The Monsters in Me || Yanyan de Jesus ||

i. i'm back

"I'm back!" You excitedly announce as you walk through your aunt's psychiatric office.

"I'm glad you're back Y/N!" Reyna Alfaro smiled as she embraced you tightly. She was a tiny woman with a tiny built, but her determination was beyond her appearance and that's why you admired her.

You hugged her back as you would your mom, "How's the workload here?" You casually question- a big mistake on your side.

Mrs. Alfaro steps away from you and the hug is over. "It's been rough, we have more and more patients apart from the private cases we've been assigned. We need your help."

You frowned, coming back to the Philippines to work wasn't exactly your plan, and Mrs. Alfaro knew that. "I just finished my master's degree though..."

"I know, I know honey but working here would give you a great reference when you go back to the states." She walked behind her desk and pulled out a file from a very organized cabinet. "Read over this and let me know your thoughts on it."

You took the document in your hands and looked at the title. "Dissociative identity disorder," you read before taking a seat on a stiff armchair.

"It's a private case, the patient has DID and the alters have complicated his way of life. He comes from a wealthy family, but only his mom and his assistant know about his disorder. His mother is asking for a private doctor."

You sigh dramatically, "I can't take it." You lay the file on her desk. "I understand the importance of this case but I am currently brain dead. I need a break."

Mrs. Alfaro nodded, "I feared you would say that, but I understand. Having the level of experience you have at your age must be overwhelming."

Now you feel guilty for leaving her in such a vulnerable situation but you resist the temptation of bending. "I'm going now-"

"But you just got here."

"Yeah, my suitcases are still in Carla's car and she's waiting for me outside, so...I need to hurry." You say as you stand up.

Mrs. Alfaro's face changed at the mention of Carla, "Oh that wretched girl is with you? Never mind, don't say anything." She forgot all about Carla and the anger she caused her as she gave you a wide smile. " Well, honey, it was nice seeing you again."

"It was nice seeing you too, Aunt Stella." You stood up to leave and reached over her desk to grab a chocolate kiss that was laying on a stack of papers.

Your aunt grabbed more chocolate from a drawer and gave it to you, "Maybe you should go by the house and talk to Ralph." She made a scrawl, "All that boy does is play with his phone."

"I heard he's TikTok famous." You enthusiastically chime in.

"Nonsense, that fame won't pay his bills in twenty years, will it?"

You laugh, "True, maybe I'll visit him later this week. I miss my lil cousin. Bye Auntie."

"Bye honey," She says as I close the door behind me.

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