Connie raised an eyebrow."He's lost it"
"Girl, you knew it was only time" Haleh clucked her tongue
"What'd I miss?" Ca rter looked up at the bare board
"Malucci's got Chen hostage in the lounge" Randi answered
"WHAT?"
"Malucci's lost his mind...."Yosh repeated as Carter took off
running towards the lounge
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"Hey Dr.Greene" Connie waved him over
Mark rubbed his eyes and slipped back into his glasses,"Whatever it
is,I'm on my way"
"Call psych" Kerry hobbled past him
"Kerry?"
She turned around,"You were right about Malucci"
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"Poor Dave" he muttered,"his father blew his brains out"
Deb closed her eyes
"The same man who used to beat the shit out of him,right Deb??"
She flinched
"And of course,the son of a bitch would say that it's all my fault"
Dave picked at the scab on his wrist,"Bet Carter found that part
funny" he threw himself down on the couch,"Huh??"
Deb shook her head,"We didn't read it" she said quietly
The lounge got quiet.All Deb could hear was noises that sounded like
a wounded dog. She slowly stood over him on the couch."Dave??"
A loud sob escaped."Leave me alone!" he choked
Deb sat down next to him,resting his head on her lap.She rested a
hand on the darkening spot on the front of his shirt,lifting her
fingers and stared blankly at the red stain on her finger tips.She
caught Carter's eye as he stood in the doorway."Ssshhh"
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"And then it's over.You're finally free.It's no longer your burden"
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He pulled away
"Dave...."
He shook his head and started to pull off his shirt
"Oh Dave" Deb bit her lip to hold back tears
Dave took her hand and ran it over the millions of raised scars over
his chest
"How long?" she asked hoarsely
"Since I was 12" Dave answered."It's very freeing.Wanna see Carter?"
he turned around and faced John
Deb turned her face away
"A razor,scissors.This morning I used a steak knife"
Carter flinched,"Will you let me clean it up??"
"What they don't teach you" Dave said quietly,"In school,is how much
pain a person has to be in to do it"
Carter nodded
"It's not a simple pain.Like when Lucy died" he looked Carter
squarely in the eye,"I did that one" he pointed to a patch of pink
shiny skin
Deb slipped out of the lounge quietly.
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"Girl, you knew it was only time" Haleh clucked her tongue
"What'd I miss?" Ca rter looked up at the bare board
"Malucci's got Chen hostage in the lounge" Randi answered
"WHAT?"
"Malucci's lost his mind...."Yosh repeated as Carter took off
running towards the lounge
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"Hey Dr.Greene" Connie waved him over
Mark rubbed his eyes and slipped back into his glasses,"Whatever it
is,I'm on my way"
"Call psych" Kerry hobbled past him
"Kerry?"
She turned around,"You were right about Malucci"
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"Poor Dave" he muttered,"his father blew his brains out"
Deb closed her eyes
"The same man who used to beat the shit out of him,right Deb??"
She flinched
"And of course,the son of a bitch would say that it's all my fault"
Dave picked at the scab on his wrist,"Bet Carter found that part
funny" he threw himself down on the couch,"Huh??"
Deb shook her head,"We didn't read it" she said quietly
The lounge got quiet.All Deb could hear was noises that sounded like
a wounded dog. She slowly stood over him on the couch."Dave??"
A loud sob escaped."Leave me alone!" he choked
Deb sat down next to him,resting his head on her lap.She rested a
hand on the darkening spot on the front of his shirt,lifting her
fingers and stared blankly at the red stain on her finger tips.She
caught Carter's eye as he stood in the doorway."Ssshhh"
************************************************************
"And then it's over.You're finally free.It's no longer your burden"
***********************************************************
He pulled away
"Dave...."
He shook his head and started to pull off his shirt
"Oh Dave" Deb bit her lip to hold back tears
Dave took her hand and ran it over the millions of raised scars over
his chest
"How long?" she asked hoarsely
"Since I was 12" Dave answered."It's very freeing.Wanna see Carter?"
he turned around and faced John
Deb turned her face away
"A razor,scissors.This morning I used a steak knife"
Carter flinched,"Will you let me clean it up??"
"What they don't teach you" Dave said quietly,"In school,is how much
pain a person has to be in to do it"
Carter nodded
"It's not a simple pain.Like when Lucy died" he looked Carter
squarely in the eye,"I did that one" he pointed to a patch of pink
shiny skin
Deb slipped out of the lounge quietly.
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