BEGIN AUDIO ON 26/2/18

I went into treatment on December 26, 2017.

It was super scary at first. I still wasn't feeling good, so they had to make me better before anything. Everything was so new to me. They were all really nice to me. I was sad on the first because it was me and François' anniversary, and he wasn't there, but he sent me flowers and a super cute note. After that, I had around-the-clock therapy. It wasn't with the therapist I have now, but she was still really helpful.

A lot of stuff happened while I was gone. People wanted me to be king of Vagu, but I wasn't ready. Dad took over for me and said he would give me the throne when everything was settled. It was weird becoming a royal overnight. It felt like a Disney movie. Mulligan got married. It was everywhere. I was very upset, but the people there helped. James got released from the mental institution. I was happy about that.

I talked about stuff I thought I never would. The abandonment, rape, the war, a lot of stuff. It felt really good. They diagnosed me with a lot of things: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Anorexia, abandonment shit. In all honesty, it was very overwhelming.

Two weeks in, something happened. I was watching something on the TV in there and some flashing lights came on. I felt dizzy and then blacked out. I woke up in the institution's medical center. They did a brain scan and found out I have Epilepsy. I have a lot of things wrong, I take lots of medicate now. I also got a new service dog. I call her Apple because she's small and chubby. She was helpful. She stayed with me all the time.

I found myself feeling better. I was able to eat again, enjoy the things I didn't do for so long, I even got back to writing! I tried some new things, and I really like to draw now. I'm still not "normal" yet, though. But that's ok. It's a process.

By the time I got out, I felt so much better. I gained a few pounds and I could actually run again. I went to live with my parents for a while in this huge castle. They let Aunt Annie move in. I was so happy to see everyone! We had lots of fun. Me and dad would cook together, mom always brought me things and wanted me close to her. I really didn't mind. I loved her, we even slept in the same bed together for a week with dad. I played piano with Annie many times. I'm glad that she could finally live the way she wanted. She finally had the money and space she wanted.

I saw lots of my friends again. I cried so much when Charles and James came to see me. James looked different. He had fake limps like Valentino, and his long hair was back. He was taller and looked a lot older. Charles was the same way. He said he was in college back in America, but he came all the way here to see me for the weekend. We played video games, went out, it was lots of fun.

You'll never guess what Mulligan tried to do. So one day, me and François were on the phone being silly. It was a day before we moved in together. Me and him were laughing together with his family, and the guard said someone wanted to come in. I went to see who it was and it was him! Mulligan came begging at my feet to marry him! Could you believe that? I asked about that girl, and as if we were in some kind of cheap movie, she came storming outside and tried dragging him to the car by his hair. That was pretty funny. I was laughing the whole time. My uncle came and kicked him in his nose. It made a really weird sound. He's banned from our country now, love that.

So anyways, me and François moved into this super nice house a few days ago. I really like it, it's nice being with him. We cook, go out, I love it. Sometimes, we talk for ages about silly stuff. He laughs a lot more, and I find myself smiling more often.

So yeah, that's pretty much it. He's at work right now, and I'm actually just finished mine, so I'm going out with friends. See you in the next one.

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