Leon jumped and ran over to Sarah when she began thrashing around on the
bed. He wrapped his arms around her and held her down. A nurse rushed in
and paged Dr. Keling on the two-way phone.
"Dr. Keling please come to room 125 immediately." The nurse helped Leon hold Sarah down while they waited for the doctor.
When Dr. Keling entered the room Sarah stopped screaming and struggling. The nurse poured some water and made Sarah take some pills while she checked her blood pressure. Leon crossed the room and observed the nurse and doctor checking her over. Dr. Keling looked at Leon when he was done.
"Leon can I please see you in my office?" Leon glanced over at Sarah and noticed that she was already asleep. He followed the doctor down the hall to his office. He sat across the desk from him and waited for him to speak.
"Leon, can you tell me what this episode was about?" Dr. Keling asked while taking out a pad and pencil.
"Well you see I am getting married and my fiancé doesn't like that I visit Sarah. So I told Sarah that I wasn't going to see her anymore. And when I tried to leave she started screaming."
The doctor scribbled notes on his pad, then tapped the pencil on the desk, deep in thought."
"Well, Leon it seems that you have made more progress with her today then we have in the past three years, she has not uttered any sounds since she was admitted. I have a proposition to make. I would like for you to take Sarah into your home just for a little while and see if you can get her to open up some. This may not work but there is still a slim chance that it might. It seems that nothing we are doing is working. I will give a few days to think this over and talk to who ever you need to. But just remember that this is for Sarah's benefit. Now if you will excuse me I have another patient to see," The doctor said as he stood up and left the room while Leon considered his offer. Before he left he went by Sarah's room and saw that she was still asleep.
He walked in the house and saw that everyone was in the living room watching TV. He cleared his throat nervously to get everyone's attention. They were too engrossed with the movie to pay attention to him.
"So much for that," he thought. Leon decided to go tell Vivian first. He found her outside next to the pool in a reclining chair. She looked up and smiled when she saw him.
Leon leaned over and kissed her.
"Whatcha doin here babe?" Leon smiled nervously.
"Oh just taking advantage of the sun rays while I can," Vivian noticed that he seemed nervous and her smile slipped a little.
"Oh that's good." Leon stared off into space and Vivian realized that something didn't go right today.
"Oh God Leon you didn't tell her did you? You promised me that you would. You know how unhappy that makes me. How am I suppose to marry you if you don't keep your promises?" Vivian sniffled and a few tears traced their way down her rosy cheeks.
Leon sighed heavily, "Well then you are not going to like my next few words."
Vivian looked away and tried to control her anger.
"The doctor thinks that it would be good for Sarah if she came and stayed with us for a while. And I am seriously considering it."
Vivian whipped her head around, and before she could control herself she blurted out, "You mean I have to live with some retard?"
"DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT ABOUT HER AGAIN!! "Leon snarled and clenched his fists.
Vivian immediately started sobbing. "I'm so sorry baby. I shouldn't have said that about Sarah. It's just that I am worried about you taking on so much responsibility and the wedding is only a few months away. I just want everything to be perfect."
Leon softened and hugged her to his chest. "It's okay. Don't worry everything will be fine. Now I'm gonna go talk to the guys and if they agree with me she will be staying with us," Leon got up and walked toward the house.
"Oh we'll see about that Leon. I didn't work this hard just to lose you to that psycho bitch," she whispered to herself as she dried her face.
If Leon had turned around he would have seen her eyes flash a violent purple color.
THE NEXT DAY
Vivian was in the backyard sunning on a pool chair when Leon came to his decision concerning Sarah. He rounded the corner and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Vivian lying on the chair in an itty-bitty bikini. She had spread sun tanning oil all over her body so she glistened in the sunlight. After a few minutes of mesmerized gazing Leon remembered what he had come outside for. He grabbed another lawn chair and sat next to Vivian.
"Could you move out of my light?" Vivian said, her voice dripping with bitchiness.
Leon looked surprised and moved out of the way.
"Vivian?" He asked hesitantly.
"LEON!" She shot straight up out of the chair. "I'm sorry I didn't know that it was you blocking my l...l...light." Vivian stuttered over her words as her cheeks flushed a dull red.
"Umm.. okay well I came out here to tell you that I am going to help Sarah like the doctor asked. I have talked to the guys and they have agreed to let her stay her until she is better."
Vivian's eyes narrowed and she felt herself start to shake. She plastered a smile on her face and gathered her things.
"Whatever you say dear." She walked crookedly around the house and got into her car. She backed out and narrowly missed Leon's car, which was parked next to the curb.
Leon watched with a puzzled look as she drove away.
Vivian dug through her purse and then upended it on the passenger seat.
"God Damnit where are my pills? I know they are here," she muttered to herself. She found the pills and with a little effort she had the bottle open and two down her throat.
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Sarah sat on the sterile white bed watching a nurse pack her measly belongings into a bag. The doctor had informed her that she was going to live with Leon for a while. She fiddled with the necklace while waiting for Leon. The doctor came in while as she was preparing to leave.
"Hello Sarah, I have come to give you a final check up before you go." Sarah sat still and silent while the doctor did his check up.
"Why that is a pretty necklace may I see it?" The doctor asked.
Sarah jumped up and ran to the other side of the room.
"So... I guess not. Well you are ready to go and Leon is waiting for you in the lobby." The doctor took her bag and left the room.
Sarah dragged her feet down the hall. She was dreading going to stay with Leon. She didn't want to see him and his fiancé together. She didn't want to deal with day-to-day activities. She didn't want to feel sorry for anyone else. She just didn't want to feel.
Leon quickly ushered Sarah out the door after receiving final instructions from Dr. Keling. Sarah was very wary about getting into Leon's car. She didn't know what kind it was but it looked scary. She decided on her first day out that she would be brave so she climbed in.
A couple of miles down the road he glanced over at Sarah and saw that she was gripped the arm rest and her face had lost it color. He looked down at the speedometer to see that he was going 80.
"Ah Fuck." He thought. He had forgotten about the car accident. He pushed on the brake and slowed down to 50. He saw her visibly relax. As they went through town he showed her the new places that had been built since she was away.
When they pulled up to the house Sarah noticed that there were five cars already there. Leon got her bag from the trunk and helped her out of the car. Sarah stood still for a moment and looked at the house and its surroundings.
"Not bad." She thought.
The door to the house opened and a lot of people rushed out.
"Hey Leon is this Sarah?" A skinny white boy asked.
"No this is just some girl that I picked up on the street corner. Of course it is Jesse." The boy named Jesse flushed.
After everyone introduced themselves Leon rushed Sarah into the house. He turned to Dom.
"Hey where is Vivian?" Dom gestured upstairs.
"She said that she would be down in a minute."
At that moment Sarah looked toward the stairs and what she saw caused her to scream and faint.
"Dr. Keling please come to room 125 immediately." The nurse helped Leon hold Sarah down while they waited for the doctor.
When Dr. Keling entered the room Sarah stopped screaming and struggling. The nurse poured some water and made Sarah take some pills while she checked her blood pressure. Leon crossed the room and observed the nurse and doctor checking her over. Dr. Keling looked at Leon when he was done.
"Leon can I please see you in my office?" Leon glanced over at Sarah and noticed that she was already asleep. He followed the doctor down the hall to his office. He sat across the desk from him and waited for him to speak.
"Leon, can you tell me what this episode was about?" Dr. Keling asked while taking out a pad and pencil.
"Well you see I am getting married and my fiancé doesn't like that I visit Sarah. So I told Sarah that I wasn't going to see her anymore. And when I tried to leave she started screaming."
The doctor scribbled notes on his pad, then tapped the pencil on the desk, deep in thought."
"Well, Leon it seems that you have made more progress with her today then we have in the past three years, she has not uttered any sounds since she was admitted. I have a proposition to make. I would like for you to take Sarah into your home just for a little while and see if you can get her to open up some. This may not work but there is still a slim chance that it might. It seems that nothing we are doing is working. I will give a few days to think this over and talk to who ever you need to. But just remember that this is for Sarah's benefit. Now if you will excuse me I have another patient to see," The doctor said as he stood up and left the room while Leon considered his offer. Before he left he went by Sarah's room and saw that she was still asleep.
He walked in the house and saw that everyone was in the living room watching TV. He cleared his throat nervously to get everyone's attention. They were too engrossed with the movie to pay attention to him.
"So much for that," he thought. Leon decided to go tell Vivian first. He found her outside next to the pool in a reclining chair. She looked up and smiled when she saw him.
Leon leaned over and kissed her.
"Whatcha doin here babe?" Leon smiled nervously.
"Oh just taking advantage of the sun rays while I can," Vivian noticed that he seemed nervous and her smile slipped a little.
"Oh that's good." Leon stared off into space and Vivian realized that something didn't go right today.
"Oh God Leon you didn't tell her did you? You promised me that you would. You know how unhappy that makes me. How am I suppose to marry you if you don't keep your promises?" Vivian sniffled and a few tears traced their way down her rosy cheeks.
Leon sighed heavily, "Well then you are not going to like my next few words."
Vivian looked away and tried to control her anger.
"The doctor thinks that it would be good for Sarah if she came and stayed with us for a while. And I am seriously considering it."
Vivian whipped her head around, and before she could control herself she blurted out, "You mean I have to live with some retard?"
"DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT ABOUT HER AGAIN!! "Leon snarled and clenched his fists.
Vivian immediately started sobbing. "I'm so sorry baby. I shouldn't have said that about Sarah. It's just that I am worried about you taking on so much responsibility and the wedding is only a few months away. I just want everything to be perfect."
Leon softened and hugged her to his chest. "It's okay. Don't worry everything will be fine. Now I'm gonna go talk to the guys and if they agree with me she will be staying with us," Leon got up and walked toward the house.
"Oh we'll see about that Leon. I didn't work this hard just to lose you to that psycho bitch," she whispered to herself as she dried her face.
If Leon had turned around he would have seen her eyes flash a violent purple color.
THE NEXT DAY
Vivian was in the backyard sunning on a pool chair when Leon came to his decision concerning Sarah. He rounded the corner and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Vivian lying on the chair in an itty-bitty bikini. She had spread sun tanning oil all over her body so she glistened in the sunlight. After a few minutes of mesmerized gazing Leon remembered what he had come outside for. He grabbed another lawn chair and sat next to Vivian.
"Could you move out of my light?" Vivian said, her voice dripping with bitchiness.
Leon looked surprised and moved out of the way.
"Vivian?" He asked hesitantly.
"LEON!" She shot straight up out of the chair. "I'm sorry I didn't know that it was you blocking my l...l...light." Vivian stuttered over her words as her cheeks flushed a dull red.
"Umm.. okay well I came out here to tell you that I am going to help Sarah like the doctor asked. I have talked to the guys and they have agreed to let her stay her until she is better."
Vivian's eyes narrowed and she felt herself start to shake. She plastered a smile on her face and gathered her things.
"Whatever you say dear." She walked crookedly around the house and got into her car. She backed out and narrowly missed Leon's car, which was parked next to the curb.
Leon watched with a puzzled look as she drove away.
Vivian dug through her purse and then upended it on the passenger seat.
"God Damnit where are my pills? I know they are here," she muttered to herself. She found the pills and with a little effort she had the bottle open and two down her throat.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah sat on the sterile white bed watching a nurse pack her measly belongings into a bag. The doctor had informed her that she was going to live with Leon for a while. She fiddled with the necklace while waiting for Leon. The doctor came in while as she was preparing to leave.
"Hello Sarah, I have come to give you a final check up before you go." Sarah sat still and silent while the doctor did his check up.
"Why that is a pretty necklace may I see it?" The doctor asked.
Sarah jumped up and ran to the other side of the room.
"So... I guess not. Well you are ready to go and Leon is waiting for you in the lobby." The doctor took her bag and left the room.
Sarah dragged her feet down the hall. She was dreading going to stay with Leon. She didn't want to see him and his fiancé together. She didn't want to deal with day-to-day activities. She didn't want to feel sorry for anyone else. She just didn't want to feel.
Leon quickly ushered Sarah out the door after receiving final instructions from Dr. Keling. Sarah was very wary about getting into Leon's car. She didn't know what kind it was but it looked scary. She decided on her first day out that she would be brave so she climbed in.
A couple of miles down the road he glanced over at Sarah and saw that she was gripped the arm rest and her face had lost it color. He looked down at the speedometer to see that he was going 80.
"Ah Fuck." He thought. He had forgotten about the car accident. He pushed on the brake and slowed down to 50. He saw her visibly relax. As they went through town he showed her the new places that had been built since she was away.
When they pulled up to the house Sarah noticed that there were five cars already there. Leon got her bag from the trunk and helped her out of the car. Sarah stood still for a moment and looked at the house and its surroundings.
"Not bad." She thought.
The door to the house opened and a lot of people rushed out.
"Hey Leon is this Sarah?" A skinny white boy asked.
"No this is just some girl that I picked up on the street corner. Of course it is Jesse." The boy named Jesse flushed.
After everyone introduced themselves Leon rushed Sarah into the house. He turned to Dom.
"Hey where is Vivian?" Dom gestured upstairs.
"She said that she would be down in a minute."
At that moment Sarah looked toward the stairs and what she saw caused her to scream and faint.