Chapter 35: Reunited
Mae was driving down the streets of Los Santos, she had drove her up the hill on Whispymound Drive. She pulled up to her dad's house and parked the car, Mark was in the passenger seat of Mae's Comet. They got out if the car and walked hand in hand to Franklin's door. Mae rung the doorbell, and the door opened. Frankie stood there, he looked at Mark slightly intimidated. "Hey, who's the bum?" he asked. Mae rolled her eyes "Just go get dad." She told her brother. Mae and Mark walked in the house and sat on the couch, Mark put his hand on Mae's thigh giving it a squeeze. Frankie and his dad Franklin Sr had walked in the room. "Well, how about that" Franklin said as he walked toward his daughter, Mae stood up and she and Franklin gave each other a long hug. Franklin and Mae finally quit hugging, and Mae sat back down. "And you are?" Franklin asked reaching out his hand. Mark shook Franklin's hand "Mark Phillips." He told Franklin, Franklin looked at the young man "Phillips, I worked with a Phillips." Mark smiled "I'm his nephew." Mark said proudly.
Franklin just nodded and took a seat in the nearby recliner. "So Mae, I'm glad you're here. I'm on my way to the rehab center to visit your mom, you wanna come?" Mae's eyes lit up "Yes dad of course. Can I bring my boyfriend?" Mae asked. "Sure, bring him along." Franklin replied. Mae smiled excitingly. The four walked out of the house, and toward their vehicles Franklin got on his motorcycle, Frankie got on his, Mae and Mark got into Mae's Comet. They had all taken off and traveled down the street.
Tracy sat in her room, she hadn't had a hit, a drink, or a smoke in a week. She looked like shit, her hair was all wild and natted, her face was pale white with open sores and scabs all over her face, she looked like she hadn't ate in a month. She had a strong stench coming from her body, she hadn't bathed or showered the whole time she was in there. She was sitting in her room looking out the window, she heard footsteps coming into the room. "Clinton" a deep male voice said, Tracy turned around and saw the orderly standing in the doorway. "You got visitors" the man said before leaving the room amd continuing down the hall.
Tracy walked into the lounge where there were multiple patients had visitors, her unit was not just drugs, there were crazies in there too, there was a tall skinny brown haired boy about 23 who claims to hear voices and seen the Devil, another boy with black hair who was about 18 covered in scars, where he was on meth and cut himself with a razor. There was an old man in a hospital gown grabbing the nurse's asses. Tracy saw her family sitting there waiting on her, she walked over to them and took her seat. Franklin kissed her "Hey baby" he told her Tracy looked at Mae "Wow, it's been so long. You grew." Tracy told Mae, Mae looked at her mom "Wow, mom you look…different." Tracy looked down in shame. She looked back up and at Mark. "What's your name?" she asked. "Mark." He replied. "Tracy." She td him, they sat talked, and caught up with each other's lives. When visiting time was over Tracy got up and left the room.
The ride home was somber, neither Mae or Mark spoke to each other she couldn't shake the way her mom looked out of her mind, so much had changed. They had parked in front of Mae's apartment, the couple made their way into the apartment. Mark boiled them some hotdogs, and they ate. Mae had decoded to just go get some sleep. Mark drank a beer, then followed behind her.