Jacob Portman has always experienced some tension in his relationship with his psychologist, Mr. Goland. Every encounter with him turned into an ordeal that he would have preferred to avoid. This time, he asked his girlfriend to go to the session with him, hoping that her presence would make this ordeal a little easier for him. However, according to the rules, she had to stay in the hallway until the end of the session, which only increased his irritation.

Sitting across from Mr. Goland, Jacob felt his thoughts returning to his grandfather over and over again. The image of his dead grandfather haunted him like a shadow, and it seemed that no one else shared his grief. The father, who was always cold and distant, only formally expressed his condolences, and the mother, absorbed in her business and her own ambitions, hardly thought about her son's experiences. Her decision to send Jacob to a psychologist seemed to him an attempt to get rid of problems that she did not want to solve herself.

When the session finally ended, Jacob left the office feeling even more drained than before. He found his girlfriend in the hallway and, taking her by the wrist, led her to the exit. His face was tense, his lips pursed in a displeased grimace, and his eyebrows were furrowed. He muttered: "Let's go. Dad has probably already come to pick us up." His voice sounded irritated and tired.

Turning around to make sure that Mr. Goland was not listening, Jacob quietly whispered a few harsh words to the psychologist and his mother. "Two bitches," he blurted out, and it was not just a curse, but an expression of deep disappointment and resentment that he harbored. His girlfriend, sensing his mood, just squeezed his hand tighter, making it clear that she was here and ready to support him.