Schizophrenia

Chapter 1

Today was the day I'd meet my step-brother Luke. It wasn't a normal meeting in a home or cafe. Yet again Luke wasn't normal.

"Are you excited to finally meet him?" Said my mother , as she closed the car door and started the car engine.

We were going to pick up Luke from a mental asylum. He's shown recovery and can come back home after 3 years.

"Yeah, I'm just a bit nervous about going in there." I replied back staring out the window

I never really understood what happened or what is wrong with him. Our parents married while he was in the asylum, I've only seen pictures of him from when he was 15.

"It'll be alright, Jade. They're just sick people, just stand nearby and don't wander off", my dad states looking back at me.

I wasn't afraid of the patients there, I knew they struggled with being okay, and it wasn't their fault. It never was their fault.

"Yeah, I know dad" I reply shortly.

We tried coming last year for Luke, but he relapsed pretty bad and it all went down the drain. He attacked one of the nurses with a butter knife, he managed to do damage to her, but luckily nothing that a few checks couldn't solve. Everyone in there had a price. You just had to name it and they'd do as you ask.

In a few hours we arrived.

"Creedmore Asylum" a sign read in bold letters.

More like creepmore. This place always gave me the chills.

We got out the car and headed to the tall front gates. The gates were old and made a weird freak noise when opened. Everything was old here, it gave it it's weird killer vibe.

There was patients with nurses all around, but none were allowed this close to the gates. My parents headed to the main entrance while I walked slowly behind. It's been so long I've been here, I've forgotten how it felt.

"You're her." I heard behind me. I turned around to see a young girl, maybe a year or so younger than me pointing at me. I immediately wondered how she got here at such a young age.

"Me?" I replied softly taking a step forward , or tried to at least. A nursed gripped my arm and pulled my back.

"Don't be foolish and get too close to the patients girl. They don't know what they're doing and can easily end your existence." She said in a monotone voice.

"And as for you Heather, you're punished, go inside now." The nurse said glaring at the young girl, Heather.

"Wait, no. It's fine really, she didn't do anything." I say trying ease up the tension. I knew the kind of things they did to patients.

"You don't get a say in this. Who are you an-" the nurse said but was cut off by my mother calling my name.

"Jade, what are you doing still out here?, we're waiting on you honey." My mom said grabbing my wrist.

"I don't know , I just, the nurse and this girl" I tried explaining, I looked back but the nurse wasn't there anymore. She must've ran off somewhere.

"Well there's no one there. You sure you're okay? If not you could stay here like Luke" she says trying to joke around.

"Mom don't joke around with that." I say seriously , starting to walk inside.

"Fine fine, come on , you're fathers waiting. " She says walking into the front office

"Hello, my name is Liz Hemmings and this is my husband Rick, we're here to pick my son up, Luke" my mom says to the elderly lady in the front desk.

At the corner of my eye I see Heather hiding at the end of the hall. I glance back at my mom and dad and decide to see if she's there or not.

I know, I know. Who the hell chases a patient in an asylum? Well to answer that, I do. I want to know what she meant by 'you're her'.

I quickly but quietly walk down the hall and look around for her. I see her walk deeper into the hallways and into a room. I follow after her quickly and find a door saying 'Stage 3 patients: do not enter if not authorized'

As stupid as I am, I put my hand on the handle and twist it ever so slowly opening the door. I see Heather walk into one of the rooms and I sigh quietly knowing the chase is over. I walk over to the door and slowly open it.

"Heather? Are you in here? You gave me quite the chase back there." I say looking around and meeting light blue eyes staring back me.

"You see her too." He says