Session 5: Assembling the Puzzle
I find myself overcome by sympathy for Thirteen. The daisy's not handling the loss of her sun well and seems to have taken a route on the downward spiral of self-destruction. I have learned this from a report on one of dr. House's older cases while researching information about the possible "owners". Apparently, Thirteen lives the life of a rebellious Casanova successor at night, doing drugs and wandering through bars. There is still a lot I don't know, which bothers me considering her current state. I am afraid I'm running out of time.
I have had a small talk with dr. Cameron herself to confirm/disprove my suspicions. She seems like a genuinely nice person and radiates an aura of trust which makes her a more than suitable candidate for the "sun". Dr. House told me he fired Thirteen once for abusing drugs, although it was a trick. The man insults her and all of his other subordinates and superiors as often as possible by making sarcastic racist, sexist and antisemitic remarks, hiding his true worries. I reckon he is closer to dr. Hadley than anyone else who has even been on his team due to their common problem with drug addiction, which is also why he fired her; to make her think and realize things about herself. A wise man indeed, behind that venomous façade.
Through her despair, Dr. Hadley still found some time to write another chapter of her fairytale. Again, I assume she is only getting more desperate for my understanding. I wish it were easier.
The owner saw his daisy had made a new friend and once, when the bumblebee was lost in a peaceful slumber, he confronted the daisy about it. "I can't give you the sun back but please, don't let the bumblebee think you value it more than you do. You might then lose it as well," he scolded.
"But bumblebees are there to help flowers, as is the sun," the daisy retorted, bemused.
"And flowers are there to help them, too."
The daisy then realized it could not use the bumblebee without giving it anything in return. And since the daisy didn't have anything to give, it told the bumblebee to go its own way. Perhaps they would see each other again.
Of course! How could I have been so blind? It is now obvious Mr. Foreman is the caring bumblebee, and judging by the end of the chapter, he and my patient have broken up. The daisy's owner ceases to watch over it and offers advice instead; he must be Dr. House's impersonation, for even though he helps in strange, hidden ways, Thirteen knows that sometimes, hard to believe as it is, Dr. House doesn't do everything for his own sake.
But I have completely overlooked a very significant element of the story! The black cloud is, in fact, another character, Dr. Chase – the one who has been engaged to Dr. Cameron since mine and Thirteen's third session and therefore "stolen" the sun from her. I also believe the window separating the daisy from the sun before represents all things standing between Ms. Cameron and Ms. Hadley, ranging from the three floors of the hospital to the overall social unacceptability of a (lesbian) relationship between coworkers.
In the glass might also be written Dr. Cameron's supposed heterosexuality. I say "supposed", because, for one thing, neither Thirteen nor anyone else besides Ms. Cameron herself can fully understand the woman's feelings. I believe Thirteen realizes this because, just like looking through clear glass, one can never know whether the issue truly exists, or not…