Trickcyclist

"Izyan, we're going really slow."

I let his statement hang in the air - partly because i wasn't sure how to reply and partly because I got the weird feeling that he was blaming me for something. Could he possibly be hinting that my presence there was a nuisance? Or was he just making small talk, having exhausted the topic of weather?

My mom once told me that i have a bad habit of psychoanalyzing the things that people say and worry about them unnecessarily. This was one of those psychoanalyzing moments.

"Izyan, if you wanna go, you can." He says this with his back towards me so i couldn't read his facial expression, not that I'm any good at picking up social cues even if i could.

Does he really want me to go, or is he just testing to see if i'm a diligent enough student by his standards? I weighed the options and decided to go the 'diligent student' route.

"That's alright," i tell him. "I'll just sit here quietly while you work. I'll try my best not to disturb you." I had every intention to sound enthusiastic, but even to my own ears I sounded desperately bored.

"I'm serious," he continued. "I don't want you to feel like you have to be here. So you can go if you feel like it. I won't be offended."

It was rather obvious (at least to me) from the way he was pushing me to go, that he was the one that didn't want me there. And without expecting my pride and ego to be bruised any further, i decided it was probably best that i leave without making a scene.

"Hmmm.. Okie dokie," i said with a sigh, as i gathered my stuff.

He laughed then. Turned around. "Okie dokie?? My my my, you just can't wait to get out of here, huh?"

Say what? I mean, I know I'm a little weak at reading people's expressions, but somehow I think i was missing something there. I honestly didn't get what the joke was.

First he insisted i should go, then he tells me I'm too eager to leave?

"Err... should i stay till 5 then?" I asked seriously, glancing at my watch - 4.45pm.

"Hmmm okay, one more patient and then you can call it a day. How's that?"

"Alright." I said, more than a little confused.

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In the end, he made it seem like i was the one begging to go. Devious, devious man that doctor was. I bet he always gets what he wants using devious means like that to make himself look cool.

Pft!