Love In Trauma's
Healing trauma

"Hi..what's your name?" Ericka crouched down in front of Leana.

"Leana." Leana replied briefly.

"Okay, to be more familiar, I'll just call Lea." Ericka smiled at Lea.

"Do you want a drink, Le?" ask Ericka again.

Leana shakes. He was still on guard, but he was much calmer now. That's because Ericka is very positive and also calm against Leana.

"Can I ask you something?" "Why are you scared? Are you having nightmares??"

"He raped me in a dark barn." Leana started telling stories.

Ericka flabbergasted. Max raped Leana? That guy's gone crazy. But, Ericka tried to control her expression.

"Then, what else happened?"

"I'm disgusted at myself and I'm afraid that he's doing it again." Leana started crying again. Every bad thing that goes by, Leana is always scared and frustrated.

"Le, I'm sorry about what happened to you" Ericka said empathetically. He grabbed Leana's hand and held it tightly.

"Do you know who raped you?"

Leana shakes. He didn't know who touched him because the barn was dark and there was no lighting. But, what Leana knows is Max is the man who kidnapped her.

"Max, that guy is sick, too. He did that probably because of his recurrent illness." Ericka explained. She doesn't justify Max's actions at all, but Leana has to trust Max first.

"No, I don't want to see it." Leana shakes. He let go of Ericka's hand.

"So, are you traumatized by Max?"

Leana nodded. Of course he's traumatized. Who would be happy when his honor was forcibly lost.

'Square' The bathroom door is open. Ericka immediately woke up to meet the person.

"Hide first, Max." Ericka encourages Max not to appear in front of Leana.

"Why?"

"The woman was traumatized by you because you raped her" said Ericka Lirih.

Max silent. He gave his sharp gaze to Ericka. The doctor understood all the secrets of his patients. And Max is happy that Ericka already knows the facts in Max's life.

"Do you believe that I touched him?" max asked while folding both hands.

"Not 100%."

"Yes, I didn't touch her. If there's CCTV footage, it'll all be clear." Max regrets that.

"Tell me everything and nothing to cover."

Although Max is in the warehouse with Leana, it is not Max who touches Leana. He did not know because Max had fainted due to being hit on the back of his head. After Max realized, Leana was already crying and did not want to be helped by Max.

"But I'm responsible" Max said after finishing the story.

"What do you mean?"

"I married her."

"Whaaaat?" Ericka could no longer speak softly. He's been dealing with many patients with the same problem, but this time Max's move was wrong.

"Help Max. If you're crazy, don't be so crazy." "It's the same as you dousing a fire with gasoline." "The girl won't see you." "How can you get married?" Ericka as the Doctor feels frustrated because of Max.

"It's your job to convince him." Max breezed out to pick up his clothes in the closet.

Ericka followed Max from behind.

'BRAK' Leana throws a stool into the closet just as Max is about to open it. Luckily the chair didn't hit Max and just hit the closet.

"Look how much he hates you." Ericka picked up the bench that Leana had thrown, then returned the bench to its original place.

"Le, calm Le." Ericka held both Lea's shoulders. "I know it's hard for you, but he's your rightful husband."

"Cannot be. He's not my husband. I don't want a husband like him."

"OK, Okay." "But do you want to heal from your trauma?" ericka asked seriously. "I'll help you heal. How's it?"

Leana glanced at it for a moment. Ericka's offer sounds so exciting. He really wanted to recover from his trauma and live a normal life again.

"You're a chef. If your hands were cut off, would you throw away your knives and not cook anymore?" Ericka began to invite Leana to reason.

Leana shakes.

"You have to use the knife more often to be more skilled, right?" "The same with your life. If you want to treat your trauma, try to confront Max and be more familiar with him." "Max won't hurt you. If she hurts you, you can report it to me or the police station." Ericka explained, giving Leana some understanding.

Max has been quiet and watching Ericka and Leana. He had to be vigilant, afraid that if Leana went berserk again.

"Le, remember. If you look back, you can't focus on what's in front of you. You can't cook, you can't eat well and you can't hang out with your friends." "It's out of our control, Le, and it can't be changed."

Leana was sitting down. She cried, and Ericka had to hold her.

"Believe me, Le. Even though Max is creepy, he's a good guy and you can trust me." Ericka added. "Max is very lonely. She must be happy to marry you." "You can be a compact partner."

Leana thought back to Ericka's words. If the guy was nice, he wouldn't have done that to Leana.

"Can I do this, Doc?"

"certainly could. I'm certain. You're good people. It's just that you met at the wrong time." "Call me whenever you want, Le." Ericka hugged Leana while rubbing her back.

"I went back to the hospital."