Dr. Ayşe noticed the change in Selin immediately. “You seem different today. Lighter.”
“Had a girls’ night. Sometimes you need that.”
“Good. Maintaining friendships is important during grief. Speaking of which, have you thought more about our discussion? About moving forward?”
Selin had. Too much. “I’m trying. It’s just… complicated.”
“Grief always is. But Selin, I’m noticing a pattern. Every time we get close to discussing actual moving on, you retreat. Why?”
Because I can’t move on when he’s still here, Selin thought. But she said: “Fear, maybe. What if I forget him?”
“You won’t forget him. But there’s a difference between honoring memory and being trapped by it.”
“Am I trapped?”
Dr. Ayşe leaned forward. “Are you?”
The question hung there. And Selin realized: yes. She was trappe
