Dr. Brenner's Daughter (001)

Chapter 4 - Conscious

Hints of light peeked in as I slowly opened my eyes, my head feeling heavier than ever. I felt extremely loopy as I tried getting up, my vision hazy.

I felt a hand push me down, urging me to lie down as my eyes tried to adjust my surroundings.

Dr. Brenner.

I felt my anger resurface as I recalled what had happened. I tried to shove his hand away.

"Kathy listen-"

"Get off of me!" I screamed as he tried to get me to settle down.

"Just let me explain-" he spoke with urgency in his voice.

"I am not gonna be trapped in here against my will so you can brainwash me into believing your bullshit, now let me go!"

"But there is a reason, Kathy, believe it or not, I'm trying to help you"

I scoffed, "You're right I DON'T believe you."

"Look, Kathy, I know that you don't understand what I'm trying to accomplish here, and I'm not asking you to."

I hold in a scoff as I wait for him to finish his explanation.

"Believe me when I say Henry is by far, the most dangerous, malicious subject I've ever encountered in all my years at this lab"

I roll my eyes.

"You treat him like a lab rat, you torture him, you took him away from his family, what makes you think he's ever going to cooperate with you?"

"I took him away for the good of his family, Kathy. They're alive today because of me."

What is that supposed to mean?

He continued, "After his parents and sister were killed, I saw to it that Henry never made contact with the rest of his family."

Confused, I asked, "Weren't you the one who killed his parents before taking him away?"

He shook his head saying, "That's where you've been misled, Kathy. I didn't kill his parents."

So then who-

"Henry did."

I was blank.

If this isn't the most crapsack brainwash shit I've ever heard.

I had an incredulous look on my face.

"So you're telling me, Henry murdered his parents and sister when he was nine years old."

"Yes."

I'm so over this.

He'd rather imply that a child had evil intentions - killed his parents - than acknowledge that he's in the wrong.

I shook my head as a mocking smile made its way to my face as I stood up.

He furrowed his eyebrows, not sure why I was so amused.

"This is... amazing."

Still confused, he didn't know what to say.

"I love, I just LOVE how far you're willing to go to justify this sickness you call intelligence" I spoke bitterly, volume rising with every word.

"Kathy, listen-"

"No, I won't listen! How can you LIVE with yourself?! You're a TRAFFICKER, A CRIMINAL - YOU TORTURE FOR A LIVING - and you've convinced people to think it's for a good cause!"

"Kathy, Henry is a monst-"

"NO FATHER, NO! YOU'RE THE MONSTER!"

Quiet.