Consumed

chapter 4

We go around another block and when we turn the corner we are facing the front of the behavioral hospital. Blue letters that say Lakeview behavioral health hospital are arched over the front entrance. the entire building is gray stone. not very inviting if you ask me. 

Gabe pulls under the stone awning and lets us out. Mom steps out of the truck and turns around to my door and opens it for me. I look at her with a what the hell are you doing. She glares at me and says let's go. I reluctantly jump out of the truck and wait at the side walk. 

Mom walks to the back of the truck and grabs out to duffel bags out and hands one to me. I'm confused I thought I was just staying for a week. I say to her. Well, we will have to see and it doesn't hurt to be sure. she says to me. we both turn around and walk in. 

The entire place is white with navy blue accents. The front desk is located in the middle of the room. There's a lady at the desk. she's probably about 30 years old. She looks up and smiles at us. Hello, she says.  I frown and look down. I don't want to be here and I'm going to show everyone that. 

Hello, my mom says. I'm here to drop off Axel and talk with his doctors. Ah yes here it is, she says. the doctor will be right down to talk to you you can go sit down over there. she says with a smile. I trudge over to the couch and land in the corner and swing my feet up, lean back. mom scowls at me but says nothing. She sits down in a chair across from me. 

Seeming like hours later the doctor shows up. He's wearing a sweater vest with tan pants. I look away and go back to staring out the window. Hi, he says in a chipper voice. I cringe if this is going to be my doctor I will die. 

Hello, mom says and gets up to shake his hand. 

Well, if you would just follow me, we can go up stairs and talk. he says turning around. Mom looks at me as the doctor looks back. I haven't gotten up yet and I don't plan to. Mom walks over to me and not seem to have any more tolerance for my shit. grabs my arm and pulls me up. I get up she grabs the two bags as I slowly follow them. 

we reach the elevator and he pushes the up button.  We walk into a mirrored room of shorts. It looks big enough to hold about 20 people with it not being cramped. I walk in and slouch against the wall. He pushes a number four on the wall of buttons. there are only six buttons on the entire wall. So, six levels. six levels of crazy people. yay

we get to the fourth floor. The floor is set up like a giant room in the middle with rooms lining the walls on each side.all the doors seem to open, but a few closer to us are closed and through the window, I can see people sitting in chairs in a circle.  

A glass wall with the words adolescents Ward. Sit's about twenty feet away from the elevators.  we walk around it and into a room with a white table an five white chair set up around it. the room is small just big enough to fit the table and chairs. I sit in the farthest chair and mom sits one away from me and the doctor on the other side. Alright, I'm doctor Carl Lightning I will be your doctor throughout your stay at Lakeview. He says in my direction. I ignore him and stare at the titles on the floor. Axel? we need to talk to determine what rank you will be put into. He says in almost a concerned voice.

 I look up with a glare What? I say in an angry voice. 

Well, I just have to ask you a couple questions. he says 

We went through all of the question and there weren't a few questions. there were tons of questions then pictures that looked like splatter paint on a piece of paper. It seemed like the picture and questions would never end. Finally after about an hour of talking to doctor lightning. we were done. 

Ok, while I go and talk to the nurses you may say your goodbyes and then take your bags and sit at that table over there until I come and get you. He says looking at my mother then to me. 

Whatever I say. He walks away and starts talking to the ladies at the desk across the room. 

I turn to my mom Scowl at her and say Bye in a harsh voice. Goodbye, sweety she says and walks in for a hug. I duck underneath her arm just before she touches me and stand up behind her grabbing the bags. 

I take the bags and walk to the table. I don't look back at her, but I think I can hear an almost silent sob from her direction, but it's gone in an instant.