A/N: Well, here we have it, my newest HG fanfic. It's been awhile since I've written anything, and I might be a bit rusty, so be nice, okay? ï And as always, r/r!
Disclaimer: Blah blah blah, I only own my characters, etc...
"I never thought it would come back to this," Maddie thought. It had been over a year since her last real break down, and after seven stays in mental hospitals, and countless stays in various other group homes and such, she thought she was finally over it. But, here she was again, sitting in the girls' bathroom at school with a razor in her right hand, a joint in her left, and tears running down her face. What had triggered her this time, she didn't care. It could have been her father, beating the living shit out of her after a night of hard drinking; but no, that had happened for years, she was used to it by now. It could have been her mother, yelling at her once again, saying she was fat, ugly, stupid, not good enough no matter that she weighed only 80 lbs., got straight A's, and did whatever her mom asked of her. But no, again, she had dealt with that for years, she was used to that as well. Maybe it was the people at school, taunting, tormenting, and spreading rumors about her. No, no, no! That was nothing new, either. So what was it? Whatever it was, she was glad for it, it gave her the strength she needed to finally go through with it...
As she started coming too, Maddie could hear voices speaking. She was still really groggy, and didn't really remember what happened, or where she was, but she thought she heard someone say her name. As she went to sit up, however, she felt something holding her down. In a moment a panic, she opened her eyes wide, and saw to her horror, that she was strapped down to what looked to be a hospital bed. What was worse, she saw that her wrists were heavily bandaged and those bandages were beginning to turn a bit red. At that moment she remembered about the previous day (she guessed it had to be the next day, because she had been at school late, and through her closed window, she could see light outside), and she started to cry.
At that moment, the voices that she had heard outside her door started growing louder, and than, her door opened. In came her mother, her father, her high school principal, whom she assumed was her doctor, and another man, whom she didn't know. She quickly tried to dry her eyes, because she didn't want to give anyone the satisfaction of knowing that she was weak.
"Maddie?" Her mother whispered, trying to see if she was awake or not. "Maddie, are you awake?" Maddie turned, showering that her eyes were open, but she remained silent.
"Hey baby? How are you feeling?" Still, Maddie remained silent. At this point, the man whom Maddie didn't know spoke up.
"Hello Maddie. My name is Peter Scarbrow." After this introduction, Peter waited a beat to see if Maddie would say something. When she didn't, he went on. "I run a school for teens up in Canada. Your parents and principal think you would feel much better there, and I agree with them. What do you say?"
At this, Maddie finally spoke. "Why can't I just stay here? I don't want to change schools. I don't to go from just being an outsider to being a new kid outsider. Please, don't make me go. I've been away from home enough times to last me a life time. Please, please, let me stay. What I did was impulsive, and I'm sorry. I don't want to go away again."
Maddie finished her plea with a couple tears coming out of her eyes, and Peter's heart just about broke. He couldn't let this show, though. He had to be strong for Maddie.
"I'm sorry, Maddie, but that's out of the question. Since you choose to do, well, what you did, on school grounds, and since you had drug paraphernalia on you, the school board has decided to, um, expel you." At this, Peter turned to glare at Maddie's principal, Mr. Jenks.
"Well, what did you expect us to do? This is her third offense with drugs, she has caused animosity within the children on numerous occasions, and, the girl that found her in the bathroom is going through serious trauma issues right now. We're just hoping her family doesn't sue!" Mr. Jenks argued.
"Fine. Whatever!" Peter shut him off, "The fact remains, Maddie, that you can't return to your school. And you can't go to another school, because it was the school board where the ones that expelled you. This means that any school in the area, that is under the school board, won't except you. You can't be released to your parents, because obviously you aren't safe to yourself right now, and you need supervision. This leaves only a few choices. Either you go back to a mental hospital, a group home, or you come with me, finish out your junior and senior year, graduate, and live a hopefully happy life from that point on. Well, what do you say? Mental hospital, group home, or a chance at a new life?"
Maddie didn't really have to think long on that one. Her choices were limited, and from what she could see, Peter didn't seem like such a bad guy. He was atleast better than another mental hospital or group home. "All right," she said, "when do we leave?"
A/N: Well, that's all we have for now...hope ya like.