Ellie’s pov“Doctor, it is happening again right now, the pressure behind my eyes is getting worse and I cannot keep pretending it is just stress from school.” I sat on the edge of the exam table in that quiet office, legs swinging a little because the damn thing was too high, and watched him write something down without looking up at first. My mother had dragged me here three weeks ago after every other doctor brushed me off, and this one, the neurologist with the calm voice and the steady hands, actually listened. He was forty-two, dark hair going a little silver at the temples, white coat open over a dark shirt, and he never rushed me. That was the first thing that made me trust him.He set the pen down and finally met my eyes. “Describe it for me again, Ellie. Exactly where it starts and what it feels like when it peaks.”I swallowed and pressed my fingers against my temples. “It starts like a tight band right here, then it spreads and my vision gets these weird sparks, and some
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