# Faceless By [Maison Superfiction](https://paragraph.com/@superfiction) · 2023-04-16 --- (Three years after the treaty) ...How are you doing, Aileen?' asked Dr Whitley 'It is coming for me!' said Aileen.  'Who?' asked Dr Whitley. 'Who is coming for you'?  'I can't tell that it will punish us,' said Aileen. _Sixteen years old, Aileen was paranoid; there was no method of acting or making fun of the incident she witnessed a few days ago. She giggled, eyes wide open, and looked traumatized while answering the psychologist, Dr Whitley, for diagnosis. Her mother, Yui, was weeping in the corner of the room. She was filled with resentment about ignoring what her daughter told her. Whitley turned to Aileen's mother and openly described Aileen's condition._  'Mrs Addams, I hardly get any clues from your daughter about her fearful experience, but that expression on her face can't lie.' said Dr Whitley. 'She is suffering from PTSD. Something bad must have happened, and she found it life-threatening! Did you try to find any information from her close friends, teachers, boyfriend and other people close to her? And what has she been up to these days, I mean for the past couple of months as well? To be honest, it will be challenging for us to move forward if we can't find the cause of it.'  ![Before I saw the "it"](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/871958df0e8363a8f9d45174a4cfaa10a0e3e7a8805eb5700f9e12e86a44c590.jpg) Before I saw the "it" 'She changed recently,' said Yui. 'She just grew up and became a bit rebellious these days, and I understand that's part of the growing process. But one thing that gave me insomnia for months was her participation in a religious gathering. I believe that it was a cult. I think it was called the **NeoA**, a new church of Christ. Their teaching was quite chilling, speaking from a person, myself, who came from a Post-Century protestant Christian. Initially, Aileen enjoyed the gathering because of her best friends, Will and Teal, but her participation did not last long. More or less 4 months, perhaps? It was just too much for Aileen to take in. She became mentally unstable after the week she quit church. Don't tell me that the church did something to her.'  'Did she tell you what they preach or teach in that church?' asked Dr Whitley.  "We often debate about Revelations because she would argue with me that the end is the start and I should be reading the new book of Genesis," said Yui. 'And the Christ is returning with his kingdom to save us all when the bride is ready. It was quite a cliche, sounding like an excerpted copy from fiction. And it goes on with quotes like 'Giving is believing, Secrets are harmful, Sharing is Caring, Staying is living'.' 'Hmm, staying is living,' mumbled Dr Whitley. 'That sounds a bit familiar, aren't all the beliefs have the same mission: to keep their followers. It is still not very helpful to solve Aileen's. Somehow, the information is too scattered. I think we shall give her some time to loosen herself. Perhaps we could schedule the consultation time.' !["The Devil"](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e5ae71dffb3629a13a19301fec097373dcc1a78a4ed05ab965bfe7c884910dca.jpg) "The Devil" 'It is here! It is here! The devil with no face!' shouted Aileen.  _She was petrified; her cheeky face turned pale, and her body shook and shivered. She threw a glass cup towards the well-decorated wall, ran towards her room, and shouted for help. Dr Whitley and Yui were shocked by her reaction as they saw no one else in the house beside them. They walked to her room and checked on her. She held a crucifix asking for forgiveness with tears all over her face. Her mom was weeping silently, heartbroken and utterly speechless. She went forward to hug her insecure daughter to calm her down. Dr Whitley grabbed the water bottle on Aileen's study table and passed her one tablet of Prozac to calm her down._  'Dr Whitley, can I ask you something?' asked Yui. 'Do you believe in ghosts or any kinds of paranormal activities? Are you superstitious and a believer ?'  'Anything is possible,' said Dr Whitley. 'But for me, science comes first. Hold on a minute. Have you brought Aileen to the I.S. for the implant checkups? Maybe there's a glitch in it or damage before overthinking the other possibilities.' 'I have not brought her to the I.S. yet, but I have the diagnosis on my.' said Yui. 'It was healthy, and I reported it to the company, Sensa, which also did troubleshooting online; they told me it was working well.'  'Well, bring her to the I.S. on site, then ask them for a report, then I will see how we can find a way to heal Aileen.' said Dr Whitley. 'I will come by every Wednesday evening to check on her condition. Take these pills with you, and only feed her when needed. Sorry Mrs Addams, I must leave for my next patient's appointment now.'  'No worries, and thank you for coming this soon! Dr Whitley.' said Yui. 'I will bring her to the I.S. tomorrow.'  _Yui opens the door for Dr Whitley and walks him down to the main entrance. Her eyes were still wet because what Aileen said now bothered her as she believed in sins and supernatural beings. The sky is getting dark as the gloomy cloud aggregates. She rushed back to the apartment before it started to rain._  "it must be an omen.' said Yui. --- *Originally published on [Maison Superfiction](https://paragraph.com/@superfiction/faceless)*