16| Visitor
Nobody's POV
King and Skai entered the room, excited to see their big sister. They feel like part of their sister being in that situation is their fault. They could've told their parents what was happening with Azuree but decided not to.
"Hey, Zee." The duo spoke at the same time. Azuree looked up from her container of jello, at her siblings.
"Oh! Hiii!" They rushed to her, embracing her in a big hug. "Did Mommy and Momma force you guys to come?" She asked as they pulled away.
"No, we wanted to come and see you. See how you're doing."
"Ohh okay." Toni and Janet walked through the door with bags in their hands.
"Thanks for the help guys." Janet's said sarcastically and King chuckled. He walked to them and grabbed a few bags.
"You're welcome." He put the bags down on the couch. The five of them held plenty of conversations until visitation hours were over. Skai drove back home in Toni's car and Joey would be taking them home tomorrow. While Azuree was sleeping, Toni decided to talk to Janet about Azuree going to rehab.
"Baby, Jackie and I were talking and she mentioned this woman that does rehabilitation home visits. She gave me a business card, her name is Dr. Chrissy Mills." Toni reached into her pocket and grabbed the card.
"How long is the program? because if it's the same amount that Whitney did, I don't think I can put her through that. I can't baby." Janet said as she bounced her leg up and down. She took a look at Azuree and wiped her tears.
"I know baby. Jackie says that it's only for thirty to ninety days, it all depends on Azuree's progress. So if Zee improves quickly, the progress will go faster. It's all about Zee baby and I'm hoping that she will improve quickly because you and I both will hate that progress. Jackie said that she's a good doctor, a physiatrist, and can do home care, home visits, and stuff. So Zee will be home all the time with us."
"Okay." Janet spoke just above a whisper. "Is she black?"
Toni laughed, "Yes baby, I looked her up before I talked to you about it but I know you would like to do your own research."
"Yes I will and then we can interview her if I like her reviews and patient comments." Janet said seriously and Toni nodded.
"Of course baby, whatever you want." Janet chuckled and Toni wiped her stray tears and pecked her nose. "It's gonna be okay love, now we just have to tell Zee."
"I know and she wouldn't like that but it's for the best. It will help her get better, and help her to get clean and back to normal. Ughhh, it's going to be so hard though baby."
"Things like this aren't easy, but we'll help her get through it baby." She kissed Janet's nose again and smiled. "I love you, baby."
"I love you too." A couple of moments later, Azuree woke up. She is so ready to go home instead of being in the hospital again for another night. She deeply regrets her actions the other night and knows that her parents probably hate her. Azuree's mind went back to when she wrote the letter before taking the pills. She remembers putting it in her pocket so that her parents could find it when collecting her belongings. Azuree thought she would die, although she wasn't ready.
"Did you guys see the letter?"
"Yes, we did."
"I don't want you to ever feel like you shouldn't have been adopted or that you were a mistake or anything like that. With everything that has been going on with you lately, it's easy for you to feel like that but you don't have to Zee. We're here to talk to you whenever and about whatever you want. We'll listen to you no matter what you say."
