Chapter 3
I was in Father Dom's office the next morning taking Jesse's advice and telling him everything that happened the day before.
"So you started feeling dizzy and then fainted? Then you wake up in a white room with doctors standing around you? I've never heard of anything like that before. What did you do yesterday that was different then what you normally do?"
"Nothing. I just got up and feel down."
"Where'd you get that split lip?"
"Um well. Paul and I kind of had a little fight at school the day before yesterday. You know him saying that we will be together and all that crap. Then he hit me and I think I broke his nose."
"Susannah violence is not the way we handle things and you know that."
"Father Dom. you should have heard all the things he was saying. 'You will pay for this.' and stuff like that. I had to punch him.
"He said you will pay. Maybe he has something to do with what is happening to you. I think you should stay as far away from him as you can. While I research whats happening to you. You should go to class now."
"Okay, see you later."
I was walking down the hall going to class. When Paul stepped out in front of me. Let me tell you if his nose was broken it didn't look anything like it. It looked like it had before I punched him.
"Suze did you like my little present that you got yesterday?"
"You did that? You made me faint and have this weird ass dream thing?"
"It wasn't a dream Suze that was really happening, just not on the plane. You'll be getting more of them." he said then walked off. I was left wondering what else he was going to do with me. Right then I starting feeling dizzy but brushed it off and starting walking to my class.
After school I got a ride home from Sleepy. When we got home I ran to my room and climbed in bed. The dizziness was getting worse I thought I was going to throw up. I just wanted to try to sleep it off. After a while I fell asleep. When I woke up I was in the same white room. I looked around but saw no one, I was alone. I got up and walked around looking for a door. There was a big metal door but it was locked from the outside. I pounded on it till someone came and opened it.
"Ms. Simon do you want me to get a doctor?" the nurse asked.
"I want someone to explain to me what is going on."
"Hold on I'll go get the doctor." she said before she locked the door and left.
I waited a couple of minutes for the doctor to come. When he finally came in to the room I could see that it was the same doctor from my other vision or dream or whatever this was.
"Susannah I see that your awake. Now I can asked you some questions if you will just give me the honest answer then you can have some visitors later, ok?"
I really didn't know what to do but play along with this so I said yes. He asked me some odd questions like if I knew my name and how long I've been in here and how old I was. Then he got to the questions that I thought was so stupid.
"Now Susannah why do you think you can see and talk to ghosts? Its ok Susannah just give me the honest answer."
"Because I can."
"How many ghosts have you seen?"
"Lots."
"Why do you think that you can see and talk to ghosts. What part to you play with them?"
"I help them to their next lives whatever that may be. They come to me and asked for help, so I help them."
"How long have you been able to see ghosts?"
"Um...as long as I can remember. I remember seeing my first ghost when I was little. It was standing at the top of the stairs and I told me mom about it, but she didn't believe me. I've seen a lot since then. My dad explained to me after he died that I was a Mediator."
"Now Susannah we've talked about this you father is not dies. I don't know why you think he is, but his not. Hes outside right now with your mother. He just wants you to get better, as does your mother. We only want to help you get over this fantasy that you can see ghosts."
"What fantasy I CAN see ghosts." I yelled at him. I was getting mad, him telling me that what I believed for over seventeen years was wrong. I don't think so.
"Susannah just calm down, or I'll have to give you a something to knock you out."
"Calm down. CALM DOWN! Your telling me that everything I know and believe is a lie, and you want me to CALM DOWN!"
"Susannah you leave me no choose." Then he told a long needle and stuck it in my arm.
Then he left me alone and walked outside. Through the window I could see him go over and talk to both my parents. They were talking I could hear what they were saying.
"Mr. and Mrs. Simon Susannah isn't doing any better she still believes that she can see and talk to ghosts. We have a long talk about somethings she said that when she was little she first started see these 'ghosts' she said that she told you Mrs. Simon but you didn't believe her."
"Yes I remember that. You mean shes had this illness since she was little. Oh God." she had to sit.
"Mrs. Simons all Susannah has to do to get out of here is work with us. We have to show her that she is loved. She has said more then once that she is in love with a ghost named Jesse. I think that maybe she thinks shes not loved enough here that she makes up these ghosts and people so she can have what she believes is love. So if she improves and gets better she can go home."
"Thank you doctor." both my parents said. Then the doctor left.
I was getting drowsy and the last thing I remember was thinking 'Maybe their right maybe Jesse and Father Dominic isn't real. Maybe I'm just making it all up.' Then I fell asleep.
I was in Father Dom's office the next morning taking Jesse's advice and telling him everything that happened the day before.
"So you started feeling dizzy and then fainted? Then you wake up in a white room with doctors standing around you? I've never heard of anything like that before. What did you do yesterday that was different then what you normally do?"
"Nothing. I just got up and feel down."
"Where'd you get that split lip?"
"Um well. Paul and I kind of had a little fight at school the day before yesterday. You know him saying that we will be together and all that crap. Then he hit me and I think I broke his nose."
"Susannah violence is not the way we handle things and you know that."
"Father Dom. you should have heard all the things he was saying. 'You will pay for this.' and stuff like that. I had to punch him.
"He said you will pay. Maybe he has something to do with what is happening to you. I think you should stay as far away from him as you can. While I research whats happening to you. You should go to class now."
"Okay, see you later."
I was walking down the hall going to class. When Paul stepped out in front of me. Let me tell you if his nose was broken it didn't look anything like it. It looked like it had before I punched him.
"Suze did you like my little present that you got yesterday?"
"You did that? You made me faint and have this weird ass dream thing?"
"It wasn't a dream Suze that was really happening, just not on the plane. You'll be getting more of them." he said then walked off. I was left wondering what else he was going to do with me. Right then I starting feeling dizzy but brushed it off and starting walking to my class.
After school I got a ride home from Sleepy. When we got home I ran to my room and climbed in bed. The dizziness was getting worse I thought I was going to throw up. I just wanted to try to sleep it off. After a while I fell asleep. When I woke up I was in the same white room. I looked around but saw no one, I was alone. I got up and walked around looking for a door. There was a big metal door but it was locked from the outside. I pounded on it till someone came and opened it.
"Ms. Simon do you want me to get a doctor?" the nurse asked.
"I want someone to explain to me what is going on."
"Hold on I'll go get the doctor." she said before she locked the door and left.
I waited a couple of minutes for the doctor to come. When he finally came in to the room I could see that it was the same doctor from my other vision or dream or whatever this was.
"Susannah I see that your awake. Now I can asked you some questions if you will just give me the honest answer then you can have some visitors later, ok?"
I really didn't know what to do but play along with this so I said yes. He asked me some odd questions like if I knew my name and how long I've been in here and how old I was. Then he got to the questions that I thought was so stupid.
"Now Susannah why do you think you can see and talk to ghosts? Its ok Susannah just give me the honest answer."
"Because I can."
"How many ghosts have you seen?"
"Lots."
"Why do you think that you can see and talk to ghosts. What part to you play with them?"
"I help them to their next lives whatever that may be. They come to me and asked for help, so I help them."
"How long have you been able to see ghosts?"
"Um...as long as I can remember. I remember seeing my first ghost when I was little. It was standing at the top of the stairs and I told me mom about it, but she didn't believe me. I've seen a lot since then. My dad explained to me after he died that I was a Mediator."
"Now Susannah we've talked about this you father is not dies. I don't know why you think he is, but his not. Hes outside right now with your mother. He just wants you to get better, as does your mother. We only want to help you get over this fantasy that you can see ghosts."
"What fantasy I CAN see ghosts." I yelled at him. I was getting mad, him telling me that what I believed for over seventeen years was wrong. I don't think so.
"Susannah just calm down, or I'll have to give you a something to knock you out."
"Calm down. CALM DOWN! Your telling me that everything I know and believe is a lie, and you want me to CALM DOWN!"
"Susannah you leave me no choose." Then he told a long needle and stuck it in my arm.
Then he left me alone and walked outside. Through the window I could see him go over and talk to both my parents. They were talking I could hear what they were saying.
"Mr. and Mrs. Simon Susannah isn't doing any better she still believes that she can see and talk to ghosts. We have a long talk about somethings she said that when she was little she first started see these 'ghosts' she said that she told you Mrs. Simon but you didn't believe her."
"Yes I remember that. You mean shes had this illness since she was little. Oh God." she had to sit.
"Mrs. Simons all Susannah has to do to get out of here is work with us. We have to show her that she is loved. She has said more then once that she is in love with a ghost named Jesse. I think that maybe she thinks shes not loved enough here that she makes up these ghosts and people so she can have what she believes is love. So if she improves and gets better she can go home."
"Thank you doctor." both my parents said. Then the doctor left.
I was getting drowsy and the last thing I remember was thinking 'Maybe their right maybe Jesse and Father Dominic isn't real. Maybe I'm just making it all up.' Then I fell asleep.
