Hearing Their Cries

Chapter 3

Liam's POV(For Now)

        I hated having Cassidy mad at me. I felt like I would lose the one person that was like me. Her parents were assholes just like mine. When they found out, hers threw her into a mental institution and mine threw me out of the house. I didn't want her to be upset at all, but I only wanted to help her. If any other doctor had found her doing that, she would have been dragged right to a doctor to give her more medicine. I knew how it felt. Not wanting to eat. Making everything people made you eat come up minutes after. I knoew she didn't have to pee earlier. I followed her because I've used that excuse too many times. It feels shitty to have poeple not understand you, and I don't want her feeling that way. I'm here for her and she needs to understand that.

        I knew I had to talk to her again. She had quiet time, and I knew noone would care if we were talking anyway. I could say it was a patient worker situation if anyone asked. I walked to her cell, the entire time thinking about what I would tell her. I wouldn't want her to feel pressured, but she needs to trust me. As I walked up to the doors of her cell, she had her earbuds in and her eyes were closed. I didn't hesitate to walk over and pull them out of her ears gently, careful not to startle her.

        "What do you want Liam? It's quiet time you know." Her voice was onnoyed, and it honestly hurt me a little.

        "i wanted to talk about earlier. I didn't mean to be rude. I just don't want you doing that to yourself."

        "It's fine. I was upset already, but I need to ask you. When I was yelling at you, you said you used to have an eating disorder?"

        "Oh yeah. I used to starve myself and when people made me eat, I'd do exactly what you did. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to push you there Cassidy. I was trying to help."

        "I know. It's okay you weren't trying to push me there. I just want to get better on my own terms, so don't do it again. If I want to eat, I will eat."                

        "Understandable. Are you okay?"

        "Honestly, Nope. I feel like noone here believes anything I say, and they're giving me medicine I don't need and My family sucks, my brother and my best friend is dead, and the only person that I can trust is the same person that keeps me locked in this place."

        "Yikes. Sounds pretty shitty to me. What if I told you something to make it better?"

        "What could you possibly say?"        

        "I'm no longer going to work in this section of the hospital."

        "Liam! How is that good? Where are you going? Will I see you anymore?"

        "Calm down.  talked to my supervisor about what happened today, but I left out the fact about you purging... She thinks all I convinced you to do was eat. So, she wants all of the patients to get better and will provide whatever they need to do so."

        "Liam... I'm really confused now. Where are you going with this?"

        "You're so oblivious. I am now your personal assistant. I only have to work with you now. Every other day anyway. All I have to worry about is you for twentyfour hours. And by the way, I have nothing going on at home currently, so I have my own room here and I will being staying here for a week." She didn't hide the smile on her face as she shreiked and jumped into my arms. A whole week with the only person I cared about.

        "Thank you so much Liam!"

        "Oh.. and did I mention that If I meet my goal by the end of the week then you can move to Low-risk?"

        "Oh my gosh! What's the goal? Can I help?"

        "Yes actually... I don't know if you'll want to though."

        "What is it Liam?"

        "You have to gain a pound... only one though." She sighed and looked at the floor.

        "I don't know Liam. You know what happened today. I don't know if I can. I mean I want to but-"

        "Cassidy. If you really want to then you can. I'll help too. I've gone through the same thing you're going through right now. I can help I promise."

        "How did you get better Liam?" I shrugged.

        "I had a really good support system." She rolled her eyes at me

        "That would be really nice, but I don't exactly have that."

        "You do cassidy. You have me, and my only goal is to make you better."

        "Thank you." Just then, the bell rang again, signaling bed  time. I knew she would have to take her medication, and even then she would fight it for hours before she finally gave in. I got up to finally go and get her medicine. When I brought it back to er, the people had already shut off all of the lights and she was huddled in a corner wit the blankets tucked around her.

        "Are you alright Cassidy?"

        "Yeah... Will you stay with me until I sleep. I feel safer If you're with me." I nodded and handed her the pill with a little dixie cup of water. I don't know how she did it. Pills made me gag, but she swallowed it like it was nothing. I nodded as she got into her bed. She was gorgeous, and I knew it was wrong, but I wanted her to be better so I could be with her. I felt connected to this girl with so many things wrong with her. But to me she was perfect. I stroked her beautiful brown har with my fingers. SHe had been here a while, so you could see where the highlights stopped and the roots started, and it was beautiful. I stared into her green eyes as they grew heavy. They drooped down until they stayed closed. I got up and left, carful not to make too much noise and wake her. I hoped she would sleep through the night this time. She had trouble sleeping because those stupid medications brought on the cries more when she was asleep.

        In my bed, I realized that there was one thing that we had the most in common. There was one thing that we both hated the equally. Ant that thing was hearing their cries.

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