Manic

Episode 2: Welcome to Brookstone

9 Lonely Years Later.....

April wakes to the gongs of the morning bell. She sluggishly gets out of bed, yawning, curious to what the day would bring; would she read the same Jane Austen book over again? Perhaps draw another portrait of the visions that haunt her? She ignores the ramblings of her roommates Jessie and Sage, who were yet again talking about how they had managed to sleep with some of the boys the past night without Gwen catching them, in excruciating detail.

"If ya want April, we can DEF hook you up with Chase. I heard he's huuuuugggeee", Sage says with a huge grin on her face. "Nah, I'm alright.", April reluctantly replies. April walks to her dresser and pulls out a pair of jeans, a navy blue henley top, some underwear, and clear blue shower caddy, along with some black worn out Converse. "Ok, well I smell like shit, and if you need me, I'll be washing away my 'sins'", April says sins dramatically as some of the teachers believed that her visions were 'demonic'. As her roommates laugh at April's comments, she enters their bathroom. Once inside she turns the shower on, and begins to undress, she takes her sweater off and stares at her scars on her arms, no they weren't self harm scars but whenever she awoke from what she called black outs, she would always have terrible scratches and marks on her body that left scars. She snaps out of it and showers staring through the clear curtain, at the Polaroid pictures cluttering the bathroom walls, specifically the one of when she first arrived at Aurora-Falls. That was almost 9 years ago, she was going to be 18 soon and she realized just how much she missed her old life; before the meds, the trauma, her father's suicide, everything. She missed being dragged to ballet classes with Lily, all nighters with Toni, and baseball games with Vic. Especially family movie nights, how her mom would cry during Disney movies, and when her dad would randomly scare them during the scary parts.

She finishes her nearly an hour shower, and gets ready for the day. She brushes out her long dark brown hair, and sits at her desk trying to figure out the fucking witchcraft that is eyeliner, she pretty much had every other makeup step down but eyeliner was and forever will be a fucking BITCH to do. As soon as she finished her makeup, her eyeliner small and simple, not even but decent, she makes her way down to the cafeteria the smell of bacon, and roasted potatoes filled the air satisfying pretty much anyone somehow. She gets in line behind Chase, the guy her roommates were attempting to get April to have sex with, he notices her and tries to flirt with her only for April to cut the line in front of him, just to get away from him. "Morning April, did you dream of me again?", Chase says arrogantly as his friends cackle. April didn't have time for his shit again so she fills her tray up with food and makes her way towards the beverage station, making her usual cup of joe, with a shit ton of creamer and sugar since April hated her coffee tasting bitter. Chase stands in front of her, moving closer as April is visually uncomfortable by the second. "C'mon Cortez you know you've wanted this since we were 15."

Without a second thought, April starts to form a flirty face, "You know what I really want?", April says flirtatiously. "Yea", Chase responds sinisterly. They look as if they're about to makeout when with no warning April grabs her scolding hot coffee and splashes it all over Chase's face and chest. Chase screams out in pain as the entire room burst out with laughter, as Gwen struts in, the room falls quiet. "WHAT HAPPENED?!" , Gwen walks over to both April and Chase who was now on the floor rolling around. Gwen glares at April who wore a smug smile on her face. "I mean, self defense? Ugh, I know. I know, 1-2 weeks in the hole, I'll go get my shit." April is about to leave when Gwen stops her. "No did he harass you again?" "Yup, told that fucker to stop he didn't listen. Boom. Burnt face." "Chase, I warned you various times about your....... 'habits'. You'll be spending the next month in 'Wonderland'. Pack your stuff now." Gwen snaps her fingers as 2 guards pick up Chase to the isolation wing of the asylum. This sent a chilling silence through out the entire room. Only the really bad kids and teens were sent there, and if they returned......they weren't the same person or even soul anymore. "April you may continue on with your day." "Thank you, Miss Gwen" , April sits down with her tray and the room resumes with continued conversations.