Meanwhile Matthew was in the front passenger seat of his father's car. He desperately wanted to get high and was sick and tired of being stuck in the car with HIM... his father... his father whose name just so happened to be Geoffrey. "ughhhh" Matthew groaned as the car pulled over at a petrol station, feeling bored, anxious and irritable.
"Sort out your attitude son!" His father Geoffrey said sternly before getting out the car to refill the tank with gas.
"Grrrrr" Matthew tried to escape and failed, realising his good for nothing father had locked the door. He banged at the window angrily, a little too hard. "OW! Damn it" He shouted trying not to cry. It hurt. He was sick of everything, sick of everyone. SICK of life.
His father soon returned to the car after filling the tank appalled by his sons bad behaviour. "GOSH SON! You sure know how to embarrass yourself don't you!"
"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Matthew growled, growing really angry and ripped the car radio out of the car, breaking it by accident.
"NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE BOY! GOSH! You better behave at Mt horizon or they'll send you to Juvie Hall and you don't want that do you son?!" Geoffrey shouted pretty annoyed with his son and wanting to get to Horizon asap.
Within about an hour they arrived at horizon. Matthew stared... Stared blankly out the window refusing to get out the car. "Get out son! Don't make a fool of yourself on the first day." His father Geoffrey demanded and swung open the door pulling his son out of the car, keeping hold of him making sure he didn't run.
Matthew sighed and got taken into Peter's office where he was left to get processed and settled in. "Well that's it then is it?" Matthew asked sitting restlessly in Peter's office.
"Not quite... when Peter comes back you will be processed then the doctor will you a full physical. You then can settle in and meet your group. You will be with me. The cliffhangers." Sophie said sitting at Peter's desk waiting for him to return.
"Well where is he?" Matthew asked wondering.
" Talking to Frank.." Sophie said and sighed, feeling unwell she took a sip of her water.
"What about drugs? Are you ok?" He asked being able to sense something was up with her.
"No... Not that Frank... Frank, founder of Horizon frank and yeah...I'm fine." Sophie sighed again not wanting him to know.
"Can he just hurry up!" Matthew said getting restless.
"He'll be back soon..." Sophie said and just as she said so Peter returned to his office.
"Ah I see our new admit is here. " Peter noticed and said intrigued by how normal he looked. "Soph you can get back to the cliffhangers now I'll take over here."
After Sophie had left Peter started the usual admission process with Matthew. "You use?" He asked finding meph in his toothpaste tube.
"Uh yeah... That's why I'm here isn't it?" he said and asked kinda bored, just wanting to get away from all the adults.
"I don't know. You tell me why your here. You take anything else? Peter asked and tried to get Matthew to talk.
"No just Meph.. and I don't know I'm a fucked up individual That's why I'm here. Daddy didn't want me no more… and mother's dead. But she's been dead all my life…nothing new really" Matthew said not wanting to answer more questions.
"Ah I see." Peter finished checking Matthew for drugs. "Mt horizon is a sanctuary, your safe here. I don't know what your demons are... But when you're ready feel free to tell me or any of the other councillors. We have student teacher confidentiality here so we won't tell anyone unless we think you or someone else is in danger." He said softly and led him up to the infirmary where he would receive a full physical.