I am yours. {#Wattys2016}

33.

Scott POV

I walked out of the room to talk to the doctor. "What is it?" I asked.

"I wanted to talk to you about the aftercare of Mr. Kaplan" He started, sparking my interest. "He'll need to be in the company of someone because of the mental effects alcohol has on a person."

"What are these mental effects?" I asked, very intrigued.

"Alcohol is a depressant and if drunk in large quantities, it could raise a persons anxiety and depression. He'll need to talk to someone about his thoughts and feelings rather than mask them with alcohol" He informed me. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask, do you know what could've led to Mr. Kaplan drinking so much alcohol?" He asked.

My greed? Fragile feelings? My dismissiveness? Me? "I don't know" I answered.

"Well I'll continue. Due to the concentration of alcohol he has ingested, someone will need to be there just in case anything happens to him and he may need medical attention." He informed me. "I'm only telling you this because you're here. If you know anyone who could do that, you can let them know" He finished.

That person would have to be me. Who else could do it? I'm the only one who can take care of him. I know he wouldn't appreciate it, but I just had to.

"Ok" I responded whilst nodding my head. "When will he be discharged?" I asked the doctor.

"Well, since he's been recovering well already, we'll release him in two days" He answered. I nodded in response.

The doctor walked away and I walked back into the room.

I didn't think we were out there that long, but it was long enough for Avi to fall asleep. I decided to leave because I didn't want to disturb his peaceful slumber.

Instead of going back to my house, I went to Avi's apartment to help him with the clean up and I was going to surprise him. Two days gave me enough time to do so.

I was going to start to do right by him, again. I was going to stop thinking about myself and instead think of him. I was going to give him the welcome home he deserved.