the three of us {chim}

Piece 63

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Camille's POV

Third visit to Dr. Hayes and I genuinely am getting better. Mam and Mum have been getting a lot of back-talking from me lately and I'm not sure why. I can't help but get so irritable so quickly.

"So, how are things?" Dr. Hayes sat down and gestured for me to sit as well. I laid down on the sofa and let my feet hang off the edge.  Dr. Hayes and I have gained a little friendship, so I'm very comfortable around her now.

"Uhm...I've actually been having some moody problems." I said, not wanting to keep upsetting Mam and Mum with my attitude.

"Ah, yes. You have achieved one of the side effects of the antidepressants. Irritability and easy agitation are two very big ones." She said, making me roll my eyes. I don't need to be agitated all the time, I need to be happy.

"I know that it's hard, but it will all be worth it. At some point, your body will overcome those side effects. For now, you just have to try your hardest to control it. Your teenage hormones probably don't mix well with them, so it will be worse for you than for an adult." She explained to me and wrote down some notes as I nodded along.

"What are we talking about today?" Dr. Hayes asked me, causing me to think about all the things I could go through.

"Oh, I wanted to talk about my brother." I admitted, needing her take on what would be the best steps for me to take.

"Okay, go on." She nodded her head and I began to tell her what's been happening lately.

"Well, maybe you should try setting up a nice meet-up where you two can just chat. Maybe that will be best for the both of you. Being able to talk things out will answer plenty of questions I'm sure you both have." She suggested as she finished writing down more notes.

"So, I should just be completely open with him?" I asked, not knowing if that's the best idea.  With this irritability and all my concealed anger, being open may cause a row.

"As open as you are comfortable with." She told me and gave me a genuine smile.  She is always able to calm me down and that reassures me when I tell her all my secrets.

"That's nice to hear.  Okay, so another thing that I've been stressing about is my Mam leaving.  This past Monday, we found out that she's leaving for three months for tour.  Basically, she goes to L.A. to rehearse and then tours for two and a half months." I said to Dr. Hayes, needing to get this off my chest.  Mam leaving is really going to cut my current support system in half.

"Have you talked to her about it?  Maybe you could go with her?" Dr. Hayes asked and I told her about what I thought about.

"Well, I have a lot of school stuff going on. I don't want to miss out for three months." I explained, repeating my thoughts the night prior. I had thought about Mam leaving and it was really hard to even imagine her not being there.

"I understand that and I'm sure your mother does too. I mean, Kimberley will still be there, right?" She asked and shrugged her shoulders a bit.

"Yeah, don't get me wrong, I love Mum so very much.  But, she's just not Mam.  She can't help me in the ways that Mam can." I explained, sort of edging around the real reason about not wanting Mam to leave.