Alex Family-Deep Depression Stefano.

Alex walked into the door wearing a tuxedo. Hi! Honey. said Gia. How was Vitaly's funeral? she asks. In a way, it was saying goodbye to him. He was a good tiger. Stefano took it pretty hard. It's like he lose his friend. The phone rang Gia picked it up.

Hello? Hi Stefano. Alex was upstair taking off his tux until Gia called him upstairs. Alex! phone for you it's Stefano & he was crying. Alex picked to up from upstairs. I got it. Alex picked it up. Stefano? What's wrong? The cubs were playing hide'n'seek. Simba was it. Ok I'll count to 10 & you hide. Simba started to count with his paws over her eye's 1….2…..3…..4. Nitro was looking for a place to hide. Alex was still on the phone & walked into his office. Nitro walk into his parents bedroom & hid in the closet. Alex kept talking to Stefano. Give Melman a call & I'll be right there bye. Alex went into their room & open up the closet doors & saw Nitro sitting there. Nitro what are you doing in there? Alex asks. Shhh. I'm playing hide'n'seek with Simba. Nitro walked in. There you are. Thanks a lot Dad. You cubs are not suppose to be in here. said Alex. Alex had to grab some scrubs to put on. Honey!? Alex went downstairs. Stefano is really depressed ever since Vitaly died so I need to go to the Hospital. All right. reply Gia

At the Hospital, Alex met with Melman at the nurses station looking at the chart. So Stefano the patient? Yes. Alex pager went off. Melman, you take care of Stefano, I need to go up the maternity floor to help deliver a baby. Stefano was in the office until Melman came in. Stefano, I'm Melman & I'll be your psychiatrist. So I herd you depressed. Stefano started to cry. Yes I am. ever since Vitaly's gone, I decided not live anymore. Melman eye's wide open. you want to become suicidal? Stefano I can get you through this. I may have to admit you in our psychiatric floor. Melman had him to sign a admitting paper& put an I.D band around his fin & wheeled in the wheelchair to the psychiatric floor The orderly took him to his room & gave him some meds. to relax him.

Back on the maternity floor, Melman net with Alex. How did the session went? Alex asks, Well he was talking about committing suicide himself so I had to admit him in the psychiatric floor for some help. So how's the Mama chimp? She had a baby girl. Alex wheeled the baby into the nursery & exam. her Alex hooked her up on the EEG machine while checking her heart ,Took her temperature under armpit & in rectum, Did body measurements & put a diaper on her & put her in the incubator. She was a tiny baby that weigh 4lbs.

Alex went up to the psychiatric floor to check on Stefano. Stefano was in group therapy with Melman. Alex!. come & join us. sad Melman. Great. I'll be taking notes. Alex sat down with his laptop taking notes for Melman. The patients was talking to Melman about their problems. Their was a big commotion in the room so Melman tried to calm everybody down. Nobody listen so Melman called in the orderly's. Alex hand out the patient's their Meds. & get sent to their rooms with a security lock. Alex went into Stefano's room & talked to him alone. You know Stefano, I know it's hard when someone dies. I went through the same when my parents died. What happen to them? ask Stefano. they were shot by hunters. answered Alex. Alex gave him some sedative to take with water & tucked him in.

A couple weeks, Stefano was feeling much better & no longer depressed. He was over his Grief. Melman discharged him & was back in the Circus. Alex went home.

Gia was glad to see him. He said that Stefano was all cured. The end