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.
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