Chapter 2
Mizunderztood...(or just a bitch?)
Have you ever, ever been misunderstood.
Like the people judge you but they don't have a clue.
They'll never know unless you let them in
At the rate your going, it'll never happen.
"That was a impressive display of sarcastic intelligiance, Miss Jones". Dr Brown complimented, shutting the door and indicating for her to sit down. She nodded, and plomped in the chair facing Dr Brown's.
"Thank-you Dr Brown, and my name is Thalia."
He nodded understandingly as he sat down. "So where on first name basis, that's a good start."
Thalia nodded. "Actually, you calling me Miss Jones would take me too an extint were I might drive myself to commit suicide on your neatly polished floor"
She smiled, sarcasm dripping from every word.
"You remind me fo my son, every second word out of his mouth is sarcasm, as well"
"Must drive you crazy". She asked, turning her head to face the window.
Dr Brown nodded. "Well, I have some compulsary questions that your..."
"I'm not on drugs, I'm stilll a virgin, I've only ever drunk once, the only thing mentally wrong with me is that I have lack of patience and concentration." Thalia said, in one breath.
She never fails to impress, Dr Brown thought to himself.
"Ok, well is there anything on your mind, your mother seems worried that you might be handling the situation a little too.." Thalia sighed.
"Dr Brown, there is abosuletly nothing wrong with me, my mother just wants to update her concience by checking up on me every Thursday. So can you just say, "Yeah, your fine, Healthy, Happy and then let me go?"
Dr Brown stood up and walked around and sat in front of Thalia. "I know what it's like to lose someone you love, my wife died two years ago, it was hard at first and everyday all I wanted was for someone to tell me it was all a bad dream, but I didn't lose control.."
"I haven't lost control." Thalia snapped back "I know I'm different, but I was just tired of being perfect to keep my parents happy, this is who I am. Davie didn't hide what he wanted from life and now I don't want to..I haven't lost control"
Dr Brown nodded "Of course, but as I was saying. I sat down and looked at my life to that point and I realized that I had been taking it for granted. I worked day and night. Rarely kept any promise I made to my two kids and led my wife to have an affair, and I've been paying for it every since the accident. Trying to get my son to give me another chance, on top off all the other chances he's given me,"
"Your point is?" Thalia said, trying hard not to care for this strangers pain. "Are you trying to tell me that it took your wife dieing for you to see that everything you've ever wanted is everything you had but you just didn't know it? Because your were a self-obsessed, work-aholic?"
Dr Brown looked at her with angry in his eyes, she was really starting to aggravate him. "Something like that, but this isn't about me, it's about you and we've run out of time. I'll be seeing you next week and please leave your attitude at home, and try and think of something we could discuss. I have other people who need my time more than you"
Thalia tried to keep her cool but she didn't want her "bitch routine" to fail. If she wanted to be left alone, she had to come off as someone "unapproachable".
"Then tell my mother that." She snapped, Andy's head just rolled to the side, so Thalia elaborated. "Your daughter isn't very open, her attitude is biased and she needs a lesson in conversation. All in all. Your daughter is a pathietic, uncontrollable diaster. Her rebellion is getting worse, soon enough she'll have a child out of wedlock and have to live in a dumpster."
Thalia's expression didn't change as her softer side came out. "I guess we are alike in many ways Dr Brown, but at least you have two more people who still love you. I only ever had Davie, we were both big mistakes and my parents did the only thing they knew how to to deal with "mistakes". They ignored us. Sent us off to camps and hired babysitters, hoping we would turn out good and sweet and make them proud. When all we ever wanted was for them to see what they did to us. What THEY drove Davie to do. If you believe there is something wrong with me, then you should look at my parents first because there the reason Davie turned to drugs and the day he died is the day I decided that they didn't deserve a second chance. Unlike you, I dont think they even deserve a first." Thalia admitted, her eyes filled with heartbreak. She turned on her heel and walked out banging into someone, she looked up and saw Ephram. He was smiling at her.
"Wipe that smug look of your face, the only action you'll get is with a Playboy Dvd and your unwashed hand" She said, walking away. Ephram looked offended and walked into his fathers office."Please. Please. Don't tell me that is who I think it is?"
Dr Brown nodded "Nina's adorable neice. Nice, pretty, sweet, oh and she forgot to mention a frosty ice-queen with PMT"
Disgusted. Ephram tried not to ask, but he just had too. "What's PMT"
"Nothing" Dr Brown smirked, he didn't really want to explain, what man would?. "What's up Ephram?''
"The ceiling!Above that the sky." Ephram said laughing "Seriously, you asked me to show her around, but I don't really want to be accused of being unhygeineic and a , you-know-what, again"
"For once I agree with you" Dr Brown replied.
"So what's wrong with her, does she have cancer? Is she depressed? Is she pregnant?" Ephram asked, curiously, "I won't tell anyone, I swear"
"It's nothing Ephram" Dr Brown said sitting in his chair. "Just attitude Sometimes the only way to deal with pain is too change, to run away, to rebell against everything and scare the hell out of your parents. So glad you didn't"
Ephram smirked, half-listening. "Don't give me ideas".
Dr Brown was about to question when Edna walked in.
"Dr Brown your 1 O'Clock is here" Edna said, removing her glasses.
Dr Brown thanked Edna and nodded for Ephram to leave, he did and Dr Brown led the patient in and closed the door, Ephram said goodbye to Edna and mde his way outside, looking around he saw Thalia and decided to introduce himself.
Ephram looked her over, she was wearing a black top and baggy blue jeans with a red cap on. She was pretty attractive different from the rest of the Everwood girls.
"Hey,I'm Ephram Brown, you must be Thalia." He asked, with more less confidence then he imagined.
"Yeah, that's me." She replied. She looked at him a little more closely. "Your the guy I bumped into I meant what I said?"
"I know, I just wanted, uhh, to introduce myself?" he replied. Thalia nodded. "Didn't that psycho doctor tell you, I'm the devil incarnate, don't mess with me." Ephram laughed. "Yeah, Kinda"
"Well your the first person I've had a decent conversation with, I've sorta snapped at everyone else." Thalia said truthfully.
"Yeah, my father was telling me." Ephram said.
"Your father, Doctor Brown is your father." Thalia asked. "Yeah, unfortunetly?" he asked.
"Oh my god, I've died and skipped to hell." She mumbled. Ephram laughed.
"You weren't supposed to hear that part. Sorry, it's just I need to get use to this town, all the people related in some way, the atmosphere, the fact that I could see the same people everyday, doing the same things as the day before." She explained, "It's just confusing."
Ephram nodded, as Nina pulled up."Well If you ever want to hang out just to tell me, I live next-door to Nina"
Thalia raised her eyebrows. "Ok, I'm at the express doors about to enter satans laborator, this is like The Twilight Zone"
Ephram nodded and walked Thalia to the car.
"Hey Nina, nice meeting you Thalia" Thalia nodded as she hoped in, Ephram waved to Sam and walked away smiling.
"She isn't so bad" He thought