Don't Let Go (Sequel to Hold On JackABoy)

Chapter 16- Bad Doctors

(Contest at end!)

Jack's POV

I was finally drifting off to sleep when there were three knocks at the door.
"Breakfast in 20!" I heard a lady say as she closed the door a little louder than I would've preferred.

I rolled so I was facing the ceiling and rubbed my eyes. I was so tired... I heard Makayla rustling on the other side of the room so I decided to look over at her.
I stuttered and averted my eyes as she was changing her shirt. "Oh my god I'm so sorry! Jack I didn- I'm not used to having a roommate!" She babbled many apologies as she forced on another hospital shirt.
"It's ok just let me know when I can look," I laughed out with my arms over my eyes.
"You're good." I heard her giggle as I looked back over and sat up. I ruffled my hair and watched her open her journal and close it as if she was checking something.

"Ready for breakfast? I know she said 20 but they usually serve early in case people who are bad at eating have a inspiring moment and would like to eat."

I stood up and stretched but when she reached for the handle I had an overwhelming sense of anxiety.
"Wait!" I say a little too fast. When she turned around I realized how stupid I must have sounded and looked down.
"Hey Jack what's up?" She said. "It's ok to be anxious I was too..but I've learned that the kindest and funniest people are here." She tried to reassure me.

"I know.. it's just.. I don't want to be associated with this.. if that makes sense.. I've been to a mental ward before when I was younger but I wanted to leave that part behind.." I said, but I was worried. "I hope that didn't sound rude."

"No Jack it's understandable... nobody wants to be "broken" and in society's eyes we're broken..." she patted my shoulder and smiled. I smiled back and she walked out with me.

I walked behind her, looking at the floor to the cafeteria and we went through the line. I grabbed a blue tray and put it on the tray rail as we followed down the line. I grabbed an apple as toast and eggs were lowered onto my tray. "Thank you," I muttered, never looking up once.

I followed behind Makayla to a table to which we sat.
"Hey I never got too it but call me Mak ok?" She asked as I nodded. A doctor walked up to me an handed me a hoods milk. "Sorry I noticed you had forgot this" and walked away. I mumbled "thanks" even though it was useless as the doctor had walked away already.

"Ayee Mak whats good?"  I watch as Mak does some sort of coolhand shake with a scrawny boy. His head was buzzed, but not enough to see his scalp through his dark blonde hair.
"Who's the new kid." I look to see some girl say sitting next to me and biting her apple. Her short black hair was in a tiny ponytail branching out the left side of her head just behind her ear.

"That's Jack. He was checked in yesterday," Mak replied, then shoveling eggs into her mouth.

"I see," the girl next to me said, as I saw food fly from her mouth. "Name's Lex nice to meet you Jack," the girl next to me said pushing her food into her cheeks to speak, while also extending her hand out to me.

I think for a second but grasp her hand shaking it. "Nice to meet you too," I tried to say but whispering instead.

"Wow he's a quiet one," the boy in front of me said while laughing. "OWWWAAAHH!!!" he yelled as Mak slapped him. "Don't you be rude!" Mak said through gritted teeth.

"I'm not I'm nooot I'm just trying to have some fun," He said, clearing his throat and extending his hand.
"Micheal," he said as I took his hand.

I smiled and began to pick at my eggs. "Aye," Micheal paused. "So uhhh... what's your story Jack? Why are you in here?" I was hit with sudden discomfort. I wish I could be as open as them but I just can't. I subconsciously pull my arms under the table.
"OW FuCK Mak!" I heard him yell. "I uhh I mean sorry Jack I'm just so used to being open..." I nodded "Thats ok," I whispered while looking at my plate.
"So Jack? Whats your schedule today?" The girl sitting next to me said, breaking up the awkward silence
. Fuck I already forgot her name... I always do this.

I cough and point to my mouth as I had just put food into it, and swallow hard as I hadn't gotten to chew it. I pulled out my folded paper from my pocket and unfolded it handing it to the girl.

I watched as she put it down on the table and they all checked.

"I have group loss and group therapy with you!" The girl said.

"And I have mental health strategies with you!" Michael announced.

"I have the same visiting hours of you and I too have group therapy with you and Lex," Mak chimed.
Lex. Her names Lex ok remember.

"Fuck," Michael whispered lost in his tracks. "Check out his private consoler," he finished.
They both looked over at my paper.
"Shit," Lex whispered.
Mak just looked entranced at the paper.

"What?" No one answered me.
"Guys what?" I was left hanging and it left me with a bad feeling.

"Dr. Hoi... he um... he is.. not good," Lex said out staring straight ahead.

"He's the head.. of.. them." Michael said glaring at one if the guards. "Of who?" I asked intrigued.

"You ever seen orange is the new black?" I nodded.
"Well in OINTB if you found the right guards and did favours for them they would give you drugs or food or shit... well in here it's the same way. There are bad guards..." Mak paused thinking about how to approach it.

"Basically if you suck the right dick you get shit, but in here you don't get good things.. they find the kids that are low and offer them things like blades or pills and when it comes down to it. No one believes where patient got their shit." I was taken back by all of this information these people are supposed to help us not.. this?!

"That's how we los-" Michael was cut off by Mak "MIKE!" She said in attempts to stop him.
"What you want me to just lie?! I lost a friend too Mak." He turned back too me.
"That's how we lost Alyssa.. she had therapy with Dr. Hoi and everyday after group she came back sick. Sometimes she had bruises and then one day she somehow obtained pills. That was about 5 weeks ago..."

"I'm so sorry," I state looking at Mak and Lex looking at their meals which they have barley touched. I was worried about myself I'm not going to lie this Hoi guys seems pretty scary.

-Proceed to Act 1-
I heard from the intercom. We all put are napkins in our tray and began to stand up.
"Uh uh uh Mr. Berreg, you know the rules. You don't leave till 75% of your meal is gone and by the looks of it you haven't touched it." I heard Michael sigh and the slamming sound of a tray. "Come on!" he yelled in angst.

I put my trays up with the rest and proceeded to group therapy with Lex.

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