When Cathy walked through the front door the phone was ringing. She picked it up.
"Mrs. Hansen?"
"Yes."
"This is County General Hospital. Your son is here and we want you to come down right away."
"O my god! Has he been in an accident?"
"We think the doctor should discuss that with you."
"Okay, bye."
She threw down her brief case, scribbled a quick note to her girls and shot out the door. All the way to the hospital, wild thoughts scampered across her mind. She had no idea about what to think. She almost ran through the doors to the emergency room.
"I'm Cathy Hansen," she announced to the nurse at the desk.
"Please follow me," the nurse said.
The nurse led her to a doctor's office. Inside she met Dr. Philips. "Please have a seat Mrs. Hansen," he said, indicating a chair next to his desk.
"Where is my boy? Is he going to be alright? What happened?"
"Your son tried to commit suicide," the doctor replied. "We can't figure out why and he won't tell us. He was passed out on the floor of the washroom at work and he had an empty bottle of sleeping pills in his hand. Do you have any idea why he would do such a thing?"
"No, this is all a shock to me. I know he has been feeling a little down lately, but I have no clue as to why he would do such a thing."
"We are going to release him to you, but we strongly suggest that you seek psychiatric help for him."
"Can I see him now?"
"Yes, but be careful, he is not ion the best shape. We had to pump his stomach and we've got him on some anti depressant drugs. I'll give you a prescription. Don't let him miss a dose."
The doctor wrote the prescription and led her to Greg's room. Greg smiled shyly when he saw her. "Hi mom. I'm sorry about this."
"Greg, how could you? Have I done something wrong? Did your sisters? Why did you do it?"
"I have my reasons. I will not tell anyone."
"I have to get a prescription filled for you. I'll be back."
Seeing that he was okay was a big relief to her. She really loved her son and would do anything for him. When she got back to his room, her two daughters were there. They were both sobbing softly and hugging their brother. "Mama, what are we going to do?" asked Katrina, the twenty year old. Chelsea, two years older than Katrina and four years older than her brother said, "Yeah, what are we going to do?"
"First we're gonna get him home. We'll decide what to do then."
A nurse appeared with a release form. Cathy signed it; they gathered Greg's stuff up and went home.
Greg shuffled despondently into the living room and plopped down on the couch. The girls surrounded him. "So, what caused you to gulp down a bottle of sleeping pills?" asked Cathy.
"I have my reasons and they are good ones. I won't tell you or anyone else. It's none of your business."
"If that's your attitude, I'm going to go ahead and get a psychiatrist for you. I'll bet he can pry it out of you!"
"I won't talk to a shrink! I am not a lunatic. Can't you just leave me alone?"
"No we can't," said Chelsea. "You are part of our family and we are going to help you even if you don't want it."
"You girls go to your brother's room and remove anything he might use to kill himself with."
When the girls returned she said, "Some body's going to have to watch him twenty four, seven until we figure this out."
The girls set up a round the clock watch schedule. Someone would check on him every fifteen minutes.
Two weeks later, during Katrina's watch shift, she made a startling discovery. Greg had left the bathroom door ajar. When she checked, she heard the shower running. Thinking she might get to watch him jack off and squirt in the shower, she eased in the door and spied on him. He wasn't jacking off; he was staring sadly at the smallest dick she had ever seen. It was only three inches or so long and it was hard. She eased back out of the bathroom and went into the living room to think about what she had witnessed.
As she pondered the situation, it suddenly occurred to her why Greg was always so sad. When her mother and sister got home, she called a conference. "I think I may have discovered why Greg tried to take the coward's way out and why he won't talk about it."
"What is it?" Cathy demanded.
"I can't tell you yet because it's personal and private. I have decided how to fix it though."
"When are you going to tell us? Chelsea asked.
"If my cure works, I'll tell you tomorrow. Why don't you guys go out and get a hamburger or something while I try my cure?"
"We'll try this one time, but if it doesn't work, we still want to know what you found out," declared Cathy.
The two women left. As soon as she was sure they were gone, Katrina walked into Greg's bedroom. "Don't you ever knock?"
"I'm not her to be polite. I'm here to fix your problem."