The Journey To Happiness

Chapter 8

AMELIA POV:

Harper had been gone a while, I began to worry enough for me to go and check on her, I walked into the bathroom to see all the bathroom stalls were unlocked, the bathroom was empty. I didn't want to panic, they was another bathroom further down the corridor she could have gone there instead.

I was walking to the other bathroom, when something caught my eye. There layed Harper, passed out... Blood on her wrists, pills scattered in her hand and on the floor. The container was a prescribed medication of oxycodone, something I was sober from. I panicked, seeing the multiple containers of oxycodone and morphine. They was also an empty container of acetylcysteine, I panicked knowing it was dangerous to take unprescribed medication for conditions she didn't have.

Meredith was walking past, and stopped seeing Harper on the floor. I was zoned out staring at the drugs. Meredith quickly removed the drugs from my sight, and rushed to help Harper.

A team of nurses and doctors were in the room, me sitting in the corner. I completely broke down, how could I have let this happen? I shouldn't have let her gone alone. I felt guilty, was this all my fault?

"Amelia?" Meredith called out. I looked up "Yeah Mer?" I replied. "Come on let's go and get you to a meeting" Meredith said helping me get up. A meeting was probably what I needed, but what was on my mind was Harper. I knew I could stay sober without a meeting, I wasn't going to use again, I just needed Harper to be okay.

I went to the NA and AA meeting knowing I should be open, if they were a possibility this situation could cause a relapse. I knew I felt like it could, seeing Harper on the floor with pills scattered everywhere must have triggered me in some way.

I knew I needed to talk to someone, I called the only person who would know what to do. I quickly dialled the number, "Hello this is Addison Forbes-Montgomery speaking how may I help?" The voice I needed to hear spoke out on the phone. "Addy.." I called out crying. "Amelia??" She replied. "I need you" I stuttered, tears running down my face. "Amelia, you're lucky I'm in Seattle right now, I'll be there as soon as possible" Addison replied.

I put down the phone and sat on a bench outside the hospital, Addison's car pulled up. "Amelia!" She called out. My eyes filled with tears.

"Amy.. what is it?" Addison asked me as I pulled in for a hug. "I have a daughter, Harper.. I adopted her, but she's an addict and she... she..." I took a deep breath, Addison looking at me. "She took oxy and now she's in the hospital for OD... I feel like it's all my fault, I should have never let her go to the bathroom on her own.., I should have stayed with her" I said breathing heavily.

"Amelia breath, it's not your fault none of this is. Harper took the drugs all by herself, it's not your fault" Addison soothed me. "You're right, but I can't stop thinking about it, seeing the drugs and her on the floor" I began to break. "Okay Amelia, first of all have you been to a meeting?" Addison asked knowing she was worried about me. "Yes, and it helped, I'm sober I don't plan on using again, I'm just worried for Harper, she's a lot like me, impulsive, but also shy" I confessed.

"Okay Amelia, let's try calm down, talk to me about Harper the good stuff and what she's like" Addison soothed. "She's a great kid, sure she has her problems, but I'm helping her with them. I adopted her, she came into the hospital for an attempt, I just instantly clicked with her and knew that she would be my daughter" I smiled, "That's great Amelia, tell me more" Addison smiled at me now wrapping her arm around me.

"She has ADHD, autism and selective mutism, but that just makes her so much more interesting and special to me. She's creative and just so smart in her own way, she's funny and always makes me smile, even if she doesn't understand her own jokes sometimes" I said giggling. "Well Harper sounds like one hell of a kid, why don't we go and find her?" Addison said helping me get up and holding my hand.

Authors Note:

Is Harper okay?

Will Amelia relapse?