Maddy was sitting there watching the tv and heard the other two in the room talking.  When she had first come inside she had not noticed them but now they were all she could see,  She listened as Micheal, or Danny, told about some of his issues and why he was here and she felt sad.  The boy obviously had not been happy for a long time and his problems were far worse than hers in her opinion.  At least she could talk to others about needing a puppet to express herself.  It is true that she still had problems with speaking to others sometimes but for the most part she did ok she thought.  She couldn't imagine going through so much that she tried to kill herself.  And to see people that were not there; it was just so tragic.  She resolved to be nicer to him and not be as dismissive of him as she had been in the past.  He needed all the friends he could get and being nicer would not hurt her.  She had already felt bad for being so rude to everyone earlier so she would extend this new niceness to the others as well.  Maybe if she did then she would make some friends.

She chatted with them off and on for a while and was pleased that she managed to contribute to the conversation and not have on of her ocd fits.  It was the first time that she had been able to just relax with some people without something distracting her and making her lose it.  It could have been the fact that she had already cleaned and straightened the place beforehand that helped.  When things were neat and tidy she was less likely to get upset from something being crooked or dirty.  Plus, the two people she was talking to actually finished their sentences, which was nice.  She might not care about all they said in the long run but being able to at least listen and contribute on occasion was a nice change.

[color=silver]I wonder what the deal is with the new girl, Teres.  She seems like a normal person unlike all of us who have issues.  Could she be right about being misdiagnosed?  Or have we just not seen her other personality yet?  I don't really understand the whole multiple personality deal to begin with.  I have enough problems just being me.  I can't even imagine if i had more than two people inside my head.  I couldn't stand it.  But then again would I even know if I did?  Maybe I should look up that disorder so that I can understand just what she has.  Then I would know what to look for.  [/color]

She smiled at Micheal when he hushed Danny and tried not to laugh.  It was kind of cute in a way.  She glanced at the tv and saw that t had some ridiculous old sitcom on it and sighed.  The things they were allowed to watch here was truly pathetic.  It was almost not worth having a tv at all but it was better than nothing she suppose.  It would not be long until dinner time now and she was starting to get hungry.

[color=teal] "It is almost time for dinner.  Do you want to head in there now?  Also, I can show you the chore board, Teres.  It is in the dining room too.  I bet they have added you to it already.  They usually do after you have been here a few hours."  [/color] Maddy smiled as she got to her feet.  For the first time today she actually felt like things were going ok.