He holds up like a champ, but Dr Ambrose looks worse and worse as our session wears on. By halfway, he's squeezing his armrests and a sickly flush darkens his cheeks."Nope," I announce, slapping my palms down on my thighs. "No, sorry. We tried to do this, Dr Ambrose, but it's like watching a man be tortured. You're not well.""It's just a headache," he grits out, but it's not convincing when both thumbs are digging into his eye sockets. "We can finish the session, at least. You're my last appointment for today."Appointment.I always feel weird when he says things like that. It's a reminder that he's paid to put up with me."Wait there." I drag my backpack onto my lap, rummaging in the depths. Books and pens and cereal bars and tins of breath mints brush against my knuckles, but I find it at last, producing it with a flourish. "Aspirin." I slap the box on the side table. "I'm not prescribing them or anything, okay? So don't sue me. But you should take some."Dr Ambrose checks the box
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