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The images of her brain started to load as I carefully studied them.
“Ava, it’s Charlotte. Can Freya come out?”
One area of her brain started to light up. “She’s dissociating,” I spoke.
Another area lit up, and then another, especially in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. When the MRI was complete, Charlotte and I walked into the MRI room.
“You did great, Ava.” I smiled as I helped her up from the table.
“She’s not Ava,” Charlotte spoke. “Hello, Kate.”
“Very observant, Dr. Kind.” She smiled. “Ava couldn’t handle being in there. She has a problem with enclosed spaces. We had no choice but to put her to sleep for a while.”
“How long have you been here?” Charlotte asked.
“Since we walked into the hospital.”
I stared at her for a moment. “I had no idea.”
“We’re good at keeping who we are a secret when need be.” I winked. “I need to get dressed and get the hell out of here.”
“Don’t forget that you have an appointment at three o’clock in my office,” Charlotte said.
* * *
Kate
I left the imaging room, pressed the elevator button, and took it down to the lobby. When the doors opened, I saw Grayson standing on the other side.
“Ava, I was just on my way up.”
“Sucks to be you.” I pushed past him.
He grabbed my arm and spun me around.
“Hold on a second.”
I looked down at his hand and then up at him.
“Unless you want me to break that hand of yours, I suggest you let go of my arm.”
He narrowed his eyes at me. “You’re not Ava, Freya, Luna, or Ophelia. You must be Kate.”
“Damn right, I am.”
“Why isn’t Ava here?” he asked.
“Why do you care?”
“Excuse me?”
“You make up some lame excuse about being super busy at the hospital this week, don’t call or text her to see how she is, and you didn’t show up for the testing. She was nervous as hell, so I stepped in.”
“This week being busy isn’t a lame excuse. It’s the truth, Kate.”
“For a trauma surgeon, you sure are an idiot. It takes three seconds to pick up the phone and send a text. You don’t have three seconds to spare?” I cocked my head. “Anyway, you’re wasting my time. Ava isn’t playing this game with you anymore. I’ll see to that. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll leave her and us the hell alone. Fuck off, Dr. Kind.” I smiled and stuck up both middle fingers at him as I walked away and out of the hospital.
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