Tina’s heart sank. She knew her overreaction was making Toby suspicious, so she clenched her fists and composed herself. “I’m not scared. Just worried.” She shook her head.

“About what?” Toby was still gazing at her.

 

Tina put on a worried look. “He might lock me up in an asylum. I’ve seen it on TV. The doctors lock all the patients with dissociative identity disorder up in an asylum. He might do the same to me too, Toby.” She held Toby’s sleeve tightly.

Toby patted her head, calming her down by telling her, “He won’t. What you saw on TV was just for dramatic effect. The psychologist will only guide you. Nothing else.”

“Really?” Tina stared at him, still looking worried.

Toby nodded. “Yes, so relax.”

 

“If you say so, Toby. I need to use the restroom now.” She let him go and pretended to heave a sigh of relief.

Toby nodded. “Sure.”

 

straight to the restroom, but the moment she closed the door, her face darkened. Right after she sat on

went through a surgery, so

tightly, whispering,

his eyes. “What is it?

to get me to consult him. But I’m not even mentally ill. What if the psychologist exposes me?” Panic and worry were showing up on Tina’s face. If Toby had told her that he was finding her a psychologist, she would have had time to get the psychologist on her side. But with how sudden it was, Tina had no time to build any connection, much to

do. “So you want me to come up with an idea to deal with the psychologist, and you want

“Yes, that’s right. Can you

try to pull your ‘alter ego’ out during the session so he can see if you really have dissociative identity disorder. What you need to do then

A frown

an act. Your ‘alter ego’ is someone who despises Sonia with all her soul. You’ll need to

can trick Toby, but I’m facing a professional this time.

why investigating units had psychologists as their consultants, since they could

“Just do your part and leave the

but to put her trust in Tim. She had no better plan

you know who

“I don’t.” Tina frowned.

Tell me

“Sure.” Tina nodded.

she heaved a sigh and flushed the toilet bowl, pretending she was using the

so

see what made him so engrossed. “What are you

then he closed the window.

her eyes were filled with darkness. Nothing? I saw you stalking Sonia. “Oh, right, Toby.” Remembering what Tim wanted her to ask, Tina held Toby’s hand and

of iced coffee on his table and had

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