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As I walk in, Dr. Tlale assesses me with his gaze. Blood pressure, Heart rate, respiratory rate. They are all normal. It’s the usual advice: keep working on your scholarship. “It is your only way out”

He says this, despite the Ero news reports. 

A scientist’s top-secret report about CYMIND has just been leaked to the media. In it, she writes that the metal plates are a cover-up for a scheme to access our human minds. I tried to bring it up with Dr. Tlale, but he continued about school. He’s right. We can’t afford to reject Ero. We’d rather barter our ignorance for its metal. 

He also talked about the caffeine. He says it’s worsening the stress. And Talk. That was his advice to me. ‘Talk to someone,’ he says. As if there were an ear. It’s why I prefer journaling. It might not cure the stress, but it assuages the symptoms. 

But he is right (as always). Maybe the weight of things will be better shared with a vital ear. Or an aid of sorts. One can hardly tell the difference these days.