When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Avery stared at Chad and waited for him to continue.

“He has some stomach problems. When he gets busy and nobody is there to remind him, he‘ll forget to eat which triggers his stomach issues. He‘s got medication in his office and in his car. Other than that, he‘s also got mild depression. I heard about that from Ben. You can‘t really tell he‘s got depression from your usual interactions with him.”

“I could tell. His mood is unpredictable, which gives people a sense of oppression.

“I‘m used to it, so I don‘t think it‘s that bad,” Chad said awkwardly.

“Does he have any other illnesses?” Avery continued to ask.

Chad thought about it and said, “I don‘t think there‘s anything serious.”

“Anything psychological, for example?”

“Wouldn’t depression count for that?”

“Medically speaking, depression is considered a mental illness,” Avery responded.

about referring to people in

one to be sent to

of having a psychological disorder, Avery?”

a sudden suspicion. I‘ve had a feeling for a while,”

he‘s brought this up to me before. Don‘t tell him that we

of view, does it seem to you

Elliot Foster with a mental

with a psychological disorder just because of that. Besides, I‘m

dinner, Avery went to the intensive care unit

of his tiny body and quiet sleeping face. It looked almost as if

later, the doctor burst into the room.

The bag of blood that Mr. Foster brought is being tested right

suddenly fell to the ground.

not slept