Chapter 2 – Mandy
I got off the bus and walked the short distance to the gates of the clinic that I knew so well, I walked through the gates and walked on the path towards the white building there was signs saying to stay of the grass and I laughed to myself that they thought that would stop someone like Mandy from doing what they want.
Soon I was at the front door of the "Mexi Clinic "I rang the bell which was there for security. The clinic had different security and lock mechanisms to stop patients getting out. (Though Mandy bypassed it).
I waited for one of the carers to come to the door to let me in, luckily most of them knew me as I visited so often, I saw one of the men Adam one of the main carers come to the door he opened it with a smile.
"Ahh Leo you here to see Mandy?"
"Of course I am why else would I be here?"
He opened the four looks on the door then the bars that cover the door and then the front door finally letting me into the clinic.
"I still don't see how Mandy got past all this" he said as he closed up all the locks again
"She's cleverer than you think"
"And more trouble than she looks" he said with a laugh. I like Adam he really does care about the patients and makes jokes to lighten the mood.
"Anyway where is she?"
"The Living room go on through"
"Thanks" I replied as I walked into the second door on the left. I know my way around from visiting so often so I didn't need a tour; I walked in and saw a lot of patients in the room. It was daytime so unlike at four in the morning when it's dead in here apart from the few patients that were having breakdowns or couldn't sleep it was packed.
I looked around for Mandy and soon saw her sat on a chair reading when one of the other patients, Brynn, tried to take the book so she pushed them away, things were never normal in here it is a mental health clinic so there was always either a fight or some commotion going on a bit like Waterloo Road.
"I wanna read it" Brynn said
"So this is mine get your own unless you want a slap" Mandy replied. This is why I love Mandy she is a fighter she doesn't let anyone mess her around and she terrifies Justin so that makes her even better she isn't like normal girls that is a good thing. I thought it would be wise to stop them both before they got into a fight I walked over.
"Hi Mandy" I said with a small smile
"Oh Leo!" she said hugging me smiling as well
"I thought you might be lonely so I came to visit"
"Oh No I am a bad example look it's a Friday and you are bunking off...oops"
"Yeah I was sweet and innocent and then I met you"
"Shut up you love me really anywise you wouldn't keep coming here"
"Errr you alright" I said pulling a face as she hit my arm playfully
"Seriously though my little geek doesn't normal bunk off so how come you are here"
"Well you know how I have been saying I think I have something wrong with my head because I don't feel happiness?"
"Yes, did you go to the doctor?"
"Mmmm" I said
"Well what did they say?"
"I have "bad depression" apparently"
"So it's official you are mad like me" she laughed to herself, Mandy tends to joke about her illness she says if she can't joke about it she will be driven crazy, I usually go along with it and joke with her but today I don't feel like it.
"I am fifteen and have depression I don't think that is something to be proud off"
"It's better than having schizophrenia"
"Sorry...I shouldn't complain my illness is nothing compared to yours"
"I am used to it though...and you are so young"
"See what would I do without you as my friend you actually understand what it's like to be scared and alone"
"Well you stop me been lonely so I like you too"
"Actually I need to ask you something the doctor won't give me anti-depressants as I am fifteen"
"I know where this is going you need Mandy to get them for you"
"Well yes you are twenty two you can get them easily"
"Ahh yet your school still thought I was young enough to be a pupil"
"My school thought you were new and didn't even ask if you had been enrolled...that says something"
"Miss McFall was always a bit slow"
"Very true...so can you help me you might have to pretend to be my sister though"
"I have never had a brother so sounds cool"
"Having a brother isn't that good I mean look at mine"
"Yeah Justin is an idiot I mean I know I said I hate bullies and you bullied that girl but you had a reason you were having a mental breakdown Justin bullies you because he can and it's your families fault usually my little geek would never do something like that"
I gave her a look she loved calling me her little geek I didn't mind it because I know she likes that about me the fact that I like computers and stuff and wasn't doing it out of spite.
"Who you calling a geek?"
"Erm you duh" she said pointing to me
"If you want to get technical I am a tech geek"
"Yes but somehow my little tech geek doesn't quite sound the same"
"Anyway we best get going Mandy you have to act normal we are going out"
"Normal? What's the fun in doing that?"