Precautions

He worked quickly, taking all of the necessary precautions and mindful of his client’s distress; it was a difficult situation for a first appointment and he was as nervous as she. “I mean what I say in the ad,” he’d told her. “If there is a way that I can help, I will stop at nothing to do exactly that.” She was desperate enough to believe him. “And here we are,” Dr Jacobs said to himself, forcing his mind to ignore the sensation of things brushing against his hands as he prepared to adjust Medusa’s neck. One crack at a time. Slow and steady, especially with the blindfold on.