Colette's Mind

Being Born-Chapter One

15 years ago a beautiful little girl called Colette was born. She wasn't unusual but she wasn't peculiar either. She's always been extraordinary in the way she sees life. Up until now, things haven't been great for her. Her mom had her put in a psychiatric ward. and her dearest friend Daisy would always come visit her. Daisy...oh Daisy. What did Colette do to deserve such an amazing friend, like Daisy.

The first day Daisy hadn't visited, Colette had thought Daisy had forgotten about her. Poor Colette waited and waited for Daisy to visit that day...but Daisy didn't come. The next day had come around, and Daisy wasn't there to greet Colette. Colette knew Daisy wouldn't come back for a few months. Colette had tried to get better to get out and surprise Daisy. When Colette had finally come out, Daisy had been waiting for her across the street every day since she stopped coming to see Colette. A tear filled Colette's eye, as she ran to give Daisy a hug, when she grabbed Daisy, Daisy had vanished. Colette's eye's had widened with fear and shock. She woke up screaming with Nurses trying to pin her down to calm her. She was screaming until she couldn't any more.

The next morning she woke up she had such a bad headache, the feeling was like not sleeping for a whole month. She had realized there is some thing wrong with her deep down. She went to the bathroom to calm her nerves. She looked in the plastic mirror and saw herself. She thought "Is this what I look like? How...how could I look like this?!" a tear rolled down her cheek. She turns around to put on the shower, she gets undressed and gets in. She's deep in thought and starts washing her hair. She never thought this could be real, she really thought she had gotten better... but it was all just a dream of course. She got out of the shower and got dressed. She took her packet of cigarettes from the nurse and went to stand outside. Colette lit her cigarette and stared into the distance. One of the nurses stared at her from the window eyeing her to make sure she wouldn't do any thing. Colette turned back and looked the Nurse dead in the eyes. Colette threw away her half smoked cigarette and went back inside. She went to her room and fell asleep.

She woke up light headed, feeling drowsy. She stood up and went to the bathroom. When she looked at the boring plastic mirror and didn't she didn't see herself. How ever, she didn't see any thing at all. She looked in fear at the mirror.She looked behind her, in a glimpse she saw some one pass by. She went to look if some one was there, but she saw nothing. She got back into bed and continued sleeping.

That same night, she woke up to get a glass of water. How ever the door was locked. Strange enough isn't it? She thought "The only reason they usually lock the doors, are when they don't know where the patient is...I'll just call one of the nurses." She proceeded to back away from the door. When she turned around she saw a 7Ft tall shadow in front of her. She woke up...sweating herself dry from the horrible dream she had just had.

In shock she stared at the ceiling. She wondered why she's having these dreams, it's almost always the same dream, it's rarely a different one. She was worried. As she was lost in thought the nurse came in and called her name saying that she has a visitor. She got up,got dressed,brushed her teeth and went out to see who's visiting her.
When she came around the corner she saw Daisy standing there,with flowers.
Colette stood still in disbelief.
She slowly walked to Daisy wondering why she was there.
Daisy gave her a hug and said "Sorry that I haven't visited you in a while,Things have been a bit crazy at home." Colette looked her dead in they eyes and said "Oh...no it's fine..." giving her an awkward smile afterwards.

Daisy looked very anxious. She asked if they could go outside just to catch up a bit, Collette followed her outside where they went to go sit on a bench,under the prettiest Willow tree,and bright pink Tulips blooming everywhere.
Colette asked 'So how's everything? What's up?' Daisy looked up at her and said 'Oh...you know my dad,he just loves me so much,he didn't want to me to come see you.' Colette looked at her with empty eyes thinking *That's funny,as far as I can remember her dad is abusive and a alcoholic,who happens to Sexual assault her every time he gets drunk*
Colette answered 'Are you sure?' Daisy's eyes filled with tears.
'Colette,I can't do this anymore...' Colette looked at her an gave her a hug and Daisy started to sob.
Colette reassured Daisy that everything will be okay,that she should live with some one else for a while untill her dad is sober. Daisy looked up wiping the tears off of her face and said 'How are you Colette?' Colette didn't know what to say nor where to begin. 'Well,I uhm... I've been having these weird dreams... It's always the same,and rarely another.'
Daisy looked at her in confusion.

'Well what type of dreams?' Colette looked at her and answered 'I keep dreaming that you'll never come visit me again,when I finally get better, and when they release me I see you on the other side of the road, when I ran to hug you...you disappear' Daisy looked shocked...she didn't know what to say.
They looked at each other in silence for a few seconds,before the nurse came and said that Visiting time is over.
Daisy stood up,gave Colette a hug and walked away as if nothing had happened.
A few minutes went by and Colette stood up to go back into the ward to get her cigarettes when suddenly she saw someone standing behind the Willow tree.
She stared at it for a second before following it.
She thought that maybe this was a dream again. When she peeked behind the tree,she saw it...the thing she so desperately wanted to get away from. She turned around as quickly as she could and ran towards the ward hoping someone would open the door before it could get her. She began banging the door rapidly, the nurse came running to open the door. She ran through and she shut it immediately. She fell against the door. The nurse wondering what's going on and staring at her in confusion. Worriedly she asked 'Whats wrong? What happened?' Colette looked up,she was too stunned to speak...
Her heart slowed down,her ears began to ring,she couldn't hear anything going on around her...she stood up,as dizzy as bat, Trying to take that first step was too much for her to handle.
She fell and passed out, Hurriedly the nurse came rushing over and called for back up to take Colette to her room.