"Names." Mell said while looking at us. We just kept quiet.
"I said names!" this time she yelled.
"Flora!" "Helia!" we both screamed at the same time. Mell grinned and wrote our names down on a paper.
"First you Flora. What were you doing out side? I know Jenessa wasn't there to stop you, but what were you trying?" she said with a voice that could kill. Seriously, a voice of a serial killer.
"I... I wasn't trying anything... I was just... well... trying to help Tecna." she said while squeezing her fists. She didn't look angry. She looked ashamed. Even scared? Then again, who wouldn't be scared of Mell.
"That's my job. Your job is to stay inside and listen to us! Stop playing smart and go back to your shrink!" she screamed at her.
"Alright..." she said and slowly stood up. She almost started crying, I could hear it in her voice.
"And next time just stay in your room! You cant do anything to help anyway!"
"ENOUGH!" I yelled as I stood up. Both of them looked at me surprised.
"Stop yelling at her because, the truth is, if she wasn't there to calm your patient down, she would of been shot till now!" Mell looked so angry I could feel her hands slapping me already, even tho she did nothing.
"Who do you think you are?" she asked me while raising one eyebrow.
"I think I'm someone with fucking anger management issues but here you are, a shrink who is yelling and screaming at the girl who pretty much saved your patients life!" I cant believe it. I said it. Out loud. In front of people. Mell sighed and wrote down something. She then looked up at Flora who was still standing next to the doors.
"I already told you,you can go." Mell said, then Flora nodded and left.
"Now let's deal with you." she said looking at me, and then called someone over her phone.
"Hey, Ethan... Yeah I'm with your kid,I'm gonna send him to your office... What are you waiting for?" she asked and showed me the doors. I got out and went to Ethans office. He was there, still talking with Mell. I sat down.
"Alright, he's here. Yeah, see you tomorrow." he said and placed his phone down on the table.
"What did she say? That I made a problem? That I yelled at her? Th..."
"That you finally admitted your problem." I stopped talking.
"Oh, that... yeah, well she started screaming and yelling with no reason."
"Oh, but she had a reason."
"... You lost me." he grinned and then sighed.
"Look. She is really annoying and seems angry all the time, but she's a damn good psychologist. She manipulates people by showing them her anger. By saying what she needs to say. Never mind if it will hurt them." he said and I nodded.
"Is that why Jenessa gave the meds to her patient? Because she hates Mell?" Ethan looked shocked.
"How do you... who told you that?" he asked while taking the phone in his hands. Shit. Great job, big mouth.
"I'll explain if you promise not to tell anyone." he grinned again and left the phone back on the table.
"I'm listening."
"Look. Nobody told me. I overheard your conversation with Genet." he sighed.
"So you know about Riven too?"
"Yes. And I think he knows as well. I didn't tell him,though." Ethan nodded.
"Well, I guess Genet told him. I didn't expect her to be that quick, but the faster she starts, the faster she's done."
"I guess... so... can I go now?"
"Not really. Just one more thing. Mell said Mirandas girl was there. The... lets say 'shy one'?"
"Yeah, Flora... so what about it?"
"Nothing. Just checking. You can go now." he said, and I left. I was confused... The next morning, I got dressed and walked by the clock.
"8:56am..." I whispered as I understood I was late for breakfast again. I walked to 'our room'.
"Hey." I said to everyone and sat down on the floor, as always.
"So,who will have the honor to speak today?" a blonde asked.
"If it's an honor, why don't you finally do it." Brandon said joking.
"And why don't you just drink those drugs up already and die, you moron!" Bloom yelled while getting ready to punch Brandon.
"I see you no longer take those meds,Bloom." I said and she looked at me, while keeping the anger. And the fist.
"Bloom honey, calm down. Brandon will talk today,but only If you calm down." Stella said and hugged her. Brandon looked at Stella with a 'are you crazy' look and she gave him the 'start or I'll let Bloom go nuts on you' look.
"Okay then, since I really want to talk about this..." he said sarcasticly.
"So, hi, my name is Brandon and I have depression."
"Hello Brandon."
"So, when I was 13, for the first time I tried killing myself. It was because my older brother told my mum he was gay that night, and she threw him out of the house. I tried reasoning with her, but she just yelled at me and sent me to my room. On my way there, I took a bunch of pills and drank them. Luckly, I was a stupid 13-year-old and I tried overdosing on vitamins. A few weeks later, I saw my brother close to my school. We talked and he was so happy. He said he didn't care about our mum not being accepting. He told her what she needed to know, and now he was happily living with his boyfriend. That day I understood that, no matter now good my life gets, I will always find I flaw to it. I will always find a reason to cry about it. I told that to my mum, who took me to a therapist. He tried helping me, but it didn't work. One day, my mum caught me trying to jump out of my window. She took me here. Now, I'm 17, I've been here for 5 months, and I tried killing my self 14 times." damn.
"We don't judge." we all said and Brandon smiled.
"I'm actually quite glad I have all of you guys here when I need you. Even you Bloom." he said and she got angry again.
"Even you? What the hell is that supposed to mean, you idiot?!" Stella was holding her back.
"So, your mum still loves you?" I asked and he nodded.
"At least that's what she says. She said the only thing she cant love is my brother. I tried talking about him a few times with her, but she would always change the subject. I haven't seen him in 4 years now..." he sighed.
"Are you planing on seeing him as soon as you get out of here?" I asked and he nodded.