Chapter thirty two -Retreat House

Chapter thirty two

Retreat House

I was living at retreat house before I got admitted too Antelope House but didn't really talk about it, so now I'm mentioning it.

Before I got admitted to Antelope House I was struggling. I couldn't walk and it was hard, the residents (my friends) weren't helping either. Once I needed the toilet, so I crawled really fast to the toilet; they saw and laughed. This made me feel like a freak.

From there, things slipped. I consumed chemicals so I was taken to A&E several times, eventually they asked if I could go to Antelope House, they never sent me there though until after I had got admitted for not drinking.

I stopped drinking due to feeling so low, but I've already mentioned about that.

After my nine month stay, there were new residents. I didn't get along with one of them though and I had an argument with her and ended up running away to the park, where police had to come and find me to make sure I returned.

The girl who I fell out with told me to just return back to Antelope House.

She didn't stay for long, then someone called MD moved in.

MD had a troubled past and was addiment not to stay. She was a little escape artist and evn tried escaping from tiny windows, how she did it, I'm not sure. They found her hanging from a tiny window once.

(Yeah I think I need escape lessons from her..)

MD ended up staying though and we became great friends.

Another resident who lived there was GB.

Me and GB had a rocky friendship and our friendship was often put to the ultimate test.

She had epilepsy so she sdly couldn't move on, now though, she lives in another supported living place and seems to really like it.

When I got released from Antelope House, they tried to get me to eat little bits by taking me into the kitchen alone after everyone else had eaten. They would often be small bits of vegetables but I could never eat them.