Problem Kid

Chapter 64

DISCHARGE DAY!!!!
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Today is the day! I'm finally being discharged! It's been a long wait but I am so so so excited. Thoughts race around in my mind from the second I wake up. I stare at the ceiling for a while as I cycle through emotions. Fear, I'm so scared that the second I get home I'll screw up again and end up in hospital. Excitement, I can't wait to be back home with Sam, Jimmy, Jack and Maya! I've missed them endlessly and I'm desperate to be back in the house with them. Defiance, the urge to just refuse all of my treatment and go off the rails is intense making me think do I even want to get better? Joy, the joy that I've made it, I've gotten through all of the crap and survived yet another awful time in my life. But I know I'm ready, I know I can do it. I sit up and yawn before sliding myself out of bed and walking over to my bag. Summer is asleep in the corner but as soon as she hears me searching through my rucksack she's up and by my side, tail wagging as usual. I sort out a bowl of food for her first as I check the clock. Only half an hour until Sam and Jimmy will be here to get me! I hurry myself up, grabbing clothes and toiletries before heading into the bathroom. I'm not supposed to lock the door but I do anyway. I'm going to need some privacy, I'm giving myself a flannel wash before I get dressed since I'm not ready to shower yet, that would mean looking at my arms and trying to use them normally which is difficult when one barely functions. I fill the sink with warm water and body wash and slip out of my hospital gown. I ran out of clean clothes last night so I just wore a gown to sleep in. The gown drops to the floor and I'm naked. I still can't look at my body properly yet, the weight gain - though only slight - throws me off. I've gained 3 kilos since being in here and I feel sick thinking about it. But I guess that's recovery. I shut my eyes as I wash, it doesn't take long. Once I'm done, the flannel goes into the sink and I empty out the water. Next, I brush my teeth whilst I wait for my body to air dry a bit. Just as I'm about to take the towel and finish drying, there's a knock on the door.

"Everleigh? You need to open the door, you know this," One of the nurses I didn't know very well was knocking. I sigh in annoyance.

"I'm currently naked, I'll open it when I'm dressed!" I call out, trying not to respond rudely.

"No, it needs to be opened now!" The nurse replies. Anger bubbles up inside of me.

"Just give me 5 fucking minutes, okay?! I'm fucking naked right now so unless you want a full view of my tits and arse then you need to fuck off!" I yell back. I know I shouldn't, I know she's just doing her job. I'm just so sick of random ass nurses walking in on me naked. I hate it. I'm a human too, even if I'm sick.

"Right, I'm getting another nurse! I've had enough of your attitude Miss Everleigh The Queen Of All!" I make faces at the door, holding back the urge to scream at her. As she walks off, I dry myself. By the time I hear her footsteps and another pair walking back, I'm in my underwear and I'm covering myself in moisturizer.

"Everleigh, come on. Let us in, please," It's Marie. I don't want to yell at her so I resist the intense urge, responding in an annoyed voice instead.

"I'm in my underwear, I'm safe and everything just please let me get dressed!" I say as calmly as I can  I hear the other nurse murmuring and I growl in anger.

"Look, I'll make a compromise, okay? You show me your arms and your face so I know you're not doing anything you aren't supposed to and I'll leave you alone for 5 minutes but ONLY 5, okay?" Marie reasons with me and though still annoyed, I agree.

"Okay, as long as it's just you there," Marie agrees to my terms and once I'm sure the other nurses footsteps have left the room, I unlock the door. I show my face first and Marie nods. Then I stick out both arms, turning them over.