Lena ate all the food that was supposed to feed two people. She did not care though because eating made her think better. Lena cleaned up her eating area and went back to finish the design she was working on before Ming interrupted her.
Diane knocked on Lena"s door and entered. "Miss. Shen, remember that you have an appointment with your therapist soon."
Lena had forgotten that she made an appointment with Stella Feng, whom Tye recommended for Lena. She told Diane to make an appointment for her a few days ago. Lena was surprised that Stella was able to fit in Lena so quickly. Most of the times, it would take about a few weeks before they can fit into a new patient.
"Thanks, I"ll be done soon."
Lena saved her progress and grabbed a few files before leaving her office. James followed her out and they left to go see the amazing female therapist that Tye recommended.
Stella has a private office in a large building. When Lena entered the floor, she was nicely greeted. Lena was an early and Stella was currently still with a patient. Lena sat down on the sofa and so did James. She picked up a magazine and looked through it.
A few minutes later, the office door to Stella"s opened. Stella said goodbye to the patient and glanced at Lena. She walked toward her.
"You must be my 4 o"clock."
Lena stood up. "Yes. Lena Shen." She extended her hand. Stella took it and they shook hands.
"Come on in."
Lena placed back her magazine and followed Stella in. James sat outside to wait for them. When Lena entered the room, she looked around. The window was perfectly opened, not too wide or too little. The atmosphere was welcoming and comfortable. There were no heavy designs nor nothing that gives throw off the setting.
"Take a seat wherever you feel comfortable."
Lena looked at Stella. "Can I sit on the ground?" If Lena feels nervous, the ground was her thinking comfort.
"Anything that works for you." Stella did not give Lena any weird faces. She had seen a fair share of patients.
Lena sat on the ground and placed her back on the long sofa. There was a single seat sofa across the long one. That must be where Stella usually sits. Stella also went down and sat on the floor with Lena.
"My name is Stella Feng, but you can just call me Stella. Can I call you Lena?" Lena nodded and Stella continued. "Good. Calling each other by our first names will close the gap of uncomfortableness.
"There is a bathroom right there. Water is on top of the mini-fridge and there are cold ones inside it. The trash is next to the side there. The tissue is on the table. These are just some simple things that you should familiarize yourself with just in case you ever need them." Stella took a deep breath from her long explaination. "But considering all the things that I heard from Dr. Tye, you should be fine." She smiled at Lena.
"This is your first time seeing a therapist?" Stella asked and Lena nodded.
"I am here to help you. The entire hour we have together, it is your time. You can talk about nothing or talk about anything. Everything talked between us is 100% confidential and only between us. I do not record nor take down any notes. There are some exceptions but in your case, you don"t need to worry about that.
I do want to clarify that although Dr. Tye and I are close, anything you said here will not be shared to him. He has his dirty ways to get information but I am too hefty of a woman for him to touch."
Lena smiled at that comment. She was liking this therapist already.
"As I said before, this time is yours. I usually suggest we start with some small ice breakers questions to get comfortable with each other. But the floor is all yours."
Lena chuckled. "I don"t even know if I need a therapist. I feel that I have been dealing with the trauma from both of my kidnapping quite well."
"Therapists don"t always work with trauma only. We can help you evaluate simple life decisions or talk about minor things that are causing you to feel stressed, happy, angry, or sad. There are times where you have nothing to talk about and you can just tell me what you did today."
"Then I have a lot of those." Lena paused and decide where she wanted to begin. For sure, she was not going to mention her death and rebirth and how she ended up here. "If you are close with Dr. Tye, then do you know about his group of friends?"
"Group of friends? I am guessing you are talking about Collin, Kris, Keso, Hugh, and Lay."
"Yes, them."
"I am fairly close to them all."
"So... Do you know about the condition of Kris?" Lena wanted to know, so if she does talk about Kris and how she was helping him, it would be safe for her to do so.
"I was part of his treatment for a few times with Dr. Tye, so I know a good amount about his condition. Just so you know though, I won"t expose anything about Kris too if you have any questions regarding him."
"Oh no. I just needed to know how much you know so I don"t start talking and exposing information that I should not. It was just a question for next time."
Next time... Stella thought that Lena would begin her talk with Kris. Tye has mentioned that Lena was helping Kris with his therapy and it was going really well.
Lena cleared her throat. She was kind of nervous to ask the next question but she really needed this piece of information out of her mind. "What does it mean when you kiss someone when your drunk? Like... really kiss them."