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Chapter 3

There's a burst of chatter as everyone flies out of group I hang behind the other girls and go down the hall and check out the chalkboard next to the attendants' desk. On the board is a list of everyone's names and the treatments they go for after group Tiffany this anger management, Tara goes to relaxation therapy, Sydney and Tiffany also go to the infirmary for urine tests to make sure they aren't taking anything. Becca,Tara and Debbie go too- to make sure they are taking things: vitamins and food Supplements for Tara and becca, heart medicine for Becca, Prozac for Debbie. after that Debbie goes to an Exercise room where a trainer puts her on the treadmill. Tara and Becca get taken on a slow walk around the grounds to make sure they don't get on the treadmill there's nothing on the board next to my name I don't get taken anywhere. I duck around the corner before anyone can see me checking the board,because the other day I overheard Debbie he spends a lot of time hanging around the attendants' desk, telling Becca that the people at sick minds were still trying to figure out what to do with me.

When you're a level one ( A new guest or a guest exhibiting inappropriate behaviour) you are allowed to go anywhere unsupervised. Level twos (anybody who's accumulate ten points for appropriate behaviour) are allowed to go to the dayroom and to their appointments on their own but they have to get Escorts to the laundry room or the vending machines. Level threes (people who are about to graduate like Debbie) are escort have to get attendants or another level III escort them to the vending machine it's complicated learning the sick mind system. it's easier being a level one if you asked me.
since I'm a level one the only place I can go what everyone else about the treatment is study hall it supervised by an attendant named Cynthia, Who sits in the front of the classroom answering multiple-choice questions and a big workbook the only good thing about afternoon study hall besides the fact that I'm usually the only one here is that it's quiet there are signs all over the place politely reminding guess to respect each other's needs for silent at least in here and actually displaying appropriate Behavior.

The walls are lined with chalk or the other guests have covered with graffiti I spend a lot of time reading your messages name in common like "this place suck" or "Mrs. Bryant is a bitch." (Mrs.Bryant is either the lady who works at the admissions office or the head of the place I'm not sure.)
Mostly I listen to the rustling of papers as Cynthia work book.
I take my finger in the corner away from Cynthia, and pretend to do it the I watch the dog who lives next to the maintenance shed. All he does is sleep ad pace. Mostly he sleeps but right now he's pacing back-and-forth in front of his doghouse he's barking like mad at a delivery truck that's coming up the driveway he trots at the end of his chain Berks interns and trots back. Then he turns around and does the same thing all over again he's going back and forth so many times he's worn a dirt path in front of his house I sit there watching the ducks fly as he paces back-and-forth back-and-forth on nobody pays attention to him afterwhile I get up and move to a desk facing the wall.

Ruth level III from the other group arrives at the door on time as always to escort me to the individual. Ruth is this very shy girl with bad skin and await docking her chin inside her turtleneck she just peers at the door every day at the same time waiting for me to notice her she looks so uncomfortable with her chin jammed in her chest her hand shoved in her pocket and I always just get up and go to her.
The truth is I don't mind being escorted by ruth. I sort of like listening to our sneakers squeak along the hallway and not worrying that ruth is going to try to make me talk and I have a feeling that maybe ruth doesn't mind escorting me either because when we get to the waiting area outside your office sometimes she hangs around a while even though technically she doesn't have to after she goes it's just me and the little white plastic UFO on the floor outside your office Mrs Bryant, Who gave me my tour on the first day who I've never seen cents so that the UFO which looks like a plastic party hat with the motor insideis called the white noise machine. She said all of the therapist has an outsider door so people in the hall can't hear what the guests inside are saying (uFOs don't however drown out the yelling or the crying.)
You could turn the UFO off during our session, that way sick minds could save a little on the electric bill. I think about telling you that but of course that would require talking which would require turning on the UFO.
You open your door invite me to come in I consider Whindown couch thinking how nice it would be to take a nap there for the next hour but I still sit my usual spot the corner furthest from you and your dead cow chair. You sit down and ask about visiting day.

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