Diary of an Angry Husband | Jinkook ✔️

Thirty-One

I want to emphasize that I am not a professional in this field, therefore, do not hold me to any of the below recommendations, as they are specific to the plot I am writing.

Errors, well you know how that goes, 😩.

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The doctor waited patiently for Jin to finish what he was doing on his phone. She saw him smile and relax into the chair after he finished. It was almost as if a considerable weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

"I promise I won't look at it again until I leave here," Jin said, smiling at her as he turned his phone face down and made sure the volume was off since he knew if he heard it, he would be tempted to look at it. He knew he would still be tempted to look even if he couldn't hear, as he worried he might miss something important and time-sensitive. His anxiety increased during times like these, but he needed to focus and appreciate the time Dr. Chye set aside for him.

"It's okay; I am glad you managed to get what you needed to be done. Some things need our immediate attention and are time-sensitive. In the same way as our meeting today, I canceled other appointments and made you a priority because I believe you need my help today."

Jin nodded and smiled, "I really appreciate what you've done for me. The only thing I know is that I want to be better, and do better, for my family, my job, my life, everything I want it all to be better than it is right now."

"I am glad to be able to help you today, and I am glad to be here for you. As I can see, you want better; otherwise, you would not have taken the initiative to be here today. Over the years, I have learned as a professional that there is no point in helping someone who is not interested in receiving help. I have the best success in my job when I meet with a person who acknowledges that they have a problem and need help.

You have come here because you knew something was wrong, and you are at a point where you want to make things right, and I admire your commitment to that goal. Thus, I want you to give yourself credit for wanting better in the first place: giving yourself credit for having the courage to want this."

Jin took a deep breath, but he was silent as he toyed with his fingers; he had so much going on in his head that he didn't know how exactly to respond to Dr. Chye.

As Dr. Chye watched the shift in Jin's body language, the slouch in his shoulders, and the shifting of his eyes away from her, she spoke, not wanting to lose him as he began to internalize everything. Whatever he was holding in, she wanted to bring it out.

"You mentioned something earlier, but I almost missed it since it was so rushed. So this is what I would like to talk about first before talking about anything else. What happened when you said you were sexually assaulted?"

Jin took a deep breath as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "t-this new client, he-" closing his eyes, Jin tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall. As Dr. Chye realized this, she grabbed the box of napkins and gave it to him, "Here, it's okay, take your time." Her encouragement was evident as it was painful for him to explain the situation, but she did not want to overlook what she had learned as he had brushed it off earlier, and she saw that as a warning sign.

Wiping his eyes, Jin kept his head down, he didn't like crying in front of others, but he couldn't help what he was feeling, remembering the night with Namjoon and the questions of what-ifs that surfaced.

"One of my clients attempted to rape me." Jin stops himself in his tracks. He couldn't understand why this had happened to him; taking a deep breath, he spoke again, "I don't know what I did wrong to make him think it was okay. The first thing I told him was that I was married, the second was that I did not like him; maybe I got too personal with him, I don't know.