"Doctor, I'm really not lying. I'm almost going crazy..."
In an old high-rise building, inside a cramped office with a sign reading "Psychological Counseling," Li Mengmeng looked haggardly at the psychologist sitting across from her desk. The psychologist wore a white coat and glasses. Trembling all over, she said nervously, "Since that day, I haven't dared to see my best friend again. I really... I feel like something is watching me. That person, he..."
"It was terrifying. Really, truly terrifying."
"..."
"Heh heh, don't be nervous. Your condition is very common."
The psychologist pushed up his glasses with a smile. Looking at the documents in front of him, he said, "You're about to graduate, aren't you?"
Li Mengmeng nodded. "Yes, but..."
"That explains it..."
The psychologist smiled. "You've just graduated and need to find a job and start a family. It's perfectly normal to feel a lot of psychological pressure. But you don't need to worry. There are still plenty of jobs available nowadays. Just remember to release your emotions and don't put so much pressure on yourself..."
"No, that's not it. It really isn't..."
Li Mengmeng interrupted the psychologist and bit her lip hard.
All kinds of bizarre things that had happened over the past two days involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
After she had fled from her best friend's home that night, she had never dared to see her again.
Yet the next day, her best friend had called as if nothing had happened, asking what was wrong and even saying she wanted to come over.
Terrified, Li Mengmeng had hung up. Her best friend had then called her parents and even sounded somewhat angry.
That nightmare-like scene had left her listless for the entire day.
When dinner came, she still had no appetite at all. Her father