Linda has a far off look, as she remembers that Amy is dying. Linda picks
up Amy's struggling, hysterical body and makeshift wraps her wrists with
some towels she found in Amy's bathroom. Amy stops struggling as she
realizes that her Aunt is a lot stronger than her. Damn Yoga, Amy thinks in
her head. Linda sets Amy in the backseat of her car and locks the doors.
Amy tries to unlock the doors but she is too weak. Linda then takes Amy to
see, surprisingly, not her Dad but Dr. Brown. Linda pulls up and honks the
horn. Edna looks out of the window and greats them happily, but her
enthusiasm falls short when she sees Amy balled up in the backseat. Edna
and Dr. Brown rush downstairs.
EDNA: Oh my dear God....
ANDY: What happened here?
LINDA: I found her in her room with her wrists slit. I would've gotten here
sooner but she struggled and wouldn't let me take her to the hospital.
ANDY: How long has she been like this?
LINDA: I don't know how long she's been bleeding but she made bigger slits
in the last 15 minutes.
Linda, Andy, and Edna take Amy's body upstairs and set it on the operating
table. Amy attempts to get away and will not sit still for them to save her
life. Edna and Linda hold her down while she is given a sedative and her
wounds are wrapped again even though they have been makeshift wrapped by
Linda already.
AMY: (whispering before she falls asleep) Please let me die....why wont you let me die...? ANDY: She has not lost enough blood to die, but someone needs to get her parents so they can discuss what we are to do with Miss Abbot. Linda leaves and jogs across the street, bursts in to the abbot office. LINDA: (yelling) "Harry!?" HAROLD ABBOT: Well guess you thought you would take that lunch break...thought you'd just take the day off did ya?" LINDA: (ignoring his usual sarcastic comments): There's something you need to see. Harold's angry half smile is wiped off of his face when he heard the tone of her voice and sees the tears in her eyes. He follows her out of the office after telling his secretary to cancel all of their other appointments. Linda and Harold enter the office. LINDA: Harold, I'm sorry but there's something I have to tell you. HAROLD: What? What is it? LINDA: Its about Amy. Did you see her go to school today? HAROLD: No, she usually either leaves so late that we don't see or too early, sometimes I dont think she even goes. LINDA: She didn't go to school today. She stayed home and tried to kill herself. Harold's eyes fill with tears and he tries to fight them; he still can't lose face in front of his little sister. He had too much pride for that, but he couldn't stop them from falling down his cheeks. HAROLD: Is she ok? Did she die? Where is she? LINDA: She's going to be all right. I found her and got her here just in the nick of time. She's been given a sedative and is asleep with her wounds wrapped. If she had been left alone much longer than she might not be here. Harold and Amy walk into the operating room and Edna gives her son a hug. ANDY: She's going to be all right, but I think that you should watch her overnight; incase she tries anything to hurt herself again. HAROLD: (looking away, ashamed of his tears) Do you think I could have some alone time with my daughter? And will someone call Rose for me? Linda and Andy leave the room and Edna gives her son a pat on the back.
EDNA: She'll be all right, son. Edna leaves the room and calls Rose who says she'll be over as fast as she can. Andy and Linda sit on the waiting room couch. ANDY: How did you find Amy? I mean, how did you know she was there and what was wrong? (Gives Linda a thoughtful look) LINDA: It's kind of like that feeling you get when you are performing surgery. I just knew something was wrong and I had to do something about it. Plus, there were all kinds of clues leading up to it. Amy tried to run away and she hardly went to school anymore. Her boyfriend hasn't talked to her much since her Dad yelled at him at Thanksgiving. I was very concerned for her after she said she hated everyone and everything. Mood stabilizers, like Zoloft, don't just help the pain; they numb you and make all feelings dull. So even when Amy was feeling joy, it wasn't extreme; but she did remember the sadness. She wanted to die so badly, it was terrifying. I've never seen Amy that way before, so hysterical and violent towards herself. I've never seen anyone who wanted to choose to die... Linda has a far away look on her face, as if she's thinking about something else. Tears of hurt are in her eyes and she blinks them back and swallows hard. ANDY: Are you ok? LINDA: I'm fine. I'm just scared. (Linda bows her head) I don't want to die.... Andy hugs her and you hear a loud crash. Amy is awake and is trying to get out of the office! She runs out of the office and her Dad grabs her.
AMY: (whispering before she falls asleep) Please let me die....why wont you let me die...? ANDY: She has not lost enough blood to die, but someone needs to get her parents so they can discuss what we are to do with Miss Abbot. Linda leaves and jogs across the street, bursts in to the abbot office. LINDA: (yelling) "Harry!?" HAROLD ABBOT: Well guess you thought you would take that lunch break...thought you'd just take the day off did ya?" LINDA: (ignoring his usual sarcastic comments): There's something you need to see. Harold's angry half smile is wiped off of his face when he heard the tone of her voice and sees the tears in her eyes. He follows her out of the office after telling his secretary to cancel all of their other appointments. Linda and Harold enter the office. LINDA: Harold, I'm sorry but there's something I have to tell you. HAROLD: What? What is it? LINDA: Its about Amy. Did you see her go to school today? HAROLD: No, she usually either leaves so late that we don't see or too early, sometimes I dont think she even goes. LINDA: She didn't go to school today. She stayed home and tried to kill herself. Harold's eyes fill with tears and he tries to fight them; he still can't lose face in front of his little sister. He had too much pride for that, but he couldn't stop them from falling down his cheeks. HAROLD: Is she ok? Did she die? Where is she? LINDA: She's going to be all right. I found her and got her here just in the nick of time. She's been given a sedative and is asleep with her wounds wrapped. If she had been left alone much longer than she might not be here. Harold and Amy walk into the operating room and Edna gives her son a hug. ANDY: She's going to be all right, but I think that you should watch her overnight; incase she tries anything to hurt herself again. HAROLD: (looking away, ashamed of his tears) Do you think I could have some alone time with my daughter? And will someone call Rose for me? Linda and Andy leave the room and Edna gives her son a pat on the back.
EDNA: She'll be all right, son. Edna leaves the room and calls Rose who says she'll be over as fast as she can. Andy and Linda sit on the waiting room couch. ANDY: How did you find Amy? I mean, how did you know she was there and what was wrong? (Gives Linda a thoughtful look) LINDA: It's kind of like that feeling you get when you are performing surgery. I just knew something was wrong and I had to do something about it. Plus, there were all kinds of clues leading up to it. Amy tried to run away and she hardly went to school anymore. Her boyfriend hasn't talked to her much since her Dad yelled at him at Thanksgiving. I was very concerned for her after she said she hated everyone and everything. Mood stabilizers, like Zoloft, don't just help the pain; they numb you and make all feelings dull. So even when Amy was feeling joy, it wasn't extreme; but she did remember the sadness. She wanted to die so badly, it was terrifying. I've never seen Amy that way before, so hysterical and violent towards herself. I've never seen anyone who wanted to choose to die... Linda has a far away look on her face, as if she's thinking about something else. Tears of hurt are in her eyes and she blinks them back and swallows hard. ANDY: Are you ok? LINDA: I'm fine. I'm just scared. (Linda bows her head) I don't want to die.... Andy hugs her and you hear a loud crash. Amy is awake and is trying to get out of the office! She runs out of the office and her Dad grabs her.