Chapter 11
Contains spoilers
Summary
- Yara drives to the north side campus to reach the Administrative Services Building.
- At the counselor’s waiting room, she fills out intake and mental health questionnaires.
- Yara struggles with the racial identity options on the form and ultimately checks “Other.”
- She experiences discomfort in labeling her emotions and apprehension about counseling.
- Yara checks social media and questions the authenticity of the perfect family life she portrays online.
- Yara wishes she had a tangible reason, like a disease, to explain her emotional trouble.
- She meets Silas from the Culinary Arts Department who is also there for counseling.
- After a clumsy entrance, Yara is called into the session by the counselor, William Banks.
- Yara is reluctant to discuss her upbringing, insisting on focusing on her recent professional issue.
- William tries to explore the link between Yara's past experiences and her present emotions.
- Yara shares her priorities as a mother and the adjustments made for her family and career.
- William inquires about her reaction to putting her career on hold, which Yara denies being an issue.
- She resists the session, believing therapy won't be helpful due to cultural misunderstandings.
- Yara briefly mentions family approaches to problems, like her grandmother's coffee readings.
- She dismisses the efficacy of conventional therapy for her particular situation.
- William expresses concern about Yara's mental health, observing signs of depression.
- Yara rejects William's suggestion for medication, citing a distrust of what she perceives as a hasty solution.
- Reluctantly, she agrees to weekly sessions, though unsure if she will return.