The Asylum For The Criminally Insane

What Is This Feeling?

It was a few days after Viv had attacked the doctor. She felt sore all over and the stress of everything was eating her up inside. Vivica sat in the courtyard alone, watching some of the other patients play street ball. Most of them were horrible though.
Viv felt a hand touch her shoulder and her head jerked up as she gasped.

"Hey" it was Reese. He looked tired, like he hadn't slept for days. Vivica had a feeling that he hadn't.

"O-oh, you scared me. Hi..." She answered him quickly. Reese smirked a bit and sat next to her, making Viv's stomach turn.

"Yeah sorry about that. So I haven't seen you around in a while. Where ya been?" he asked her, obviously concerned about something with the way he said it. Vivica was caught a bit surprised. Did he search for her like this? It made Viv wonder why he was so interested in her. Why he knew so much.
'I bet he's a stalker' her best friends snickered in the back of her mind.

"I've just been in my cell, I don't like coming out that much." Viv answered quietly. She looked across the court yard and saw something that made her feel like screaming. Wes, Jene and Cookie were standing together and just staring at her menacingly.

Reese seemed to notice too, because he frowned and got up.
"We gotta get you out of here. Come with me" he mumbled, gesturing for Vivica to follow him. Viv got up swiftly and started to follow him out of the place.
'Why are you trusting him?! He may be trying to trick you or something!'

Viv ignored her friends for once, being lead by the arm by Reese. He was much stronger than she thought he'd be. His grip was tight and she wouldn't have been able to back out of following him if she wanted to. She quickly looked back to see the three were following them casually but it was obvious what they were doing. They were hunting their prey. And that was Vivica.

Reese took Viv inside, taking her down long corridors and trying to lose them. They rounded one corner and tried to act normal as they passed two nurses who looked at them suspiciously.

"This way" Reese said as he pulled Viv into a dark hallway, branching off of the bright one. They hid in the darkness, Reese sheilding Vivica as much as he could.
After a few moments Wes walked past with Cookie and Jene.

"Where are they?" Wes questioned as he passed. He was obviously frustrated. His red hair seemed to match the anger that flushed in his face.
"We'll find them Wes, and we're killing the both of them now." Cookie's Spanish accent spoke out as they got farther and farther away.

Once they were gone, Viv and Reese relaxed. She sighed in relief thankful that she had him to help her. She slowly looked up at him, his gaze meeting hers. They stayed like that for a moment, then Vivica finally spoke out in whisper saying "Thank you..."

Reese smiled a bit and nodded silently. He slowly took her hand, which made her blush, and he took her out of the dark hallway. Reese checked to make sure they were really gone, then said "Where do you wanna go?"

"My cell... It's best to go to my cell" she answered him. He nodded as if to agree.

"Want me to walk you over?" Reese asked her.
"Would you?" Viv said in a weak sounding voice. Reese smiled reassuringly and started to walk her back to cell 309.