“So where do you want to start?” Amber asked Katerina, folding her arms as she stared at Katerina over her table. “In your fill-out form, you mentioned that you had some issues that you were struggling with, maybe you can start with that.”Katerina looked down at the floor, thinking of what to say. On her way over, she had a whole speech planned with even cues to follow but right now…her mind was blank.“I don't really know what to say,” she chuckled nervously, her eyes bouncing around the room as she shifted uncomfortably on the seat.Amber's eyes were quite intense, almost as if they could see past her shell piercing into her soul. “Why don't we start like this? why don't you tell me something about yourself…anything.”“When you see anything…what do you mean?” Katerina asked cautiously. Amber spread her arms as wide as she could go. “Anything in the figurative sense. Tell me something about you that no one knows…something true.”“Okayyyy…” Katerina dragged the word out, rolling her
Rolling her neck around to pop the kinks out of it. Amber twisted the door knob, walking inside her house. It was a one-story bungalow that she bought with the first big money she got.The mortgage had been paid off a couple of years prior, and now the land was legally hers.Every time she entered the house, it always filled her with some sense of pride.Unlike most of her clients, she didn't come from money …quite the opposite.Amber had to work extremely hard to be able to afford every penny she had and aside from that, she had to be extremely prudent, saving aside each money that came into her hands.She passed her living room, heading toward the kitchen.There was a little space in between the two rooms, filled with awards that she'd won over the years.At times, when she went out in public and people seemed to recognize her she thought it was a dream. If someone had informed her a couple of years prior that this would be her life, she would have denied it.Opening the fridge, she
“Hey, you!” Tyler exclaimed, pulling her into his arms. “How did it go?”Coming back home to her better half was better than anything she'd ever experienced, digging as she hugged him tighter before pulling away. “Great, it went perfectly and I was able to get a couple of things off my chest, so yeah…terrific!”Tyler moved back so that he could look into her eyes. “Are you sure about that? Do you need anything?”She laid a hand on his arm. “Tyler, I'm fine okay? I think this actually might be good for me.” Worrying her lower lip, she debated on telling him or not before finally going through with it. “I decided to up her sessions from two times a week to three times a week. Is that okay?”“Um …sure.” He looked puzzled. “Remind me why you're doing this again?”She pulled away, walking past him to go to the kitchen. “You know why I'm doing this.”“I do, it's just….you seem different.”“Bad different?” She queried, turning to face him.“No, good different which is great because I don't
Esther rested her head on his chest snoring peacefully. The car hit a bump on the road and she started, reaching for his arm.Dylan tried to calm her down. “It's okay, honey. It's just a little bump.” He ran his hand down her body, rubbing her lower back so she could go back to sleep.Soon enough, her eyes fluttered closed and she drifted off. They were just coming back from a function at one of his friend's wedding. It was a spectacular affair but it also ran into the night which is why they were heading home this late.The streets they were passing were usually supervised by security but to make sure they were extra safe, Dylan always went everywhere with his extra muscle, and his driver was also trained for combat.Honestly, he was drained and he looked forward to heading to bed and taking a long warm shower before drifting up to sleep but unfortunately, that was not the case.This time the car rolled to a sudden stop, jolting Dylan forward.It was only thanks to his quick reflex
Katerina rolled out of bed, covering her mouth with one hand to hide a yawn as she stretched the other over her head.Jumping out of bed, she walks towards the bathroom to take a leak. When she was done, she moved to wash her hands at the sink staring at her reflection in the mirror.She almost couldn't recognize who the woman in the mirror was.The usual dull and ashy pallor wasn't present anymore, instead a vibrant and energetic woman took her place.Between the session with Amber Green and spending more time with Tyler and Eliza, she was slowly recovering the woman that she was meant to be.The only thing that she was putting off was visiting Mom and Dad. She had been spending the past couple of days staring at school pictures and various books that held memories from another lifetime.While she was currently happy, she still couldn't help but feel guilty, as though she was robbing them on some sort of chance.Sighing to dispel each sad thought, Katerina splashed water on her face
Tyler woke up with a smile on his face, his eyes still closed—the thoughts of the memories of what happened last night into his memory.Casually rolling over to the other side, he reached for Katerina, only to meet with a cold, empty space.His eyes flew open immediately and he sat up surprised. “Katerina?” he called out, only to be met with silence again. Flipping the covers back from his body, he swung his leg over to the other side of the bed slipping his legs into the slippers.He checked the bathroom but she wasn't there.Thinking she was downstairs, he went down the stairs only to see Eliza cooking up a storm.When she heard the sound of footsteps approaching, Eliza turned around with a smile on her face, a spatula in the other hand, and an apron tied over her matronly body. “Good morning, Mr redwood!”“Good morning,” he returned her warm greeting. “I'm sorry but have you seen Katarina around? I've been looking for her.”Her smile has dimmed. “No, sorry sir. I thought she was up
The contents of the letter were not what he expected at all and it was also quite lengthy. It read,“Hey, Tyler I know that you might be surprised when you see this but trust me this is not something that I planned to do. But as I sit here writing this letter while watching your sleeping face…I had to ask myself certain questions, like if I ever knew you in the first place. Something came to light that made me realize maybe I never did. I don't know what to say. I'm sure it just sounds like a crazy goodbye but I just want you to know how much I still love and care about you….”The last couple of lines in the letter appeared to be smudged and blotted out by some of the removers… it looks suspiciously like tears if he was being honest. Holding the letter in his hands, the reality of what had just happened soccer punched Tyler like a freight train.Katerina had left him.The question ‘To Where' was the first place his mind went to. She was suffering from ADA, so she didn't know a lot of
Katerina sighed with regret cradling the phone to her chest before placing the phone back on its hook.Estelle was right there to give her moral support “It's okay darling, you did nothing wrong.” She rubbed the side of her arm. “He's a monster and you're too special to be with monsters.”She rolled her eyes, tired of the suggestive talks ever since she came here. Her parents have been trying to brainwash her into believing that Tyler was some kind of monster, a bad person that needs to be punished but she couldn't reconcile that with the man that she knew and spent time with yesterday.It was a little bit hard to convince herself to leave but then again she had this feeling in her guts that said she should trust Dylan.Packing up her bags was the hardest thing she had to do but she did it anyway, however, she regretted ever coming here. Not only did she not have memories of these people that claimed to be her parents but there were also reminders that stated they were very much invol