Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter :) Means a lot :)
Now, we've seen how Finn is coping, which isn't very well... Now, howse Rachel coping? Shall we found out?
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Rachel sat down on her bed, looking round at her prison cell of a room slowly, taking everything in. She was unable to grasp the fact that her life had changed within the space of an hour. An hour ago, she had been in her room, thinking of a way of getting her hands on some booze and then the next, she was being shipped off to a treatment center. She sighed and sniffled, dragging her suitcase onto her bed and unzipped it. She yanked her clothes out and threw them onto her bed, until she got to the bottom and found Finn's grey jumper. She lifted it into her hands and sniffed, inhaling Finn's scent like it was a comfort blanket to her. She slid her t-shirt over her head and slid Finn's jumper over her head, smoothing it down as she stood up. She walked over to the vanity table and checked herself out. The jumper fell halfway down her thighs, making her smile. Finn always said that she looked better in his clothes than he did. Just then, a knock at her door startled her. She swallowed nervously and slowly walked to it, cracking it open.
'Hello, I'm Summer' Summer introduced herself. Rachel looked at her through the crack, before opening the door widely and examining Summer closely.
'I'm Rachel' Rachel told her, her voice small.
'You only came in here today?' Summer asked. Rachel nodded tentatively
'About an hour ago' she replied, her voice small. Summer smiled smypathically.
'I know how you feel, I've been here a month... It's still hard everyday though. Been away from my family and my friends' Summer said. Rachel nodded in agreement, and a ghost of smile graced her lips. 'Anyway, I just came to get you because Annie needs to makes you're settling in okay' Summer said.
'Settling in okay? How does she think I'm going to be settling in here? I'm away from my family, friends, my boyfriend' Rachel said, her voice a little on edge.
'Trust me, that was my exact thought when I first came, but it's her way of making sure you're okay here and that you get used to everyone okay' Summer smiled and Rachel slowly nodded, cracking her door open a little wider.
'Do I have to come now?' she asked
'Would be better, unless you want to freshen up first?' Summer asked. Rachel shook her head, the quicker she was introuduced, the quicker she could go back to her room and cry. She stepped out of her room, closing her door behind her and walked slowly towards the lounge, behind Summer.
'Everybody, I would like you to all welcome Rachel into Maumee Treatment Center. I want you all treat her like you would expected to be treated. She's going through the same thing as you, so I expect to you all to her under your wing and be kind and help her if things get tough' Annie told the rest of the patients, who nodded.
'Summer... I will leave you to help Rachel settle in...' she told Summer, before turning to Rachel 'Rachel, I will see you tomorrow for a induction' Annie told Rachel, before she walked away.
'What's an induction?' Rachel asked Summer, who put her arm round her shoudler.
'Just a meeting to see discuss your timetable and work out whats best for you here' said Summer, reassuring Rachel. 'Anyway, let me introduce you to Zac, Ellie, Jon, Hannah, Brad and Ste' Sumemr said, pointing at them individually, so Rachel knew who was who.
'Hi guys!' she said, her voice small. Zac smiled.
'It's okay to be scared, Rachel. It's how we all started off in here' he said. Rachel nodded and looked round, spotting a painting of a tunnel with light at the end of it. She walked over to it, to examine it closely.
'Wow! Who did this?' she asked
'I did! I love to draw. It's my passion' Ste said, running his hand through his messed up hair. Rachel turned to him, her face looking impressed.
'Wow! I'm impressed. Good job' she complemented. Ste blushed slightly and ducked his head. Summer giggled and walke dover to Rachel.
'Listen, if you need anything, anything at all... Just come to one of us and we'll help you' she said.
'Thanks, Summer' said Rachel, smiling slightly. 'Listen, guys... Is it okay if I just go to my room? I'm drained emotionally and I just really want to sleep... If thats okay' Rachel said, not wanting to sound boring.
'Of course it is. We'll see you tomorrow morning at seven for breakfast' said Zac
'Seven?' Rachel questioned. Zac looked at Summer.
'You didn't tell her?' Zac asked. Summer shook her head.
'I forgot okay!' she shot at him, making Rachel frown
'Forgot what?' Rachel asked. Zac sighed before answering Rachel.
'Everyday, except weekends, is basically like a school day. Tomorrow you'll get a timetable and you'll have to choose from a few subjects what you want to do while your here' Zac said. Rachel made an O shape with her mouth and node din understanding.
'I see. OKay, well, thankyou for telling me, Zac' she said, before bidding them all goodnight and rushing to her room to try and get some sleep...
'Rachel! Good afternoon, did you sleep well?' asked Annie, as Rachel closed the door behind her as she stepped into Annie's office.
'Afternoon! and no, I got about two hours sleep if that' Rachel answered, as she settled onto a couch in the office, tucking her knees under chin.
'Oh Rachel! I know it can be hard, dealing with the transition of home to treatment. Is there anything I can help you with?'
'Just let me go home' Rachel said simply, making Annie chuckle.
'Sorry, Rachel. I can't allow that. Now, I want you to take a look at this list and circle some subjects what you would like study while been here' said Annie, handing Rachel a piece of paper and a pen. Rachel looked down the list and circled three, which interested her the most and handed the paper and pen back to Annie.
'Drama? Wow, not many people choose that one'
'Yeah, well, Drama plays a bit part of my life at school and my dreams. One day, I am going to be on that Broadway stage!' Rachel told Annie, who smiled and looked back down at the paper.
'And Art and Cooking?' Annie asked her.
'Well, they just looked the most appealing out of all of the rest' Rachel told her honestly. Annie nodded and set the piece of paper down on the table,, clasping her hands in front of her.
'Right, Rachel. I will get the timetable sorted for you... But first, I want to know a bit about you' Annie said. Rachel sighed.
'Okay, well... I'm eighteen, my big ambition is to become a Broadway star and marry my high school sweetheart' Rachel listed off the top of her head. Annie nodded, knowing she wasn't going to get anything else out of Rachel.
'Right, erm... Have any previous family members had addictions?' Annie asked, as she picked up a chart and her pen, and scribbled on the chart. Rachel narrowed her eyes at her.
'I don't have an addiction! and no, not what I know of' Rachel bit out. Annie nodded and wrote on her paper.
'Any siblings?'
'An adopted sister called Beth' Rachel replied, like she was on auto pilot. The questions went on for a few more minutes, before Annie finally let Rachel go. Rachel hurried out of the room and went straight to her room. She sat her bed and rested her hands on her knees, breathing heavily. She looked up into her mirror and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her skin was pale, as didn't put any make up on for the meeting with Annie. She let out a shuddering sob and it wasn't long before she was crying heavily. She did the thing she could think of and grabbed her phone dialing Finn's number. She waiting a few rings before he picked it up.
'Baby!' he breathed through the phone, making Rachel cry even harder at hearing his voice. 'Rach? What's happened? Has someone hurt you?' he exclaimed, as his mind started whirring.
'No! I'm okay. It's just... Finn, I hate it here! I want to come home!' she cried, her eyes fixed on her reflection in the mirror
'Baby, please don't cry... Please, it's going to be okay! I promise!' he promised her. Rachel let out a choked breath.
'I need to see you Finn! I need to see you!' she sobbed.
'Rach, I can't, babe! I've to wait until your Dads say it's okay for you to have visitors'. Rachel suddenly felt like screaming, so she did.
'I AM!' she screamed hysterically, the tears staining her cheeks.
'Rach... I promise... The second I get news that I'm allowed to visit you, I will' Finn promised, his voice cracking at the end. He sniffled and sighed. 'Listen, I've got to go... Dinner's ready' he lied. 'I'll talk to you soon. I love you' he told her. Rachel knew he was lying, but she sensed he was about to lose control of his emotions and didn't want her to hear him being weak.
'I love you too' Rachel said, through her tears, before she hung up, throwing her phone on her bed. She wrenched the bed covers back and got into be, wrapping herself up and crying herself to sleep, as everything over the last few months crashed down around her...
R&R :D xx