Night's at the Café

Chapter 9

Toby made it back to school. Toby hope that nothing change but he was wrong. He had people looking at him with sad filled eyes like they feel sorry for him or something. Then there where some that looked at him like he was going to break or snap at any moment. When he walked into the class rooms the teacher weren't any better.

He know that they mean well, at less he hopes but he don't know how much longer he can take people looking at him like he not the same person any more. Sure he was kidnapped and beat but he still the same Toby that everyone knows.

When lunch came around he thought things would be better since he gets to see he's friends. Was he wrong there. They looked and treated him like his made of glass. He just sat thought it. Thinking tomorrow would be better.

That whole week everyone just looked at him. By the third day Toby try to stay by himself. He couldn't stand the looks that everyone is giving him. On top of that he has he first therapy meeting. Gale taking him.

Gale is the only one now who not looking at him waiting for him to break, snap, cry or something. When Toby first came home, Gale looked at him like that, but more like he fault as a brother to keep Toby safe.

Their parents came home when Toby started school and they look at Toby the same as everyone else does. By the end of the week his parents were off on some business meeting. Toby knows better, he know they can't stand to look at him with all the cut, burn and buries on him.

He still can't look in a mirror. Most of the cut are gone but there are scares and every time Toby looks at them all he sees is him getting hit and the look on Gioele face as he hit him. The smell of his only blood even the taste. At one point in time Toby thought Gioele was going to rape him. After all Gioele would whisper all the things he wanted to do to him and send a video to Oliver. But that didn't happen, Toby happy about that.

Gale sat in the car waiting on his brother. He can tell Toby having a hard time with everything. He can see the looks people give him. Gale wants to punch them in the face but he hold himself back he has to be strong for his brother.

He knows Toby strong. After what he been thought he coming back to his old self again. Now that others can see this and stopped thinking his going to break it would be great. Toby walked out of the school and to Gale car. "Ready?" Gale asked. "Yeah." Toby said.

Gale got Toby sign in and sat beside him. Gale not going to push Toby to much and he's not going to the him the Oliver is the one to set this whole thing up for him. They sat in the quiet, the only sound was from two little boys playing.

"Toby Bay." A woman called out. Toby stood and followed the woman to a officer looking room. "Ms. Borden will be with you in a moment. Can I get you anything until then?" The woman asked. "No ma'am." Toby said. The woman nodded her head before closing the door. Toby looked around the room. Its not what he picture it would look like.

It more welcoming and warm. Not cold and closed off like he thought it would be. He stood and made his way the floor to ceiling window. He could see everything from there. Toby was so lose in his thought that he didn't hear the door open and close.

"Toby Bay." Toby heard a woman say. Toby turn to look. "I'm Ms. Borden." The woman said as she moved around her desk and took a sit. "Are you okay there or would like to sit?" Ms. Borden asked. Toby took the sit across from her. "I didn't want to disturbed you. You look like you where in deep thought." Ms. Borden said as she grabbed a pen and notepad.

"What would you like to talk about today?" Ms. Borden asked. Toby looked at her. "Thought you where going to asked question?" Toby asked. "I do. I ask questions when they need to be asked." Ms. Borden said. "For example you tell me something like a person you have a crush on. You tell me about it and I'll ask questions about it. Like how you meet, do you think they feel the same, do you see any signs they like you to. Things like that. I more or less go off what you tell me.

I have read your file and know what happen, but I find it better to hear it from the person that way I can help you better. Of course you don't have to talk about what happen today, we can talk about whatever you want and work up to what happen to you at your own pasted." Ms. Borden said.

It took Toby a moment. He talked about how he feels when people look at him. He wants to see him like he was before not as a broken person. He talked about Gale and how much he helped him, how his parents looked at him and more or less as a broken person and just left using they have a business meeting to leave him with his brother.

He moved in with his brother after his parents left. Gale called and let their parents to let them know that Toby moved in with him. They came home the next day. He didn't go to see them. He talked about Tanner and Oliver. Ms. Borden asked about Oliver. Toby told her.

Which lead him to talk about what happen to him. By the time he was done he felt a little better. "Time is up. How do you feel now?" Ms. Borden asked as she sat her notepad down with the pen on top of it. "I feel better. I felt okay before but now I feel a lot better." Toby told her.

"That's good to hear. We can meet once a week if you like." Ms. Borden said. "That will work." Toby said as he stood up. Toby followed Ms. Borden to the front desk. Gale stood up when he saw his brother came out. "How do you feel?" Gale asked Toby. "I feel better." Toby told Gale as he hugged his brother.

"Here is your appointment for next week. If you can't make it call and let us know." Ms. Borden said as she handed Toby a card with the time and date. "Thank you." Toby said as he took the cared.