E/LENA

CHAPTER SEVEN

Hailing her car, Elena withdrew a deep breath before starting her car engine. She is going today to Dr. Monte’s clinic for her appointment, Ms. Estrella was insisting to come with her again, but because of the sudden urgent call from Ms. Estrella’s relative having an emergency, Elena insist that she can go by herself.

She knew how Ms. Estrella was worried about her, because she barely left her side. At school and her house, that’s why she felt embarrassed that she might be, being a burden to Ms. Estrella.

Of course she is grateful for having Ms. Estrella by her side, but not because she is complaining,  having Ms. Estrella always on her side.

She had rather embarrass to burden Ms. Estrella more, and she know something was keep on bothering Ms. Estrella eversince her last appointment with Dr. Harris Monte.

And she must find it out today, even now that she can feel anxiousness eating her system, she must find it out and also she had a feeling that only finding it out would also give her answered to the questions that has been lingering  on her mind.

A loud ring on her phone stopped Elena’s from mind from wandering, she saw that it was Ms. Estrella who was calling.

“Ma’am?” Elena said as she pick up the call.

“Hey Elena, I was just checking up to you,” Ms. Estrella said over the phone “are you on your way already?”

Elena can hear the sound of the wind over Ms. Estrella’s line as she talked, Aunt Elle must be driving. Elena thought.

“Yup, I was just about to leave.” Elena replied maneuver her car to the drive way.

“Okay, take care! Harris will take care of you, I already asked him.” Ms. Estrella informed.

“Aunt Elle…Don’t worry to much about me okay…” Elena said “I as you said Dr. Harris is there, so you must be at ease. Promise I will be a good girl and do good on my appointment so you wouldn’t be worried.”

Elena said making herself sound confident as she said it to Ms. Estrella.

“Okay…I might be back tomorrow, I will buy you your favorite lasagna on my way home.” Ms. Estrella said making Elena smile as she heard the magic word lasagna.

“Yey…buy me four portions of lasagna please! Take care Ma’a—I mean Aunt Elle, love you!” Elena said cheerfully that made Ms. Estrella chuckle.

“Hmm…Okay! Take care, I’ll hang up now bye…” Elena heard Ms. Estrella said before hanging up made Elena withdrew a deep breath and drove her car fast.

Elena arrived infront of the building where Dr. Harris Monte clinic is located at 10:10 am, 10 minutes late than her scheduled appointment, but she didn’t yet coming out on her car and just remained inside, relaxing herself.

“Okay…Elena, you can do this!” Elena said cheering herself up and made herself thought about lasagna to ease her anxiousness, that is starting to build up.

Breathing deeply after she felt relax for a bit, Elena started to open her car door and hail out from it and in a fast pace she entered the building.

Elena was in the middle of the building hallway on the way to the clinic when she bumped into  a man that she didn’t notice because her mind was wandering around about lasagna to entertain herself and not to be anxious.

“I’m sorr—” was about to said but when Elena looked at the man, she gasp when she saw that it was the same man she bumped into, yesterday.

The man who somewhat gives her the strange feeling of anxiousness, and at the same time feel herself getting extremely furious that she can’t explain.

 “You again?” The man said smirking that Elena didn’t understand why the man is smirking.

“We sure bump with each other so much later, or is it fate?” The said  “My dear Elena…”

Raffy smirk as he pass on Elena and saw how Elena stilled as he whispered her name. His hunch didn’t disappoint him and had found the kid that must suffer for the punishment he bestowed for being the child of her parents.

“Seems the fate is with me now,” Raffy uttered meaningfully  “right Albert and Selena…”

Elena heard what the man said, but she didn’t able to hear the last part for the man said it in whisper.

Elena rooted in place while following the man with her gaze, while the man walks towards the exit.

A sudden blurry images appeared on Elena’s head. A blurry images of a man who was beaten to death, and a man that has same voice as the man she bumped into, doing nasty thing on a woman.

“Ah!!!”Elena grunt as the pain on her head was starting to build up while the blurry images continues to appear on her head.

“Argh!!!” Elena grunt loudly this time that took the attention of the people who was passing by the hallway making them halt to check up on her, but Elena didn’t able to notice them, even when Dr. Monte arrived.

Elena suddenly suffocated as she heard the pleading of the man and the woman in her mind, until Elena saw the woman turn her head to look at her, and she somewhat she saw the woman mouthing her I love you and I’m sorry. And she felt that darkness is slowly eating her until the noises she heard disappeared and turned in a deafening silence and everything went black.

“Harris! Where’s Elena? How is she? What happened?” Ms. Estrella asked in flustered as she entered the clinic when she didn’t saw Elena inside when she entered.

“Relax…Eleanor, Elena is there.” Dr. Monte said pointing the door of the room where Elena is currently staying, that Ms. Estrella didn’t notice.

Ms. Estrella didn’t waste any second and went to enter the said door that Dr. Monte pointed.

As Ms. Estrella entered, she immediately saw the IV on Elena’s hand.

“What happened to her?” Ms. Estrella asked when she felt Dr. Monte’s presence behind her.

“We found her in the hallway grunting in so much pain, it seems her post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been triggered.” Dr. Monte informed.

“I know she had multiple personal disorder, and now PTSD?” Ms. Estrella asked confused to Dr. Monte.

“Let’s go outside, I’ll explain it.” Dr. Monte said motioning Ms. Estrella outside the room.

“Okay…Tell me now Harris.” Ms. Estrella said as they she seated in the visitor’s chair and Dr. Monte to his swivel chair.

Dr. Monte withdrew a deep breath and lookk directly on Ms. Estrella’s eyes before uttering the word.

“As so you know, Elena had Dissociative Identity Disorder, and just a while ago she was showing signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that is strongly connected to the DID.”  Dr. Monte said.

“How is it connected?” Ms. Estrella asked again.

“As what I have said, Dissociation and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are also closely connected and frequently occur together, with some considering dissociative disorders to be a subtype or subset of PTSD. The symptoms, as well as the impact of the two conditions, however, can be quite different.

PTSD may develop after a single traumatic experience, as either a child or as an adult (for example, witnessing a violent event or natural disaster). Unlike the trauma that often underlies dissociative disorders, in which specific age groups appear to be more vulnerable, PTSD is less dependent on age and related more to the severity of the traumatic experiences.

While the Dissociative disorders usually result from trauma and stress in childhood, not adulthood. They stem from chronic trauma (for example, repeated episodes of physical, emotional, or s****l abuse).” Dr. Monte carefully yet precisely explained to Ms. Estrella.

“T-Then are you saying t-that Elena, had been through all that to have these illnesses?” Ms. Estrella asked in a weak voice.

“Can I add something?” A cold voice said behind Ms. Estrella making her turn immediately.

Surprise and shocked can be written on Ms. Estrella and Dr. Monte’s face as they see who is the one standing a few steps from them, while smirking mischievously and staring them with cold gaze.

“E-Elena…” Ms. Estrella uttered in so much surprise.

“I heard everything you said Doctor, but you left something about Elena case,” Lena said mischievously “She also have Dissociative Amnesia.”

“And by the way…my name is Lena,” Lena introduced “Elena’s split personality.”

“Oh…! And no need to introduce yourselves, because I know you.” Lena said cheerfully while looking at Ms. Estrella and Dr. Monte who looks extremely dumbfounded.

“W-Where is Elena?” Lena heard Ms. Estrella asked out of nowhere while staring at Lena.

“Here!” Lena replied pointing on her own head “Elena is here.”

And started to walks toward the visitor’s seat just across Ms. Estrella’s and look upon Dr. Monte who seem having his tongue tied.

“So, can I tell you the details?” Lena said as her eyes turn to Ms. Estrella and back to Dr. Monte.

But, none of the two responded making Lena took a deep breath and start to tell the details.

“Elena had witness the death of parents before her eyes when she was 8 years old, and was emotionally and physically abuse by foster parents when she was 9 years old until she turned 12 years old, by ending foster parents rotten lives and completely ending everything by erasing the events that she’d went through.” Lena stated while watching Dr. Monte and Ms. Estrella listening to her.

“Elena seems didn’t know these things you have told us, even your existence. Then how we would believe you?” Dr. Monte said testing Lena’s statement, for he knows Lena’s statement are true, but he just wanted to her.

Lena smirked by Dr. Monte had said, she knows he was testing her.

“You’re the doctor here right? Don’t tell me you can’t decipher what are lies and what are not.” Lena said mockingly.

“Don’t joke around with me, old man. I never got a patience to play with useless things.” Lena said with a piercing cold look as she stared at Dr. Monte.

Lena smirked when she saw Dr. Monte gulped after hearing what she said while trying to act casually infront of her made, Lena want to applaud Dr. Monte.

While on the other hand, she saw Ms. Estrella stilled from her seat and not saying anything.

Lena turned to Dr. Monte when she heard him clearing his throat as he composed himself.

“If what you stated was true how come, you have a fully awareness about what happened and what you are? Dr. Monte asked curiously to Lena.

“To tell you honestly old man, I don’t know either,” Lena replied honestly “but one thing is for sure that I can tell you…”

Lena smirked when she saw the curiousness on Dr. Monte’s face while waiting for what she is still going to say.

“Secret…!” Lena said mischievously and was about to stand up when Ms. Estrella finally spoke that made Lena stopped.

“Are you having fun toying us Lena?” Ms. Estrella finally asked “because from the looks of it, you are…”

Ms. Estrella said looking at Lena who was now looking at her with no emotion, that brought chills to the whole clinic and to their systems.

“If this is what you called having fun, then your saying a big mistake,” Lena said directly onto Ms. Estrella’s eyes “my fun hasn’t started yet, and don’t tell me things just because you took care of Elena, if you don’t want be part my fun part.”

Lena said icily, for she don’t like the tone of the way Ms. Estrella spoke.

“Doctor and Miss, I’ll be going for now,” Lena said, and stopped her gaze to Ms. Estrella.

“Don’t worry about Elena, I’ll take care of her and I not let anyone hurt her.” Lena said and not letting the two to speak again she left.

“Time for hunt you…rotten Raffy! Hide!” Lena uttered smirking dangerously, as she recall what happened to Elena a while.

“It would be delightful, if your so called fate will happen now.” Lena whispered recalling what Raffy told a while ago.