Chapter 5-
Ruthie layed in her hospital bed. She just sat and thought about everything that had occurred in the past few days. She found out she was pregnant. She told Simon. Simon stopped talking to her. She told her mom. Her mom told her she was going to send Ruthie away. Ruthie locked herself in the bathroom and cut herself. She had swallowed almost two bottles of pills. She had been taken to the hospital. She lost her baby. She had told Jason that she was pregnant. Jason flipped out and left. Marshall found out about Ruthie and he had apologized. Ruthie had talked to her whole family. Now she had no idea what was going to happen to her. Just then the door opened and a doctor walked in with Annie behind him.
"Hello. Ruthie. Feeling better?" he walked in. Ruthie could tell that her mom had been crying.
"Well I been better but I don't know. What's going to happen now?" Ruthie asked worriedly.
"Well… I was just talking to your mom about that. This is what is going to happen. Since you are feeling better tonight we will admit you to the psych ward under suicide watch for a night. Then tomorrow you will have an appointment with your therapist. And if she decides that you are better than you were last night she will put you in a normal room. And from there you will undergo therapy and see doctors and therapists regularly. You will attend group therapy and that kind of stuff. And once we have decided that you are "better" we will reevaluate you and if you pass we will release you under close watch."
"So how long am I going to have to stay there." Ruthie asled.
"That depends."
"On what."
"On how long it takes you to recover and get better and so you stop hurting yourself."
"But I don't hurt myself I only did this one time."
"One time to many and from what your brother tells me you have cut yourself a few times in the past. Ruthie. The first step to recovery is finally admitting that you have a problem and need help."
"Am I going to be able to see any of my friends."
"yeah you will be able to see your friends after some time. I am afraid that for a while you will only be able to see your mother because sometimes seeing your friends makes you want to go home and long for home more and that can drive some people to hurt themselves. But once I have noticed some progress I will allow to see the rest of your family and some of your friends."
"Oh OK." Ruthie said.
"Well if you don't have any more questions I guess just sit tight and talk with your mom until I can get transportation to transport you to the Smith Psychiatric Ward in the next county."
"Ok." Ruthie said as she sat up in her bed and reached for her shoes. She out them on and talked with her mom. she didn't know what to say. She kept apologizing also. She was so sorry. She knew that she had caused her family so much pain and suffering. Annie silently cried. She didn't know what to say to Ruthie anymore. Really Annie Knew as much about Ruthie as Lucy did. She knew nothing. Ruthie had changed so much in the past year and a half since Reverend Camden had died.
"Ruthie. We have a car awaiting to transport you to Simth's. We need you to say goodbye to your family." Ruthie stood up and walked into the waiting room. She saw her whole family sitting there with pained looks on their faces. She could tell that Mary had been crying. Simon looked depressed. Lucy had silent tears running down her face. Kevin looked pained. Sam and David, although young and didn't have much notice as to what was going on, had sad looks on their faces.
"Why is Ruthie going bye byes by herself Mommy?" Sam asked.
"Yea why?" asked David.
"I'll explain it to you later." Annie said hugging them.
"Well I came to say bye to you all. As you already know I'm being admitted to the psych ward. The doctor said that I would be able to see you all soon. But I don't know how soon is soon." She hugged Sam and David. Lucy and Kevin got up to hug Ruthie also.
"Ruthie I love you." Lucy said/.
"Me too." Kevin said breaking away from the embrace.
"I love you guys too." Ruthie said.
Roxanne and Chandler walked over. They hugged Ruthie. "Ruthie even though we arent related or anything we are still like family. We love you." Chandler said.
"Same here." Ruthie moved on down the line to Sara and Matt. She hugged them and said I love you and goodbye. Then came Mary.
"Sis. You need to keep your head up. Hope for the best. You'll get through this. I love you." Mary said tears streaming down her face.
"I love you too." Ruthie felt the tears welling up. She moved on to the last person. Simon.
"Ruthie. I love you. Remember that talk we had before I left. You remember what I said as I walked out the door. Everyday of your life you will face challenges and stuff. But you have to deal with it. Fix it and move on. Ruthie that's what you got to do now. I love you Ruthie." Simon said.
Ruthie couldn't keep the tears in anymore. She let them fall. Simon didn't mind the tears and the fact that his hoodie was now soaked with tears. He just couldn't let her go. Inally he did.
"I love you." Simon mouthed to her as she walked away.
"I love you too." Ruthie said as she walked out of the hospital with her mom. her mom walked her to the car. Ruthie said her goodbye and got in the car. The car drove out of sight and left Annie standing there with tears in her eyes.
Ruthie layed in her hospital bed. She just sat and thought about everything that had occurred in the past few days. She found out she was pregnant. She told Simon. Simon stopped talking to her. She told her mom. Her mom told her she was going to send Ruthie away. Ruthie locked herself in the bathroom and cut herself. She had swallowed almost two bottles of pills. She had been taken to the hospital. She lost her baby. She had told Jason that she was pregnant. Jason flipped out and left. Marshall found out about Ruthie and he had apologized. Ruthie had talked to her whole family. Now she had no idea what was going to happen to her. Just then the door opened and a doctor walked in with Annie behind him.
"Hello. Ruthie. Feeling better?" he walked in. Ruthie could tell that her mom had been crying.
"Well I been better but I don't know. What's going to happen now?" Ruthie asked worriedly.
"Well… I was just talking to your mom about that. This is what is going to happen. Since you are feeling better tonight we will admit you to the psych ward under suicide watch for a night. Then tomorrow you will have an appointment with your therapist. And if she decides that you are better than you were last night she will put you in a normal room. And from there you will undergo therapy and see doctors and therapists regularly. You will attend group therapy and that kind of stuff. And once we have decided that you are "better" we will reevaluate you and if you pass we will release you under close watch."
"So how long am I going to have to stay there." Ruthie asled.
"That depends."
"On what."
"On how long it takes you to recover and get better and so you stop hurting yourself."
"But I don't hurt myself I only did this one time."
"One time to many and from what your brother tells me you have cut yourself a few times in the past. Ruthie. The first step to recovery is finally admitting that you have a problem and need help."
"Am I going to be able to see any of my friends."
"yeah you will be able to see your friends after some time. I am afraid that for a while you will only be able to see your mother because sometimes seeing your friends makes you want to go home and long for home more and that can drive some people to hurt themselves. But once I have noticed some progress I will allow to see the rest of your family and some of your friends."
"Oh OK." Ruthie said.
"Well if you don't have any more questions I guess just sit tight and talk with your mom until I can get transportation to transport you to the Smith Psychiatric Ward in the next county."
"Ok." Ruthie said as she sat up in her bed and reached for her shoes. She out them on and talked with her mom. she didn't know what to say. She kept apologizing also. She was so sorry. She knew that she had caused her family so much pain and suffering. Annie silently cried. She didn't know what to say to Ruthie anymore. Really Annie Knew as much about Ruthie as Lucy did. She knew nothing. Ruthie had changed so much in the past year and a half since Reverend Camden had died.
"Ruthie. We have a car awaiting to transport you to Simth's. We need you to say goodbye to your family." Ruthie stood up and walked into the waiting room. She saw her whole family sitting there with pained looks on their faces. She could tell that Mary had been crying. Simon looked depressed. Lucy had silent tears running down her face. Kevin looked pained. Sam and David, although young and didn't have much notice as to what was going on, had sad looks on their faces.
"Why is Ruthie going bye byes by herself Mommy?" Sam asked.
"Yea why?" asked David.
"I'll explain it to you later." Annie said hugging them.
"Well I came to say bye to you all. As you already know I'm being admitted to the psych ward. The doctor said that I would be able to see you all soon. But I don't know how soon is soon." She hugged Sam and David. Lucy and Kevin got up to hug Ruthie also.
"Ruthie I love you." Lucy said/.
"Me too." Kevin said breaking away from the embrace.
"I love you guys too." Ruthie said.
Roxanne and Chandler walked over. They hugged Ruthie. "Ruthie even though we arent related or anything we are still like family. We love you." Chandler said.
"Same here." Ruthie moved on down the line to Sara and Matt. She hugged them and said I love you and goodbye. Then came Mary.
"Sis. You need to keep your head up. Hope for the best. You'll get through this. I love you." Mary said tears streaming down her face.
"I love you too." Ruthie felt the tears welling up. She moved on to the last person. Simon.
"Ruthie. I love you. Remember that talk we had before I left. You remember what I said as I walked out the door. Everyday of your life you will face challenges and stuff. But you have to deal with it. Fix it and move on. Ruthie that's what you got to do now. I love you Ruthie." Simon said.
Ruthie couldn't keep the tears in anymore. She let them fall. Simon didn't mind the tears and the fact that his hoodie was now soaked with tears. He just couldn't let her go. Inally he did.
"I love you." Simon mouthed to her as she walked away.
"I love you too." Ruthie said as she walked out of the hospital with her mom. her mom walked her to the car. Ruthie said her goodbye and got in the car. The car drove out of sight and left Annie standing there with tears in her eyes.
