Jade’s First Overdose

In one of her previous suicide attempts, Jade had locked herself in the bedroom for a couple of days. Dante periodically pounded on the door. “Come on honey, at least eat a bit!” No answer. Shifting between sympathy and irritation, he periodically tried to cajole her back into the world of the living. In the end, she did finally get up and go into the bathroom for a few minutes. When she returned to her room, she didn’t lock the door. Dante sat at the foot of the bed as she lay there. Jade, unresponsive when dante tried to wake her, appeared to be sleeping.

“Bathroom.” Jade slurred in Chinese a few hours later. Her body was limp and rubbery when Dante helped her get out of bed. Charlotte and Amos came and grabbed her other arm and the three of them carefully moved mommy towards the bathroom. Before they could get her on the toilet, Jade squatted and peed right on the bathroom floor.

“Mommy peed on the floor!” Amos exclaimed with glee. He found the situation funny. Mommy was acting drunk. Amos had some bed wetting issues and to see his mother have a mistake was a vindication of sorts.

It was only after Jade lost consciousness and the emergency workers came and found the prescription muscle relaxant bottle in the waste basket that it was clear that Jade was actually trying to kill herself. She left a troubled suicide note written in tight and tense Chinese characters.