Chapter 11
I rose up and sat down again, in other words, I was doing sit ups. They said physical exercise was the best solution for a Frustrated mind and a frustrated body . As soon as I was done, I grabbed my flask and gulped as much water as I could.
A drop of salty sweat dropped down from the forehead as I heard him call my name, My heart dropped as I knew in a few days he will bid me goodbye. As much as I tried to pretend, I knew it was so obvious that I wasn't happy. Not happy as he was all set, all decked up and it didn't seem like he felt any kind of uneasiness leaving me alone.
"So..?" he said as he walked towards me
"So?" I replied sarcastically
He smiled as he raised his eyebrows and bit his lip as he spoke up, "You hate me, don't you?"
I sighed as I grabbed ma towel and wiped a few drops of sweat left. As I tried to walk away Rey grabbed my hand,
"Come with me "
I winced as I followed him, "Where are we going?"
He didn't reply. I furrowed and frowned as I followed him. Why the hell am I still doing as he says? I could have said no, I could have ignored him, I could have asked him to let go of my hand, but no! I silently walked with him instead. Till a point where we reached somewhere behind the rehab center. I looked around, apart from some tall old trees there was no one.
He still kept walking. Where on earth is he taking me?
We walked for another 15 minutes till we finally reached near the fence of our Rehab, my heart pounded when I saw a piece of fence which was broken. Did Rey break it? There was a small space, enough for someone to sneak in and out. And it was in such a place where no one would ever see, no guard would ever pass, no CCTV will ever capture.
"How do you know about this?" I panicked.
He smirked as he looked at me, "I made this"
I gulped as he slowly squeezed through the gap. My heart stopped pounding, I looked back at Rehab, a calm quiet rehab, and then through the Gap I stared at Rey, I knew this was wrong, but then Its Rey on the other side, and there's nothing wrong that Rey ever does.
Atleast that's what I thought, unaware of what was coming up next.
We walked past the fence. A thick wild forest followed us. Plants of all sizes and green colour of all shades. In a way it felt good, the smell of wet soil and old wood was pleasant.
Finally breaking the odd silence I asked, "So you brought me all the way to this jungle for what?"
He just kept walking.
"Rey? Are you possessed? You're kinda freaking me out" I said as I bent down and passed through a fallen uprooted old tree.
Soon I began sneezing; there was something in the air that wasn't pleasant. Everything infront of me was foggy. I began rubbing my eyes as the smoke started to irritate me.
"Ohkay dude, Are we even supposed to go this far? What place is this?"
As I opened my eyes I was shocked! This place was shabby, a small old half broken tent was infront of me and I could hear weird music coming out of it. I looked at Rey all astonished and shocked. He rubbed the back of his neck, I was clearly not prepared for what he spoke up next.
"So, I'll be gone in a few days and you'll be all alone. I know its hard to get through without drugs, infact its impossible to survive. So here I present to you ! Something that I'm sure you'll need"
"N xing yo shnme h"i zu" An old Chinese man walked out of the tent
Rey immediately turned and faced him, I stared at both of them. This person didn't seem happy about us being around. But then Rey was calm as if he knew him. Infact he smiled and walked towards the guy,
"Sh w', Rey"
I was astonished, did Rey just reply in his language? What language is it anyways? What are these guys talking??
"T sh shu" the man asked as he pointed his finger towards me.
I gulped as I grabbed Rey's wrist. Something felt terribly wrong. Rey on the other hand cleared his throat as he answered back,
" T xyo ti"
"Ok stop it both of you'll..." I whispered as I panicked "...What is going on? What languages are you guys talking, who is he?"
The man just walked inside his tent and Rey faced me.
"His Men Xiu"
"Men who??" I asked all confused, "...You can speak Chinese?"
Rey raised his eyebrows , "Flawlessly"
Soon the Chinese walked out and placed a small packet in Reys palms. My eyes pooped out as I saw it. Did he just pass on drugs to Rey?
"Here.." , Rey handed it to me "..you'll need this"
"No!!" I yelled as I pulled my hand back, "...Rey we don't need this!! Rehab is trying to fix us. Look at us Rey. We have come a long way. Look at you. You're almost fine, off drugs for 8 months and you still survived. Can you imagine...you.."
I stopped right there. Rey looked at me and I could read his mind through his eyes,
"You never went off drugs." I whispered Rey just took a deep breath in,
" Taani! We need it. It's a part of us. No matter how hard you try Taani, we will never be the same person again. No matter where we go we will always be known as that addict, it will haunt us forever"
I grabbed my arms, what have I got myself into?
"Rey" I said as I let a deep breath out, " You were my inspiration!! I looked up at you. You motivated me. You made me believe that I don't need drugs any more. But all that was a lie. You never got away with drugs. That's why you snapped back all the time!!"
Rey sighed, " and look where it got me. I'm now all set to leave Taani. You just need to fool these guys. Pretend you're all sane without drugs , just pretend their counseling is working on you,.." He sighed angrily as he began pointing towards the rehab, "...who are they to fix us? These physicians think they know it all? They don't know shit about what we go through Taani. They've never been through this. They think its easy!!"
"They try to fix what we destroyed within us Rey..." I spoke as tears began brimming in my eyes. I didn't know what hurt more, the part that Rey was never off drugs or that he fooled us all this time, "...All they do is want to make our lives better. We are messed up and they are trying to untangle us, we can't cheat them, please lets go and never come back"
Rey giggled, "I am going next week anyways"
I looked at him and around us, the quiet jungle, birds chirping, wind slowly blowing. I wish all this could make me feel peaceful.
"lets go back and tell them you're not fit enough to leave. Lets start over again Rey. We can survive without drugs. I can!! I know it now. Look at me. I haven't snapped back in weeks. I don't even think about drugs anymore. I am getting better. You just need to train your mind. Remember? That's what you told me the first day I came here."
"I lied" Rey spoke up angrily.
There was a fierce sharp look in his eye. I knew he wouldn't listen to me. Maybe if I rebel he'll get more aggressive. For the first time I felt a wave of fear pass through me. I was scared of him. Scared of Rey, the guy whom I was falling for, it turns out he was someone else all together.
"Rey! Can we go back, please?"
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I lay on my bed and stared at Rey's room. I couldn't believe he was so good of an actor. When did he sneak out? How did he meet that Chinese guy? I tossed and turned over and over again. Trying to think what should I do next. I knew he would leave in few weeks. And then what? He will probably get back into drugs and then lose his parents again, and this time probably forever.
I can't let that happen. No, I need to help him. Even if it meant going against him. Within seconds I was walking aimlessly in the corridor, trying to figure out whom am I supposed to talk to. I was about to turn back into my room when I saw a nurse pass by,
" hey!! I need to talk to someone"
I knew tomorrow Rey might not look at me like how he does now. He even might hate me. But initially I hated him too, but when I felt he's helping me it all changed right? So now I'll just have to wait. Wait till he gets why I did this. And hopefully, I wont have to wait long. Coz I'll miss him, miss him being nice to me, and I don't know how I'll deal with his hatred.
Edited by Andy_Dynamite - 9 years ago
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