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The things Michi talks about with her shrink are actual things that have happened in my life. A few years ago actually.

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After my run in with Lyle my day was uneventful, boring even. Beyond kept a close watch on me but I ignored him as I walked around the rec room, helping with puzzles and doing a few drawings. It was tedious and time passed so slowly. After a few hours of pointless wandering it was time for my one on one with my doctor.

I walked into Dr. Jeri's office and sat on the chair in front of him.

"So how does this work exactly, Dr. Jeri?" I asked, having never been to a psychiatrist before.

He smiled kindly and gestured to the clipboard in his lap. "I ask you things, have you do tests for me, and listen to you talk about your issues."

I nod and smile. "Just so you know, I loath tests."

"Not that kind of test." He chuckled and wrote something down. I comically craned my neck to see what he wrote as a joke. Smiling at my antics he turned the board away. "Not to worry. Just a note about your humor."

"Just curious. I like knowing what people say about me." I shrugged. "Now where to start?"

"How about you tell me why your here? I know what the file says, but I want to hear it from you."

"Well, I had a run in with someone at an old elementary school I used to go to after school. He tried to talk me into coming with him into his van and I said 'no'. He decided I didn't get a choice and dragged me, kicking and screaming, into the van and drove off before anyone could stop him. At an intersection he slowed down and I jumped out of the van and ran back to the school. He followed me up onto the schools' roof and tried to kill me. The cops got there in time to save me, but he ran away.

"A year later some guys from school played a 'joke' on me and I attacked on of them, believing him to be my attacker from before because I couldn't see his face. After that I decided I needed the security of the asylum while I got help getting over the attack last year." I concluded the story and looked to see Dr. Jeri's reaction.

"Understandable reaction." He told me and wrote something down. "Now what else major has happened in your life?"

"Just little stuff really. Death of a family friend and a few weeks later my Great Grandpa passed, a few days after seeing me so I blame myself. Parent's are divorced. Brother is an ass and used to beat me up when we were little, that only stopped a few years ago actually. I had few friends in elementary and was always bullied, and going to school a few blocks from where Great Grandpa was buried didn't help." I sighed and paused for a moment. "In grade 8 I slapped a girl after a fight with my 'friends'. She said the wrong thing at the wrong time and I just... snapped. It was quite a shock to everyone because I always bottled my emotions. For 9 years of school I kept it all in. It even shocked me. Then that summer my Grandpa passed while I was with family in another province. I didn't even see him in that last month and I feel horrid about it."

I stopped finally and felt tears fall from my eyes after holding them back the whole time.

"I see. Do you need a tissue?" I shook my head. "Well Michi you have been through a lot and you are strong to be able to hold out as long as you have. This last incident was the last straw and your mind said 'enough is enough' and shut down. I believe if we talk about once a week we should be able to get everything out in the open." I nodded and stood with the doctor. "If you feel the need to speak sooner, I'm open at 2pm every day."

"Thank you Dr. Jeri." I offer him a small smile and left the office.

Beyond quickly found me and attached himself to my hip. "How was your session with the shrink?"

I knew he was really asking "What did you tell him about me?" so I shrugged. "It went well I guess. Dr. Jeri is really nice and easy to talk to."

Beyond scoffed softly. "We have the same shrink. What are the odds?"

"Yeah, and what are to odds that we are at the same asylum, and are in the the same group for therapy." I mused.

I walked back to my room, Beyond in tow, and flopped onto the bed. Beyond sat down beside me and I glanced up at him.

"I've been wondering B."

Beyond glanced at me. "Hmm?"

"Why did you try to kill me if it wasn't my time?"

"I don't really understand how it worked myself, but your lifespan was at 0 when I attacked you. You were fated to die that day, but I think I changed your future. I was looking into it after I saw you at the hospital. Your bus was hit by a semi that day."

"I heard about that! It hit right where I usually sit." I sat up and looked at Beyond.

"You were going to die in that accident. But I changed that. And now you have a new lifespan. And I know I will kill you when the time comes."

Flopping back down on the bed I sighed and let my hair flare out behind me. "I think I can live with that."