Authors Note: Second to last chapter! I'm so sad to finish this story! A little shorter than the last couple chapters but not too short...
Thank you sooooooooo much for all the reviews!
Also, my Author's Note counted as Chapter 12, that is why the numbering on here will now be different than the numbering on the site...
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Don't Steal My Story!
1.17 My Surrender
"Hey Buddy! Do you have any cool tricks to show me?"
"No..." Johnny replied sadly.
JD sat down in the chair next to Johnny's bed, "Hey! What's wrong?"
"Am I ever going to get to see my daddy again?"
"When he is all better you will be able to see him again, I promise!"
"What's wrong with him?"
"Well..." JD snapped his rubber band a couple times. "Your dad has a problem with his brain... He can get better but it will take a little while."
"You promise I can see him again?"
JD held out his pinky, "I promise!"
Johnny smiled as JD looked at his watch. "Now Johnny, I have to go to a meeting but I will be back afterwards and I expect to see some pretty sick tricks, okay?"
Johnny nodded, "You got it Dr. Dorian!"
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Jordan had sat Carla, Turk, Elliot, and Perry(who JD had asked to be there with his friends) in a semi-circle in the lounge and had locked the door so that no one else could come in. She had two chairs facing them for her and JD to sit down in. JD was the last one to come in and nervously sat down next to Jordan as he felt everyone's eyes burning a whole in him.
"Want me to start?" Jordan whispered.
JD nodded.
"Okay guys... I asked you here today because JD would like to talk to you... It would be nice if you could hold all comments and questions until he is done talking and to listen but not judge as he talks. Okay?"
Everyone nodded.
"Um..." JD cleared his throat. "I know you guys have had some concerns about me lately..."
JD started playing with his cast nervously.
"I know that everyone in this room knows that I cut myself... What I don't think a lot of you know is that I also broke my own arm..."
JD looked down and found a place on the floor to concentrate on before he continued, "One of my patients has caused me to think about some things more than usual and it's been hard for me. There are things I think about everyday but now I seem to think about them even more and sometimes I can't handle it."
"You're doing good DJ..." Jordan whispered.
"What I don't think you realize is that this is something I have been doing for many years and you just didn't know before but it's just been more intense lately..."
"I don't know what else to say... I don't want to say any more..." JD whispered to Jordan. "Maybe now I should let them say something..."
"Ok..." Jordan looked around at the others, "Who wants to say something or has a question?"
Elliot raised her hand, "Can you tell us what patient?"
"Johnny..." JD replied nervously, knowing that everyone knew who he was and why he was there...
"I have a question Bambi..." Carla said fighting back tears.
JD nodded at her.
"Why can't you just talk to one of us instead of hurting yourself?"
"It's not that easy... I wish it was Carla I really do but a lot of times I feel bad for talking to someone about it. I mean, look how you reacted when I told you..."
"I'm sorry Bambi..."
"I'm sorry too JD." Elliot got up and gave him a hug, followed by Carla, and then, much to JD's surprise, Dr. Cox joined the group hug.
Oh my God! I've died and gone to Heaven!
"Newbie... We aren't going to make you talk any more about this right now but I am here if you need me, and I know these two ladies are too."
Carla and Elliot nodded.
"Thanks guys..."
Carla, Elliot and Perry walked out of the room together and JD turned to Jordan.
"Jordan, I don't know how to thank you..."
"Some free babysitting would be a great start!"
JD smiled, "Anytime..."
"You don't owe me a thank you DJ... I'm just glad you finally talked to someone. If you need to talk to someone, I am here, anytime..."
"Thanks..."
Jordan patted JD on his shoulder as she walked out of the lounge.
JD turned to Turk who was still sitting, silently staring straight ahead. JD waited a minute, hoping he would say something, anything, and turned toward the door when didn't say a word. Just as JD reached the door Turk finally spoke...
"Vanilla Bear?"
JD nervously turned back, "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry for treating you the way I did..."
"It's okay Choc..."
"No." Turk interrupted him, "It's not okay! When I found out that you were hurting yourself I was angry! Angry at myself for not being as good a friend to you that you are to me! Angry for not seeing the pain you were in... Seeing that you were hurting yourself... Seeing through your lies... Then, once I found out I was angry that I couldn't help you! And... I was scared..."
"It's okay Turk!"
"I'm sorry Vanilla Bear!" Turk cried.
"It's okay Super Chocolate Bear!"
Turk stood up and hugged JD. "I'm sorry..."
JD nodded.
"Are you going to move back home?"
"If you guys want me back..."
Turk smiled, "Yeah! JD's moving back home!"
JD walked out of the lounge with Turk when he saw Janitor watching him... "Hey Turk, I'll catch up with you in a minute..."
JD carefully approached Janitor, "Hey..."
"Hey Scooter..."
"I just wanted to say thank you."
"For what?" Janitor asked confused.
"The Scooter story you told me... I don't care if it was true or not, it made me feel good about myself. I needed that..."
Janitor just stared at him, "Is that all?"
JD nodded.
"Well then, shoo... I have floors to clean..."
JD turned to go back and find Turk, as he started to walk away Janitor yelled to him...
"Scooter!"
"Yeah?"
"It's a true story and you're welcome..."
JD smiled.
