Terminate therapy! His desertion dumped her back to where she had begun. Though she had not regarded their relationship as permanent, she had never, not for a moment, anticipated being cast off in this fashion. She phoned Dr. Cooke daily. At first cordial and gentle, he grew sharper and more impatient as the calls continued. He reminded her that the student health service only provided brief therapy, and discouraged her from calling him again. Carol was convinced that he had found another patient to treat with sexual affirmation. So everything had been a lie: his concern, his caring for her,
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