Chapter 8 I Failed

DAVINA
“Welcome, Mrs. Shaw.” Doctor Victoria Dean addressed me with a smile, but I only nodded with an awkward one. That name seemed to bounce off me with indifference. It was foreign to me.
She examined my face with her gloved hands and eyes that shone with interest, quickly making me comfortable. She turned my face gently, using sharp tools to pick at my acne flares before she would inspect them closely. I wasn't in pain, unlike times when I would try to pick at them.