章 13: Chapter 11: Mrs. Foyer
It was a gloomy noon and Lilith was on her bed, spacing out. Two nightmares, great. Lilith tries to erase all the nightmares, but to no avail. She stood up and went to the mirror, stared at it and gave herself a subtle smile.
"Fuck-face" she said, "we demand to fix that thinking of yours!"
"Mom!" Lilith, dressed in a black leather jacket, a white inner shirt and tight jeans with her Dr. Martens boots. "Lit outfit, honey!" Her mom complimented as she glances at her daughter from head to toe in the kitchen. Lilith rolled her eyes and brush the compliment . "Come on, Mom. Stop!" she let out a laugh.
"I need to go somewhere, I need to see someone!" Her Mom's eyes widen, her hand covering her mouth. "Oh my God, lily! I'm so proud of you!" Lilith's mother squeal. Lilith hands on her pocket, looking at her Mom confused. Going to a psychotherapist is one thing to be proud of? She asked in her thought.
Her mother was staring at her as if she is proud that she has a daughter. She walked towards and grabbed Lilith's one hand and holds it, "I'm so proud of you, Lily! If you need another protection, grab one from your father's drawer. ' and winked at Lilith.
Lilith's face went red and laughed. Her Mother looked at her confused, "What? You don't need one? You nee- "Lilith is still laughing, cuts her off by placing her palm in front of her face, telling her to stop.
"Mom, you got it all wrong. I need counseling because of some stuff happening here. Telling you about my problems, I know you wouldn't understand. I gotta go, I'm late" she said and kissed her Mom's cheeks, leaving her mother open-mouthed in the kitchen.
Lilith looked at her phone, an hour for her to see a psychotherapist. The weather is foggy with moisture hanging in the air. Lilith was sitting on a wet bench waiting for a bus. Not for long, a white with black trim bus arrived. Lilith entered herself as the bus door opened. The davy's gray color seats were preoccupied in front, she looked at the back and settled an empty seat and sat herself. As she sat herself, watching at the window view with her earphone plugged in. Lilith couldn't move her eyes when she found Felicia smiling, waving at her. She peeked down to avoid her gaze from Felicia and glance back. Felicia was gone.
"Okay, fuck-face. We are getting there!"
Lilith got out of the bus and look at the bus sped its way. Before her is a white house with brown trims that has a mini garden. Lilith was standing by the gate and look for a doorbell and click it. A woman around fifties came out, dressed in a light blue long sleeve blouse and white pants.
"Oh! You're here. Nice to meet you, Lilith Barkley." the woman said as she saw Lilith by the gate. Lilith smiled, "Nice to meet you too, Mrs. Foyer"
"Come in"
Lilith went inside and walked through the stone pathway that was nicely put along its trimmed grass. Flowers were sprung in her garden with little gnomes. The woman opened the door and went to her office, followed by Lilith. Lilith found herself in a white room with chairs and a plant. This gives a therapeutic vibe.
Lilith sat across the woman and looked at her.
"It seems you thought a bunch about what you would like to talk about here and I'm glad you have the courage to talk. If you don't mind, I'm going to ask you some questions, and take notes about what you say, so I can keep it fresh in my memory. Feel free to interrupt me at any time to where you need it to go. How you're doing?" Mrs. Foyer asked with a notebook in her lap. Lilith let out a big sighed, "Fucked up"
Mrs. Foyer was surprised by her vulgar language. "I'm just tired"
"Have you ever seen a counselor before?" Mrs. Foyer said, crossing her legs.
"Yes but it didn't turn out the way I would like to have to"
"I see. What brings you here today?"
Lilith gave her a subtle smile, "I just got here and a lot of things just happened. Nightmares, suicide cases, and I lost my best friend because of a fight." as she laid herself back on a chair.
"How many times you have nightmares?" Lilith looked at Mrs. Foyer, unsure if she wants to tell her.
"Twice already but no one believes it. Everyone seems to think I'm insane.. I—" Lilith cut her sentence mid-way and sighed, glancing down.
"No, miss Barkley. I don't think you are insane. How do you feel when a problem pops up unexpectedly?"
"I usually solve them and think rationally, this is the only time that I'm having problems and maybe because I'm still adjusting on the environment and I met this person who suddenly appears out of nowhere and no one believes it, and they told me that I'm just seeing things. I don't want people to think I'm crazy"
Mrs. Foyer nod her head while scribbling in her notebook, "Okay, lets start with how you lost your best friend?"
"I lost her because…" Lilith remember what she did to Ivy, she bit her lower lip and was trying to hold her tears back, "because of my selfishness, my sudden outburst"
"I just want her to be confident", Lilith added.
Mrs. Foyer looked at her, "Do you like your best friend, Miss Barkley?"
"I like her. Since we were childhood best friends, she often gets scared and after not seeing her for almost 9 years, I thought there will be change. But nothing. She now thinks I'm a bad person because I told her…" Lilith couldn't continue the words and just looked at Mrs. Foyer.
"People moved in their own pace. You are not a bad person, doing that to your best friend. It just that you seem rushing her to change. We have our own pace, Miss Barkley. I suggest you give your best friend some time alone and to once you think everything is okay then why not talk to her?" Lilith smiled at her. She knows this isn't going to be easy. But she'll try.
"And about your nightmares since when did that happened?" Mrs. Foyers said, intrigued.
"It was when we moved here and I saw this abandoned house, I'm a fan of unsolved cases. As I saw that abandoned house, I already felt something peculiar about it. Due to my curiosity, I went to that abandoned house with Ivy, and then we had a fight. After that, I went to the abandoned house alone and then I saw a girl. Her name is Felicia. I told Ivy about it, but she won't believe me of what I saw and the next was I saw Felicia in my room while looking in a mirror and I saw blood while taking a shower. Mom didn't believe me and when I'm on my way here, I saw her again. I know it's crazy and you probably think I am crazy. "
Mrs. Foyer shook her head, "Felicia is her name? So, how does Felicia typically make you feel?"
"I feel scared. Why would she keep appearing and it makes me crazy. Maybe Felicia is just a factor from my environment. I don't know." Lilith shrugged. Mrs. Foyer smiled and put her hand under her chin.
"Then what if Felicia needs your help?" Mrs. Foyer said, smiling at Lilith. Lilith stared at her. Those sentences seem have a bit of message. Something that Mrs. Foyer wants to convey.
"Miss Barkley, I don't think you are crazy. Some people just don't understand our perspectives. If that's what you believe, then go for it"
Lilith smiled, she felt the courage to stand by what she believes.
"What do you do differently from other people, Miss Barkley?"
"I'm a person who likes to read and watch unsolved mysteries. It just makes me want to know who are behind those mysteries that happen, it makes me excited. I even theorize a lot of cases and sometimes, I get it right." Whilst Lilith was talking, Mrs. Foyer just smiled. She felt Lilith is unique.
"You're different from others, Miss Barkley and that is so unique of you"
Lilith smiled, "Believe in yourself, Miss Barkley. Don't believe others more than you believe in yourself."
That's what Lilith want to hear, she gave Mrs. Foyer a smile. Everyone seems to believe she is crazy, but all she has to do is to believe in herself, believe what her gut is telling her.
"Thank you, Mrs. Foyer." Mrs. Foyer smiled at her, then scribbling something on her notebook. "How are you feeling after releasing it all?"
"I feel kind of better."
"I'm glad you went your way here to seek help, Miss Barkley. Anyways, as you've know, we will meet next week so that I can see how you're doing" and stood up and reaches her hands to Lilith for a shake.
"Okay, Mrs. Foyer. I'll be looking forward to it"
Mrs. Foyer lead Lilith to the gate and bid her goodbye. The clouds were gray and winds suddenly blew Lilith, which is sure that rain will come. Lilith looked up to the sky, those words from Mrs. Foyer is all the things she wants to hear.
"Lilith!" someone called Lilith out. From that voice she smiled and wave her hand.
"Hey, Louie. What you doin' here?" Lilith asked as Louie walked towards her with paper bags in his hands.
"I was on the nearest local store to buy some things for myself. What are you doing here...? Especially to this..." Louie said as he glanced at the house behind Lilith. "house"
"Just need counseling"
Louie nodded and looked back at Lilith, "So, hey. Uh..w-want to eat something? M-My dormitory was near, just a few blocks from here" Lilith apologetically looked at Louie, "Thank you for the offer, Louie and I really wanna hang out, but it's already..." Lilith glanced on her phone
"6 pm and I know my mom is worried---"Lilith lied.
"It's okay" and Louie gave her a smile. "I shall go then since." he lifts his paper bags "it's kind of heavy."
"Oh, okay. Bye!" Lilith said as she watched Louie walked his way with paper bags in his hands and was struggling due to its heaviness. As Louie wasn't seen in the distance, Lilith marched and was ready to get everything done. If no ones gonna believe her, she must believe herself and find the truth.
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