Welcome Back To The Real World
"It's taken you a long time to get to this point, but you should be proud." Savea remarked, patting her brother on his back.
"Yeah... I suppose that's true." He half-smiled to his sister.
It has been months of hard work. He's left his successor in his CEO position while he took personal leave to go to rehab. It's unfortunate that the rumors of him being addicted to hard drugs and obsessively drinking were true. It took several interventions from his sister to finally realize he needed to get help, otherwise he would've ended up in prison or dead.
Neither were viable options to him. He needed to be there for his sister and her family. Thinking about his niece and nephew, Myna and Rom, made the decision easy. He wanted to see them grow up, maybe even have children of his own. If he kept down this road he would never be able to do either.
"Now that you're out of rehabilitation, doesn't mean that you're work stops, Mr.Sheps." A doctor's mellow voice rose into the room. "Therapy is going to be an important role in continuing to heal." The doctor sat down at his desk, his eye's piercing the two sitting across the small office.
"I do understand this, Doctor Matsko. I'm ready to take on anything to continue to get healthier." Allin replied, attempting to not glare back at the doctor.
"Good. Please do take care of him appropriately, Miss Savea. He'll have to get acclimated to the real world again. You'll be needing this." Dr.Matsko handed a plain folder with 'SHEPS" written on the tab to the two, Allin quickly taking it and tucking it under his arm. "It will have a lot of helpful resources and websites to look at if you're needing any assistance in the next few months. Though, if anything is to go awry, don't hesitate to call our facility or my secretary directly."
"We do appreciate this, Doctor." Savea stood up and bowed her head in thanks. "I certainly will make sure everything is taken care of as we've spoken about previously." Allin stood and nodded, reaching out to shake the doctor's hand. The professional handshake would quickly end as they leave the petite office, walking down the hallway and out the doors past the secretary.
The sun partially hurt Allin's eyes, even though he'd regularly see the sun from his room at the facility, it felt far more glaring than any day in that horrendous place.
This would be a start for the better, at least that's what he would hope for.
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