Celina's Lover

19- Therapy

That night, a lot happened. It was hard for Sara to keep adapting to different circumstances. A new bed, a new situation, a new problem. A lot was new and she hated it, but what was bothering her the most was the thing that had come back. The old was back, her old self was back. The person she had tried to say goodbye to for years got stronger again. The weekly nightmares were back to a daily, sometimes more than once a day, pattern. The first night back at home with Celina was a nightmare. She woke up three times that night and twice in a blind panic. She tried to stay awake to keep them from happening again, every time she failed. After calming Sara down. Celina would sit down with her back against the wall. Sara would put her head on her lap and then she just stroked her hair until she was asleep again. That mostly didn't take that long. As soon as Sara's head reached her lap she was gone, asleep.

That morning, they both slept in, trying to make up for what they had missed that night. It was around 11 AM when Celina got woken up by something moving, someone. She slowly opened her eyes and watched how Sara was trying to get out of bed. 'Where do you think you're going?' She asked, her voice just above a whisper. 'I'm sorry I just wanted to go to the bathroom and let you sleep.' Celina sat up. and how were you thinking of getting there?' Sara couldn't answer that with the answer Celina wanted to hear. 'I really need to pee.' She avoided the question. Celina smiled and got out of bed. 'Alright, let's go then.' She helped Sara into her wheelchair and brought her to the bathroom.

I'm sorry for waking you up that often last night.' Sara began when they were both drinking thee over some breakfast. 'Don't worry about it. I'm happy to help you.' Sara stared into her eyes to figure out if she was lying, she wasn't. 'Plus, I really hope the therapy is going to help you.' Celina added. 'Therapy?' Sara was confused. 'Yes, I told you about that yesterday. Grey put you on required therapy. He won't let you back on the streets until a therapist signs off on it.' She explained.

'Are you serious?' Sara raised her voice a little. 'Okay, calm down, I'm sure the nightmares will stop soon. It's probably just the stress.' 'I'm sure it's not. She'll never sign off on me. Not in a thousand years.' Sara thought, but she didn't say that out loud. 'I hope so.' She said instead. A silence fell. 'When is that appointment?' Sara asked. 'At one, so you still have about an hour and a half. I'll drop you off there and pick you up an hour later.'

After they ate breakfast, they got ready and Celina drove them to the shrinks office. 'Hi, I'm Sara Braun. I have an appointment at one o'clock.' She said to the receptionist. The woman looked old, at least 60. She had painted Brown hair that was neatly tied up in a bun. Her sour face didn't really give the warmest of welcome. 'With doctor Leslie?' She asked, not looking up from her computer. Sara looked at Celina behind her. Celina nodded. 'Yes.' Sara responded. The woman let them through. They were making their way through the hall when someone walked out of the room, someone familiar. It was Tim. He almost bumped into them.

'Ehh, hi.' He was speechless because of the sudden surprise. Celina was speechless too. Sara seemed to be the only one that could talk. 'Good afternoon, sir. I see you have taken my advice?' Sara said. She was pretty comfortable and respectful with the conversation in comparison with the others. Celina looked down at Sara. 'I did.' He answered, still finding his vulnerable position very uncomfortable. 'Are you here because of the attacks?' Sara nodded. 'I'm mostly here because Grey wants me too, that is part of it, yes.' 'Okay, well I better get back to work, bye.' He saw as he walked passed them 'bye.' Sara said too.

Celina parked the wheelchair and turned to Sara. 'I better get going too. I have an appointment with Grey, but I'll be back for you later, alright.' 'I know, you told me this morning.' Celina smiled sweetly at her. Then she looked around. Sara knew why. She wanted to make sure that nobody they knew was around them. Sara rolled her eyes and pulled her down. 'Nobody is here.' She said before she put her lips on hers. Celina kissed her back and then pulled away. 'Okay, see you in an hour, bye.' She waved and walked away. Sara watched her leave. It hadn't even been 10 seconds and she already missed her. She missed her, because she already knew how this was gonna go and she wanted Celina with her. She needed Celina. She needed help.

Next part: November 16th 2024