Chapter 135

Cassidy's POV

Erik, Brad the ex-boy band guy, Stan the middle-aged drummer, and Kimber the rich girl all followed Melanie as I brought up the rear of our pack. Only non-threatening patients could go on trips off of the campus, so that meant no one from the secure unit. Typically, they also had to have earned enough points to have a room with a door, but I was sure they were going to let Erik do whatever the hell he wanted. It wasn't like anyone was going to try and escape; they weren't being held against their will.

The patients on my unit did have a lot to lose if they left treatment early, though. Sometimes a new gig required the treatment, a loved one, or even an insurance company that was insuring them for a tour. There were a variety of reasons to motivate people to finish treatment, beyond whatever their internal motivation was.

It became very apparent to me that I was out of shape as everyone in our group inched closer and closer to Melanie and farther