When Worlds Collide

Chapter 16

~Tobias~

I watch and smile inside, as the reunion takes place, and thankfully my dad got my hint. 

My mom walked over to Roxanna and holds her bleeding arm "why don't you come with me and let me check you out?" Roxanna yanked her arm away "no thanks" she says slightly irritated "you said you would" I remind her "said I'd think about it, I need to go outside for a bit" she says "don't take too long, we still need to hang out" "I'll take as much as I need" Roxanna said as she turned on her heel and walked out the door, I watch her walk out then turn back to my mom and dad.

"Wow, juvie changed her big time" my mom says looking dumbfounded by the way Roxanna had acted, "you have no idea mom, I don't know how, but it has" I say without realising my change of tone, it was mixture of being fed up and concerned, my dad of course got on to my tone of voice. "She reeked of drugs, son what's  the matter?" he asked knowing me too well, I've tried talking to her to stop but that doesn't work, I can't arrest her, I feel so lost and defeated with it, so I just told him "she takes so much dad, I don't know why but she does" "you can see it's taking a toll on her, that would also explain why she's not bothered about her bleeding arm" my mom jumps in "she is literally high as possible, she doesn't go long without taking something or smoking something" I answer "I need to sort her arm" my mom carries on being her usual self, "good luck with that mom, she refuses everything, she's a wanted criminal so she won't go the hospital" I explain, my mom pauses for a minute, I know she has an idea....I just have to find out what it is, this is why I talk to my folks, they somehow always know what to do or what to say.

"I get that, that's why I'll deal with her here" my mom says, I knew she'd say that though. I know what you're thinking....how will she do anything about it here, in the house, right? Well basically my mom has a medical treatment room in the house, it's literally set out like a hospital room, as in it had the lot, all the equipment and stuff it's takes up the size of 2 rooms. When I asked her, she said it's so if anyone near by needing sorting out, which surprisingly the neighbourhood knows about, that's how well known she is, we live in a big house so we have the room. That's also why I said about letting my mom sort her.....but anyway, back on track, "can you see if you can check her over as well? Please love" my dad asked my mom "sure, but why?" my mom asked curiously, but my dad quickly answered her question "if she has as much as Tobias says she does..." I jump in before he finishes his sentence "she needs help dad, badly, would you help her?" "sure, if you can convince her" "thanks dad" I said thankful for my parents. I guess I really am lucky to have my parents, they help make me who I am today, "I'll go and get my stuff sorted and ready for her" my mom says as she walks off, me and my dad went to the living room and sat on the couch "when I next go into work, I'll get the stuff set up to help her out" he explained "it's going to be impossible to convince her to accept help, I just about convinced her to come here" I reply to my dad knowing the challenge I'm going up against, me and my dad sigh in sync, we both look at each other, then we both looked out the window at Roxanna.

My mom comes back to me and my dad, "we have to come up with a plan for this, if she's anything like when she was younger.....we need a plan, stat" my mom says as she remembers Roxanna as a kid, she always put up a fight when it came to her getting sorted out, you had to sneak antiseptic cream on her or a band-aid if it was a big cut when she cut herself, but my mom would never give up she'd team up with her mom so she never got an infected wound, me, my mom and my dad come up with a plan, "are you sure about this?" I ask, "son it's the best way we can help her" my mom said with softness in her voice "I'll be watching her behaviour, and if things get out of hand I'll let your mother sedate her, but it'll also give me an idea on what I'll be dealing with, son don't worry, this plan is fool proof, trust me and your mom, we've got this" my dad adds on, to which I answer "ok, I trust you guys, as soon as she comes in that's what we'll do", I was praying internally that it will work, maybe this is becoming more than 'my job'...….maybe, maybe I'm actually becoming her friend.

About 20 or so minutes passed by, and Roxanna knocked on the door to regain entrance. I walked to the door and opened it letting Roxanna in, Roxanna walked in and I closed the door behind her and locked it as I usually do. Roxanna looks around us, then she turns to face me "hey T, where's ya mom an dad gone?" she asked casually as if she hadn't just been smoking like a chimney outside, I smirked, knowing the plan me and my parents had just came up with, this was part of it, "dad has to get stuff together for work and mom is just getting stuff set up" I simply just got a casual "cool, cool" response from her.

We walk in the living room and sit on the couch talking, "did you just seriously have 5 smokes out there?" I ask in disbelief and also realising the extent of the situation, why would she do it? why waste her life away like that? her arm is bleeding worse and worse as time passes by. "Yeah, felt good, you should try it sometime" she answered chilled out, maybe even relaxed, "I can't, besides it's disgusting" I replied "that's righ, your a cop an a buzz killin bore too" I mentally face palmed my self with slight frustration, feeling like I'm apart of her being the mess she is.

I remembered the plan, "come on, lets go see my mom" I suggested, Roxanna answered laidback which is rare for her to be laidback but then again I'm not surprised "she'll be here when she wants, jus chill man" then just on cue my mom shouted for me to go to her, it's all part of our plan. "Come on Ann" I said " I'll wait" "come on" I was sticking to my guns with this 1, I know she'll fight against this, so I have to be just as stubborn. Finally she cracked, "fine, but quit bugging me so much" Roxanna replied annoyed, after that we both stood up and started walking to my mom.