Degrassi is not mine. Macalister Hospital is mine. Thank you.
Day Two:
Craig woke up to Nora standing over him with a blood pressure cuff in hand. "Craig, we have to take your vitals."
He just nodded and then asked her for a towel and shampoo for a shower. After his shower he went to breakfast, and checked to see what he had to do that day. He had group, general rec, coping skills, and open rec, plus he was sure he'd have to see Dr. Allen that day.
Seth was in a bad mood at breakfast, complaining about how he didn't want to be there, he just wanted to sleep all day. Craig felt the same, but also wanted out of there before it ate into his summer. So he just nodded and ate his eggs. He missed his home already, his own bed, and his friends. He wondered what Joey had told them, he'd have to ask that tonight.
Group therapy was when they went around the room and talked about whatever was on their minds. Craig had to go first because he was new. Hanna, the therapist, just wanted him to talk about himself a bit, she said.
"My name is Craig, I'm 16...I live with my stepfather. I'm here because...I don't want to talk about why I'm here, I'm sorry. I like to play guitar and take photos." That sounded so stupid, he knew, but it was all he could think of to say.
Hanna went around the room asking questions. Seth took the opportunity to bitch about things.
"Allegra, how are you today?"
"I have to admit its getting better. Its a little better all the time." Craig smiled at that. He loved the Beatles. For some reason, probably the song lyrics, he was curious about Allegra.
"is that because we're doing pictionary today?" Hanna asked her. Allegra just nodded.
In general recreation they did play pictionary, but not for points. Craig didn't understand what that had to do with anything, but he went along with it. It was actually fun. Allegra was very good at it, and she actually gave the answers in English instead of song.
After rec was lunch, and after lunch was seeing Dr. Allen. "I still don't want to be here."
"No one does. But you have to get better, and here is the place to do it."
"I Don't know why I did what I did."
"We'll figure it out, Craig. Now, tomorrow is Friday. I won't be here Saturday and Sunday. Another doctor will be, Monday we'll start talking about your life. I'll need to hear about it."
"I don't like to talk about it."
"I know you don't, but its important." Craig nodded.
Coping skills was boring again, and then came open rec. Craig was just sitting around watching everyone play games when someone tapped him from behind with a pool stick. It was Allegra. He nodded at her and she racked up. They played a game of pool. "Allegra, how old are you?"
"I learned the truth at seventeen, that love was meant for beauty queens" She quoted.
Craig nodded his understanding. "I'm sixteen." She nodded back.
After open rec Joey showed up for a visit. The nurses even let Craig have his dinner in his room so he could spend more time with Joey.
"Joey, I'm sorry."
"Not as sorry as I am...Craig, do you have any idea what it was like for me? To find you like that. I thought you were going to die." Joey looked near tears, but he went on. "Slumped over that table with that bottle in one hand...you know what you said to me before you passed out? you said 'I'm sorry, but its just so much pain.'"
"Joey..."
"Craig, I love you. You've become my son. I thought you were dead- and the worst part was that I felt like I was to blame. if I'd just noticed how depressed you were...maybe things would have been different. If I'd just gotten you help before it got to be this bad."
"Damnit, Joey, I didn't want you to know. I just thought it would go away. It just got worse and I didn't know how to tell you I wasn't happy. I didn't want you to think I was unhappy because of you."
"I know it wasn't because of me...Craig, please just get better. Angie misses you. I miss you. Get better so you could come home."
"I'll try Joey, that's all I can do, try." Joey nodded and changed the subject. Craig had one more question. "has anyone called for me?"
"Spinner did, I told him that you're visiting your aunt in Ottawa. I didn't know how you felt about people knowing."
Joey changed the subject again, and Craig and him wound up chatting for a while, through dinner, about Snake's illness and other things. It was nice, but Joey had to leave. Craig decided to start taking night showers so his hair could dry overnight, and took one, then sat in the TV room for a while. He noticed Allegra was in the room, but she just waved him in and pointed at her book. He smiled and watched TV until it was time to go to bed.
Songs used: The Beatles "Getting Better"
Janis Ian "At Seventeen"
Day Two:
Craig woke up to Nora standing over him with a blood pressure cuff in hand. "Craig, we have to take your vitals."
He just nodded and then asked her for a towel and shampoo for a shower. After his shower he went to breakfast, and checked to see what he had to do that day. He had group, general rec, coping skills, and open rec, plus he was sure he'd have to see Dr. Allen that day.
Seth was in a bad mood at breakfast, complaining about how he didn't want to be there, he just wanted to sleep all day. Craig felt the same, but also wanted out of there before it ate into his summer. So he just nodded and ate his eggs. He missed his home already, his own bed, and his friends. He wondered what Joey had told them, he'd have to ask that tonight.
Group therapy was when they went around the room and talked about whatever was on their minds. Craig had to go first because he was new. Hanna, the therapist, just wanted him to talk about himself a bit, she said.
"My name is Craig, I'm 16...I live with my stepfather. I'm here because...I don't want to talk about why I'm here, I'm sorry. I like to play guitar and take photos." That sounded so stupid, he knew, but it was all he could think of to say.
Hanna went around the room asking questions. Seth took the opportunity to bitch about things.
"Allegra, how are you today?"
"I have to admit its getting better. Its a little better all the time." Craig smiled at that. He loved the Beatles. For some reason, probably the song lyrics, he was curious about Allegra.
"is that because we're doing pictionary today?" Hanna asked her. Allegra just nodded.
In general recreation they did play pictionary, but not for points. Craig didn't understand what that had to do with anything, but he went along with it. It was actually fun. Allegra was very good at it, and she actually gave the answers in English instead of song.
After rec was lunch, and after lunch was seeing Dr. Allen. "I still don't want to be here."
"No one does. But you have to get better, and here is the place to do it."
"I Don't know why I did what I did."
"We'll figure it out, Craig. Now, tomorrow is Friday. I won't be here Saturday and Sunday. Another doctor will be, Monday we'll start talking about your life. I'll need to hear about it."
"I don't like to talk about it."
"I know you don't, but its important." Craig nodded.
Coping skills was boring again, and then came open rec. Craig was just sitting around watching everyone play games when someone tapped him from behind with a pool stick. It was Allegra. He nodded at her and she racked up. They played a game of pool. "Allegra, how old are you?"
"I learned the truth at seventeen, that love was meant for beauty queens" She quoted.
Craig nodded his understanding. "I'm sixteen." She nodded back.
After open rec Joey showed up for a visit. The nurses even let Craig have his dinner in his room so he could spend more time with Joey.
"Joey, I'm sorry."
"Not as sorry as I am...Craig, do you have any idea what it was like for me? To find you like that. I thought you were going to die." Joey looked near tears, but he went on. "Slumped over that table with that bottle in one hand...you know what you said to me before you passed out? you said 'I'm sorry, but its just so much pain.'"
"Joey..."
"Craig, I love you. You've become my son. I thought you were dead- and the worst part was that I felt like I was to blame. if I'd just noticed how depressed you were...maybe things would have been different. If I'd just gotten you help before it got to be this bad."
"Damnit, Joey, I didn't want you to know. I just thought it would go away. It just got worse and I didn't know how to tell you I wasn't happy. I didn't want you to think I was unhappy because of you."
"I know it wasn't because of me...Craig, please just get better. Angie misses you. I miss you. Get better so you could come home."
"I'll try Joey, that's all I can do, try." Joey nodded and changed the subject. Craig had one more question. "has anyone called for me?"
"Spinner did, I told him that you're visiting your aunt in Ottawa. I didn't know how you felt about people knowing."
Joey changed the subject again, and Craig and him wound up chatting for a while, through dinner, about Snake's illness and other things. It was nice, but Joey had to leave. Craig decided to start taking night showers so his hair could dry overnight, and took one, then sat in the TV room for a while. He noticed Allegra was in the room, but she just waved him in and pointed at her book. He smiled and watched TV until it was time to go to bed.
Songs used: The Beatles "Getting Better"
Janis Ian "At Seventeen"