I yawned sitting up in my bed I noticed my door was open so I looked around and I spotted Mikey sat on my floor with his sketching pad surrounded by ripped crumpled bits of paper,

“Something the matter?” I ask him “Did you have a bad dream again?” I ask

“Ohh no, I couldn't sleep... I came to watch you sleep and, I wanted to draw you” he smiles

“Let me see” I giggle

“no!” he says holding his book close to him he was shaking and stressed just at the idea,

“Okay, Later” I tell him and he nodded “Come on, we got to go see Dr Aster again today” I sigh jumping from my bed and getting dressed as soon as I was done I let him hold my hand walking off to Dr Aster's office first thing this morning sitting on the little sofa

“How are we this morning Mikey?” Dr Aster smiled

“Fine” He shrugged

“What have you been dreaming about lately?” Dr Aster asked

“Nothing” He shrugged holding my hand “Nothing important” he says

“How's peter doing?” Dr aster asked

“he-he's fine” he stuttered

“is he... here now?” the Doctor pressed

“No” Mikey snapped “I haven't seen him lately” he answered so I held his hand a little tighter

“When did you last-” he began

“Can you just stop it!” I yell “Your clearly upsetting him” I tell him “it's normal for kids to have imaginary friends”

“Yes, kids” he says “Mikey your going to be turning fourteen soon. You need to accept peter isn't real”

“Stop it!” I yell

“Mikey, wait outside a moment” he tells him and Mikey gives my cheek a kiss before stepping outside “Marcia... You of all people should know how bad it is to let him believe these delusions” he says

“There not-” I began

“Stop this!” He yells making me jump “Marcia Aster” he sighed getting his notes “You have to understand how serious Mikey's condition is” he began

“There is nothing wrong with Mikey!” I scream “Or with me!” I Yell starting to cry

“schizophrenia , dissociative identity disorder, over active Hypochondria ,Panophobia, chronic Anxiety” he read “And that's before we even touch on his self harm, his believe his dreams and fantasies are real” he says “Marcia, if you don't let him accept he has a problem, he wont ever get better” he says

“The I'll take care of him” I answer

“You have to let him grow up!” He yells

“Why!” I yell back

“Because our not his mother!” He screams making me freeze “Just because his mother left him here does not mean you had to become his mother Marcy” he says

“It's Marcia to you” I tell him “I have to take care of him, If I don't... know one will” I explain

“yes, know one will... and he'll learn to take care of himself” he says

“But he needs me, and I need him” I cry

“that's called Co dependence Marcia” he explained “And it does happen, you two are close, your like family. But being dependent on someone is normal but not this early on in life. Marcia your both almost Fourteen you can't be Co dependent at Fourteen. You have to let him go now. Else you never will” he says opening the door “Both of you” he says and Mikey ran to me hugging me tightly

“Marcy, I heard yelling? you've been crying?” he asked “what did you do to her!” he yelled to Dr Aster

“I told her the truth” he says “I'm taking her home” he says tugging me back to my room sitting me on my bed gently stroking my hair and giving my head little kisses “What did he do to you” he cried

“I... I don't want to talk about it” I tell him.