Chapter 4
Next day - Morning
Guys' Dorm
Joey wakes up and groans, he turns over and rubs his head. He opens his eyes and sits up looking around confused. He can't remember anything from the day before, all he knows is he has a major hang over. He gets out of bed and walks out of the room, looking around. He walks over to another building and looks through the window. He sees Ashleigh in one of the bed, wanting answers; he opens the door to the dorm and walks over to her bed. He kneels on the floor and shakes her gently.
Joey: (whispering.) Ash, Ash (She wakes up and looks at him.)
Ashleigh: Hey, what you doing in here.
Joey: Where are we?
Ashleigh: You don't remember? (He shakes his head and she sits up.) Mt Horizon School for troubled teens.
Joey: Shit.
Ashleigh: What'd you take yesterday; you were really out of it. Coke?
Joey: (remembering) and meth.
Shelby: (interrupting) No wonder you were outta it.
Joey: (turning to face Shelby; confused.) Who are you?
Shelby: We met yesterday, although you weren't on this planet. I'm Shelby.
Joey: (turning back to Ashleigh and putting his head on her bed, face down. Mumbling.) Kill me.
Ashleigh: Hang over? (He nods, with his face still buried in her doona.) Here's a thought, stop using. (He doesn't say anything. Ashleigh leans down and kisses the top of his head.) You need to wash your hair.
Shelby: Oh, a Kodak moment, how sweet. (Ashleigh glares at her.)
Ashleigh to Joey: You'd better go, before anyone else wakes up.
Joey: K. (He stands up and walks out.) See ya.
Shelby: Wow, he's really weird.
Ashleigh: (glaring at Shelby.) Shut up, you don't know anything. (Shelby smirks at her.)
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Guys' Dorm
Joey walks back in. Auggie is up and dressed.
Auggie: Where you been? (Joey doesn't say anything; he walks to the shower and closes the door.) Fine.
(15 minutes later Joey walks out and goes back to his bed. He takes out a t- shirt and pulls off the tag, sewn into the tag are pills, he takes two, then hesitates and takes another two. He puts the shirt back into his bag and looks up to see Auggie watching him.)
Auggie: We've got kitchens in a couple of minutes. You coming? (Joey nods and follows Auggie to the kitchen.)
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Kitchen
Auggie and Joey walk in, Joey hasn't said a word to Auggie. Tara, Ashleigh, Shelby, Daisy and David are already in the kitchen. David smiles as he sees Joey.
David: Ah, it's Humphrey.
Daisy: Humphrey?
David: The bear that doesn't talk.
Daisy: Ah, I see. Very intelligent David.
David: I thought so.
(Joey walks over to Ashleigh and helps her wash plates.)
Ashleigh: (looking at Joey's face, his eyes aren't focusing. Whispering.) What have you taken?
Joey: Nothing.
Ashleigh: Yeh right. (Shelby walks over.)
Shelby: You clean?
Ashleigh: Leave him alone.
Shelby: Oh, he needs his little sister to stick up for him, how pathetic.
Daisy: Leave him alone Shelby, just because you're having Scott withdrawals doesn't mean you have to torment people.
(Shelby glares at Daisy and goes back to serving.)
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Group - Morning
Sophie: Ok Joey, seeing you didn't introduce yourself yesterday, you can do it now.
Joey: Um, ok. I'm Joey.
Sophie: Say why you're here and something about yourself.
Joey: Um, I'm here cos of drugs and. (thinking of something to say.) I'm Ash's brother.
Sophie: Anything else? (He shakes his head.) Ok, Shelby, I wish.
Shelby: I wish Scott was here. Daisy.
Daisy: I wish my family was normal. David.
David: I wish I didn't have to answer this question. Auggie. (Sophie shakes her head at him, showing her disapproval, David smirks at her.)
Auggie: I wish I had talked to my parents more. Um, Tara.
Tara: I wish, I could think of something to say.
Sophie: Try again.
Tara: (*Fuck, how long can I keep this up, bloody hell*) I wish I hadn't started taking drugs. Ash.
Ashleigh: I wish, (looking at Joey.) that I could've stood up for myself. Joey.
Joey: I wish people could see I don't need to be here.
Sophie: Ok, you can go. You have two hours of free time, then Peter's got a surprise for you. (They all leave.)
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Girls' Dorm
Ashleigh walks in and lies on her bed, her eyes closed. She feels someone sit on her bed; she opens her eyes and sees Joey.
Joey: Come here. (She sits up and hugs him. He whispers into her ear.) It's not your fault.
Ashleigh: (breaking away from him.) It is!
Joey: It's not, you couldn't do anything.
Ashleigh: Can you please stop using.
Joey: I don't have anything hard left, I promise.
Ashleigh: What do you have?
Joey: Painkillers.
Ashleigh: No wonder you're sedated.
Joey: Not sedated, floating (Joey smiles at her. Shelby walks in.)
Shelby: How touching, can I join?
Ashleigh: Go away Shelby. (Joey gets up and starts to leave.)
Shelby: (Joey he passes her.) You used today? (He doesn't say anything.) What, don't have a come back? (He stops and turns around.)
Joey: When you say something intelligent, I'll have a come back. (He walks out.)
Shelby: Freak.
Ashleigh: Hello! I'm still sitting here!
Shelby: Is he always that weak or is it just the drugs.
Ashleigh: Just the drugs. (She walks out.)
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Joey seems really boring; just wait til he's off drugs.
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Next day - Morning
Guys' Dorm
Joey wakes up and groans, he turns over and rubs his head. He opens his eyes and sits up looking around confused. He can't remember anything from the day before, all he knows is he has a major hang over. He gets out of bed and walks out of the room, looking around. He walks over to another building and looks through the window. He sees Ashleigh in one of the bed, wanting answers; he opens the door to the dorm and walks over to her bed. He kneels on the floor and shakes her gently.
Joey: (whispering.) Ash, Ash (She wakes up and looks at him.)
Ashleigh: Hey, what you doing in here.
Joey: Where are we?
Ashleigh: You don't remember? (He shakes his head and she sits up.) Mt Horizon School for troubled teens.
Joey: Shit.
Ashleigh: What'd you take yesterday; you were really out of it. Coke?
Joey: (remembering) and meth.
Shelby: (interrupting) No wonder you were outta it.
Joey: (turning to face Shelby; confused.) Who are you?
Shelby: We met yesterday, although you weren't on this planet. I'm Shelby.
Joey: (turning back to Ashleigh and putting his head on her bed, face down. Mumbling.) Kill me.
Ashleigh: Hang over? (He nods, with his face still buried in her doona.) Here's a thought, stop using. (He doesn't say anything. Ashleigh leans down and kisses the top of his head.) You need to wash your hair.
Shelby: Oh, a Kodak moment, how sweet. (Ashleigh glares at her.)
Ashleigh to Joey: You'd better go, before anyone else wakes up.
Joey: K. (He stands up and walks out.) See ya.
Shelby: Wow, he's really weird.
Ashleigh: (glaring at Shelby.) Shut up, you don't know anything. (Shelby smirks at her.)
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Guys' Dorm
Joey walks back in. Auggie is up and dressed.
Auggie: Where you been? (Joey doesn't say anything; he walks to the shower and closes the door.) Fine.
(15 minutes later Joey walks out and goes back to his bed. He takes out a t- shirt and pulls off the tag, sewn into the tag are pills, he takes two, then hesitates and takes another two. He puts the shirt back into his bag and looks up to see Auggie watching him.)
Auggie: We've got kitchens in a couple of minutes. You coming? (Joey nods and follows Auggie to the kitchen.)
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Kitchen
Auggie and Joey walk in, Joey hasn't said a word to Auggie. Tara, Ashleigh, Shelby, Daisy and David are already in the kitchen. David smiles as he sees Joey.
David: Ah, it's Humphrey.
Daisy: Humphrey?
David: The bear that doesn't talk.
Daisy: Ah, I see. Very intelligent David.
David: I thought so.
(Joey walks over to Ashleigh and helps her wash plates.)
Ashleigh: (looking at Joey's face, his eyes aren't focusing. Whispering.) What have you taken?
Joey: Nothing.
Ashleigh: Yeh right. (Shelby walks over.)
Shelby: You clean?
Ashleigh: Leave him alone.
Shelby: Oh, he needs his little sister to stick up for him, how pathetic.
Daisy: Leave him alone Shelby, just because you're having Scott withdrawals doesn't mean you have to torment people.
(Shelby glares at Daisy and goes back to serving.)
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Group - Morning
Sophie: Ok Joey, seeing you didn't introduce yourself yesterday, you can do it now.
Joey: Um, ok. I'm Joey.
Sophie: Say why you're here and something about yourself.
Joey: Um, I'm here cos of drugs and. (thinking of something to say.) I'm Ash's brother.
Sophie: Anything else? (He shakes his head.) Ok, Shelby, I wish.
Shelby: I wish Scott was here. Daisy.
Daisy: I wish my family was normal. David.
David: I wish I didn't have to answer this question. Auggie. (Sophie shakes her head at him, showing her disapproval, David smirks at her.)
Auggie: I wish I had talked to my parents more. Um, Tara.
Tara: I wish, I could think of something to say.
Sophie: Try again.
Tara: (*Fuck, how long can I keep this up, bloody hell*) I wish I hadn't started taking drugs. Ash.
Ashleigh: I wish, (looking at Joey.) that I could've stood up for myself. Joey.
Joey: I wish people could see I don't need to be here.
Sophie: Ok, you can go. You have two hours of free time, then Peter's got a surprise for you. (They all leave.)
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Girls' Dorm
Ashleigh walks in and lies on her bed, her eyes closed. She feels someone sit on her bed; she opens her eyes and sees Joey.
Joey: Come here. (She sits up and hugs him. He whispers into her ear.) It's not your fault.
Ashleigh: (breaking away from him.) It is!
Joey: It's not, you couldn't do anything.
Ashleigh: Can you please stop using.
Joey: I don't have anything hard left, I promise.
Ashleigh: What do you have?
Joey: Painkillers.
Ashleigh: No wonder you're sedated.
Joey: Not sedated, floating (Joey smiles at her. Shelby walks in.)
Shelby: How touching, can I join?
Ashleigh: Go away Shelby. (Joey gets up and starts to leave.)
Shelby: (Joey he passes her.) You used today? (He doesn't say anything.) What, don't have a come back? (He stops and turns around.)
Joey: When you say something intelligent, I'll have a come back. (He walks out.)
Shelby: Freak.
Ashleigh: Hello! I'm still sitting here!
Shelby: Is he always that weak or is it just the drugs.
Ashleigh: Just the drugs. (She walks out.)
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Joey seems really boring; just wait til he's off drugs.
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