119 On the Road to Recovery (2/2)

”...”

Dr. Hong did not give up. She smiled amiably at the girl, ”Miss Lee, can you tell me a little bit about yourself?”

”...”

”I heard you have two brothers? How lucky; I was an only child so it was quite lonely growing up.”

”...” Yeo Ri raised her eyes to look at the woman briefly at the mention of her brothers. However, she remained quiet.

Seeing her change, Dr. Hong leaned forward, testing the waters, ”Miss Lee, do you want to talk about what happened that day?”

”...” Yeo Ri looked away. Clearly, she did not want to.

”Then, should we talk about something else? What do kids these days like to talk about... ah! I recently heard BTX's new song on the radio. Do you like BTX?”

”...”

Dr. Hong pursed her lips. Was she being too pushy? She leaned back into her seat.

”Miss Lee,” she started, recollecting her calm. ”If you want to talk about anything, do come to me. I'm all ears.”

She got up and kneeled next to Yeo Ri's wheelchair. Dr. Hong placed her hands above Yeo Ri's squeezing it reassuringly, ”I'm always available. Remember, Miss Lee, we are here to help you.”

Unlike the time with Gun, Yeo Ri did not pull away. Perhaps because the other party was a woman, she did not display any revulsion. She simply stared at the woman with deep, empty eyes.

Dr. Hong gave her a smile. ”It might take a long time, but I assure you, you will be able to become yourself once again.”

”Until then, you're stuck with me,” Dr. Hong added with a chuckle.

Then, the analog clock on her desk beeped, signalling the end of their session.