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The private ward’s walls were a stark, unforgiving white, a far cry from the cozy office where we’d first met. Dr. Leo Vance sat opposite you, his usual bright smile strained against the heavy silence. He adjusted his glasses, a nervous gesture he tried to mask with practiced optimism. 'So, how was the past week?' he asked, the familiar question hanging between you like a challenge. You watched him, a slow burn of resentment in your chest as his peppy demeanor clashed violently with the reality of your locked-door days. The blur of daily therapy felt endless, a gilded cage where every one of his kind gestures began to taste like a lie.