EASY LIFE Christabel Growing up, Brenda had an EASY LIFE.

EASY LIFE 🌼

Episode 3

Christabel

A few months after, Brenda's condition got worst, she began to have panic attacks on a daily basis. Her parents always found her crying at every little thing. If she is not angry, she was crying, Brenda couldn't even get through a day without tears streaming down her face or without yelling at the top of her voice. This went on for months. Every night, Brenda always lay in her bed at night trying to hold in the sobs, so that her parents wouldn't hear her cry. But her parents could feel her pain and struggles. And they constantly felt bad for her

One day, After a major breakdown, Brenda's parents invited a doctor to run some checkup on her. The doctor asked her quite a few questions about how she was feeling before diagnosing her with clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder. The doctor prescribed some medicine and encouraged Brenda's parents to find a therapist or a counselor. Her parents wanted nothing more than for their daughter to feel better.

In few days time, Brenda's parents found a therapist who agreed to render home service. The therapist was a young man in his early thirties, and his name was Franklin, he looked like a warm, nice and caring person, Brenda disliked him immediately she saw him.

But Franklin liked her immediately they met, Brenda who did not believe anyone could see past her disability, Barely spoke to the therapist during their first session.

She always had a surly or angry or abusive remark for the therapist, and every time, the therapist will smile and say "I like you!" or something similarly nice. At first, Brenda believed Franklin, the therapist was just kind because of her pitiful state and her abusiveness escalated. And every time, the therapist would reply pleasantly, because he knew why Brenda was acting the way she did.

One day, Brenda who couldn't contain herself any longer, yelled at the therapist: "Oh come on! You can't really expect me to believe you give a damn about me! You're just being nice to a cripple! I have told my parents that I don't need a therapist" And the therapist replied, "No. I'm being nice to an unpleasant, frustrated and self-loathing disabled lady, with the hopes that someday, you will be nice back. If you don't want me around, that's okay but that doesn't mean you should be rude to me, you are not the only one who is frustrated, I am too, life is not fair to anyone" Brenda was shocked that the therapist even spoke to her like that.

For a few minutes, Brenda said nothing to Franklin, and the he said nothing to her. When Brenda finally spoke, she said soberly: "I'm so sorry." And the therapist said it was okay.

After that day, Brenda and Franklin, the Therapist became friends. The therapist didn't treat Brenda as if she was broken. Because she wasn't. The therapist had noticed that Brenda had a sharp mind and a most passionate heart.

And when Franklin came to know Brenda better, he fell in love with her. Its never mattered to Franklin that she was disabled, Brenda had also noticed that Franklin was a wonderful companion, and he had a mind and thoughts that stimulated and challenged her in so many ways, Franklin's burning spirit took her breath away with it's enormity. And not too long they fell in love with each other and when Brenda noticed that she was in love with the therapist, She warmed up to him pretty quickly, she felt comfortable around him as she shared things with him, Things that she had never talked about with anyone else.

Five months later, Brenda's parents had noticed the major shift in Brenda's feelings.

Brenda who was a weeping mess, had gradually turned into a cheerful person. She was always excited to see her therapist and her parents were happy with the new development.

Nothing was as important to Brenda as the therapy as she loved seeing her therapist and spending time with him. It frustrated Brenda that she didn't know much about the therapist, she had wondered if her therapist was married or in a serious relationship And this caused her feelings to become even more intense. She craved constant contact with the therapist, She built up this image in her head that the therapist was perfect. Franklin was compassionate, calm, funny and interesting. Who wouldn't want a friend like that?

About 10 months after Brenda started therapy — she became to see the ability in her disability. The therapist was the one who helped her come to terms with her reality.

"LIFE is a test and trials, test and trials are supposed not to be EASY, so don't expect ease from life, life is unfair but don't feel sorry for yourself, don't blame life, don't question God, it's okay to be scared or cry but don't give up, giving up shouldn't be an option, you can live happily while sitting on your wheel chair, you are just disabled but that doesn't mean you are a failure, that doesn't mean that you will never be happy again, your ex husband has moved on, it's time you move on too" Franklin had told her constantly during their sessions.

"But how can I move on? Who will love someone like me, my life will never be the same again" Brenda had replied but the therapist said something Brenda will never forget.

"There are so many men dreaming to have you, there are so many people dreaming to have the life that you have right now, the life you are taking for granted, is an opportunity given to few people, embrace every breath you are taking, celebrate your life, live it, don't die before your death, live your life fully, accept yourself the way you are, be kind to yourself, real happiness lies in gratitude, so be grateful, be alive and live every moment happily" Franklin had replied

Every night Brenda's thought were on her therapist, out of panic, she had googled "I love my therapist" on her laptop and she sat up for hours reading articles about this phenomenon called transference, which refers to a person bringing their past experiences into their dynamic with the therapist. But Brenda's feelings was real, it was not a transference because Brenda knew Franklin felt the same way but there was something holding him back, Brenda had concluded that Franklin may be afraid of her parents but that was not the case, Franklin had leukemia and the doctors had told him that he had a short time to live

End Of Episode 3

To Be Continued

Everyone has what they are going through, be nice to people even when you are frustrated. Franklin had leukaemia and Had a short time to live while Brenda was disabled and sterile. Life is not easy for any of them. What happens next? Find out!