Kendall soon became antsy in the uncomfortable silence of the scarcely decorated room. The room had a white board on the opposite wall as Kendall taking up the entire wall, which didn't ease his anxiety. He was usually pretty easy-going and adapted to new situations quite easily. But the fact that the room had paintings which resembled a doctor's office on the other two walls, made him believe he'd never feel comfortable to talk openly there. Doctor offices never put anyone at ease. He questioned why if this was an environment for recovery, it look as though it would be the last place someone would want to open up.
Before he became too deep in thought and pondered the racing thoughts going through his head, he cocked his head towards the door. Kendall heard the sound of footsteps and voices echo through the hallway. A few kids soon joined him filing in one by one, laughing at something one of them had just said he assumed. These kids were probably all forced to be here for the same or similar reason as him. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Kendall sat quietly in the corner trying not to draw too much attention to himself. It wasn't until the other kids sat down that they noticed Kendall off in the corner. His chair leaning against the wall with his head resting against the wall behind him. His eyes were slightly closed, trying to relax before the night began.
"Hey, new kid?" A young man blurted out from across the room. Kendall put his chair down and looked over at him. "Hey," he replied scanning over everyone. From the looks of it everyone seemed to look as if they were still in high school. They were probably around his age as well, luckily he didn't recognize any of them. The last thing he needed was for someone at his school to know that he was stuck in rehab. In due time they would figure it out. Considering the fact that if he was to attend a party he wouldn't engage in his usual activities.
The guy who referred to Kendall as "new kid" must have stood at least 6 feet tall. He was broad and looked as though there wasn't an ounce of fat on his body. His physical appearance made him almost intimidating. Even though Kendall was probably just a bit shorter than him he defiantly wasn't as muscular. The young man had short brown hair, perfectly styled resembling a male model. Looking at him most people would probably assume he was one. Lets just say he didn't look like your typical high school student. Kendall's eyes stopped when he saw a petite girl sitting at one of the ends of the semi-circle of chairs. The group all sat close to each other, keeping a safe distance from the new guy that would most likely upset the dynamic of their current group. The girl had long brown hair going past her shoulders a bit with a slight wave to it. Her features we all petite matching her small frame and her fair skin made her look angelic and so innocent. Her light Brown eyes seemed to memorized him, he couldn't tear his eyes away. They put him in a trance like state until someone snapped him back to reality, "Did you just start?" the broad muscular boy asked him. Yeah, Have you seen me here before? Didn't think so. Kendall thought to himself.
"Yep. First day." He said, the words coming off not as bitter as he felt about being there. His eyes began scanning the room again, but his eyes stopped on the girl once more. "Well, I'm James," said the broad boy who happened to be sitting next to the girl. But before the petite girl could introduce herself, a counselor came in.
"Okay guys, lets start group," she stated. She must have been in her last twenties or early thirties. She wasn't overly enthusiastic like he expected, there was no trace of the stereotypically drug counselor you would see from movies or TV shows. She had a laid back attitude from the looks of it that calmed Kendall's nerves. "But before we start, Brooke I guess you missed your name on the board? You have to drop," the counselor announced pointing to the door.
The small petite brunette got up in a huff, mumbling "Sorry." as she walked out of the room and headed towards the bathroom. "Kendall you too. I know it's suppose to be random but it's your first day... So..." She shrugged almost apologizing. Kendall followed Brooke out of the room and towards the bathroom. He saw her at the a table in between the mens and women's room writing on a piece of paper. The table sat conveniently a few feet to the left of the door he just existed. Grabbing a piece of paper he started scanning the form, "So what exactly am I suppose to do here?"
"Well, write your name here, the date. And..." Brooke explained as she pointed to the lines on the paper. She then reached under the table to grab something, her hand emerged holding a plastic bag with a cup inside. "And pee in this." She finished finally raising her head to look at him. Those damn eyes.
"Seriously?" Kendall asked, a puzzled look written all over his face.
"Yup. It gets sent off to be tested. It's their way of making sure we aren't using and are staying on track." She informed him heading to the bathroom, opening the door and disappearing inside. But not before looking at him, "also put the sticker on the cup and place the paper in the bag." After Kendall filled the cup he waited for Brooke to figure out what he was supposed to with his, uh sample.
"What am I suppose to do with it, after, ya know." Making sure to keep the plastic bag containing his sample hidden behind his back. "Under here," she said, discarding her bag in a blue bin under the table. He placed the bag in the bin, surely to be sent to the lab only to find pot in his system. She wasn't full of much to say, which intrigued him. He wanted to know more. What was an innocent, sweet looking girl like her doing here? There was much more than what met the eye. Everyone has a different story, he was curious as to what hers might be. He quickly discarded his bag in the blue bin before hurrying to catch up with Brooke and going back into the room once more. If this is what happens in just the first ten minutes of group, he had no idea what to expect for the next 3 hours.
Very surprised and excited when I saw you lovely people review this! (just to inform you guys, some of this is based of my real life experiences.)
