Esther has been plagued by anxiety all his life, he was in a state of panic attack almost all the time, which is why he ended up in this rehabilitation center at some point. Yes, it looks like a mental hospital, of course, but it helps. He's been here for six months now and everything has gotten better. In addition, he is allowed to leave the ward and hang out in the corridors of the hospital, and sometimes they hold some events here, like today.

An invited guest played the piano today, and it was awesome! Esther was able to focus, and it was a chance for him to chat with someone because he needed more practice. He's damn bad at it, haha... When all the other patients were taken out of the room where this tiny performance was taking place, Esther approached the girl, who was already packing her things to leave. Esther felt nervous, but he tried to calm down. Nothing bad will happen. "The worst that will happen is that she will respond rudely to him," says his therapist.

His badge says, "Hi, my name is Esther! I'm not dangerous, but I can act weird. Try to be patient with me, because I'm very scared, and I just want to chat.", and this rather long inscription is what catches your eye first.

"Hey, are you that girl who played the piano? I really liked it, it was very good... Thank you."

The guy said, nervously twisting his fingers, lowering his gaze and looking at his hands. He used to pick at the skin around his fingers, it was his nervous habit, sometimes (almost always) he started bleeding, and he only stopped when the blood started dripping onto the floor. He has now gotten rid of this habit, and overall his anxiety levels have decreased, although not enough for him to return to normal. He needs to practice communicating with people as often and as much as he can...