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normal. You need to get away from this stuff for a while, so concentrate on your test. Everything else will still be here when you get back."
She was right, and I sighed when I realized that the problems we were going through right now would be unlikely to go away anytime soon. Jason was traumatized by what Trevor Mason had done to him, and that was not a problem to be fixed overnight. "I need to stop pushing him," I said. "He's not ready to face all of this stuff plus what's going on with Kindred."
"You may be right, but he probably does need the push to get him to face his problems. If he's given the option, he's going to fall into the same habit he's had for his entire life; he's going to ignore it and push down the feelings of anger, helplessness, and fear. He will likely need to resolve what's going on with Kindred before he can even begin to work with his other issues."
"I just want to help him, Alice. I want him to be back to normal."
She smiled knowingly. "I know. But there's one essential flaw in what you just said. You want him to be back to normal, but normal is him hiding his problems. His whole personality could change once he actually works through his problems. Are you ready for that, little sis?"
My eyes narrowed. I hadn't thought of that. "You're right. Hey," I said suddenly, "do you have any idea if the guys figured anything out last night? I fell asleep before they were done talking."
She considered my question carefully before saying, "I don't really know. It was pretty late by the time they were done, and all I got out of Dustin when he came upstairs was that Jason was pretty freaked out, and wasn't sure if he was remembering things correctly. He said Jason was probably right, but he's doubting himself right now."
I frowned. "Did he happen to mention what it was that Jason thought he remembered?"
Alice shook her head. "Nope. Kept that a secret. I was thinking about having Jason come down to the station this afternoon to consult on the Kindred case. I'll ask him then. It's possible that his blackouts aren't just PTSD. It’s possible they could be drug related. We need to figure out what, and Jason needs to talk about it."
“Drugs?” I exclaimed. “Jason would never do drugs, Alice. There is no way!”
My sister’s eyes widened in surprise. “Hannah, I was only…”
“No! You told me yourself, his stance against drugs was one of the things you admired most about him. Why…?”
“Calm down, Hannah,” Alice spoke firmly. “I was only suggesting the possibility. It could be a bad reaction to his drugs, or someone could be doing it to him. There’s also the slight possibility, although I don’t want to even consider it, that he has decided to try to escape his reality with drugs. Maybe not as likely, given his normal anti-drug position, but it is a possibility.”
Alice was right. As much as I hated to admit there was a chance, Jason could be having drug problems. Still, it didn’t seem right. “I still don’t believe he’d do it to himself. You’ve seen how scared he is.”
She gazed at me thoughtfully. “You’re right. It’s more likely a drug reaction, or maybe someone is drugging him somehow.”
We paused our argument when a door opened and closed, and I looked up to see Sam enter the kitchen. He was silent as he grabbed a bowl and some cereal. "Sam. Are you okay?"
He looked at me, his face blank, and I felt a sudden surge of guilt when I realized that in the aftermath of the meal yesterday we hadn’t paid any attention to him. His brother had a major blackout in front of him, and we hadn’t even made sure he was doing okay before he’d snuck into his room for bed. "Fine. How's Jason?"
"Sleeping for now. Alice and I will be leaving pretty soon, so he'll probably wake up…"
Alice interrupted, "Actually, I think Jason needs his sleep. How would you feel about visiting Paul, Ginny and Jeff today? I'm sure June wouldn't mind one more kid for the day."
It wouldn't be
She was right, and I sighed when I realized that the problems we were going through right now would be unlikely to go away anytime soon. Jason was traumatized by what Trevor Mason had done to him, and that was not a problem to be fixed overnight. "I need to stop pushing him," I said. "He's not ready to face all of this stuff plus what's going on with Kindred."
"You may be right, but he probably does need the push to get him to face his problems. If he's given the option, he's going to fall into the same habit he's had for his entire life; he's going to ignore it and push down the feelings of anger, helplessness, and fear. He will likely need to resolve what's going on with Kindred before he can even begin to work with his other issues."
"I just want to help him, Alice. I want him to be back to normal."
She smiled knowingly. "I know. But there's one essential flaw in what you just said. You want him to be back to normal, but normal is him hiding his problems. His whole personality could change once he actually works through his problems. Are you ready for that, little sis?"
My eyes narrowed. I hadn't thought of that. "You're right. Hey," I said suddenly, "do you have any idea if the guys figured anything out last night? I fell asleep before they were done talking."
She considered my question carefully before saying, "I don't really know. It was pretty late by the time they were done, and all I got out of Dustin when he came upstairs was that Jason was pretty freaked out, and wasn't sure if he was remembering things correctly. He said Jason was probably right, but he's doubting himself right now."
I frowned. "Did he happen to mention what it was that Jason thought he remembered?"
Alice shook her head. "Nope. Kept that a secret. I was thinking about having Jason come down to the station this afternoon to consult on the Kindred case. I'll ask him then. It's possible that his blackouts aren't just PTSD. It’s possible they could be drug related. We need to figure out what, and Jason needs to talk about it."
“Drugs?” I exclaimed. “Jason would never do drugs, Alice. There is no way!”
My sister’s eyes widened in surprise. “Hannah, I was only…”
“No! You told me yourself, his stance against drugs was one of the things you admired most about him. Why…?”
“Calm down, Hannah,” Alice spoke firmly. “I was only suggesting the possibility. It could be a bad reaction to his drugs, or someone could be doing it to him. There’s also the slight possibility, although I don’t want to even consider it, that he has decided to try to escape his reality with drugs. Maybe not as likely, given his normal anti-drug position, but it is a possibility.”
Alice was right. As much as I hated to admit there was a chance, Jason could be having drug problems. Still, it didn’t seem right. “I still don’t believe he’d do it to himself. You’ve seen how scared he is.”
She gazed at me thoughtfully. “You’re right. It’s more likely a drug reaction, or maybe someone is drugging him somehow.”
We paused our argument when a door opened and closed, and I looked up to see Sam enter the kitchen. He was silent as he grabbed a bowl and some cereal. "Sam. Are you okay?"
He looked at me, his face blank, and I felt a sudden surge of guilt when I realized that in the aftermath of the meal yesterday we hadn’t paid any attention to him. His brother had a major blackout in front of him, and we hadn’t even made sure he was doing okay before he’d snuck into his room for bed. "Fine. How's Jason?"
"Sleeping for now. Alice and I will be leaving pretty soon, so he'll probably wake up…"
Alice interrupted, "Actually, I think Jason needs his sleep. How would you feel about visiting Paul, Ginny and Jeff today? I'm sure June wouldn't mind one more kid for the day."
It wouldn't be
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