"I don't normally do this sort of thing — but I was talking to this one girl during this audition, and she swears that you've totally helped her with her self-esteem issues and she's getting more auditions now and it really worked for her, and I definitely could use a break, so I figured 'What the heck', y'know?" Cordelia took a deep breath. "Is it going to work in one session or are there going to be more, 'cause I don't have a lot of cash, and..."
Dr. Herrera smiled, fingering her heart-shaped locket. "Pleathe, Mith Chathe, lie down and relax..."
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