Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi
Author's note: Yes! Its back! did you miss it? I've been bored, what can I say? Don't worry, Shameless will continue. I hope I can handle three stories (counting the one I'm cowriting, whenever my cowriter gets back into town).
This story is dedicated to my Mom, MrsZoid, the coolest woman on the planet, and the reason I'm here, on so many levels.
Day Nine
Craig woke up to find Nora standing over him. "Don't you get any days off?"
"Most weekends, now get up Craig. Now. Its testing day for you."
"Oh, I forgot, I'm sorry." He got up and dressed, heading to the kitchen for breakfast.
"This food. Gets worse every day." Seth noticed, picking at his eggs.
"You need to stop getting the eggs, you know they don't cook them right here." Laine counciled, ever the mother figure. "what's on your mind, kiddo?"
"I'm getting tested today, so they can find out what's wrong with me."
"You're here, isn't that what's wrong with you?" Seth cracked.
"Be Serious, Seth." Laine was laughing at them, and it made Craig feel good to laugh with everyone.
"Hey, Allegra? Is something wrong?" She wasn't talking or laughing.
She shrugged her shoulders before speaking. "I'm damaged bad at best."
Craig knew that something was wrong, but he had to get his tests done, he whispered at her before leaving. "I'll talk to you tonight, OK?" She nodded and he headed down the hall to see Dr. Allen.
The tests were done by Dr. Allen and another doctor, Dr. Miller. Some of them seemed odd to Craig-word association, the famous ink blot tests, others involved discussing his family. He wondered what they were going to say about him..what was wrong with him.
Craig had never thought about mental illness before. It had never even crossed his mind as something to think about, because it was something that happened to other people, not himself. Now he was going to get a diagnosis on Monday that would change his life forever, at least according to the doctors. He knew it was serious, he'd seen the others in the ward, the older people who hadn't been diagnosed.
After his tests he just took a nap, skipping out on the group sessions. The tests had worn him out, and he just wanted to be alone.
After dinner Craig followed Allegra back to her room. "What's wrong?"
"My mom's coming this weekend."
"You don't want to see her,"
"its just..you know when I told you that she didn't handle my illness well, that's why I was here. That was sort of a lie."
"OH?"
"My mom's mentally ill herself...do you know what munchousen's syndrome is?" Craig shook his head. "She used to pretend I was ill to get attention for herself...I've spent so much time in hospitals. They think that has a lot to do with my depression. So, I'm here until I'm 18."
Craig just nodded. He'd never thought people would be that cruel. "I was abused."
"I'm not ssurprised. You're going to be ok, Craig."
"we both are, Allegra." They talked for hours then, about their plans for the future, Craig about his photography, Allegra about her writing.
"Craig? Stay with me?"
"of course." HE curled up next to Allegra and slept.
Song used: Elliott Smith "Say Yes"
Author's note: Yes! Its back! did you miss it? I've been bored, what can I say? Don't worry, Shameless will continue. I hope I can handle three stories (counting the one I'm cowriting, whenever my cowriter gets back into town).
This story is dedicated to my Mom, MrsZoid, the coolest woman on the planet, and the reason I'm here, on so many levels.
Day Nine
Craig woke up to find Nora standing over him. "Don't you get any days off?"
"Most weekends, now get up Craig. Now. Its testing day for you."
"Oh, I forgot, I'm sorry." He got up and dressed, heading to the kitchen for breakfast.
"This food. Gets worse every day." Seth noticed, picking at his eggs.
"You need to stop getting the eggs, you know they don't cook them right here." Laine counciled, ever the mother figure. "what's on your mind, kiddo?"
"I'm getting tested today, so they can find out what's wrong with me."
"You're here, isn't that what's wrong with you?" Seth cracked.
"Be Serious, Seth." Laine was laughing at them, and it made Craig feel good to laugh with everyone.
"Hey, Allegra? Is something wrong?" She wasn't talking or laughing.
She shrugged her shoulders before speaking. "I'm damaged bad at best."
Craig knew that something was wrong, but he had to get his tests done, he whispered at her before leaving. "I'll talk to you tonight, OK?" She nodded and he headed down the hall to see Dr. Allen.
The tests were done by Dr. Allen and another doctor, Dr. Miller. Some of them seemed odd to Craig-word association, the famous ink blot tests, others involved discussing his family. He wondered what they were going to say about him..what was wrong with him.
Craig had never thought about mental illness before. It had never even crossed his mind as something to think about, because it was something that happened to other people, not himself. Now he was going to get a diagnosis on Monday that would change his life forever, at least according to the doctors. He knew it was serious, he'd seen the others in the ward, the older people who hadn't been diagnosed.
After his tests he just took a nap, skipping out on the group sessions. The tests had worn him out, and he just wanted to be alone.
After dinner Craig followed Allegra back to her room. "What's wrong?"
"My mom's coming this weekend."
"You don't want to see her,"
"its just..you know when I told you that she didn't handle my illness well, that's why I was here. That was sort of a lie."
"OH?"
"My mom's mentally ill herself...do you know what munchousen's syndrome is?" Craig shook his head. "She used to pretend I was ill to get attention for herself...I've spent so much time in hospitals. They think that has a lot to do with my depression. So, I'm here until I'm 18."
Craig just nodded. He'd never thought people would be that cruel. "I was abused."
"I'm not ssurprised. You're going to be ok, Craig."
"we both are, Allegra." They talked for hours then, about their plans for the future, Craig about his photography, Allegra about her writing.
"Craig? Stay with me?"
"of course." HE curled up next to Allegra and slept.
Song used: Elliott Smith "Say Yes"