We were in the pub. Mark, his parents and me. And then
he went to the toilet. But he didn't came back. And I knew it. I just knew that
he was going to his dealer. I told his dad that it was his first day with the
methadon. And we sat down at the pub for half an hour. Talking about Mark and
his drugproblems. And I told his dad about what he said about him. And that
that was the reason that I wasn't very friendly that time we went to their
house. I could see that he was upset and sad about it. And I could understand
that perfectly. We sat there for another half an hour and then we took a cab to
the hospital.
I cried when we were sitting in the cab. His mum tried to calm me down and gave
me a cigarette. I knew that Swanney would bring him to there because Mark had
told Swanney about the program. And yes, Mark was already in the hospital when
we arrived. We had to wait for an hour until we got permission to go to his
room. He looked guilty. And damn, he certainly has the right to look guilty. He
knows that there are three people he can trust and who will support him, and he
does something like this. I'm not sure if I can forgive him this time. His dad
was still really pissed. He went outside to call a cab. His mum and I got him
out of the bed and helped him with the walking to the cab. He looked awful. We
went in the cab with four people so it wasn't really comfortable. I knew where
we were going. His mum, dad and I have been talking about it when we were in
the pub. We are taking Mark to his parents house. His father has called his
brother, Mark's uncle, to get extra locks on Mark's old bedroom door, so they
can lock him up. I know it's sad that you have to do such thing, but it's
really for Mark's health. When we arrive at the house, Mark's mum and I help
Mark out of the car while his dad is paying the cabdriver. We walk with him to
the door and I can feel he's trying to escape. We take Mark to his old room. There's
little cars as wallpaper. My dad loved cars. I had to focus myself on Mark now.
His mother left the room and I took his shoes, coat and shirt off and put a shirt
of his father on him. I put the sheets over him and give him a kiss. And I knew
that it wasn't the right time to say it, but I had to say to him that I was
dissapointed in him. Then I walked to the door, closed it and put the two extra
locks on it.
I go to the kitchen where his mum is making some soup. She asks if I can fill a
glass with water and I do that. Than she asks me if I want to sleep here
tonight and I'm so happy she asks me because I don't think I could sleep alone
at my home. So I go to my house and pick some clothes and a book and than go
back with the bus to their home.
Meanwhile his mum is bringing the food to Mark. She later told me that he was
screaming and shouting against him. I just can't believe that Mark is doing
such things. His mum notices that I don't believe her and she says that it's
because Mark can't get another shot and he get's aggresive. Later that day Sick
Boy comes to the house and into Mark's bedroom and he talks with his mum about
Mark and his addiction. I don't know what to do. I'm so tired. I ask his mum
where I can sleep and she tells me where the extra bed is that they have. It's
the kind of bed that you can pump up. So I put the bed in the guestroom, pump
it up, get my sheets that I got from my house, smoke a cigarette and then fall
asleep. And it's only 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
It's about midnight when I wake up. and i try to fall asleep again but I can't.
Everybody is sleeping although I do hear sounds from Mark's bedroom. I can't
let him sleep alone. I'm so afraid he's going to hurt himself. So I get my bed
and walk to Mark's room. I'm wondering how I'm going to do that with the locks.
So I got the key from his door, close the door from the inside and put the key
somewhere that Mark wouldn't find it, in my bra. Yeah I know, it's not
comfortable, but I don't want Mark to find the key and then go to Swanney's
again. I see that Mark's been sleeping so I carefully lay down on my bed and
try to sleep.
