Ch. 10 Families Crumbling

Nathan walked with his mom to Kate's therapy session. He didn't know why he wanted to see her sister being questioned by a Shrink- but he went anyway. He had a funny feeling he owed it to her.

Kate was lying down on one of those couches you always picture with a psychologist or psychiatrist. The psychiatrist was a woman, with glasses and her blonde hair pulled up into a pony tail. Nathan and his mom sat at the edge of the room on two chairs.

"So Kate," the psychiatrist looked up, "how have you been doing since I last saw you?"

"Okay," Kate shrugged, "I had another dream though."

"Oh?" the doctor asked, "tell me about it."

"Well, it was the dream where Nathan was going off again, and I kept telling him not to go because he would crash and almost die, and he laughed at me in this one and said that was ridiculous, so I just held him back for a while before he managed to walk over. When I woke up, I remembered that he never came back," Kate sighed.

"Oh dear. Did you cry when you woke up, like in the last few dreams?"

"No, because I knew he was home and that it all had been just a dream," Kate smiled for the first time in the session.

"Oh good," the shrink smiled, "I believe we've made some progress. You're brother's home, is he not? Is he not behind you? No. He is home. So you should be beginning to move on, and you have," she smiled, "I think we can end today's session here. If you have any problems, with feeling depressed or anything else, please call."

Kate grinned and sat up, and ran out the door with Nathan and their Mom.

Nathan grabbed Kate and pulled her into a hug, "I'm so sorry for leaving…"

"No, it's fine. You came home eventually, didn't you? And besides," Kate smiled, "The reason I was starting to be sent to Dr. Green in the first place was because I always had a funny feeling that you were still alive. Then I got depressed because you never came home," Kate smiled brightly.

Nathan just continued hugging her.

F29DWN

Abby paced the kitchen in her house. Her parents were screaming at each other from upstairs.

Couldn't they at least just be civil until their divorce? Abby thought wistfully.

Abby walked upstairs and went into her room. She turned up the music on her iPod really loud, but it still didn't drown out the screaming. She tried to do homework, but she couldn't concentrate. Finally she heard something that she had never thought she would ever hear.

"I HATE YOU!" it was from her Mom. Abby shrank down into her chair.

"GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" Abby was shaking as she picked up the phone. She had to get out of here.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT KNIFE?" it was her father that time. Abby dialed Daley's number.

"Hey D-Daley?" she murmured.

"Oh, he Abby. It's Lex," Lex said happily over the phone.

"Listen, I need to crash at your place for a while," Abby murmured, "my parents are currently fighting really badly. Like, screaming. I'd hold the phone up for you to hear, b-but…"

"Oh dear," Lex murmured, "here, grab some of your stuff. Daley's out with the car, but you live close enough to walk, right?"

"Yeah," Abby stammered.

"Okay, come right over, okay? Don't take your time- you never know what could happen…"

"Okay," and Abby hung up. She put some of her stuff into her book bag, opened her window and jumped out. She ran over to Daley and Lex's house down the street.

"Lex?" Abby pounded on the door. Lex opened it and nodded.

"Come in, I already told my parents. You can stay in Daley's room."

Abby nodded and walked into the house, "thanks."

"Good luck with them, Abby," Lex smiled sympathetically.

F29DWN

Melissa walked with her father to the home. It was a home for people who were traumatized, badly depressed, or has any other illness that comes from a tragedy. The Tragedy Home was what it was called.

Melissa walked in to the room where you could visit your loved ones. Melissa sighed and sat down in a waiting chair as her Mom was helped outside.

Her mom was her Chinese half. Her Dad was Italian, and her mom was Chinese. She got her looks, obviously, from her mom. Her mom's eyes lit up briefly and she smiled when she saw me.

"Hi mom," she said softly.

She nodded. One of the effects of her trauma was she couldn't talk.

"How are you doing?" Melissa asked.

She shrugged. Melissa couldn't help it- she reached across and hugged her mom. Her mom smiled back.

"School is fine. I hope that you'll be able to talk soon," Melissa shrugged, "and look!" she held up her report card from her tutor, "I passed Sophomore year! One B and the rest As!"

Her Mom smiled and nodded encouragingly.

"Jackson is good. Remember the boy who came with me last time? My boyfriend?" Melissa asked softly.

Her mom smiled, which meant she had liked Jackson.

"Yeah. Nathan's good, as is Daley, Eric, Taylor, Abby, and Lex," Melissa nodded.

She patted her hand when her Dad walked in.

"My turn, kiddo," he smiled softly. Melissa hugged her mom one last time, and left to outside. The place depressed her too much.

F29DWN

Eric walked into the hospital with his mom. Despite contrary belief, Eric's parents weren't the whole 'one kid's enough' type. Eric had 4 younger siblings- Josh, Monica, and Nikki. Josh was 15, Monica was 11, and Nikki was 9. They were following Eric and their mom quietly.

Eric's dad lay in his bed, his breathing labored slightly. Monica held Nikki as she burst out quietly. Eric knew that Josh, who was an even more hard-shelled individual than Eric, was shaking.

"Dad?" Eric whispered.

He looked up wearily, "hi kids."

His mom knelt beside the bed and sat with him. Eric had a funny feeling that he would see this again, at a much later date, with two different people who he knew now.

Whatever, Eric thought glumly as his dad nodded at him.

"I'll get better, son. Eventually."

"Yeah, and while your at it, get tickets to a baseball game."

He chuckled at that, but Eric didn't find it so funny.

(1, 076 Words) Depressing Chapter. Let's see, in this one we have two more chapters, in 6 Years we have 4 more. And updates are officially going to be slower! I just got my school schedule today. And my locker. I have 5 of my best friends in most of my classes! YAY! Now excuse me while I redecorate the stupid Assignment Notebooks we're given every year… Hope I don't loose this one this year… xD