dear broken boy,

chapter 1.

I wasn't looking forward to going into a mental unit. I finally had enough and went for help, I went paralyzed over an anxiety attack, so either way I'd have to. It was July and I thought I should just pick myself up. High school was going to start in September and I felt like I had no idea how to talk to people, How to control my emotions.. And with everything that happened previously, I needed help. My mom looked at me when I walked into the unit, the first thing I saw was a clock. It said 6:30 pm. It was a warm Monday night, and I was going to be in here for a good 2-3 weeks. I looked to the left. I see a boy with curly hair by himself, and he was fixing up a puzzle. I had a strange feeling that it wouldn't be so bad. Being distracted, I heard a pleasant "hello!" I met my nurse, Donna and she was really nice, she had killer blue eyes though. I told her everything about me but I was really shy. She told me to come to the game room with her after I was done "moving in."I thought that I would have to meet him. I pack away all of my things in my new room, which was cold But it seemed suited for a rehab patent, and my mom gave me the phone to call Tony. I waited for an answer and he answered me 2 seconds after I dialled, that was quick. "Hey.. I'm in the hospital now.. I don't know if I'll be able to call tomorrow. We aren't allowed phone calls. But until then, I'm okay. Don't worry about me" he told me to stay safe and don't panic. I would be okay. I had this bracelet that had turtles on it, it kept me reminded that I wasn't alone and Tony would always be there. I hung up and gave my mom the phone and she left. I finished packing, and walked out. The boy was still there. I was able to see his face better. He looked at me and I couldn't say a word. I wanted to hear his voice. Donna told me his name. That's pretty interesting huh? He asked me for my name and I quietly told him. he started to bombard me with questions. "I'm 16, how old are you?" "Oh man I'm so glad your here. It was getting lonely." Seems he was here for a while. She set up a game called sequence, and she got us to play together. I didn't really like board games but this was alright. As soon as I picked up the rules, Donna left and we were able to talk and stuff. We played crazy 8's and chess too. I was never good at games and I'd feel really bad everytime I lost. He was really good at the though. since this was around 7, we had just a little bit of time. We had to go to bed at nine because rules, and classes started the next day. I was completely driven to him. He was so kind to someone he had just met . My first friend huh.. Our rooms were opposite to each other, he told me that my room was his old room before I came. I kinda felt bad because it was kinda nice. the night came and we had to go to bed. Before I left he told me "Don't be scared, Nurses come and check on you every hour and the codes go off on the P.A system." I didn't know what it meant but I knew that it wouldn't be too bad at the hospital. The words of reassurance made me feel better. We parted ways and I looked back, but he didn't. I wasn't able to sleep that night. I missed Tony, Tony is my best friend. We aren't allowed electronic devices or anything, we weren't aloud to call our friends too. And we didn't have clocks in our room, so every time I wanted to go check the time I had to sneak out. Lying in my bed during the first night.. I wasn't able to sleep. My heart ached way too much. There was nothing I could really do about it but lie there and cry.