'Stupid...You'll never succeed...Kill yourself...Bitch' . Those words were echoing in the back of my head. Who could've said that? Why did they say that? What was the meaning behind those words? They haven't said anything else. I say that like I know who they are.
Big day today, orals. One by one we are called up to give a speech about our experience in NYU so far. I've been so busy, I only wrote my speech last night. It's still pretty good though. Thank goodness I'm close to last on the list. But time was not on my side, it felt like I was first, even though I was 4th to last. I got up - only a little nervous - walked to the front, and froze. I've never had problems with speaking in front of people, hence the fact that I want to be a teacher. But today was different. I tried to get the words out, but something was pulling them back down. I had a feeling that it was the same force that whispered in my ears. I was choking on my own words. All of a sudden I saw bats flying around the back of the class, they turned their direction and came straight towards me. I ducked but they attacked me. I looked down at the ground, which was covered in snakes. I began to scream, then the voices came back. Tortured voices screaming in my ear, laughing at me. I couldn't handle it. I burst out crying, still screaming, fighting. I turned to my teacher for help, only to find that he was covered in black widows. I dropped onto the snakes and covered my ears but the voices never left. What the hell is happening?? And then, total darkness.
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Tortured Voices
Novela JuvenilA story about a young girl studying to be a teacher but also discovering for the first time that she has a mental illness. Will she be able to handle the voices in her head?
