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Well, that does not give me much to work with. I already knew something would have had to have led to all that. We have a long way to go. Zechariah knew from listening to Kellin that this was going to be difficult. He was caught by surprise when she traced his jawline with her fingernail. The compliment which followed place him in a blush. At least we have nothing violent to worry about. Although, there was somethng about her which made him flustered inside. What was it? It was something unfamiliar, that was certain. He shook his head to clear his mind: this was not the best of times to reflect on what he could not comprehend. His smile returned to him as Kellin's query brought him back to reality.

"Are we going?"

Turning to face her, he said calmly, "Of course, we better get on with it."

As he walked on over to guide her to the counseling room, his old cell phone signalled that he received a text message. He picked it up and read the message. What he read made him sigh and shake his head ever so slightly The young man ended up thinking to himself, Broken wings take a long time to mend, don't they? Refocusing, he guided his patient to the door to the counseling room, then said to her, "That was a friend of mine. He... is emotionally stressed, to say the least." Zechariah did not like discussing his friend's problems, but he felt he owed Kellin an explanation. "I'll you'll seat yourself at the table in the center of the room, I'll be with you shortly." He was gentlemanly enough to open the door for her before he sent a text back which read:

"I'm currently with a patient, right now, John, but I'll meet you at the lobby, once I'm finished with this appointment."

He wasted no time in closing his phone and entering the room to sit across from Kellin. "Sorry to keep you waiting, miss." Picking up his papers, a grin came to his features as he added, "Before we begin, I believe it fair for you to know that I do not give up." His smile faded after that. Now was the time to be serious. Helping someone meant knowing when to smile and when not to. Examining the papers while allowing Kellin to be able to see his name badge, Zechariah started with this: "Let's see... it says here you were once in an orphanage... was there anything in particular that happened there, of significance?"