In response, Dr. Caan said, ‘Let’s take a moment to collect ourselves.’ All this meant was a little bit of silence. Emily covered the left side of her face with her hand and looked at the carpet.

In the waiting room, Philip remembered the session and had Linkin Park’s "In The End" and "Breaking The Habit" rolling in his mind. It was like a music video from the psycho ward and Philip could on say ‘Fuck’ under his quiet angry voice.

Back in therapy, Dr. Caan said, ‘Now, we were talking about you modeling while using cocaine.’

Emily sniffed back her tears and said, ‘Yes.’ She didn’t have the heart to look the doctor in the eyes so she just looked at the carpet.

Dr. Caan asked, ‘Do you know why you took for the first time; from a friend nonetheless?’

Emily said, ‘I just wanted to go pro.’ Her voice was empty and hollow with her showing no signs of life.

Dr. Caan suggested, ‘Okay. You don’t have to talk. It’s fine. We can just sit here.’ Dr. Caan was a skilled therapist of 23 years who studied in Paris, Berlin, and abroad. He got one of his books of French poetry to help him relax. One of the poems, he found, related to Emily’s situation and her predicament.

At the hospital, after Daniel left, Franzi’s parents were just walking into Franzi’s room. Her mother, Gertrud, was beside herself as she kissed Franzi’s face. Franzi’s father, Andreas, held Franzi’s hand and just looked at her.

Gertrud asked, ‘My baby, Franzeska, what happened to you?’ She was just being a mother but Franzi took her serious.

Franzi said, ‘Mama. Papa.’ Franzi’s mother could not budge herself from Franzi’s body. Franzi said, ‘Papa.’ Andreas knew she needed Gertrud to let go so she could breathe easy. ‘Where’s Paula?’

Gertrud said, ‘She is gone. She told us all these lies about you and we sent her away.’ They didn’t know Paula was standing outside the room. Paula felt this was a moment for Franzi and her family.

Franzi asked, ‘What lies? What did Paula tell you?’

Gertrud replied, ‘It doesn’t matter. She’s gone and we’re here.’ This made Franzi a little nervous.

Franzi looked at Andreas and asked, ‘What’s going on, Papa?’ But Gertrud interrupted, ‘That…woman. She said you….were a lesbian and….that you were in love with her. She left me no choice and I had to protect you. For all I know, she’s the one that got you on drugs.’