FOUR SHADES OF DREY
"This code is making my brain hurt, want anything from the coffee cart downstairs?"
"I'm okay," I said.
"Be right back, don't get kidnapped by a serial killer while I'm gone." She grabbed her wallet and headed for the elevator.
I watched her go, then turned back to my textbook.
I was reading about cognitive behavioral therapy and the treatment of anxiety disorders, which felt both ironic and depressing.
I knew all these techniques, I'd tried all of them but nothing worked completely.
I was so absorbed in reading that I didn't notice I'd been slowly sliding my psychology textbook closer to the edge of the desk.