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#InternReflections, Day 2
Me: "Is it normal to feel this afraid on call?"
Her: "Define normal."
Me: "Expected? Regular? Like. . what's supposed to be?"
She took a bite of the room temperature falafel she'd snagged from noon conference to eat on our call night.
*shrugs*
#InternReflections, Day 2
Me: "Is it normal to feel this afraid on call?"
Her: "Define normal."
Me: "Expected? Regular? Like. . what's supposed to be?"
She took a bite of the room temperature falafel she'd snagged from noon conference to eat on our call night.
*shrugs*
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Her: "What do you mean by afraid?"
Me: "Um. Terrified?"
Her: *still chewing* "But of what?"
*silence*
Me: "I think. . . like. . . hurting someone."
Her: "Oh. That. That's normal."
Me: "But like what if it makes you feel dread?"
She put down the falafel. Then she sighed.
Her: "What do you mean by afraid?"
Me: "Um. Terrified?"
Her: *still chewing* "But of what?"
*silence*
Me: "I think. . . like. . . hurting someone."
Her: "Oh. That. That's normal."
Me: "But like what if it makes you feel dread?"
She put down the falafel. Then she sighed.
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Me: "What?"
Her: *just staring*
Me: "What?"
Her: "Do you feel dread?"
*silence*
Me: "I just. . .I think I just think of the worst thing that could always happen, you know? Like. . .someone counting on me and me alone to know everything."
She gave a slow nod.
Me: "What?"
Her: *just staring*
Me: "What?"
Her: "Do you feel dread?"
*silence*
Me: "I just. . .I think I just think of the worst thing that could always happen, you know? Like. . .someone counting on me and me alone to know everything."
She gave a slow nod.
