The Treatment

Chapter 5

First thing in the morning Aaron called Dr Bellamy, she was actually pretty eager to talk to him about David and was immensely interested in everything he had to say. David himself was still asleep, that blue pill from yesterday clearly helped him sleep.

"So he's having bad dreams?" Dr Bellamy asked him over the phone.

Aaron was describing it poorly. "He was terrified, even before that." He tried to explain. "He gets angry in quick sharp bursts." He swore he could hear the scribbling of her pen through the phone.

"We have another appointment tomorrow, just observe him for another day." Dr Bellamy told him. "This could simply be a side effect of The Treatment."

Aaron was actually a little relieved. "So it can be fixed?" He asked.

"Maybe." She dismissed it rather simply. "Just try to do something relaxing."

"Like what?" Aaron said.

He heard pages flipping. "He likes the Zoo." She told him.

Aaron was a little floored with that information. For one he wasn't sure if this was breaching some kind of Doctor-patient confidentiality. Also this was actually useful information which is not what he was really expecting. "The Zoo?" He tried to confirm.

"Yes. He mentioned on many occasions he used to enjoy the Zoo." Dr Bellamy told him.

"I don't remember Dad or Mom really taking him that often, maybe on a field trip or something." Aaron said.

"His first hospital used to bring in animals to the kids section, then he went alone a lot while in foster care." Dr Bellamy informed him. Now he was sure it was getting too personal, but he supposed this wasn't exactly secret information.

"Thanks. I'll suggest it to David." Aaron said and ended the call shortly after.

It was still morning so Aaron decided to make some coffee and look up the Zoo, he hadn't been there himself in over a decade so was actually getting into the idea of going again.

David woke up to the smell of the coffee maker brewing a fresh pot of coffee. He groggily pushed himself up off the bed. The pill he took in the middle of the night left his head a little heavy but he knew it would wear off. Other than that he actually felt a little good, at least he seemed to feel alright.

He lifted himself up thinking a cup of coffee would be perfect, there was a lot he wanted to do now that he didn't need a cane and could walk around perfectly fine. When he got to the kitchen he noticed Aaron looking at him with concern.

"Good morning?" Aaron said cautiously.

"Hey." David replied and went to get a cup of coffee. He poured a full mug of black coffee from the pot and sat down at the table where Aaron was. He took a sip of the drink and winced, it was so bitter!

"What's wrong?" Aaron noticed David's discomfort.

"Is something wrong with the coffee?" David asked.

"No, it's the same as always."

"Well this is gross." David complained and slid the mug further away from him.

"We can get you a fresh cup when we go out." Aaron told him.

"Where are we going?" David asked wondering what Aaron was planning, he had his own plans.

"Dr Bellamy recommended the Zoo. She wants you to relax today and we will see her tomorrow." Aaron told him.

David bit his bottom lip. It's not like it was surprising that Aaron called his therapist in fact he said he was going to after last night. He liked the Zoo but he hadn't been back to it since the fall. It was too big to walk around without being in tons of pain. But now that didn't matter, so that's probably why Dr Bellamy suggested it. "Okay." He agreed. He took a deep breath, breathing in sharply. He caught the feeling of anger inside him before he yelled. He wanted to tell Aaron he was going to go by himself and he wasn't allowed to come. He didn't though. He didn't even feel that way, not really. He just felt very angry with his brother.