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92|One Goal In Mind
"Your bracelet," Linda said. "It's beautiful. May I see it?"
Eden didn't want to hand it over, of course, but anything to make the forty-five minutes go quickly.
"Sure," she said as she slipped it off and gave it to her.
"You're into astronomy?" Linda asked as she held it up, and the tiny star and moon glinted in the sunlight seeping through the window.
Eden looked at the clock again.
Forty-three minutes.
Don't fuck it up.
She smiled brightly at the therapist. "I guess. Aiden's obsessed with the moon."
"So this represents him?" Linda asked, tapping the moon charm dangling on the gold band. "And you are the star?"
Eden nodded, happy to keep this line of enquiry going.
"I don't see the sun, though?"
"That's his father." Eden blurted without thinking.
"Is he not in the picture?"
Eden shook her head quickly. "No, he's not."
"Maybe someday you'll get to add his charm?" Linda re
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