*Beep… Beep… Beep…*
‘I just need to focus on my heart rate...’
*Scritch-scratch… Scritch-scratch… Scritch-scratch…*
“Mr. Lee-” a man’s voice was heard.
‘Block it all out.’
“The rest of you can leave. I’ll-” the man commanded before there was a thud of a door closing.
‘I need to get through this. I just need to-’
“Ahem… Mr. Jared Lee, if you’d be so kind as to open your eyes.”
Taking a deep breath, Jared hesitantly opened his eyes.
“Hello, Doctor Heine…” Jared mumbled as calmly as possible as he stifled a sigh.
Jared was back in a room that was covered with mint green tiles. Every couple of weeks, he was required to have a counseling session with Doctor Heine in his office- which happened to be the very same green-tiled room.
“How have you been feeling the last couple of weeks?” Doctor Heine asked.