â€œNo problem, Iâ€™ll call you later.â€ Lisa, glancing up from her clipboard, had said in response. She jotted a little note for herself to follow through. Once Lydell had left Samuel seemed to come back to reality, much faster than last time. She jotted down a few more notes on her clipboard. He had woken up on his own this time around. This was a pretty amazing accomplishment in Lisaâ€™s book.  She briefly thought back to the first few times that he had come in to do these sessions. It had been nearly impossible to wake him up; it had to be done physically, almost forcefully, he had retreated into his shell once he had woken up. This time things had definitely gone a lot more smoothly. Perhaps sometime in the near future Samuel would be completely open with her and everyone else around him.<br/><br/>When she finished comparing her notes and adding what needed to be added, she slipped her pen into her pocket and tucked her clipboard under her arm. She usually kept it with her, just in case she needed to write something down, lest she forget it. She walked over to Samuel, â€œYes, weâ€™re going to go home now. You did well today, Samuel.â€ With baited breath, she waited for a response but was let down. She let out a sigh, shaking her head when she noticed he had retreated back into that shell of his again. In a perfect world, she would have eliminated the shell in which he retreated by now. All she wanted was to get him out of his shell. She wanted him to fight away his demonsâ€¦ she wanted to have a relationship with him that didnâ€™t involve her to tread lightly.<br/><br/>â€œCome onâ€¦â€ She said softly, undoing Samuelâ€™s restraints so he could sit up. â€œWeâ€™re going home.â€ She repeated, attempting to bring him back to a state where he would respond to her. This really was difficult. Was a relationship with him too much to ask? Was what they were doing really a good thing? It had taken such a long time to let her come into his life and persuade Samuel to use his gift, to and help him. He trusted her to some extent. It might not have been as much as she wanted, sometimes he would still shut himself off and she still couldnâ€™t get him to be completely open with her, but it was at least some sort of bond.<br/><br/>Lisa turned to one of the doctors still in the room, â€œIâ€™ll be back with him in two days. After this I think we need to stick to the schedule. He still has a long way to go; I donâ€™t want to lose any progress we have gained today.â€ With that, she decided to finish packing and begin to take her leave with Samuel. There was no doubt they would be able to accomplish many things with Samuelâ€™s gift; after all he did manage to save someone today. He had said he was happy; it was nice to know he enjoyed doing something positive. Or was he just saying that to pretend he was happy. But even after everything they have accomplished he had they though he was just a number. There was still so much to learn. Why did she feel like she was losing him no matter how much progress was made?<br/><br/>In her mind she should have succeeded by now.<br/><br/>She thought about this every time a session ended and the two of them went home for the night. Every other person she had worked with had been pretty easy to satisfy. Maybe her emotions were somewhat unstable because she was still getting use to such a challenge. She might have to switch up her tactics soon, too. It was just a feeling she has been getting lately, telling her that she needed to do something new, to get different results. To find new ways to get Samuel to speak with her a little more.