Coping With The Pain

by WaterlooRoadFanForever

Leo is only fifteen and has not had an easy life, then he gets diagnosed with an illness that will affect his whole life. He feels like he can't talk to his parents and he can't talk to his brother about it, Mandy has a mental illness and she lost her family a long time ago, but she has her friend Leo to help her cope. How do these two friends learn to cope?

13. Chapter 13 - Fights and Breakdowns

Chapter 13 – Fights, Threats and Breakdowns

Dad was not backing down I knew that he would not be going anywhere until I had agreed to go with him, but dad didn't realise I was a fighter too.

"I am not going with you dad I am staying here" I said folding my arms, if I just went with him now it would make him think everything that has happened is okay and I wouldn't let him think that.

"Dad just go you are upsetting everyone here"

"If you don't come home now you will never see Mandy again because I will call the police and tell them she tampered with Bonnie's statement"

"What that's a lie...all she did was get that lying scumbag to tell the truth"

"How did she know you were lying?"

"Because I know him unlike his own father" Mandy replied glaring at my dad

"I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO COMMENT" He said angrily shouting

"Dad you know what your problem is you are jealous" I said

"Jealous of what?"

"You can't stand the fact you messed up with your son and know nothing about him, you can't stand the fact he prefers spending time with some nutter other than you!" Mandy said stating the obvious.

"THAT IS NOT TRUE" he screamed

"Then why can't you stand me seeing Mandy I know you said it's because she's 'dangerous' but that's crap we both know she has never touched me" I said growing angry.

"Because she's no good her family saw that why can't you"

It happened fast, Mandy started knocking things off the table and crying, she was having an attack because of the stress but the carer had left the room to check on another patient who was in a bad way, luckily I knew what to do I walked away from dad and stood near Mandy, not near enough for her to strike me if she decided to attack but near enough so she could see I was there for her.

"Mands...its ok...don't listen to him"

"Get away!" she shouted at me, some people might have been offended but I knew it wasn't personal she was trying to protect me in case she attacked.

"No I need to help you calm down first don't I?" I asked as I gently placed a hand on her shoulder and gently pulled her away from the table she was throwing things off.

"Leo..." she said trying to go back and carry on

"No we don't, that won't help matters will it, now Mandy I need you to calm down anywise you will need to go in the soft room and you don't like that do you?"

The soft room was the room patients were put in during very bad attacks it was for their own good so they couldn't hurt themselves or others. There was no furniture and the walls were padded so they couldn't bash their heads against it like some tend to do, Mandy hated it in their so explaining to her what would be the consequences beforehand would help her.

I felt her calming in my arms I smiled slightly just hoping dad would get the message he was taking things too far and leave but Adam, one of the best carers came in.

"Excuse me I think you better leave" he said seeing what state Mandy was in and sitting her down to calm down.

"Not without my son I won't"

"Frankly if this is how you act at home I am not surprised he is refusing to go with you, now please leave before I call the police you are trespassing"

He led him out I stayed comforting Mandy reassuring her everything would be okay it was dad against us and he would never win.