The Hollow Ache

lways prided himself on control-on analyzing human behavior from a safe distance. He was the one who understood,

e silence with words. She wasn't like his other patients-her gaze wasn't vacant, it was sharp. Observant. Almost like she w

ng. "I'm here because I need to un

l,too sensitive. But Lillian wasn't like that. She was distant, cold even, and that intrigued him."Why do you think you can't feel anyt

d her to say and yet it resonated. Her words reminded him of somethi

would it mean for you to feel something?"Her gaze didn't fa

hat made him want to dig deeper. But he'd been trained to stay objective