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Lee was soothed slightly by Summer petting off his hair. Closing his eyes tightly and opening them again trying to get the tears out of his eyes. Burying his head into Summer's chest half-crying half-hyperventilating his chest and shoulders shuddered heavily with every breath taken. Lee lifted his hand to his mouth locking his mouth tightly round the side of his thumb for his own comfort. Not causing any pain to himself just biting down lightly, making small red marks in his hand. Rocking back and forth slowly he wimpered lightly.

Lee shut his eyes tightly as the tears slowed down. Still gnawing on his hand he nodded quickly then changed his mind and shook his head. Lee was confused at the moment all the things that had happened today were taking there toll on him. " I don't know..." he whispered. Trying to slow down his breathing so he wasn't gasping for air anymore.

~Few days later~

"Lee? Your parents are here to see" A female carer said walking over to Lee.Lee looked up quickly at the carer, she took his hand and lead him down the corridor. Lee gripped her hand tightly biting his nails nervously. "Calm down Lee its okay" she reassured him when she stopped by a room. "Of you go" She said opening the door and walking Lee inside the room. Sitting him down in a chair she pressed a button on the wall and spoke into the speaker clearly. " OK were ready for them they can come in now" A second carer opened a second door letting two people in.

"Hi Lee" a woman said " i hardly recognize him Steve" she whispered to her husband. Looking at Lee she smiled and sat down in front of him.

Lee sat there not knowing what to do looking at the carer that took him in slightly, he looked away and looked at his parents quickly.

Lee looked up at his father spoke to him, asking him how he had been. What was Lee supposed to say? that He was doing fine aside from the fact he almost tried to spell his name on his arm and ended up having an emotional breakdown. Lee opened his mouth to speak but couldn't, lifting his arm up he ran his hands through his hair nervously. Looking around the room again he folded his arms biting his nails.

Paula gasped when she saw the dressing on Lee's arm. Putting her hand over her mouth slightly. She turned to her husband "Hes still not talking, Steve. and he's trying to hurt himself again" she whispered her voice cracking with worry for her son, her now only child.

Lee stopped breathing for a few moments, letting out a gasp of breath he shook his head. It just wasn't true Maria wouldn't do anything like that, running a hand through his hair. Lee hands began shaking rapidly, "no..i-i-its not true....Maria..sh-she wouldn't" he mumbled shaking his head again, his eyes flickering from the floor to his parents.

" It's true Lee" Paula said tears rolling slowly down her face, Looking over at her husband she put a hand on top of his.

Lee refused to believe it, gripping the back of his hair pulling it tightly. Tears filled Lee's eyes making his vision blurry. "No, No" He said to himself. He began sobbing quietly. Paula wanted to hug Lee to tell him everything was going to be fine, but even she didn't know what to do.

"I can't believe that Maria would do something like that,i mean s-she...wouldn't...do you know why she?" Lee said obviously dreadfully upset. he was running his hands through his hair like it would fall out any second. Scrunching his face tightly he tried to calm himself down, he hated the thought off his sister who he loved so much was dead. Even though he felt a burning guilt for almost killing her it became even heavier with her actual death now on his mind. Lee was rocking on his chair slightly he kept shaking his head.

Paula kept her hand on Steve's even though he turned away from her. She was there to support her husband ans help her son. But from what she was seeing, he wasn't doing very well, it almost seemed to her that he had got worse.

Lee looked at his father who was refusing to even look at him "But...Why? why didn't you let her see me?i-i mean you- you still don't think that i meant to hurt her? You know how much i loved Maria. But you could have at least let her come? Why didn't you?" He said in a massive ramble growing stressed quickly standing up he pointed at his father hand shaking violently "YOU! You could have stopped this! you could have let her see me!" A carer started to approach Lee slowly " Lee, Lets calm down, Yeah?" Lee stayed where he was no moving. In one swift move Lee dived over the table pushing his father to the floor hitting him repeatedly on the chest " Its your fault, you could have stopped it, you should have let her!!" Lee screamed.

Paula watched in horror as Lee's mood switched so quickly, she didn't know what to do she was so surprised and shocked at her son. Who used to be so sweet towards others was now in a mental asylum and attacking her husband.

Opening her eyes and taking one last look around the room Autumn decided her sister wasn't coming there anytime soon. So she got up and walked out the room. Once she got to her room Autumn walked in and noticed her sister sitting with her legs hanging over the bars of the top bunk.
"Hi" she said walking over to the ladder
She climbed up the ladder and sat down on the bed next to her sister "What you drawing? She asked curiously.

Lee screamed his lungs out "NO! Let me go!" as Andrew dragged him off his father kicking his legs out violently. Being forced onto his chair and held in place. Struggiling against Andrews grip he listened to his words. Those words strck a nerve with Lee, pushing Andrew away he tried to get his dad again but was pulled down.

Paula wen't over to her husband helping him up "are you okay?" She asked quietly.

Autumn looked at her sisters sketchpad there in the middle of the page was a drawing of a guy,
"Uhh well whos that then?"
She wondered looking at her sister.

"NO! LET ME GOOO!! "Its your fault! It's all your fault!" Lee half-sobbed half-screamed as he was dragged out of the room. Struggling like his life depended on it Lee was carried down the corridor on the way to his room. Screaming hysterically Lee found it a substitute for the pain that his parents had thrust upon him. Trying to break free from Andrew's grip Lee sobbed loudly for more reasons than one.

"I think he took it worse than we hoped. What we going to do Steve?" Paula said holding her her husbands hand stroking the back of it with her thumb.