A/N: I have no idea what goes on in a psychiatrist’s office, it's just a guesstamation

A/N: I have no idea what goes on in a psychiatrist’s office, it's just a guesstamation

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When I woke up the next morning I actually felt happy for once. Well happier than I've been since my dad left. There was still something but I couldn't place it. I got up and took a shower. After I got dressed I went into the kitchen and saw Ray sitting at the table.

“Morning.” I said, sitting at the table.

“Morning, here” he passed a bowl of cereal.

“Thanks” I said and started eating.

“I couldn't convince my parents to let me stay with you this morning so you're going to have to be alone today, I hope that's cool for you”

The school gave me the rest of the week off so that I could 'heal emotionally' and told me to visit the schools psychiatrist at least once a week in the afternoon. I felt a little uncomfortable at the thought of being away from Ray, but the day wasn't going to take long so I was just going to deal with it.

Ray's parents came into the kitchen to get coffee.

“Jane, I think it's best if you stay inside this morning. We don't think its safe to go out and wander about right now, ok?” asked Ray's mom. I had a feeling she was going to tell me that.

“Ok” I replied, eating my cereal. Ray's parents quickly finished their coffees and bode us goodbye.

“Too bad I'm gonna have to move in with my grand-dad today.” I said after I heard the front door close.

“Yeah” Ray said, getting up to wash his bowl.

“Don't go crazy from being in this house too long” He said with a chuckle. It was nice to see him happy, it made me feel better.

“I won't,” I said, washing my bowl and leaning against the counter.” I'll just go through your comic books”

“Their not comic books, their graphic novels!” He said with mock offence. I laughed at him and playfully punched him.

“I better be going to school.” He said after a small silence.

“If anyone asks about me, just tell them to fuck off”

“Sure” He laughed.

I smiled. “Get going dofus, or you'll be late for class.”

I watched him walk to school and went into the living room. I had the whole house all to myself, no worrying about whether my mom was going to come home drunk or worrying about one of her 'boyfriend's coming. It was a weird feeling, one that I haven't felt in way too long of a time. I made my way to Ray's bedroom.

He has an amazingly huge collection of books and movies in his room. I was amazed how he could afford all of them. I took a look at his 'graphic novels', picked something out and lay down on his bed. For the next while I read all the other books in the series.

.x.x.x.

Before I knew it, it was almost lunchtime. I stretched and went to the kitchen to get something to eat. Ray's parents came in and started having lunch. You'd think I would be comfortable enough to talk to them casually, but no. The room was filled with awkward silence for a long time.

The silence was broke by the sound of the phone ringing. Ray's father answered it. I continued to eat my lunch, staring out the window. Ray's dad came back into with a huge smile on his face.

“Jane, the police arrested you're mom! They found her passed out at one of her friend's house. There's no more worrying now, you're safe.” He told me with a warm smile. I felt a huge wave of relief spread through me. Tears started pouring down my face. I didn't sob but I was close to it. I could live a normal life now, not having to worry about being hit anymore. Ray's parents smiled. I got up and awkwardly hugged them, hoping they could feel the thankfulness in the hug.

“Jane, I'm going to be bringing you to the school” Ray's mom said after the hug broke.

I wiped my face, chuckling at how much I cried. We went out the door and into her car. I couldn't wait till school was out so that I could tell Ray about my mom's arrest. She dropped me off and I went inside the school. I asked the secretary where the psychiatrist's office was.

I knocked on the door and opened it. The woman sitting at the desk looked up and smiled.

“Hi” I said nervously.

“Hello Jane, My name is Dr. Camilla Rodriguez. You can just call me Camilla if you want. Please, sit.”

I saw that there was a couch and two chairs. I didn’t want to feel like I was crazy by lying on the couch so I sat on a chair instead. Camilla sat in the other one.

“The first thing that I want you to know is that everything you tell me won’t leave this room. Doctor-Patient confidentiality.”

I felt a lot better when she said that. I knew that psychiatrists didn’t tell anybody about what their patients said, but hearing her say it helped a lot.

“I see that you're happy.”

“Yeah” I said, my small smile widening a bit.” The cops found my mom and arrested her.”

“That's marvelous news Jane!” she said, rubbing my shoulder. I felt the emotions coming back, but I held them.

“It's terrific news Jane, it really is. So why don't you tell me about yourself.”

Still keeping my emotions in check, I sighed and started talking.

“Well, until recently, I lived with my mom. She drank a lot, I guess to deal with something. She liked to take out her frustrations on me, because I think she thinks I’m the reason why my dad left us a couple years ago.”

“Why do you think that?”

“Because she only started getting drunk and started hitting me after he left.”

“I see, I see. Tell me about your father” She rested her chin on her hand.

I leaned back into the chair. “He was a good dad, I guess. He wasn’t very close. I hardly ever talked to him. I wasn’t very close to my parents. I would mostly talk to Ray about my problems.”

I paused, seeing if Camilla had anything to say. She didn’t so I continued.

“Ray has been my best friend since grade 2. I tell him everything and he makes me feel better. Lately I’ve been having…different feelings for him. Especially after I was raped.” I delayed on saying the last word, feeling the joy escape me.

“You were raped? How long ago was this?”

“A couple weekends ago.”

“Can you tell me what happened that night?”

I hesitated, not knowing what to say.

“If you don’t feel comfortable with telling me, that’s ok. Remember that I can’t say a word outside this office.”

I quickly thought about it and decided to tell her.

“Well, this one night I was at a party. I was really drunk that night, I couldn’t tell what people were saying to me so I just didn’t talk to anyone. I got this drink from some guy and all I remember after is vomiting on the floor and passing out.”

“What do you remember after?”

“I remember I woke up the next day at like 10:00 at night. I was naked on a bed with blood between my legs. There wasn’t anybody in the house so I was safe. After I got dressed and kind of trashed the place even more than it was I went and stayed over at Ray’s house.”

“Nobody else besides your friend Ray knows about this?”

“Nope.”

“And you didn’t go to the authorities?”

“No.”

“I see.” She scribbled something on a piece of paper. We continued to talk about my mom and the issues around abuse. It was liberating telling her all this. Even though I have Ray to talk to, it was nice to tell someone else. We finished 15 minutes before school was out so I went and sat at our usual spot and waited for Ray.

“Hey Jane”

I looked up and smiled. I stood up and hugged him.

“They arrested my mom Ray!” I said, the smile widening on my face.

“That's great Jane!” He said, hugging me again. It was nice hugging someone so much taller than me. We finished hugging and started walking.

“So how was your session with the shrink?”

“It was interesting I guess. Dr. Camilla is really nice, she helped me a lot.”

“Why don't we the park for a bit?” I suggested after a small silence.

“Why not.” He said with a smile.

I smiled back and we went in the direction to the park. It wasn’t far from the school so we didn’t have to walk for long. The weather outside was a little cloudy, but I didn’t mind. Weather like this is better than completely sunny.

We got to the park and Ray sat on the grass next to a tree and leaned on it. I sat beside him and rested my head on his shoulder. The thoughts about what I said to Dr. Camilla about Ray were swirling through my head. We sat there for a while, listening to the wind blow through the leaves of the tree.

“Jane?” Ray asked. I kept my head on his shoulder.

“Yeah?’

“A lot of things have been happening lately. I've been feeling a lot of things. I just wanted you to know that I...love you” He said slowly. I didn’t know if it was feeling his heart beating fast or mine. With the adrenaline pumping through my veins I lifted my head off his shoulder and looked at him.

He leaned in, putting a hand on my face and I slowly kissed him. What I felt was better than a high. I felt as though everything in the world was right. Small tears fell down my cheek. I couldn’t concentrate on anything else but his lips on mine.

Our lips parted and he took me into his arms. We sat there feeling each others heartbeat, knowing tomorrow will be a better day.

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A/N: Thanks for reading, I hope the ending wasn't too gooey haha. Please leave a review and let me know what you thought.