***Serena***
Whatever James' blood had done to me had made me feel fantastic when I had woken properly. But, it is rapidly wearing off. Now I am facing the rest of my life, I can really feel the way my experiences on the island had changed me.
"I am always happy to listen, but I think perhaps you would benefit from talking to someone who specialises in what you have gone through," Sen adds. I nod quickly, still not looking at her.
"This isn't me," I tell her, my voice feeling thick.
"We are always a fluid concept, Serena. But you need to be kind to yourself," Sen replies. I turn to look at her with watery eyes.
"That's what James said before we left the hospital," I say in a little voice. Sen smiles kindly.
"It is good advice. There is a tendency to blame oneself in such situations-"
