Always There
She sits in her room by herself, all alone. In her hand she holds a picture of the only one who cared. A single tear slips down her cheek as she remembers his…
A Monster Under the Bed
“Soph cries for me at night. It happens at least five times a week. She keeps talking about a monster under her bed. It’s really hard sometimes to convince her…
The Synopsis of Mental
The year is 2100. Rionelle, a 16 year old girl, has been in a hospital for the mentally unstable for as long as she can remember. She has no relatives and no…
Mental: Confusion
Finally the shadow said, “It’s Int. I just wanted to see how you were.” Wiki shook her head slowly, almost imperceptibly, “Too much. Too much.” “I know, kiddo…
Mental: Black Walls and Shadows
Wiki left the food untouched and began walking to her room. She was sinking in her own thoughts, searching deeper and deeper to find any differences in her…
Mental: Unveiled
She walked up to a man whose age was somewhere in the 150’s and tapped him. He didn’t turn from his white food. She tapped him harder and he didn’t even…
Mental: White, White, White
Wiki focused on a spot on her white slippers, “It was too hot in my room last night.” “OK then. We’ll get that fixed. Go get something to eat before bedtime…
Mental: "Just Teasing"
Wiki jumped when a hand rested on her shoulder. She looked up and saw the Counselor. He was dressed in a suit and a smile that looked like it was painted on…
Mental: The Wall That Is Reality
Int stayed quiet, deep in his own thoughts glancing at his wristwatch every few seconds. He looked like an ancient detective. With his wrinkled, pale skin and…
Mental: Interpreting Dreams
They waded around the crowd in the silent Mess Hall & went through the doors at the opposite side. They found an empty couch in the corner of the T.V room &…
Mental: Scheduled Appointments
“Oh! I am so sorry. I’ll make sure to turn up the A/C in your room tonight before your bedtime. Maybe it was something you ate. I’ll check your diet and make…
Mental: Lying to the Doctor
She woke up again, with lights blazing all around her. Wiki was clenching her jaw to keep the screams from erupting out of her throat. She glanced around…
Mental: Dreaming
_And it happened again. The dream. Images flashed in her mind. Numbers, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Numbers and numbers. And days upon days upon days blurring together into…
Mental: Cruise To The Moon
Int smiled, checked his old wristwatch and left the paper on her bed. Then he shuffled out of the room saying, “People here don’t dream. You’re special…
Mental: Beginnings
She woke up screaming and drenched with sweat. “It’s a lie! It’s all a lie!!” She wailed with hot tears springing from her dull-blue eyes. She was moaning and…
Strangers And Family
I could have dealt with the punishment. I could have lived with myself if they told me to let go of the person I held so close. It would have been alright…
Glass Room
I fought, sobbed, thrashed, and bit till I tasted blood; but none of my efforts were enough to hold back my restraints. My heart was pounding, I could feel the…
Silent Signature
You are a living Human being Reading Seeing letters Form words Pronouncing them With no sound Hearing these emblems Blend between The silence of your mind And…
Prison
“Shouldn’t we... shouldn’t we talk about it out of earshot?” “What, the kid? Nah, he don’t even talk. No worries.” Stop it. Just stop it. “Well... alright…
Mental Block
Sitting, pen twirling through fingers ... Tap-a-tap-tapping on the scribbled desk below ... Head in hands, hands on desk ... Look up ... Clock’s a-tick-ticking…