Ashley got in the lunchroom, and right away people she assumed were Lori's friends swarmed her and Lori.
"Hey Lori! Who's the new girl?"
"Lori, you going to eat today? And who's this girl you're with?"
And on and on. They all wanted to know who she was.
"This is Ashley, guys. She's new here, and she's my roommate. Ashley, this is Marie, Brad, and June."
"Hi," she said softly. She could've could kick herself; she sounded like a stupid shy first grader.
"So, what's your problem? Anorexic? Bulimic? Suicidal? Druggie? Just insane?" Brad asked.
"Yeah, what are you in for?" June asked.
"Hey guys, lay off. We'll find out during group tomorrow. And she probably doesn't really want to talk about it," Lori said, coming to her rescue. Ashley gave her what she hoped was a grateful look.
"Yeah, I guess," Marie agreed. They all headed over to the lunch line. Ashley was really uncomfortable around them. They were experts on this place, and Ashley was the stupid new girl. So she hung back a little. Lori noticed right away.
"Come on Ashley. I know how you feel, but it'll get better. Besides, you have to eat, or the nurses'll be after you." So she followed her to the line. They grabbed our trays and headed over to an empty table. Ashley started eating right away as did Brad and Marie. June and Lori however, were a little slower.
Lori started cutting up all her food into tiny pieces. June just moved it around the plate a lot. In the twenty minutes it took Ashley to eat, they each probably had three or four bites each. Marie finished soon after Ashley. They talked about nothing for another twenty minutes, while Lori and June 'ate'. Not much of the food actually got eaten. However, at almost the same time, Lori and June set their forks down and decided they were full.
Brad and Marie didn't argue with them, and they all took their trays up.
"We're heading into the game room, if you want to come. Not much else to do here, really. We can get to know each other," Brad said, clearly making an effort to make her feel welcome.
"Um, if you don't mind, I'm just gonna head to my room. I…I just wanna be alone for a while."
"That's cool. If you change your mind, we'll be there for a while. Its Sunday, so none of us have a whole lot to do," Brad told her.
"Ok, thanks," she said, heading to her room.
"Hey Lori! Who's the new girl?"
"Lori, you going to eat today? And who's this girl you're with?"
And on and on. They all wanted to know who she was.
"This is Ashley, guys. She's new here, and she's my roommate. Ashley, this is Marie, Brad, and June."
"Hi," she said softly. She could've could kick herself; she sounded like a stupid shy first grader.
"So, what's your problem? Anorexic? Bulimic? Suicidal? Druggie? Just insane?" Brad asked.
"Yeah, what are you in for?" June asked.
"Hey guys, lay off. We'll find out during group tomorrow. And she probably doesn't really want to talk about it," Lori said, coming to her rescue. Ashley gave her what she hoped was a grateful look.
"Yeah, I guess," Marie agreed. They all headed over to the lunch line. Ashley was really uncomfortable around them. They were experts on this place, and Ashley was the stupid new girl. So she hung back a little. Lori noticed right away.
"Come on Ashley. I know how you feel, but it'll get better. Besides, you have to eat, or the nurses'll be after you." So she followed her to the line. They grabbed our trays and headed over to an empty table. Ashley started eating right away as did Brad and Marie. June and Lori however, were a little slower.
Lori started cutting up all her food into tiny pieces. June just moved it around the plate a lot. In the twenty minutes it took Ashley to eat, they each probably had three or four bites each. Marie finished soon after Ashley. They talked about nothing for another twenty minutes, while Lori and June 'ate'. Not much of the food actually got eaten. However, at almost the same time, Lori and June set their forks down and decided they were full.
Brad and Marie didn't argue with them, and they all took their trays up.
"We're heading into the game room, if you want to come. Not much else to do here, really. We can get to know each other," Brad said, clearly making an effort to make her feel welcome.
"Um, if you don't mind, I'm just gonna head to my room. I…I just wanna be alone for a while."
"That's cool. If you change your mind, we'll be there for a while. Its Sunday, so none of us have a whole lot to do," Brad told her.
"Ok, thanks," she said, heading to her room.