thoughts and moved on to something else.
"I wouldn't want you to replace him." She muttered, before turning and actually looking at him again. "He was.. different. You are different. I like you for you. It'll just be weird opening up again, cuz the last time was... four years ago, and didn't really go that great, I guess."
She cleared her throat and glanced away.
"I think that the really scary nurse said I was able to leave once the fluid bag is empty." She pointed a thumb at the bag connected to her IV.
Of course, thinking about leaving also brought up thoughts about the eventual bill she was gonna get... cripes, was it wrong she kinda wished X had just left her in her bed? She was going to have to rob three banks just to pay off a ridiculous hospital bill, wasn't she?
"You don't have to stay here with me." Given the time she could barely make out on the clock it was morning. She'd gone to sleep around noon, hadn't she? So... what was that, like 16ish hours of sleep? Jesuschrist.
"Not that I don't want you here or anything, I just... don't wanna get in the way of whatever else you have to do. Aren't you missing school right now?"
Huh.. that was.... not something he normally did. He'd skipped for her?
Let's just fiiiiile those feelings away for later.
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Apr 11, 2020 20:31:09 GMT -6
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