"Is she going to be okay?"
"She's suffering from a VERY severe case of exhaustion. The recovery time could range from a week to even a year in EXTREME cases."
"WHAT!?!?! But Sarah's got a show in 2 days! I need her up and walking!! NOW!!"
Sarah chuckled weakly to herself. Trust Roxxy to really care about her. Not.
Sarah was currently unaware of where she was, but she knew Roxxy and the other voice, thought she was asleep.
"Miss.Carewell, If you would just listen.."
"I have been! You said a week! I want Sarah working again in a week? Comprende?"
Sarah heard the other voice sigh inwardly, "I understand. We will try our best."
"NO! You'll do it!!" with that Roxxy Carewell stormed out of the room, slamming the door.
Sarah meekly opened her eyes."Is she gone?"
The other voice, who turned out to be a nurse, smiled,"I thought you were awake. Yes she's gone."
Sarah let out a sigh of relief and fully opened her eyes. She scanned the room with little interest. "So how long am I going to be here?"
The nurse walked over to Sarah's dull hospital bed, and sat down."I take it you heard my conversation with your manager,Roxxy is it?"
Sarah laughed."Yep. That'd be her. Roxxy Carewell. Pretty ironic her name being, "Care-well"."
The nurse laughed,"Well it seems your sense of humor is still intact."
Sarah smiled, "I try to keep one. So what is your name anyways?"
"The names Kris. I've been your nurse through the night."
"Through the night?"
"Yes, you've been here since last night."
"Oh..." Sarah sighed, and pulled up the starchy hospital sheets."When am I leaving?"
Kris got up from the bed, and handed Sarah the clipboard she had been carrying.
Sarah gave her a strange look, then proceeded to read the neatly printed note. Apparently from her doctor.
iPatient:Sarah Williams
iCondition: Exhaustion. Alcohol abuse.
iEstimated time of release: 2 weeks
iEstimated time of recovery: 5-6 months.
iNote: Sarah Williams is sometimes delusional, and can be violent. Please handle this patient with EXTREME caution and care. I cannot stress this enough.
Sarah read with shock. "DELUSIONAL?"
Kris nodded,"Apparently they contacted a few family members for your medical history."
Sarah realized with terror that must have contacted her step-mother Karen. "Oh shit!!! What else did she tell you?"
Kris looked thoughtful for a moment."That you can't be trusted, and that you are a consistent liar."
Sarah's face fell, "Oh lord.."
"yeah.."
"How could she? Those therapy session were supposed to stay hidden. No one was supposed to know. What am I going to do kris? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO??"
"Calm down Sarah. You're here to get away from stress and to relax. This isn't helping."
"Well whose fault is that??"
Kris looked embarrassed, "Sorry, I shouldn't have told you so soon, it's just, I thought that you ought to know."
Sarah smiled,"Thanks..oh god..I'm just so tired."
"Well then you should sleep. Call if you need anything."
"Thanks Kris.."
Kris smiled, and turned to leave, when Sarah stopped her.
"and Kris?" She turned to face Sarah,"Keep the press unaware about my therapy."
"Sure thing.." and with that, she disappeared behind the curtain.
* * * * *
The week's events went by in a whirl for Sarah. Appointments, interviews,phone-calls,fan-mail..it was hectic.
Sarah sighed heavily and dropped down on her bed."When am I going to get out of here?"
"Tomorrow actually!" A voice called from behind her. It was Kris, standing in the doorway of her room.
"Oh Kris! Thank you!!"
"Yeah, I pulled a few strings, and made a few false..er.."check-ups" but by the way things are going, you should be out of here by tomorrow morning!"
Sarah got up slowly from her bed, and shuffled over to Kris embracing her in a giant hug, "Thank you!!"
Kris sighed, "But theres one catch.."
Sarah pulled away,"I knew it..well better tell me.."
Kris took in a deep breath,"Your going to have to take 3 months off.."
Sarah screamed in horror,"What!?! I can't! i have a world tour planned!!"
"Well It wasn't my decision, the doctors think it best..there only looking out for your best interest."
Sarah's face fell,"Oh gawd..what am I going to do? Where am I going to stay?"
"What do you mean, where will you stay? At your house of course.." Kris said, puzzled.
Sarah sighed,"I don't live with my parents anymore, and I sold my apartment to make enough money to hire Roxxy..and I've just been sleeping in my tour bus.." She looked at the ground sheepishly.
"Oh Sarah! I didn't know!I'm so sorry!"
"I don't want your sympathy.."
"But I feel horrible! hear, you can stay with me!"
"Oh Kris, your a kind soul, but I can't..I mean it's not that I CAN'T..its just.."
"Just what?"
Sarah looked up, "I..I see things Kris..Horrible things. Whenever I close my eyes..pictures, emotions..pain.."
Kris looked at her in shock."What?"
"I'm..lost."
Kris looked puzzled, "Lost? I don't follow...:
"I can't find myself! I'm lost, angry, the therapy didn't help..they follow me you know. Everywhere..smirking..following..dancing.."
"Who follows you honey?"
"Him."
"She's suffering from a VERY severe case of exhaustion. The recovery time could range from a week to even a year in EXTREME cases."
"WHAT!?!?! But Sarah's got a show in 2 days! I need her up and walking!! NOW!!"
Sarah chuckled weakly to herself. Trust Roxxy to really care about her. Not.
Sarah was currently unaware of where she was, but she knew Roxxy and the other voice, thought she was asleep.
"Miss.Carewell, If you would just listen.."
"I have been! You said a week! I want Sarah working again in a week? Comprende?"
Sarah heard the other voice sigh inwardly, "I understand. We will try our best."
"NO! You'll do it!!" with that Roxxy Carewell stormed out of the room, slamming the door.
Sarah meekly opened her eyes."Is she gone?"
The other voice, who turned out to be a nurse, smiled,"I thought you were awake. Yes she's gone."
Sarah let out a sigh of relief and fully opened her eyes. She scanned the room with little interest. "So how long am I going to be here?"
The nurse walked over to Sarah's dull hospital bed, and sat down."I take it you heard my conversation with your manager,Roxxy is it?"
Sarah laughed."Yep. That'd be her. Roxxy Carewell. Pretty ironic her name being, "Care-well"."
The nurse laughed,"Well it seems your sense of humor is still intact."
Sarah smiled, "I try to keep one. So what is your name anyways?"
"The names Kris. I've been your nurse through the night."
"Through the night?"
"Yes, you've been here since last night."
"Oh..." Sarah sighed, and pulled up the starchy hospital sheets."When am I leaving?"
Kris got up from the bed, and handed Sarah the clipboard she had been carrying.
Sarah gave her a strange look, then proceeded to read the neatly printed note. Apparently from her doctor.
iPatient:Sarah Williams
iCondition: Exhaustion. Alcohol abuse.
iEstimated time of release: 2 weeks
iEstimated time of recovery: 5-6 months.
iNote: Sarah Williams is sometimes delusional, and can be violent. Please handle this patient with EXTREME caution and care. I cannot stress this enough.
Sarah read with shock. "DELUSIONAL?"
Kris nodded,"Apparently they contacted a few family members for your medical history."
Sarah realized with terror that must have contacted her step-mother Karen. "Oh shit!!! What else did she tell you?"
Kris looked thoughtful for a moment."That you can't be trusted, and that you are a consistent liar."
Sarah's face fell, "Oh lord.."
"yeah.."
"How could she? Those therapy session were supposed to stay hidden. No one was supposed to know. What am I going to do kris? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO??"
"Calm down Sarah. You're here to get away from stress and to relax. This isn't helping."
"Well whose fault is that??"
Kris looked embarrassed, "Sorry, I shouldn't have told you so soon, it's just, I thought that you ought to know."
Sarah smiled,"Thanks..oh god..I'm just so tired."
"Well then you should sleep. Call if you need anything."
"Thanks Kris.."
Kris smiled, and turned to leave, when Sarah stopped her.
"and Kris?" She turned to face Sarah,"Keep the press unaware about my therapy."
"Sure thing.." and with that, she disappeared behind the curtain.
* * * * *
The week's events went by in a whirl for Sarah. Appointments, interviews,phone-calls,fan-mail..it was hectic.
Sarah sighed heavily and dropped down on her bed."When am I going to get out of here?"
"Tomorrow actually!" A voice called from behind her. It was Kris, standing in the doorway of her room.
"Oh Kris! Thank you!!"
"Yeah, I pulled a few strings, and made a few false..er.."check-ups" but by the way things are going, you should be out of here by tomorrow morning!"
Sarah got up slowly from her bed, and shuffled over to Kris embracing her in a giant hug, "Thank you!!"
Kris sighed, "But theres one catch.."
Sarah pulled away,"I knew it..well better tell me.."
Kris took in a deep breath,"Your going to have to take 3 months off.."
Sarah screamed in horror,"What!?! I can't! i have a world tour planned!!"
"Well It wasn't my decision, the doctors think it best..there only looking out for your best interest."
Sarah's face fell,"Oh gawd..what am I going to do? Where am I going to stay?"
"What do you mean, where will you stay? At your house of course.." Kris said, puzzled.
Sarah sighed,"I don't live with my parents anymore, and I sold my apartment to make enough money to hire Roxxy..and I've just been sleeping in my tour bus.." She looked at the ground sheepishly.
"Oh Sarah! I didn't know!I'm so sorry!"
"I don't want your sympathy.."
"But I feel horrible! hear, you can stay with me!"
"Oh Kris, your a kind soul, but I can't..I mean it's not that I CAN'T..its just.."
"Just what?"
Sarah looked up, "I..I see things Kris..Horrible things. Whenever I close my eyes..pictures, emotions..pain.."
Kris looked at her in shock."What?"
"I'm..lost."
Kris looked puzzled, "Lost? I don't follow...:
"I can't find myself! I'm lost, angry, the therapy didn't help..they follow me you know. Everywhere..smirking..following..dancing.."
"Who follows you honey?"
"Him."