Corey's Secret
Chapter 6
My Good Friend Shawn
The door to the dorm closed behind Topanga as they entered. "Corey what are you doing? You are acting crazy! I really just don't understand you any more."
"Topanga, I am sorry you found what you did but…" She was so upset that she stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door. She did not even give Corey a chance to say another word. Corey stood speechless staring at the closed bedroom door for several minutes when he got the idea to go to Shawn's. He turned and left the dorm.
"COREY! Come on in. Good to see you."
"You to."
"You want a soda."
"No thanks man."
"So Cor, what brings you here?" Shawn said as they both took a seat on the couch.
"Oh, Topanga is mad at me."
"Well what did you do?"
"Nothing really."
"Oh come on, Topanga wouldn't just get mad at nothing."
"We went to my parents for dinner and things did not go well."
"What happened?"
"Well I have this secret that I have been keeping from her because I did not want her to worry about it, but she found out and now she is mad because I won't let anyone help me with it."
"Well Cor, you can't fix that kind of problem on your own."
"What do you mean?"
"Look, there are people that can help people with this kind of problem."
"Shawn, no one can help me this is not the kind of problem that can be helped. I guess you know what it is…"
"Yeah, Topanga told me what been going on with you but I did not want to interfere with things. She said that she was going to try and get your parents to help her help you with your problem. Corey this is not something you should take lightly. You have to fix this."
"I know Shawn but I don't know what to do."
"Get help, go to rehab."
"Rehab?"
"Shawn I don't understand."
"Corey if you have a drug addiction, please get help."
"WHAT! You think I have a drug problem? Shawn I can't believe my ears. I don't have a drug problem. Those drugs are not mine I accidentally got hold of them I did not know what they were until I looked it up."
"Corey save it, please just get help soon. I don't want to loose you or for you to ruin your life." Corey stood in disbelief of what Shawn just reviled. He began to think about what he said and it dawned on him. There was no way that Topanga could possibly have known what went on Saturday night just by finding the drugs. If she told Shawn that I was addicted to drugs that must be what she thinks my secret is and I can't blame her that is what I would have thought if I found the drugs. How could I have been so stupid? I can't believe my wanting to protect her could have created such a mess. I just completely missed what they were really trying to tell me at dinner, they were trying to help me with a problem that I don't have. I am so sorry Topanga.
"Well Shawn I am sorry that you think that I am in denial and that this is the truth but it is not and I soon hope you will believe me. Good night." Corey said as he walked out the door and closed it behind him. Soon he had returned to his own dorm where Topanga was still locking herself in their room.