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His words are strikingly familiar, and I suddenly remember how Karen once told me the same thing.

You need the right mindset to start with. You have NOTHING to fix.

I had agreed with her that time, but I realize now I was only telling her the things I knew she wanted to hear.

But in truth, I hadn't believed her at all, and all this time I was secretly convinced that somethingwaswrong with me.

Dr. Somebody suddenly cups my face with his hands, and his next words nearly break me.

"Learn to live with your worries, Temptation. Embrace your fears. Live with it, and move on."

I'm crying before he's even finished speaking, and it's all because I know what he's saying is true.

Oh God.

Now that he's spelled everything out so clearly, I almost feel like laughing at how silly I've been acting all this time, thinking that I had tostopworrying about Io.

Why did I even think that was possible, since not worrying about my sister would also mean I've also stopped caring for her?

I look up at Dr. Somebody, and there's only one thing I can think of saying.

"I'm glad you're a doctor."

"And I'm glad you were an idiot—-"

I choke back a laugh.

"—-because I've come to realize it's your idiotic desire to stop worrying that made you sign up with SFI."

His ability to effortlessly switch from gentleman to jerk makes me laugh like always, and I no longer feel like dying when I find myself waving goodbye to him for the second time around.

I feel like an entire planet's worth of problems has been lifted off my shoulders, and that's why...

Your request for face-to-face consultation has been submitted.

Please stand by for confirmation from your doctor.

Only a few seconds have passed before my phone starts vibrating, and the first notification I see is from SFI's app.

Your doctor has approved your request.

Sixteen

I'm finally down with my last class for the day, but since our professor has already let us know in advance he'll be a couple of minutes late...

Just a little peek,I promise myself.

I only want to check if Dr. Somebody has texted me through the app, and only because I'm curious, not obsessed.

Honest.

But when I see that Idohave one unopened message waiting from him, and I feel my heart skip a beat—-

Oh, shit.

I think I'm okay with being obsessed. It's shameful to be so, but I'd still rather be that than...in love.

Which I'm not.

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