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About 30 years after Nick's breakthrough, Patricia's moment finally came...
Saying that she didn't feel anxious would be an outright lie. Seeing Nick succeed, of course she was looking forward to her moment too. After all, they pretty much started and completed their comprehension at the same time. She didn't want to fall too far behind.
But as years passed, try as she might to relax and let it happen, it just wasn't happening. The longer it took, the more anxious she got, and that's just making it worse for her.
She was, of course, upset. But she understood what was happening pretty quickly and decided to take her mind off it.
Patricia followed a routine. One that she stuck close to, religiously, even. All in her attempts to try to forget about her anxiety. The worst part was that she went in this not knowing if it'd even work. She had done so, nevertheless.
