Fall (One Direction) [Sequel To Run]

Chapter Nineteen

She blushes slightly.

“He doesn't know how screwed up I am” she says. “He'll change his mind once he figures it out.”

“I swear, you're one of the most normal people I know” I reply. “He won't figure anything out unless you tell him.”

She seems to brighten just a bit at that.

“Thanks” she says, smiling at me. “Of course we're friends, Callin. I don't think I've ever had a better one.”

-

Annalise

After breakfast, I have my individual therapy session.

My aide walks me to today's therapist's office.

I have two, one in on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the schizophrenia. He's called Theodore. The other is in on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays for the anorexia, and her name is Jane. I'm seeing her today.

Jane invites me into her office, and my aide leaves for her two hour break. Or whatever they do while we're in therapy.

I sit down on Jane's couch, prepared for the usual.

And the usual is what happens.

-

“Annalise, come on, we've got to go” Dad calls up the stairs.

I take one last look in the mirror, and then leave my bedroom.

Dad is standing by the front door, at the bottom of the stairs.

“I don't want to go” I say softly, remaining at the top.

“I know” Dad replies. “But we have to.”

I shake my head, no.

I don't want to go.

I may be just ten but I know that Mum killed herself and I don't want to see her dead again, I don't, I can't.

“Anne, I will carry you there if I have to” he says.

I take one tentative step towards the staircase.

“Good” Dad says. “I'm sorry, princess, I know you don't want to, but Mum would want to see you once more, yeah?”

“I don't care” I say. “She left us.”