Chapter 52

Mark

“Good morning! I’m sorry that my office is a bit messy. As I mentioned, I moved cities a week ago, and I haven’t unpacked everything yet,” Linda, my therapist, smiles at me from her seat. “How are you?”

I force a smile onto my lips. This is the

second time I’ve been to Linda’s office this

week. I’m unsure why I’m here. I have a

dinner planned with Winnie later, and I

should be thrilled, but I’m miserable since I know it’s my brother she actually wants.

Which is why I’m here, I guess. My heart is in pain, and there is no one I can tell about

So I’m here because I need a friend, sad

that I have to buy friendship, but that’s how

life is…

I have teammates I talk with, but we aren’t

that close. My real best friends are Winnie

and Jake. Talking to them, however, would

just be incredibly awkward and embarrassing.

Therefore, I’m hoping Linda can make me feel less lonely. Though, I won’t jump the gun right away. I will small talk first, and

then I will highlight my problem and ask for

her advice.

“I’m pretty good. Won a big game yesterday, but I slept terribly,” I inform Linda and

grimace a little. “My back hurts. I flew into the plexiglass, and it hurts like a

motherfucker.”

“Ouch…” Linda grimaces.

She has a round, friendly face, and her skin

is kissed by the sun. The woman seems to

normally be pale but has a beach glow.

Either way, I can see why people like her as a

therapist. She looks friendly.

“Tell me about it… it really hurt.”

“Have you seen a doctor?”

“Yeah, I saw one after the game.”

“Good.”

“Though I suppose the injury isn’t the only

reason I’m not sleeping well…”

Linda picks up her notebook with a

thoughtful expression. But she speaks

it, showing me she

last session.

see… I hope you don’t mind me asking,

you sleep terribly because of Kelly

fingers through my hair, tired from simply

brother and I

my safe space. But now

the place. She cooked in her underwear this

said she was trying to be nice, but it was weird! She isn’t my

still came into my

giggles but try to stifle it. This sparks my

for a smile. She isn’t wearing one, but I know she is hiding

don’t want Linda to be professional. I want her to be real. Because I’m not really depressed

her services.

her. “I know my problems aren’t huge, so

flips her blonde hair over her shoulder, then throws one leg over

her knee. “That would

rather rude.”

homepage said you offer a wide range of services. As for me, I need

I bought your

it’s also why I’m paying you

friendship? I don’t think friendship should be bought, and I

surprises me. “Why?”

so sad earlier this week.”

my heart, and I

for

“Why not?”

mind paying for it.

bright and

must ask you: is

want?”

“Please.”

laughing earlier because another man might celebrate that a beautiful young woman

understand Kelly is seeing your brother, so it’s

her side.”

“But no, I don’t find Kelly attractive even though she is beautiful.” I don’t know why, but my cock goes

see her.

she places down her notebook.

as

have eyes

she doesn’t see me the same way and that I should move on… I mean, she is probably too immature for

should be

“Big and mean?”

anxiously look around then, realizing that Linda knows

my personal life. “You have professional secrecy,

pushes

her nose. “I

I still follow

clients wouldn’t return.

tell me stays with

someone. I have

of

don’t know what comes over me, but I let my tone go flirtatious. “Do you think I

hand. “Oh, stop it. Your

you’re much too

the killers. You’ve seen that show, right? You, I think

now. “With

she think I’m acting like like Joe did in that series? Hm.

excited. It’s so unlike her that I laugh. Never in a million years did I think she had a bubbly personality. She is always so calm and collected otherwise.

like him?” I ask, amused.

charming and know exactly the right

have to pay

some more, and when my

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