The psychologist answered softly:

“Every fear has a root, Celina. And we’re going to work on finding those roots. But you’ve already taken a huge step today—you spoke. You laid your pain, your truth, out loud. That’s more than many people ever manage.”

Celina blinked fast to keep the tears at bay.

“I don’t even know how to open up anymore. How to trust. But… when he held me today… I felt…” she hesitated. “I felt there’s still something there. But I don’t know how to start. What to say.”

The psy