The Twisted 3

And Then There Was One

By: Gary Turcotte

Narrated by: Jessica Mathison

Misfortune seemed to follow us psychologists. Through my observations of my two colleagues Jillian and Kendal, I lost all hope for normalcy in my own life. My patient’s problems and disturbed interpretation of life began to cloud my mind. It took years for them to get inside my head. But they did it. It wasn’t one that got to me, but all contributed to my undoing.

I found myself constantly doubting my education and training. Once I lost my confidence I was like a bleeding seal in a shark tank. Each ignorant predator got a piece of me. It wasn’t their fault, they were doing what they do. And like the shark that does what they are programmed to do - a mentally touched person does and says whatever they are programmed to say and do.

Some are quite convincing of both words and behavior. It was simple numbers. I was grossly outnumbered, and there was no support system or rescue on the way. Kendal and Jillian got out of the shark tank barely alive, leaving me alone to battle the beast. And then there was one - in a crowd but still alone.

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