Next Appointment

Friday, August 7th

5:30 PM

Kelly walked into the office excited. When Dr. Valentine's receptionist called on Wednesday about today's appointment she sounded hopeful they would make big strides today. She looked around the reception area, saw no one there, and took a seat to wait. She knew it was about half an hour early but the bus system schedule wasn't very flexible. She was eager to get the next session done and get closer to being over this paralyzing fear. She had brought all the presentation material with her as she was told to and though a 3-hour session sounded taxing, Kelly just hoped it'd lead to a breakthrough.

5:40 PM

Meredith walked into the office and greeted Kelly immediately with a wave and a smile. The girl was amazed by how great the receptionist looked in her light red pantsuit. It went well with her honey-blond hair and ice-blue eyes Kelly thought. She quickly walked over to the desk, pulled out a folder, and handed it to the young coed. "This is the paperwork giving Dr. Valentine permission to use your case notes, data and everything else generated for her studies and such. If you could just sign both really quick, we can get you down to the dressing room and get this started" the receptionist said soothingly as Kelly quickly glanced through it all, dated and signed both forms. Had she taken the time to read through the dense legal agreements she'd have realized that she was signing control of all video and audio from all the sessions she'd already agreed to over to Ms. Nas Valentine and someplace called Phryne's Forum LLC to do with as they wished. Kelly sat in the chair and played on her phone until the hour struck six.

6:00 PM

The receptionist stood, looked at Kelly, and said "It's showtime, follow me" as she walked back into the doctor's office. Kelly quickly stood and followed her. They walked across the office and through the door in the back. It led to a small room with another door, a wall-length mirror, a small table with a makeup selection on it, and a barber's chair in the center. Meredith grabbed a wrapped outfit by the hanger sticking out at the top and handed it to the coed. "Just take this, go into the far room, clean up, and put it all on. I'll be waiting out here for you to finish up" and offered the young lady a reassuring smile. "The doctor really thinks certain props will help with your treatment. It's all about getting you in the right frame of mind, Kelly. Just remember, only wear what I gave you".

Kelly took the outfit and strode into the next room. She quickly took the wrapper off the clothing and was amazed to find the ensemble matched her old St. Margret's school uniform. It was exact from the pleated, plaid tartan above the knee skirt to the white button-up shirt with the short red middy tie. The only thing missing was the blue blazer. The college girl shrugged, stripped, and hopped in the shower unaware both this and the other room were outfitted with 4k video cameras hidden in the vents.