The time is 5.30 a.m. The consultant psychiatrist on duty at the psychiatric hospital today, Dr. James, is awake. This night, as it has been the previous four nights, sleep has been tough. His thoughts wander far and wide, yet they always seem to return to Beatrice, the girl of his dreams. How does he persuade her that she is the thing that keeps him up at night, that she is the reason for his crazy behavior, that she is... his soul-mate? Their previous encounter had ended horribly, with them yelling at one other over a minor issue, making a commotion at the restaurant where they had lunch. Since then, neither of them had phoned, as they were each waiting to see who would give in first. It was insane! He would have ignored any other girl and gone on if it had been any other girl, but Beat
