chapter 4.

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I woke up to the sound of Claire playing with her toys. I slipped on fuzzy pajamas and went in the kitchen and made coffee. "Good morning mommy" Claire said. "Good morning claire" I said and she looked up at me and smiled.

My phone rang and Claire ran to answer it. I let her answer. "Hi aunt Jess" she said and looked at me. "Alright gimme" I said and held my hand out. "Hey Jess what's up?" I asked her. "Nothing much I wanna see your new apartment" she said.

About an hour later there was a knock on the door. I let Jess and her daughter Diana in. "Hi aunt Casey" she said and I hugged her. She just turned 13 a few weeks ago. "Hi" I said and hugged her.

"Go play with Claire so I can talk to your mom" I said and Claire took her hand and showed her her new room.

"I met a guy" I said and poured a cup of coffee. "Oh yeah?" she asked and poured herself a cup. "He's my neighbor" I said and pointed to the wall that separates the apartments. "Aha you got a boy next door" she said and wiggled her eyebrows. I laughed and took a sip of my coffee.

"He's perfect Jess. He's sweet and funny and incredible in bed" I said and her eyed widened. "You.. Ya know.. Already?" she asked and I nodded.

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"Tell me what's been happening Zach" the doctor said. "They're back" I said. "What are they telling you?" he asked. "They're saying they will never leave they want to know about Casey" I said. "Who's Casey?" he asked. "My new friend" I said.

Go on Zach tell is about her.

"What do they want to know?" he asked.

Everything

"Everything" I repeated. "I don't want to tell them anything. She will get hurt too" I said. "I will prescribe you more medication okay?" he asked. "Will it make them stop?" I asked him. "It should" he said and I smiled weakly.

"Zach you wait here let me talk to the docter" mom said.

"I don't know what to do with him doctor. Everytime he meets a girl and gets involved the voices come back" she said. I can hear every word threw the thin walls. "What are you suggesting?" he asked. "An institution" she said and my heart dropped. "I don't think that would be good for him. Its better for him to be social" he said. "Okay" she said. "If he gets worse that might be an option"

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