Diane!

Who Is Diane?

Stacy!!! Could you come here for a minute! I called to my assistant. 

"Here! I'll be there in just a second doctor." 

Just then the door opened and in came Stacy. For those of you who don't know who Stacy is , She is my assistant who has assisted me for the past 7 years. She is a tall , slender woman who is a  mother to two beautiful daughters violet and Lilly. She is very good with handling cases dealing with children probably cause she is bound to be around them all the time. Her eldest daughter is 6 and the younger one is 4 , therefore she is very gentle when it comes to dealing with children. She is also a very efficient worker. 

"Good morning  Doctor Grey Is there a problem? " she asked me with a pleasant smile.

Good morning Stacy! No dear, there is no problem. I just called you to know what happened when you were out with Diane. I want you to tell me about her behaviour.

"Well okay I'll tell you all I know doctor but I'm afraid there is not much to tell" 

Well then you tell me everything that happened! From the very beginning to the very end. 

"Well so, I left your office right after you told me to, with Avril's Hand in mine. She seemed a little uncomfortable at first , but I guess that was to be expected considering I was a stranger for her. But slowly I got her talking about school , her favourite color and other stuff like that. I then went on to ask about here family, her brother and her sister. She spoke a lot to me about Lizzele who I believe is her sister."

Well yes I know that. Jean told me about it. So what kind of things did she tell you about Lizzele? 

"Well she told me that when she was younger , Lizzie , as she calls her would walk with her to school and then walk back. She whould spend her evenings drawing or listening to music. She showed me a funny dance routine she and Lizzie used to do. Whenever jean shouted at Avril , Lizzie always took up for her. Well she went on about a lot of things about Lizzie, but pardon me Doctor , I don't really remember all of them."

No that's okay. I think that's enough. She seems to be closer to Lizzie than to Mark , even Jean said so. Did Avril mention anything about Mark? 

"Well I did ask her about him. She said that when she was small she Loved Mark more than anything else in this world. So then I asked her if she had stopped loving him now. She told me that she still loved him but he had gone far away from Lizzie and her. So I asked her again , what had caused them to go far away from one another , what had caused her to stop talking to him. Her reply was really strange doctor , and there was a harshness in her voice and a sort of anger in her eyes.

Really? That's odd.What did she say? 

She said "Jean". I was quite shocked but asked 'Your mom?' 

She turned her back on me and told me she didn't want to talk about it. I sensed tension in the air and quickly changed the topic.

Hmm That's really strange! Why would she take her own mothers name? Well Anyway. Tell me Stacy, did she ever mention the name Diane? 

" Well yes! She did. Almost all the time. She behaved as if Diane was walking along with us all the time. It was really strange Doctor. I felt most awkward. Cause she made me work up a conversation with Diane and I didnt know how to go about with it."

Well didn't you get down to asking her who Diane is? 

"Well yes I did get down to asking her. She told me that Diane was her friend. The only one who could understand her. The only one she could talk to after lizzele left. "

"Then Avril got tired walking and we came back. She sat in my office for a while before coming back to your office. She was drawing while i did some work. She behaved very well , didnt  worry me a bit. 

Oh! Well do you have that drawing then with you? 

" Well yes I do. She drew me a picture of her and Diane. It was kinda creepy to look at but sweetly done. I'll get if for you if you want. "

Stacy left to go and get the drawing and returned shortly with it. When i saw the drawing I was absolutely HORRIFIED! The drawing showed a little girl with a bright yellow dress on , quite similar to the one Avril had on today so I assumed it must have been her, but beside her she had drawn something really creepy. It was a black scribbled figure with a twisted sort of face.It seemed as if Avril had scribbled furiously while drawing the figure which had to be Diane. I was really upset to see the drawing. Tears rolled down my eyes as i thought of how badly the girl was being haunted by this person she called Diane. I quickly handed the drawing to Stacy for i couldnt bear to look at it for any moment longer. 

"Im sorry about the drawing Doctor. I never thought it would upset you so much. Are you okay Doctor? Why are you crying? "

This is a very serious case Stacy! That girl needs our help real bad. This drawing is HIDEOUS! That poor thing feels as if Diane is friendly. But im highly doubting it. I really want to help this Child Stacy. 

"Well its normal for children's imagination to run wild while drawing Doctor. As for helping her, we will definitely find a cure for her."

But how? How are we to get Avril to believe that Diane does not exist?  

"Well we have to be calm and give it time doctor. Don't worry it will be alright."

Your a kind soul Stacy. Come now , I've a meeting with Doctor Henry in half an hour. Drop me will you? 

"Um.. Doctor.. Its Becky's 7th B'day. I need to be home right now. I told you about it. Didn't I? 

Oh My Gosh Yes! I'm so sorry! I totally forgot. Well yes you go home. And wish the dear one for me will you. I'm so sorry. 

"Okay Thanks Doctor. If you need any information to be found or anything, you just give me a call okay? Good Day Doctor!"

Good Day to you Stacy! Drive safe!

And with that , she left. I sat in my chair, sipping my mug of coffee. This case was most unusual. And I was embarrassed to admit it to myself that I was scared. Of dealing with this case, i was scared for Avril . of what might become of her. It was an upsetting thought.

I just have to wait for Tuesday now to see what Jean has to report. Till then i really think I should relax...