jimbo

a fun client we have had a few times has returned again. his name is jimbo and the last time he was at my work, he was a fun guy. he would always be rapping or dancing or some form of entertainment. he once started to tell me a story about how he learned to dance, but it turned into an hour long journey about his origins and acceptance into the world of krumping. he is a positive guy, even though the environments he is usually in prohibit that.

he came in last night in a very negative mood. he was high on hospital medication and didn't want to be there. he was refusing to leave the lobby and was threatening me and kernel sanders. we both know that he wouldn't hurt us and we weren't scared, but we were surprised. our bubbly nurse came in when he was very angry and said "hey jimbo!" to which he replied "hey!" but quickly realized that he had to be tough and said "naw, i'm not staying here, fuck that."

we got him on the unit and he has been doing alright. he got mad and went to his room. he threw his mattress and everything in there was thrown around. he came out with a pen in his hand like a knife. there were four other kids on the unit with me and normally that situation would be bad, but i know that jimbo wouldn't hurt any of us. i positioned myself between him and everyone else just in case. i got lost in thought for a moment thinking about the best way to stop him should he attack anyone. selma told me that i looked like i didn't know what to do. i told her i was clueless and she got a worried look in her face. i then told her of course i knew what i was doing.

in reality though, the situation could have gone wrong very fast. people look to you for answers in those times. jimbo could have stabbed me and the entire unit could have joined in, but i was never worried about that. he sat down and chilled till the next episode, but if it was any other kid, i would have been much more cautious and had everyone go to their rooms until everything was handled. i really like jimbo.