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After a session with a patient in which she discuss the enormity of the universe, Helen feels small and she wonders what the purpose of her life is, especially since she’s barely able to survive and is stuck in a two bedroom apartment with her two teenage children.
However, when someone from her past calls she’s given the chance to cling to something tangible, and is able to indulge in some therapy of her own...
Written by Odette Haynes
Published by AmorBooks
“And what do you think is causing these dreams?” Helen asked in a calm and placid tone. She was sitting with her legs crossed in her chair while her patient, Dawn, lay back in the therapeutic chair. It had a long surface where her patients could stretch their legs and the back was slightly raised, so they could still talk face to face but her patients felt relaxed. Helen had tried to make the office as calming as she could. It was almost bare really, there was a plant standing in one corner, her desk was in the other, and a file cabinet was beside that. Next to that was a wide window that looked out on the field outside. On one wall hung her counseling qualification certificate and on another there was a framed picture of a serene landscape, and that was it.
The only other thing she included was an air freshener that sprayed a scent of lavender around the…
