Chapter 4 - Carousel

Babies, worst fears, unsent texts, Christmas, New Years, and feels roll around. Many things happen in this chapter. Many, many things.

Chapter Four:
December 10:
(BC 3:28 pm) "It's a girl!"
(NR 3:30 pm) "Your baby?"
(BC 3:32 pm) "Yeah, I had a scan thing done and it's a girl!"
(NR 3:36 pm) "That's great! I'm so happy for you! What are you thinking of for names?"
(BC 3:40 pm) "Miracle. I think that would be a cool name. She's my little miracle."
(NR 3:42 pm) "That's so sweet! We should have a shower or something to celebrate!"
(BC 3:45 pm) "Yeah, let's eat cake �" oh, right. I forgot we're in a psych ward."
(NR 3:47 pm) "It would just be nice to celebrate, I think."
(BC 3:49 pm) "Yeah, it would. But there's still the tiny little factor of you being in isolation."
(NR 3:51 pm) "I'm working on getting out... Do you want to hear how I totally regressed my progress back at least a month yesterday?"
(BC 3:52 pm) "Yeah."
(NR 3:55 pm) "Okay, well Devi, the art therapist lady, got a special pass to come see me and had me paint my worst fears, right? So I started honestly drawing her a carousel, but then she got all high-and-mighty and told me I didn't have to 'lie to her' and that I could 'be myself' around her because she was so 'cool'. I kept trying to convince her that my fear was a carousel, but she kept insisting that I was lying and told me to draw her something else. Guess what I drew."
(BC 3:59 pm) "What did you draw?"
(NR 4:01 pm) "A dog. I'm not even scared of dogs. I completely lied to please her. I made up this bs story about how a dog bit me and ever since then I've been a port, traumatized baby. I'm such an idiot."
(BC 4:05 pm) "You are an idiot, you luminescent lima bean. You're such a people pleaser. Listen to me very carefully: screw the art therapist lady. She's obviously just a washed up house wife who can't do anything except tell people they're wrong. I bet her life sucks more than ours."
(NR 4:08 pm) "Yeah, her family is probably just as messed up as ours are. I feel kind of bad for her now."
(BC 4:11 pm) "Why a carousel?"
(NR 4:14 pm) "Haven't I told you this story before?"
(BC 4:17 pm) "Yeah, but I like it."
(NR 4:19 pm) "I'll tell it to you at your baby shower."
(BC 4:21 pm) "Festive."

December 15:
(MA 1:38 am) "MMMMMM SNSHSHBHUSHDHDUDUIKDJDHSAASDU"
(NR 1:56 am) "Is everything okay?"
(MA 1:57 am) "Hypothetically, no. Physically, maybe. Mentally, aehdudhshdudhchj."
(NR 2:03 am) "Did you just sober-drunk dialed me?"
(NR 2:06 am) "Sober. please be sober."
(MA 2:10 am) "Let's just say that I was hypothetically punched in the face by a very territorial homeless man."
(MA 2:11 am) "figuratively."
(NR 2:12 am) "? Are you ok?"
(MA 2:14 am) "I'm fine. I'm always fine. My face just hurts, but I'm used to it."
(NR 2:15 am) "Oh my god, I'm so sorry."
(MA 2:17 am) "It's okay, really."
(NR 2:18 am) "No it's not! No one hurts my baby, unless it's in a joking and obviously playful manner and she's not offended! Baby, are you okay?"
(MA 2:21 am) "OMG I'm your baby that's so cute! I've never been a baby before!"
(NR 2:23 am) "really?"
(MA 2:25 am) "Yeah. Not even when I was biologically a baby."
(MA 2:28 am) "I feel old."
(NR 2:33 am) "Welcome to the club. I've been having a mid-life crisis since I was 10 years old."
(MA 2:37 am) "I have only ever been 1 big long crisis. That can't be a good sign."
(NR 2:39 am) "I don't know. I used to think that being cracked was a terrible thing, but then I realized that having cracks is nothing to be ashamed of. Hell, breaking is nothing to be ashamed of. Putting yourself back together, now, that's something awesomely extraordinary."
(MA 2:42 am) "I think some of my wisdom is rubbing off on you."
(NR 2:45 am) "Is that a good thing?"
(MA 2:48 am) "Probably not. My face feels a little better now."
(NR 2:51 am) "Find a safe place to sleep, okay?"
(MA 2:54 am) "Do abandoned houses count?" This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.
(MA 2:57 am) "Ah, yes. Wonderful. I'm in a creepy and abandoned home in the middle of the night with no cells service." This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.
(MA 2:59 am) "Not that I'd call anyone except an ambulance." This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.
(MA 3:01 am) "Except maybe you." This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.
(MA 3:03 am) "Yeah, if definitely call you." This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.
(MA 3:07 am) "Goodnight." This text could not be sent at this time because there are no bars in your area.


December 18:
(BC 4:47 pm) "I am about to punch this yellow headed art therapist in the face I swear to chocolate chip cookies."
(NR 4:50 pm) "At least she's no different with other people."
(BC 4:55 pm) "She's trying to name my child for me."
(NR 4:58 pm) "Mess with her."
(BC 5:01 pm) "Just told her I was going to name my daughter 'Dark Lord of Sexy'. She doesn't seem to understand the concept of a joke, and is trying to get me to name her 'Anna'."
(NR 5:03 pm) "Don't take her stupidity too seriously. She's a meddler."
(BC 5:07 pm) "I just painted a dragon. I feel so emotionally healed."
(NR 5:09 pm) "Ah, the power of dragons. Wait, did you tell her you were afraid of dragons?"
(BC 5:11 pm) "... they're very terrifying beasts."
(NR 5:14 pm) "That cancels out my plan of getting you a dragon plushie for your baby shower..."
(BC 5:17 pm) "Congrats on ruining my life with your joke."
(NR 5:21 pm) "Much obliged."
(NR 1:27 pm) "what's all that noise is everything okay?"
(NR 1:31 pm) "oh my god is everything okay Blue please talk to me"
(BC 1:39 pm) "Yeah chill out, I'm fine."
(NR 1:42 pm) "Why did the alarms go off?"
(BC 1:46 pm) "Penelope tried to escape by running out the nurses door. She almost would have made it, if not for the magical ability door's posses to close."
(BC 1:51 pm) "She's fine. Just super tripped out in her room."
(NR 1:57 pm) "Holy crap."
(BC 2:03 pm) "Yeah. Luckily she didn't get to plan B: jump out of a window."
(NR 2:06 pm) "Crap."
(NR 2:08 pm) "Poor Pen."

December 25:
(BC 7:36 am) "MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU LOVELY TATTER TOT."
(NR 7:57 am) "MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU ELEGANT WOMAN."
(BC 7:59 am) "That's right b***h, I am elegant."
(NR 8:01 am) "Blue, baby, I love you platonically, but never call me a b***h again unless you want me to bark at you like I'm a female dog."
(BC 8:04 am) "Heck yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Finally standing up for yourself! You go girl! I can see I've already give you a gift for Christmas!"
(NR 8:06 am) "The gift of self-esteem! Good news! Margery says I get a free ticket out of isolation today! I CAN COME HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH YOU GUYS."
(BC 8:07 am) "I'm rolling out the red carpet, 'cause this muck muck is going to be fabulous!"

(NR 3:23 pm) "JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS"
(NR 3:25 pm) "SOMEBODY SEXY NEEDS TO SING THIS SONG WITH ME"
(NR 3:36 pm) "I can only supply so much sexy."
(MA 3:52 pm) "Woops, sorry. No service. What are you doing for Christmas?"
(NR 3:55 pm) "Hanging out with all my lovely girl friends and watching bad Christmas Specials that remind me of you. I made a hat out of a pillowcase and that is my present to myself, and Blue made me a drawing of some tatter tots. What do you want for Christmas?"
(MA 3:58 pm) "BAD JOKES"
(NR 4:01 pm) "YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND. I TOTALLY DIDNT STEAL THESE FROM THE INTERNET!"
(NR 4:04 pm) "Why are ghosts so bad at lying? Because you can see right through them!"
(MA 4:05 pm) "BA DA BA"
(NR 4:06 pm) "How did the Italian chef die? He pasta way!"
(MA 4:07 pm) "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA"
(NR 4:08 pm) "What do horses eat? HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"
(NR 4:09 pm) "What do you call a nun that likes salads? A romaine catholic!"
(MA 4:11 pm) "I am laughing so hard right how you have no idea!"
(NR 4:12 pm) "My pleasure to bestow my great gift of mediocrity on people!"
(MA 4:15 pm) "And the greatest gift of all? Laughter."
(NR 4:17 pm) "You sound like a cheesy Christmas special!"
(MA 4:19 pm) "I am a cheesy Christmas special!"
(NR 4:21 pm) ":):):):):):):):):) You're my best friend."
(MA 4:23 pm) "No ones ever called me that before!"
(NR 4:25 pm) "How sad. You deserve a best friend. You deserved a billion best friends."
(MA 4:27 pm) "You can be my billion best friends."
(NR 4:28 pm) "I can do zat. :)"
(MA 4:30 pm) "I don't have a present for you."
(NR 4:32 pm) "You've given me enough good things already."
(MA 4:34 pm) "No such thing as enough. Infinite is infinite. Good things are infinite."
(MA 4:36 pm) "Merry Christmas. !XOX!"
(NR 4:37 pm) "Universe bless us. Everyone."

(DA 6:48 pm) "it's Christmas night!"
(DA 6:59 pm) "I got presents for you."
(DA 7:04 pm) "Come home now!"
(DA 7:12 pm) "Please tell me you're safe."
(DA 7:20 pm) "I love you."
January 1:
(MA 11:59) "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
(NR 12:00) "HAPPY NEW YEAR"
(BC 12:01) "Happy new year!"

(DA 12:09) "Happy new year."

Author's Note

The next chapter will be substantially sadder. This was more of a fluff kind of filler chapter. You should have a lot of questions right now. Comment, criticize, review, react, or suggest! Tell me what you think!