Chapter 53

Angela

After leaving Darius office. I went to my mom’s house to check up on her. I wasn’t ready to go back to the apartment because of the artist workspace. That was my greatest nightmare A dream I never want to walk into.

I tried opening the door but realised it was locked. I then knocked, praying my mom was at home. The doorknob turned right when I was about to lose hope and my mom’s face greeted me.

“Hey mom,”

“Angela! I didn’t know you would be here today.

1 frowned. Do I need a timetable for when I should visit my mother?

“What do you mean? Can’t I come here anytime?” I asked.

“Of course you can, silly. My therapist is around. You should’ve told me you were coming. I would’ve told you about him,”

I nodded and hummed in understanding. She moved away from the door and I hesitated before going in. I didn’t want to interrupt her session with her ther….

My eyes landed on the therapist and I almost whistled like a caveman. He was a young, good-looking man. I had pictured her therapist like an old man but I was disappointed. He was gorgeous. His jawline made me envious. I wish mine was that sharp

“Hello, you must be Angela,” he stood up from the sofa and walked towards me with his hand stretched out in a handshake.

I took it. His hand was warm. “you must be my mom’s therapist,”

“It’s an honour. Call me Zack.”

“Dr Zack, it’s nice to meet you,”

His hand was still locked in mine. “Same here. You look so much like your mom and you’re just as beautiful as I’ve heard,”

I blushed. “Don’t flatter me. She’s prettier,” I smiled at my mom.

My mom smiled back at me, widened her eyes before fixing them at our interlocked hands before returning to stare at me. 1 got her message, loud and clear.

I quickly removed my hand from that of Mr. Gorgeous.

“I’d told your mom to invite you to one of our sessions. Bonding with family over a loss hastens the healing process.

I tucked my hair to the back of my ear. “I don’t think that ll be necessary”

“Trust me, it is. You can join us we have just five more minutes to use,” he checked his watch

1 looked to my mom for disapproval but instead she shrugged.

In her wordless language, that meant it wouldn’t hurt now, would

And I hated that

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a seat and for the first few seconds,

heard the news of

short laughter. “This is

feelings connecting with hers would help her

nodded, tapping at my thighs repeatedly. “I

“Why?”

answered, cutting

he died. Instead I felt numb. My brain couldn’t process the news, my heart wouldn’t accept the pain. Till

your relationship with them before the

scoffed. “They

interrupted. “No, Angela. We didn’t hate

you did. We didn’t talk for as

you were. When we finally got a way to reach out to you, we didn’t know if you would want to reach out to

at her

“Yeah, right?”

don’t believe her,” he asked

well. They didn’t reach out because I failed them. They hated

about we continue this in the next session? For

aback. He was busy packing up his stuff. Does a therapist suddenly end a session

“Why?”

session or another. I want

why? Why does he want to get to know me Of what benefit would that be to

that with other patients’ family

just want

answer sounded sincere enough

in having lunch with a doctor

would have to recommend some fine restaurants to me

“You’re from another town?”

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we walked out of my

this is a pack, there’s no way we can have enough restaurants to pick from. So, you’re stuck with the

take what I can get especially when

“You flatter me,”

winked at

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