After dinner Maddy went back to her room and wrote in her journal for a while.  She had gotten behind on it and needed to catch up.  She wanted to make sure that she recorded everything that had happened to her so far while she was here.  It might not mean anything to anyone else, and she doubted that she would ever even let anyone read it, but for her it was a way to keep sane.  Her parents had shipped her off and basically abandoned her.  The few friends that she did have were probably glad to see her and her eccentric ways gone.  If she let herself dwell on all the bad things she would end up getting depressed.  However, sometimes she could not help it and this journal was a way to get rid of those thoughts before they took root.  

[color=silver]  Sometimes I worry myself.  I think that most horrible things and sometimes even think about doing them.  Only my routine and my journal keeps me sane.  Well, enough about that.  I wonder where Teres is at?  Shouldn't she be in our room by now.  It is almost time for light out after all.  I hope that she gets here before then.  The staff will punish her if she is late.  She will have to do extra chores or even worse, speak to Dr Gill.  I would not wish that on anyone.  [/color]

She leaned back against the desk chair and yawned.  It was getting late and she was tired.  She slowly closed the journal cover and stashed it back in its hiding spot.  Before she went to sleep though, she wanted a drink.  She rooted in her desk drawer for some change and got up to go down the hall to the vending machines.  When she was almost there she saw Micheal, but something about him was different.  His hair was loose and he seemed more at ease and manly.  [color=teal]  "Hi.  I just needed a drink before bed.  Could you not sleep either?"  [/color]

She smiled at him and then saw that his friend, Danny was missing from his hand.  For some reason this made her nervous and she shuffled her feet.  She walked even closer and put her money in the vending machine.  She pushed the button and got her drink and then turned around to wait for Micheal's reply.