Ward Nine |

002| Muted

"Can you tell me how you are feeling? Or maybe you have questions."
My first session with him gets me no where but the whole time I really tried.

"You can go back to rec if you-" he gets up and leaves. I sigh at my lack of talent and document how it went.

As I do so a girl walks in and sits down. I don't recognize her at all. She just sits there with her head down, her hair covering her face. She mumbles to herself, "One not two." Over and over she says this.

"Um. Are you okay?" I ask but she ignores me, just repeating the phrase.
I frown getting up to call for a nurse.

"I'm sorry, she gets like this after not taking her meds. Forgive me." I stand in my doorway as she walks her out.

I sigh, soon catching Jolan's eyes. He stares my way blankly. I noticed he wears that expression a lot. I tear my attention from him when my phone buzzes.

Hubby
I'll be a little late getting home tonight
But i'll be sure to bring you food.

I disregard the text heading down the hall to ask about the girl.
"Who was she?" I ask the nurse at the front desk.

"Sara Wang She just got here recently."
"Can I see her?" She nods handing me her file. I look through it as I find her room number.

Halfway there I bump into Jolan. "Excuse me." I say but he doesn't reply or spare me a glance.

I decide on not following him amd instead finding the girl.

I notice her room door is open, cautiously I step inside.
"Sara?"
"No. I didn't know I swear." She shakes violently as she speaks. I grab her wrist stopping her from hitting herself.

"I didn't know I swear!"
"Hey it's okay. Just look at me Sara." I say but her attention falls to the doorway where Jolan now stands.
"No! I didn't know I swear!" She yells at him.

Horrid, I watch the way she reacts to him.

She starts crying and repeating herself despite his calmness. He walks in kneeling in front of her and cupping her face. As she looks into his eyes her heaving stops and her voice lowers.

"I didn't know I swear." She whispers to him. He says something in her ear and kisses her head. Before he stands up to leave.