Chapter 4 - Head-Shrinker

(Hailey's pov)

Next morning my mom calls me.

"Hailey, how are you doing?"

"Fine. Why are you calling?"

"I talked with George Peterson, your new therapist."

"..."

"Don't be angry, Hailey. He seemed very nice."

"... When is he coming?"

"Today at 5 pm. Be nice to him."

"I need to hang up."

"Bye." I end the call and look up to Tate.

"What was that about?"

"My mom called to therapist. He's coming at 5 pm."

"Do you want me gone before that or...?"

"No, you can stay. If you want to of course."

"I'll stay." Tate smiles. I smile back.

"What do you want to do?"

At 5 pm sharp, George Peterson arrives at my door.

"Hello, My name is George Peterson and I'm going to be your new therapist."

"I know." I say and let him in. We go to the study and start our session.

"Tell me about yourself." He says smiling. I won't respond to it.

"I'm Hailey Wray, I'm 17 years old, I dropped out of school last year and moved here with my mom, I'm 'unstable' and have some issues."

"Do you mean with those issues the incident half a month ago?"

"It wasn't an incident."

"Yes... Do you want to talk about it?"

"No."

"Okay, I understand. What do you do in your free time?"

"I'm with Tate."

"Who is Tate?"

"He's my... friend. He's an interesting guy." I say smiling for a first time.

"How often do you meet him?"

"Everyday."

"Everyday?"

"Yes."

"Are you close?"

"As close as you can in few weeks."

"Does Tate know about your sickness?"

"...Not yet."

"Are you planning on telling him?"

"I... don't know."

"What do you do together?"

"We talk, watch movies and stuff like that."

"What do you like to do?"

"Watch horror movies, draw and read."

"How has been your week?"

"Fine I guess."

"Have you taken your medication?" he says now serious, not smiling anymore.

"Yes." I say my face emotionless. Peterson seems to relax.

"That's good. It's really important. Have you noticed any side effects?"

"Not yet."

"That's good then. Your mother is very worried about you. She said you have been absentminded and quiet." Yeah right. She hasn't really been here that much.

"What are you trying to say?" I ask my face emotionless.

"Have you seen hallucinations again? And what about the voices?"

"I'm perfectly fine. She's just paranoid." I say smiling. He believes me. I almost fall into it too.

(Tate's pov)

I listen as Dr. Peterson and Hailey talks.

"We meet again in next week. Same place and time." Hailey escorts Peterson to the door and I walk back to her room. I sit on her bed and make myself visible. Hailey is hiding something from me. But I can't be mad at her. 'Cause I too am keeping things from her. Hailey comes in and lays next to me. She sighs deeply.

"I hate this. Why are they doing this? I only need you. No one else." My heart skips a beat.

"Maybe they are just worried about you?" I say smiling.

"Nah, they think I'm crazy." she says looking at the ceiling thinking.

"I have been on one too. At a psychiatrist."

"You have?" Hailey's head pops up now interested.

"Yeah, it helped me a lot actually."

"Do you think it would help me too?"

"Maybe. If you let him help you."

"Okay... I give it a shot." she says smiling and leaning on me. My heart beats fast on my chest. I wrap my arm around her and take her even closer. We stay like that the night. We talk about almost everything. Only leaving the topics of too personal things aside. I can feel the wall building between us. I can't stand this.

"Why are you seeing a therapist?" I ask seriously looking deeply at her eyes. She's startled but after seeing my calm expression she relaxes and starts to talk.

"About a month ago I tried to kill myself. That's why we moved here." I look shocked at Hailey. She tried to kill herself. I feel uneasy. I hug her tightly.

"Was it my fault at that time? That you tried to kill yourself again." I ask holding her in my embrace.

"No, it wasn't just your fault. Everything was a mess, a chaos. My mom, my father, and then you left me all alone. I know this sounds horrible but that's the truth." she says pressing her face to my shoulder.

"I'm sorry. Sorry that I left you all alone without anyone by your side."

"It's okay. I was stupid to try it again. I know it's pathetic. I'm pathetic."

"No you're not stupid or pathetic. I-I really like you..." I say my cheeks getting hotter and my heart beating faster. Hailey is quiet and then looks at me.

"I like you too." We have mutual feelings. I hug her and keep her in my arms. We both like each other. It's that simple.

Berry: I hope you liked the chapter and leave review. I have been busy with school but I managed to do this chapter so I really hope you liked it. It might be a bit confusing chapter and not as good as the others but it's an update. Sorry about my bad English.