Chapter 80: Sign of Desensitization

"Don't think about it," Sebastian warned in a grim voice.

I turned to him in surprise and burst out into nervous laughter. "What?"

"I know what you just thought. Don't think about it. Isn't that why you are meeting Dr. Knight?" He raised his arm and placed his palm on my head. He brushed my hair gently as if patting Sheng Sheng. 

There he went, treating me like a pet again. 

"Is that supposed to comfort me?" I asked sarcastically. 

"I've heard it works, so I am trying it out on you." He paused. "Is it working?" he asked innocently. 

"Not really," I replied with a shrug. In all reality, just his presence and his understanding were comforting. Very few people actually understood or tried to understand what other people were going through. On that note, he had gone the extra length to try and comfort me in these moments of vulnerability.