Temptation (August Alsina) (Editing Process)

42. Time Scale

(Kiara's P.O.V.)

"Umm...well... Over the last few sessions, I can see that there has been a lot of progress made with Elana which is great and I do think that three sessions a week will be necessary... So with that being said maybe we should cut the sessions down to once a week."

"That's really good doc, but don't you think it's a little too soon to be cutting these sessions short."

"No I don't think it's "too soon", Elana is doing good enough. She's eating, communicating more than before, and in my opinion I didn't think that would be happening for a while. If she continues doing these sessions three times a week it won't help her focus on returning back into who she was before the whole incident took place."

"But you even said so yourself kids especially her age can't just bounce back from tragic events like this, and that it takes time."

"Yes Ms. Smith-."

"Please call me Kiara."

"Kiara, I understand that I said that which is normally true, but from the looks of it she's been doing very well. She's been opening up more to me and frankly I think all she needs now is her parents with her. Only you and Mr. Alsina can help her get back into her old routines." I sighed not quite sure whether I was ready to do this.

"Listen Kiara from mother to mother...I honestly believe that you should take this step for Elana, your daughter is doing much better than before and I know you can tell so yourself you're just afraid for some reason. I have a degree in this and if Elana was lying or hiding anything from me or I believed in any way that she wasn't stable enough for me to cut the sessions short then I wouldn't do that to you or her."

"You're right."

"I know I am, did I tell you that I have a degree in this?" She laughed

I smiled slightly laughing too. "Yeah you did, thank you."

"You're welcome."

"So you have kids?"

"Yea two, my son is eight and my daughter is three."

I smiled at her as she showed me a picture of both her son and daughter.

"They're beautiful."

"Thank you, you and Mr. Alsina have a beautiful daughter too."

"Thank you they're both everything to me."

"Awwwe."

"Yeaa...part of me always feels like I don't deserve him and that he deserves much better than me."

"Why you say that for?"

"I don't know...Its like...after everything I've put him through he still has remained there with me and there for me even when we weren't together...And no man, not even my own father made the slightest effort to help me in any of my problems, but it's like August, he'll do anything just to keep a smile on my face and i-it just...I don't know."

"Kiara, can I ask you a question?" I nodded

"Do you feel like what happened to Elana was your fault?"

I paused for a second and sighed nodding my head.

"Kiara you do know that-."

"Yes I know, August tells me all the time even my girls do too...it's just that I can't help but feel like that?"

"Like what?"

"Irresponsible and responsible..." I lightly chuckled at myself.

"You know what's funny?...I've always felt irresponsible for everything I've done. Getting pregnant at sixteen, losing all of my money and family, the kidnapping and almost death of my child...if anything I should feel responsible for letting those things happen."