To Mend Her.

Chapter 15.

Andrew takes a deep breath in then starts talking.

"I used to live in New England when I was younger so I had to deal with snow non-stop. Well, one day my mom had a craving for some hot chocolate from Dunkin' Donuts. You know how all fathers are cheap, mine said my mom should just make the hot chocolate, but mom being the stubborn woman she was somehow convinced him to take all of us to Dunkin' Donuts. Throughout the day everything was calm, but New England has bipolar weather so as we're leaving the donut place it started raining. Icy roads and rain don't mix at all."

With his shaking hands he starts messing with his bracelets. I take his hand in mine to comfort him.

"Long story short my dad ended up crashing. I was in a coma for a month and woke up an orphan. I ended up moving to Texas with an aunt I never knew existed."

He pauses for a second.

"My aunt Dolly and I became super close. She and her husband couldn't have kids so she treated me as her own. That same year I was diagnosed with depression, I used to cut to make myself feel better. As I grew up I was introduced to drugs and booze. This went off for years until my aunt couldn't take it. My uncle hated the change in me so he made Dolly kick me out of the house. I stayed with a couple of friends, we did anything just for a bit of fun. Well one day we decided to drag race. I ended up crashing, which lead into another coma. When I woke up my aunt was there. She told me she was sending me somewhere to get help, then I ended up here in this nut house. Now I've been here for a year. I would've left earlier but months got added to my stay because of bad behavior and attempts of suicide. I've seen people die, seen people change for the better. I haven't died or changed. What's the point of having me here? I'm just dead weight."

I was about to speak up, but Alicia beat me to it, catching me by surprise.

"I'm going to say it like it is." She mumbles.

"And that is?" Andrew asks with an amused expression.

"You have to grow up."

"I do?"

"Yes, I'm thirteen and act more mature than you."

"How so?"

"For instance, I'm desperate like you to get out of here, but I don't go around trying to kill myself or I don't behave badly by starting a fight or telling off the people who want to help you out the most. Behave better and then maybe they might let you go."

"You're not one to talk Ms. Clean freak. The reason you're so damn calm is because you're always cleaning or fixing up the place."

I was about to stop them before something worse is said, but Alicia continues.

"I rather be cleaning than spending most of my time in the white room. I at least get to go home soon."

Andrew was about to talk back, but I pinch him.

"Ow!"

"Both of you stop arguing and apologize to each other."

"Sorry." They both mumble.

"Good."

"Tell us your story Veronica." Alicia says.

As I was about to talk the bell rings.

"Let's talk about this tomorrow."

I hug Andrew goodbye. Alicia just glares at him.

~~~~~~~

"What are you doing?" Alicia asks as I pull out paper and a pen.

"I'm going to write to my family and friend."

"Or do you mean your boyfriend." She says pointing to the picture of Hunter.

"He's my friend, Alicia."

'Although I'd like to be more than friends.'

"Your brother's cute." She says.

"Are you blind? He's ugly!"

"To to you because he's family, but to me he's dreamy."

She pulls out a book, giving me the chance to finish my writing.

Mom was first.

'Mom, I want to start off with an 'I'm sorry'. I'm sorry I've hurt you. You deserve a good daughter, hopefully when I get out of here I can be that good daughter. You won't have to give me injections so I can calm down. You won't have to waste money on a shrink anymore. That reminds me, how is your relationship with Arthur going? I know he makes you happy like dad used to.

Mom, I'm doing good here. Although I did get sent to the white room once. The white room is where they put you in for bad behavior. It wasn't for bad behavior though, I broke a guys nose for being inappropriate with my roommate Alicia. He raped her, he also raped ten other girls. Men like that doesn't deserve to live. They're just scum of the earth. Well, now I've became some sort of a hero to those girls.

Let me talk about my new friends Alicia and Andrew. Alicia is my roommate, she is only thirteen years old and acts more mature than anyone here. She's here because she has O.C.D, so basically if I leave a mess she makes me clean it. I love her already. If I could have a little sister, I'd want it to be her. She told me her life story, how she got that disorder. Poor girl went through a lot as a child.

Andrew on the other hand, a lot of things can be said about him. I bet you'd say 'Don't hang out with him, he's trouble.' He's a good person though. He was the first person besides Alicia to talk to me here. We hug all the time because he feels alone and I want to show him that he's not alone no more, he has me to talk to. He also opened up to me. He has a sad past mom, that reminds me that I'm real fortunate to have you around.

Andrew is really funny and cute. I love his black shaggy hair. He also has a couple of tattoos on his arms, I want some tattoos now too.

Mom, please forgive me for what I made you go through. I'm not a good daughter, I'll admit to that. I think sending me here was a good idea after all. Tomorrow is my first group therapy hope that goes well.

I love you Marilyn with all my heart, to the moon and back. Hope you can forgive me.

After that I wrote to Ivan then it was Hunter's turn.

'Hey Hunter, I miss you. I miss how you used to annoy me just to get me to smile, I miss your kindness, but in all I miss you the most. Your presence is good presence to be around with because you're always happy.

Thanks for the guitar! I would've turned even crazier here without one. I played 'The Scientist' the other day and didn't realize I was crying until  the very end. It reminded me of you. That song is now officially our song.

Still can't believe you came all the way to Dallas to visit me, sucks we couldn't see each other though.

I feel like you have a crush on me. Do you? I'll admit that I have a crush on you too.

'I contemplated whether scratching that out, but ended up leaving it there.'

'Like when you wrote that there was a light shining on me when you saw me. I think I saw the same light when I bumped into your chest. I wondered why someone like you was talking to someone like me. This may sound cocky to but I saw how you looked at my lips when you thought I wasn't looking. You wanted to kiss me, didn't you?

Hunter I'm sorry for kneeing you in your private part, hopefully you can still have kids.

Also, when you write back please send me CDs so I can pop it in the stereo they have here.

See you later Hunter.

~Yours truly, Ronnie.

'P.S I want the CD to be a John Lennon CD.'

When I'm done, I re-read over the letters for any mistakes, then put them in envelopes. Tomorrow I'd give them to Krystal so she can mail them.