CHAPTER 13: Her Magic

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HANNAH

“I have to go” It was time to leave the house for my internship.

It was the second day of our internship, and I was really excited to learn more and to gain more experience working in a psychological clinic. While walking my way to the terminal of Bus, I just felt the warmth of the sun, warm enough to make you feel better combined with the air touching your face. It was really a nice day though.

So, while waiting I took my book in the bag and started reading about the story of Mario. In that case, Mario tried to help himself to be better, though there were professionals who helped him get over his previous experience, the entire percentage of him getting better was his discretion to participate and  during the process, it was hard though, but somehow, he learned to bring himself back to the society where he belongs.

Up until to the bus, I was still engaged reading Mario’s story. But when I reached my destination, I placed it back to my bag, and headed to the store where my friends were already waiting for me. Again, my dilemma was the fact that there was a chance that Jordan was there, so I had to be vigilant. I had to be cautious and regardless of how prepared I was to meet him, when the situation comes if ever, I could not even play what’s on my head, hundred per cent failure. So, when I went down, I sighed first before walking. Then, when I saw my friends, and saw that no trace of him, I asked them to leave the place right away. Gladly, he was not there.

When we were at the office, Roz and Lexy were still doing the psyche report for the patients. Then, before going to Dr. Caroline, they made sure that the reports were correct, so they had me checked them and I said, they were totally good and the reports were great. So, when they were ready, they faced Dr. Caroline for the checking of the reports.

So while I was waiting for them, the secretary asked my presence to help Rod, the male intern in conducting psychological test for the upcoming patients. I easily followed her order right after that conversation. So, I went to the test room, a place where they conduct psychological test for the patients.

“Hi Rod, Ms Melba said that I need help you out.” When I saw Rod, he was checking the materials and he greeted me pleasantly. He asked me to sit beside him and we started talking about the materials.

He said that I would be conducting a personality test while he would be conducting an intelligence test. Well, the administration of IQ Test would really take time and i asked him if he was fine with it.

“I am fine,” he answered innocently.

He also explained that It was not his first time to administer the test because he had already his internship in the educational setting and he worked in a testing center in his school. So, it was something he used to do. So, after that, we talked about personal matters and we began asking each other if why did we take psychology course.

Like any ordinary students, our response would no different. We really wanted to know ourselves better and we did. Sometimes, people think that psychology students were troubled students who had some personal issues and somehow, it was correct and we all do.

“We are all trouble, and we were not exempted” we both mentioned. However, the stereotyping must be removed in all aspect because the psychology was really a helping profession, and most of the time, it was not just knowing yourself, it was more of lending your hands to help others especially with their wounds which we normally don’t see.

I was done administering the test, but he was not yet finished. It was time for lunch. Rod invited me to take lunch with him but I said I would be taking my lunch with my friends.

“Can I join you?” he asked.

“Of course, you do!” I responded awkwardly.

So, we went to the pantry where food was already served. In the clinic, the food was free, and that was something we were happy about. It was not just free but also delicious. There was a special room for the interns to eat, so we went there together with my friends and Rod, until we found the Rina and Cherry on that area.

“Can we join you girls?” I asked.

They didn’t even speak but they moved, giving us extra space. When we were talking about our experience there so far, Rina said that they were having fun and there was no task they could not do. It was sounded condescending in all areas. They both laughed when Cherry said that they were good in making psychological report unlike someone who could not even make one. Roz and Lexy were offended, so did I. We were all interns there and we seek no fight but this egoistic, conceited duo was seeking for something else. Lexy stood up and even smashed the table with her hand which created a loud noise.

“What do you mean huh?” Lexy asked.

“We mean nothing; unless you were the one who can’t do psyches report?” Rina asked in sarcasm.

The fight aggravated when Roz helped Lexy to defend our friends, but this duo was really unbeatable bully. Cherry also stood up to help her friend being attacked by the two. I tried to stop them before the fight got even worse, and I also heard Rod asking them to stop and to respect each other. But none of them listened. Their emotions were high to be ceased by speaking and asking them to stop. I closed the door, so that people won’t hear the brawl.

After releasing powerful words of criticism, they even started to fight physically. Roz and Lexy were so angry at that point and even the duo. So, I had no choice but to meddle on the fight.

So, I started to close my eyes and touched them all. I began with my friends and then with the other two. After that, they all sat and continued eating as if they were all good and obedient kids. Rod saw everything but confused, I surmised. He looked at me directly and his eyes were waiting for an explanation. I said that we need to eat first and I would tell everything to him afterwards. The break was done and we have to go back to our own task.

I talked to Roz and Lexy. I asked them to give their best. Because when their works were being approved by the psychologist, they had to proceed by explaining the result to the client. We hugged each other, and then, afterwards I went back to the testing room to help Rod administering the IQ test.

So, while we were in the midst of the test, I felt that Rod wanted to ask me a question but I knew it was something I had to explain him alone. So, I told him, “I know you have questions on your mind, but I would appreciate if you can wait and we can talk about it after we finish administering the test.” “And now, you can read minds?” he asked me though quietly. I said no, I just felt that he had questions and what I said was just an assumption of what he wanted to do. So, before he even asked, I knew already what he wanted to hear.

The administration had finished.

We collected the manuals, and I handed the materials to the secretary and I marched back to the testing room. I saw Rod, and he couldn’t wait for me to tell him everything. He even sat properly as if he were in a serious lecture. So, I sat beside him and told him the truth. I never hid the truth about my ability nor announcing it to the public neither.

“Okay, what happened a while ago was something I did, as you witnessed Rod. I had this ability which I can heal people’s emotion by touching them, channelling my energy unto them, and that what I did a while ago. I had no choice but to use it because they were physically fighting already.” I explained.

“So, where did you get that power?”

“Well, that was also my question. I never knew where did I get this power but when my parents died, this power of mine appeared. And that’s also the reason why I pushed psychology. I wanted to know more about me, and these abilities.”

“Abilities, you mean there’s more?”

“I mean, not more but aside from healing people’s emotion, I can also sense their feeling. Like you being shocked and surprised and wanting to have a power like mine.”

“Oh, that’s really great! Can you heal people psychological disease?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t tried yet. And I don’t know the extent of this power. But if ever, I want to try and see what I can do.”