High Risk
(Wednesday Night, July 18th)
"Hey," Jane smiles, as she sits across from Jay on the couch. "How's therapy going?"
Jay shakes his head, "I don't get the point of this."
"It's an outlet," she informs. "Studies show that people who play violent videogames are less likely commit violent offenses."
"Maybe that would work for a kid like Carlos," Jay presses pause and faces her. "But I already tried to kill someone—and for good reason."
"There's never a good reason to kill anyone," Jane disputes.
"He's going to hurt someone again," he insists.
"You don't know that," she quietly replies.
"Hell, I don't," his voice raises. "He's hurt Mal and Carlos more than once, and he's hurt others. Ask Ruby. He's hurt Audrey too." He leans forward with gritted teeth, "So, don't sit there acting like everything is fine, when all my friends could die."
"Jane," Fairy Godmother interrupts. "It's past your bedtime, isn't it?"
"Bedtime?" Jane questions, before her eyes widen and mouth gapes. "Oh. Yes. I am so tired right now." She stands and pretends to yawn, before Jay eyes off and she exits the room.
Fairy Godmother takes Jane's spot on the couch, "Jay."
"I wasn't going to kill her," he offers an annoyed look.
"I know that," she acknowledges. "I just need to speak with you about something."
"About what?" he cautiously comments.
"Well, first things first," she nods to the screen, "how are you doing with it?"
Jay looks from the TV to her, "I can't just play videogames when I have real problems going on in my life. I need to fix them."
"I was afraid you were going to say that," she confesses, before her brown eyes meet him. "Jay. I'm really going to need you to try harder on this, okay?"
He gives a look and slowly asks, "Why?"
She hesitates, "Because, I want you to be better for when, uh… How do I put this?"
"For what?" he prompts.
She frowns at him, "Jay. Um, Belle is trying to get Mal out of the hospital."
"Mal's going back to the castle?" Jay outrages.
"Belle thinks that being in the confined space too long could make Mal act predatorily, especially if she's not being fed that well," Fairy Godmother explains. "She thinks keeping Mal there would be counterproductive, so she's requesting out-patient treatment for her."
"But they have her stay in the same wing as Ben," Jay angers.
"I know," she nods, and he looks away, taking a deep breath. "Jay. Look at me, please." He complies, and she says, "I don't know how soon Mal will be back at the castle, but I do know you will want to be there for her. That's why it's important to me that you really try your hardest to get as good as you can before then."
Jay notices her tense smile, "Yeah. Okay."
"Good," she nods, before she stands. "Oh, and, I'd like you in bed by three."
"Yep," Jay continues to frown, pressing play; however, when it seems like everyone's gone to bed, he lets the videogame music play as he roams the house. He stares up at the string, which pulls down the stairs to the attic. It's the only place he hasn't seen yet. He slowly tugs on the string, carefully pulling the stairs down, before he quietly steps up into the dark attic. He turns the flashlight on from his phone, and he's surprised at just how clean the area is. There's a desk, and there's several filing cabinets next to it. The neat office area makes the holiday decorations on the other end of the room seem out of place. The cabinets have the alphabet written across it, but there's a complete drawer that has 'High Risk' printed on it. Jay kneels to open it. Inside, there are files with names: familiar names. From back-to-front he reads: Audrey Lee, Ruby O'Hare, Aziz Ali, Lonnie Li, Chad Charming, Evie Queen, Carlos De Vil, Mal, and Jay Mosbah. Jay takes his file out and sits in the leather chair, opening it on the desk.
Jay Mosbah is one of the four villain's children King Ben has brought to Auradon Prep for the remaining 2018-2019 school year. At first glance, Jay has displayed a need for power, but as the week presses on, his theft seems less intentional and more pragmatic. It's possible his need for power is more about control and his theft is connected to an idea of survival. Jay Mosbah is the son of Jafar, previous adviser to Sultan Hamed of Agrabah. His mother is unknown and presumed deceased.
As the school year comes to a close, Jay has confessed that he saw his father kill his mother and that he wishes he could kill him for it. He was completely unapologetic, and he insisted that he would do it sooner or later. However, Mal played it off as a joke. She and Jay are like family, so I assume she was just trying to keep him out of trouble. She wants him to stay here in Auradon with her, but I believe Jay was serious. He said his father would be a threat to whatever life he's made for himself, that his father could kidnap him, scare his future kids, or kill his future wife, as he'd done his mother.
- High Risk for psychopathy and murder.
Jay has come to stay with us this summer, after he had tried to kill King Ben through an allergy. He says he did it to protect his stepsister Mal and ex-lover Carlos, which he has reason to believe has been hurt and will continue to be hurt by the king. Although he's unapologetic for trying to kill the king, the idea of his chosen family getting hurt has caused him great strife. This gives the impression of more of a sociopathic mindset than a psychopathic one, which means his mind may be more environmentally influenced than biologically.
- Treatment: Remind him that he can't protect his family if he's sent away and offer him an outlet to express any socially unacceptable behavior.
Jay frowns, putting his file back into the cabinet and pulling out Ben's. Ben Florian started at Auradon Prep the 2014-2015 school year. He is the son of King Adam Beast and Queen Belle Marie, the country's rulers. His parents have not attended any of his sport competitions or music concerts, instead being accompanied by his best friend Chad Charming's father King Charming of Charmington. His parents' story makes for many rumors, and whether they are true or not, his classmates may bring them up and even associate them with him. He stays quiet, and the only counterarguments to these rumors are made by his friend Chad.
- High Risk: Bullying
In the 2015-2016 school year Ben's mood has seemed to worsen. He has become school-focused and withdrawn, only speaking up to defend his female peers. He will even stand up for them against other male classmates, including his best friend. As middle-schoolers are pressured to conform to their social groups, it is odd that he wouldn't go along with the things his male classmates had to say. The gym teacher, Mr. Jenkins, has reported that Ben's refused to change into his swimsuit in the locker room, opting to change in the stall instead. When the stalls become forbidden to change in, Ben started wearing his swim trunks to class beneath his other clothes. This has caused greater separation from his male classmates, and even he and Chad Charming seem to be having a hard time getting along. Ben Florian seems to display more of a feminine personality, which may be why he's uncomfortable in these ultra-masculine situations.
- High Risk: Bullying and Self-Isolation
It's now the 2016-2017 school year. Ben's mood has become nearly expressionless, as he displays a drive to do his best in all endeavors. His parents claim to be busy and still have not shown personal interest in his schooling, even though his mother has a platform on education. Ben's opted to take extra classes, and I've accepted under the condition that his grades don't fall to a C. He claims his isolation makes him feel better and that he's been on better terms with his best friend Chad Charming. He also says he's getting along with his new roommate Doug from the reservation. If I can't encourage his parents to pay him attention, at least he's found friends to get it from. My only concern is whether he will let them. As Ben's class has matured, so has their teasing. The bullying now consists of comparing him to an animal and slut-shaming his mother. He doesn't deny any rumors, and even Chad Charming only stands up for him now under the most perverse comments. Ben keeps 'forgetting' his swim trunks for Swimming Wednesdays in gym class, so often that the coach offered an afterschool track session instead. His classmates assume it's because he's hiding something "beastly". Sadly, talking with these students and giving them detention has done little to keep them from insisting it.
- High Risk: Parental Neglect, Self-Isolation, and Bullying
2017-2018 School Year: Ben Florian is now a sophomore at Auradon Prep. His appetite has seemed to grow beyond a typical teenager's, and his food of choice has been meat. I suspect that his father's curse may not have fully broken, and Ben may now be suffering the consequences. If his parents are as neglectful in the home as they are with his schooling, I'm afraid he may not even be aware of what's happening to him. The amount of food he eats in general suggests that he's unaware of what may help. If this carnivorous appetite starts to affect his schooling, I may have no choice but to tell him and offer solutions myself.
- High Risk: Self-Isolation, Parental Neglect, Bullying, and Carnivorous Incidents
Jay scoffs, "Incidents." before he shakes his head and continues to read.
2018-2019 School Year: Ben will be crowned king of the country early, due to how the stress negatively impacts his father's health. Ben's still taking as many classes as I will allow, but if I knew that he would become king, I would have denied him that right this year. His grades haven't suffered much, but the extra stress can't be doing him any favors either. He's also signed a declaration for four of the villain's children from the Isle of the Lost to come to Auradon Prep for the remainder of the school year. This seems to have stressed him. He's disclosed that his parents are in no way fond of the idea. While collaborating with him, he has alluded to an unspoken punishment he may receive from his father should the Isle of the Lost children not transition easily into our society. I've tried to comfort him, but that causes him to grow more stressed. His panic is clear even through his silence. I suspect that maybe the soon-to-be King Ben Florian may be abused by his father, as I had suspected with his mother for many years now. I wish I had seen the signs earlier, and even now that I suspect, I fear I may not be able to get him to come forward.
- High Risk: Probable Parental Abuse and Neglect, Bullying, Self-Isolation, and Possible Animalistic Outlash or Carnivorous Incidences
2018-2019 Continued: As predicted, Ben has had a few animalistic instances, which may or may not have been caused by his poor diet. He nearly never eats in the cafeteria, and when I confronted him about this, he insisted he was fine. I mentioned that in the kitchen we have anything he may need, but he said he didn't need meat. He recently found out what he is, but he seems to be trying to cling to the idea of a 'normal' life. He claims he eats, and the way he describes it, it sounds like he could be binging. A little while ago there was also an incident in which Ben become ill, and he informed me that he does have a medical condition where he has a naturally deathly body temperature. He begged me not to cause his parents any trouble, and it was only later that I learned Coach Jenkins knew about Ben's illness since he had been a child. Ben's parents had trusted him to medicate himself since elementary school, and that is outright abuse. I don't care if they were busy or that they were the king and queen of the country. There are plenty of royals who have to pay attention to their own kingdoms, and they still manage to pay attention to there children. The fact the Ben's parents couldn't even look out for ill primary school aged child just shows how much they care about his wellbeing. If I had it my way, Ben would be taken in by another royal, and his parents would be pressed charges. Sadly, as a royal, Ben has to come forward himself. It's impossible to tell just how many of Ben's problems could have been avoided had his parents given a positive influence.
- High Risk: Parental Abuse and Neglect, Self-Isolation and Bullying, and Possible Eating Disorder. High stress could lead to more violent actions.
- Treatment: Get Ben to Come Forward about his Abuse
- Update: Ben has attempted suicide several times now. School will be let out soon. I only have a few short weeks to try to convince him to come forward. If he doesn't, I can only hope he will survive the summer.
Jay shakes his head, "That's not happening." before he scans the drawer and pulls out his girlfriend's file. Ruby O'Hare is the second daughter of Queen Rapunzel Gothel and King Eugene Rider of Corendelle. Starting at Auradon Prep as a freshman in the 2016-2017 school year, she has expressed a clear anger for her family, the country's rulers, and Auradon itself. She doesn't understand how her family could celebrate the traditions her mother had with the woman who had kidnapped and raised her, and she hates that all Auradon did as a country was isolate the villains from the rest of society. She had expressed interest in the death penalty, and she hates that the witch who'd taken her mother is still out there. She fears it may happen again.
High Risk: Tyranny and Terrorism. Her depressive symptoms and family history make her a vulnerable target to cults. She may be more dangerous to those closer to her than people with whom she has no qualms.
During the 2017-2018 school year Ruby O'Hare has shown an interest in the law profession. She says that if evil people can't get the death penalty, she at least wants to make sure they will never see the light of day again. She's also participating in the school musical with Audrey Lee. I hope having these distractions and companionships may help ease her mind.
It's the second semester of the 2018-2019 school year, and Ruby O'Hare has started dating one of the villain children transfers. I was surprised to say the least, even suspected that she only wanted them close to know what they are up to, but the happiness I see from her when she's with Jay Mosbah seems genuine. I only wish I could say the same for him. I feel like he only started dating her because of societal pressures, and if his feelings aren't real, I fear that Ruby may return to her previous ideas. A villain's child manipulating her into a relationship as Lady Gothel did with her mother would be the thing to break her. Perhaps permanently.
Jay hears a creek, and when he turns, he sees Jane. She finishes climbing the stairs, "You're not supposed to be up here." before she notices thee documents in front of him and squirms. "Jay. Those are just—"
"What do you know about Ruby?"
Jane slowly steps forward, eyeing between Jay and the desk, "Well, uh." She hesitates, "My mother spoke to Rapunzel about why Ruby doesn't seem to like her, and she told her that everyone understands that Lady Gothel, uh, loved her like her own daughter. Everyone, that is, except…"
"Ruby," Jay finishes.
Jane offers a worried expression, "Do you really love her?"
"She's hot," Jay raises an eyebrow, before he faces the desk. "But love? What even is that?" He shuts the document, "Let's just say I wouldn't go back to the Isle for her."
"That's what I thought," Jane murmurs.
Jay swivels around, "Look. I want to make it work with her."
"But you don't love her," she counters. "Not like…"
"Like who?" Jay's brows furrow, but she doesn't respond. "Carlos?"
"I," she stammers, "I don't think you're over him."
"Maybe I'm not," Jay defends, "but what the hell does that have to do with loving someone?" She doesn't speak. "Just because he's a clingy kid, that doesn't mean I love him."
She takes a moment, "He loves you."
"And that's part of the problem," Jay voices. "When we started this thing, he said he was okay with it just being a thing, but he lied. That's not my fault."
Jane sighs, "We better close the attic before we wake Fairy Godmother."