Chapter 171. My Version of Happiness

Leah’s POV

“Happiness isn’t supposed to be tied down to what’s going on around you. Things always change. People always come and go. Have you thought about that?” Dr. Sloan asked me.

His words struck a chord in me, it hit something deep and the more I thought about it, the more I felt deeply shaken. 

“People always come and go,” I repeated as I stared at my fingers on my lap. I was tempted to start playing with them nervously, but I didn’t want the habit to be noticed by the man.

I know that I was here to open up, to break down my walls so he can help me build them up in a better and healthier way. But the thought of being vulnerable, naked emotionally, it just didn’t sit right with me. 

If I was like this in therapy, I could only wonder how Rafael was. I knew that he had more issues than me. But thinking about it, we both had almost the same demons, they were just dressed differently. 

We did share a similar demon