Chapter Sixteen

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Last part!

I didn't realize I was having a panic attack until I heard his voice.

"It's okay, you're gonna be okay, try to match my breaths okay?" I nod a little bit and hear the relief in his voice as he speaks again.

"Breath in ---------- breath out." He keeps doing this until my breaths are more steady and I can start to make out the outlines of people through my tears.

"Name 5 things you can see." He says softly.

"You. The floor. My uniform. The window. The sky." I offer shakily.

"4 things you can touch." He says, rubbing comforting circles on my back.

"You. My hair. The ground. The wall."

"3 things you can hear."

"You. Talking. Footsteps."

"2 things you can smell." I pause for a moment and breathe in.

"Honey... and....... the sea?"

"1 thing you can taste."

"Salt."

Oh, the sea must've been my tears...

"Good job." He says pulling back slowly.

I rub my eyes with my hand as I feel more tears fall. How could I let him see me like this? He probably thinks I'm weak now. He probably already thought I was weak...

He looks me right in the eyes as he moves my hands away from my face.


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"Are you okay?"


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"no"

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