Conrad rolled his eyes at his mother’s disapproval. “Sorry mom but I did.” Mary huffed and continued to fuss over her daughter. In so many ways, Claire was envious of Conrad. He was a social chameleon. He was able to go out with people and forget about the monsters that Claire couldn’t shake, even in her dreams. A part of her wished that things were different. At times, she would think about what her life would be like without training, hunting, and fighting. Going on a date and even just hanging out with friends seemed like a foreign concept. In addition to being a social butterfly, Conrad was able to sleep through his classes and ace all his tests. Every C that Claire was able to score was an absolute struggle. The conversation was …show more content…
Thomasson’s lips parted into a smile. “No, not yet. I want to get you into physical therapy and then we’ll see how it goes. Let’s just take it one day at a time.” Claire was disappointed to say the least. She wanted to be free of this place, but there was no use in arguing. After the doctors left so did everyone else. Claire didn’t blame her mom or brother for leaving. During their talk Conrad had told her that her mom and dad had stayed with her almost the entire time. She could tell from the dark bags underneath their eyes that they needed to get some sleep. Before Conrad left, Claire gave him a list of things for him to bring her. So, what if she had to be alone on her first night of consciousness in a cold, impersonal hospital? She could handle it, and if she kept telling herself that, it would be true. Claire had always been the strong sibling and couldn’t, wouldn’t let a little accident change that. She had been asleep for almost a month, but she was tired. She settled in for the night and a myriad of flashes came to her. A hand grabbing her neck and the air leaving her lungs. Being tied down to something cold. Were these actual memories? Terror and uncertainty filled her body. Unlike the rest of the foggy memories, one in particular was more of a dream. A dark, masculine shadow was standing over her body chanting in an unfamiliar language. After that, the shadow man revealed his cruel, twisted face. Then, nothing. Goosebumps prickled her arms, and Claire got …show more content…
She refused to think about those memories because they gave her the most gut wrenching headaches. So, she pushed them to the deepest, darkest corners of her mind, and tried to forget about them. The flashes made sleep a fleeting hope. Apart from the unpleasant memories, nurses were always coming into her room to violate her arms with blood pressure cuffs. Apparently, checking vitals were an important part of healing that Claire just didn’t understand. Plus, it seemed that her room was located directly in the middle of Antarctica. In the morning, Claire spied a mirror from her bed and asked one of the nurses to hand it to her. With the piece of reflective glass, she caught a glimpse of her own reflection. She hadn’t seen herself in so long. Her dark auburn locks were plastered to her abnormally pasty skin. The green of her eyes was barely visible because they were sunken back in her sockets. She looked like a hot
The emotional agony that Conrad experienced following the death of his brother almost led to his end. The conflict inside of Conrad is only the beginning of his suffering. The emotions that engulf one's mind can swallow them up and eat them from the inside out. They demand to be felt, but the management of the emotional conflict has been just as important. For example, when the Jannett family is together to take family photos, including the grandparents, the disconnect between Conrad and his mother are clearly visible to the naked eye. After being asked to take a picture with her son, Beth hesitates, violently insisting a different photo to be taken in order to avoid accepting and showing the increasing disconnect between her and her son. Siting and watching, Conrad struggles internally to decode the intentions of the scene depicted in front of him before he burst into an outrage. Initially, Conrad practiced silence in the form of withdrawal. Thus, he situated himself in the isolated window chair. The actions of his mother spoke to him in the sense that she hated him, wishing to have nothing to do with him. The silence remained silent until he burst with rage, projecting the instructions of his father for the camera to be given to his emotionally silent mother. Conrad rested on the assumptions he formed based not only on his mother’s current action, but passed actions as well, to reveal what he
In fact, his mother denies her loss, hoping to maintain her composure and restore her family to what it once was. She appears to have loved her elder son more and because of the suicide attempt, has now grown cold toward Conrad. She is determined to maintain the appearance of perfection and normalcy. When Conrad was in the hospital, Beth never went to see him for the four
He tries applying for a job in the library and he gets Jeannine to be his girlfriend. Although Conrad is well on the road to his recovery and new identity, he does face a few problems, such as the fight with Stillman and the time when he wakes up crying from a nightmare of Buck’s death. Berger tells him that Conrad needs to stop blaming himself and discover his own identity, instead of trying to be like
For example, she advocates for Vivian when Dr.Posner called Code Blue and started doing CPR. Nurse Monahan also told Vivian that her Cancer is not getting better and Vivian should think about life and death situations incase her heart stops beating. Nurse Monahan also took care of Vivian when she was bed bound and was unable to take care of herself.
Charlotte sat on the edge of her bed, her eyes swollen. She had been crying all night thinking about Cynthia and Ava. Her phone rang.
Conrad was a very studious and popular person before the accident that resulted in his depression. This past is what Conrad pursues. He does not
Conrad Harrington III often thinks about things strategically and efficiently. Throughout the the series he learns more about compassion and kindness from Piper McCloud. Conrad has changed by understanding the concept of love overpowers kindness.
On the way to the hospital, Margaret asked the paramedics to call her family and have them meet her at the hospital. When he received the call, Andrew wept with happiness as he called his son to tell him that they had rescued Margaret and wanted him to meet them at the hospital.
there for him and that she would make him happy. When Conrad felt all better from the hospital,
Standing in front of the mirror in her bathroom, she pulled back her glamour for a moment. Reaching up to touch the large mottled scar around her neck. Trailing her fingers down to her breast, where the scars continued, covering almost every
A deep sigh of regret and the pressure of a body by her side made her acutely aware that she wasn’t alone. A gentle caress stroked the hair from her face, and the feeling of someone watching her had her heart pounding.
You'll be alright? There's nothing that you want?" Mrs. Frank gingerly puts Ann back to sleep and tries to lay a kiss on her cheek, but Ann swats her away. There was no justification for this. Ann's actions were completely
Conrad is angry, angry at his mom. He finally let his anger out and is no longer storing it. He is angry at his parents because he thinks that they don't care about him. When he was in the hospital, his mother come to visit him. He is probably mad over that. However, he finally has a connection. Even though it anger, he is healing. Instead of suppressing it, he feels it, he feels the emotions he has been suppressing, and through it, he heals. However, he hasn't gotten to the source of the anger, and can't fully heal until he
“ I'm going to help myself” expressed Amanda “ for my sake and the sake of my family.”
“Oh Lennie,” she cried, hearing the sirens of the ambulance in the distance. She didn’t dare make a move to touch him, for she feared that she would just add on to the damage.