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.”
door, her face darkened.
a second. Tim just went through a surgery, so his voice
phone tightly, whispering, “I need
across his eyes. “What is it? Sonia’s
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
with an idea to deal with the psychologist, and you want
right. Can
his chair. “The psychologist will try to pull your ‘alter ego’ out during the session so he can see if
frown creased Tina’s
is someone who despises Sonia with all her
trick Toby, but I’m facing a professional this time.
had psychologists as their consultants, since they could easily see through someone’s act
eyes glinted. “Just do your part and leave the rest to me.
Tim. She had no
you know who
“I don’t.” Tina frowned.
fine. Tell me
“Sure.” Tina nodded.
call ended, she heaved a sigh and flushed the toilet bowl, pretending she was using
was at his desk, staring seriously at his PC, so he didn’t even respond when Tina called out
see what made him so engrossed. “What are you
darkened, then he closed the
were filled with darkness. Nothing? I saw you stalking Sonia. “Oh, right, Toby.” Remembering what Tim wanted her to ask, Tina held Toby’s
Toby took the cup of iced coffee on his table and had a
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