Mental ~ H.S

Chapter 24

  Annabelle-

I left Harry's room with his words glued to my mind. We have come such a long way and I would never have pictured myself falling for one of my patients. It is a surreal thing indeed. Of course, there is nothing official between me and Harry. Even if we both wanted to make it official, it would be a really difficult thing. I don't see him, except when I am at work. We wont be able to have a real relationship.

However, if I am able to get Harry out of this place, then maybe we can be together. We will be able to go out on a real date and actually get to know each other. Am I crazy for getting my hopes up so high? I do not want to get attached only to have my heart broken. Trust me, heart breaks are a horrible thing. My last break up was hard on me.

Harry said I keep him sane.

In a way, he makes me lose my sanity. Only him. Around him, I feel more confident and willing to do the extreme. At the same time, something about Harry is deathly frightening. Despite that, it's the way he scares me that is so alluring. I can not help but let the smile on my face grow at the thought of him. Harry's presence here makes it all worth while. I have never realized just how boring it was here, until he showed up.

I reached my office and unlocked the door, taking a seat on my chair. Then I pulled out my clipboard and wrote the information needed for today. The phone rang and I placed my pencil down to answer it.

" Hello?" I spoke into the phone.

" Annabelle, at long last you answer!" The familiar lady's voice rings through the other side.

Mom.

" Mom?" I speak a bit surprised that she called me right now.
" Yes mom. What have you forgotten you had a mother?" She questions making me grow guilty. I have been neglecting her. There is no real reason to why I haven't called.

" Sorry, mom," I sigh into the phone, knowing I have nothing else to say.

" I called your cellphone a billion times. Your office phone as well." She rambles on through the line. My mom had this habit where she never lets anything go. As she scolds me for the lack of time I have had for her, I sit there biting on my lip. She goes on to tell me what she has been up to.

" You still working at that crazy place?" My mom speaks her ignorant words. I don't think it's appropriate to call this place a ' crazy place'
Despite how unstable a lot of these patients are, it is a mental condition and not their choice.

" Yeah." I say. There is a long pause through out the line.

" I'm here," She says and takes me a bit to figure out what she means by I'm here.
" Here, where?" I ask my mother.

" I'm here to visit you," She says and I am happy and surprised at the same time. My mom doesn't visit me often and I don't see her much.
" Yeah? That's great." I say.

After a bit of conversing on the phone, I close the phone. I take a look at the rest of the schedule for the day and see I have a meeting with Carson. Leah wont be with me and Niall today. So it's only us to with the dude.

I grab the forms and make my way to the elevator. The doors closed and the small space is quickly engulfed with the usual elevator music. I must say it is actually quite relaxing. There is a ding noise and it reopens. I step out and turn the corner, seeing Niall waiting for me at the usual spot. " Hello, Niall," I greet him.

He isn't his usual cheerful self today and I only wonder what could be wrong with him. " What's the matter?" I ask him, knowing he is clearly not well at all.

" My girlfriend and I broke up," He speaks and I quickly feel sorry for him. " Why, what happened?" I ask and he takes a deep sigh.
" She cheated on me with her ex boyfriend. To think, I actually thought she loved me," He speaks through sorrow words and I engulf him in a friendly hug.

" If she cheated on you then she is most undeserving of you. You are better off without her. You're sweet, funny, good looking, and every other possible amazing thing out there." I say and he cracks a smile.

" Thanks, Annabelle," He says and I shoot him a smile. We make our way to Carson's room and enter.
He sits on his bed looking bored as ever. Once he spots us, he shoots us his usual disgusting smirk. Knowing he was a factor in Harry's pain and Angela's death is sickening. This man altogether is sickening.

" Well well well," He says and I urge myself mentally not to roll my eyes at him. A part of me feels like no way in hell is he mentally ill. He is just a horrible person who deserves to be in prison.

" Lets just get down to business," I speak with more confidence than expected of myself. I flip through the forms in front of me and prepare a few questions.

" Alright. Have you been eating well?" I ask him and he scoffs. " The food here is shit" He complains, crossing his arms.
The food here isn't good yeah but he deserves it I think to myself.

I take a glance at Niall and see he is in no mood to deal with Carson at this moment. So I take it into my own hands. Niall already has a lot on his mind and I don't mind taking control of today's session.

" What have you been thinking about lately?" I ask the criminal in front of me and he smirks like usual.

" I have been thinking about what I will do to all of you, when I get out of here." He says and I can't help and feel like he is the one who is after me. However, why would he come right out and just say it?

I continue through the interview with him and all his answers are beyond annoying. He is doing this just to irritate me and it's working, to my dismay.