The Monster Within

Cassie and Trip

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Rayen Brook's POV

We walked for a while before reaching another door.

"Is this where they are?" I asked.

Hope nodded.

Blake went to push the door open but Hope put her hand up.

"You must knock." She explained motioning to the knocker.

He rolled his eyes and grabbed the knocker, slowly holding it in the air.

"3 times fast, 2 times slow, and once on the door with your hand." Hope said watching him.

He did so.

The door slowly slid open.

And there they were.

Tones of people, they seemed like perfect replicates of Journey.

We walked in and looked around. They all stared at us like we were a freak show.

"Cassie!" Hope called out.

A 10 year old Journey appeared from the crowd of people.

"Can you take Rayen and Blake to Trip?" she asked.

She nodded.

We followed the 10 year old Journey for a short while before Blake spook up.

"So, who is Trip?" He asked shoving his hands in his pockets.

She stayed quite.

"Hello!" He called waving in her face.

Then I noticed something strange about this Journey, her lips matched her skin color?

I went in front of her and looked at her face. Her eyes were full of tears and most had spilled over to the point where she had no more to shed.

I touched her lips, they felt rubbery and slippery almost.

I felt around until I felt her cheeks, which were soft.

"What are you doing?" Blake asked shaking his head.

"She has duct tape on her lips." I explained feeling around for an end.

I found one and pulled the tap off quickly. She screamed.

"Aw!" She said feeling her face.

"Why was there duct tape on your lips?" I asked bending down and looking at her.

"They said I was bad, they said I shouldn't talk anymore and when I did they tapped me up so I couldn't talk." She explained.

Then it clicked in.

"Who's they?" Blake asked crossing his arms.

I straightened up. "They are the doctors who tortured Journey when she was 10 years old, they are the reason why she can't recover, they are the reason why shes in here, they are the reason why WERE in here!"

I said walking over to him.

His eyes got wide.

"Journey was 10 when that all happened, 8 when Charity first came out and 9 when she came out the secant time. And when she came out the secant time and the 'nice' therapy didn't work they used abuse and tortured to get her to realize it wasn't real but it was."

"And now Journey has to pay." Blake finished.

I nodded.

"Then we know whose ass to kick once we get out." He said nodding slightly.

I did the same and we did a high five.

"But I still hate you." I said with a small smile.

"Don't worry I hate you to."

We walked back to Cassie and walked the rest of the way to 'Trip'.

We walked further in silence. There was so much I wanted to ask, about the doctors, the pain, the hurt, but I knew she wouldn't want to and that if I asked, she'd tell me but it wouldn't be what she wanted and all I wanted was for her to be happy, no matter how old she is or which 'Journey' she was.

The time I'd spent in her mind, it was like feeling all her pain rush into me, like it opened my eyes to things I never noticed before.

Everything I toke for granted, she treasured like it was the most important thing in the world.

The whole time I'd spend screwing around, not wanting to break up with DD, I could have spent with her, helping her but instead I screwed it up and I didn't notice it until it was to late.

'Why is it that we don't notice what we have until we lose it?' the question flowed my mind, it almost sounded like she was saying it, like the words spilled out of her mouth and filled my ears. I was almost thinking she was next to me but when I looked to the side, I was alone.

I wondered where the saying came from, where I heard it from but it was almost like I came up with it.

"Where are we going." Blake whined.

I rolled my eyes.

"To the frontal lobes of the brain." Hope answered.

We gave her a puzzled look.

"The frontal lobes are located in the front part of the cerebrum, they are responsible for forming our thoughts and giving us the ability to concentrate."

Hope explained.

We nodded.

The a thought came, if this was where thoughts where, then was it Journey's thoughts I was thinking?

Were they even mine?

I asked.

"Most likely not." Hope said stopping and turning to us. "Both Journey and Trip are located there, Trip will take you further in and explain anything you need to know."

And with that we walked a few more feet until we reached a curtain like wall, that didn't seem to have an end in any direction.

"There in here." Hope said peeling the curtain open.

We ducked under the curtain and walked into the strange we area. It was all in a dark grey and the floors a strange transparent like carpet, it felt as though you were walking on air.

We looked around and found the most strange thing I'd ever seen.

Computers?

There was a large area in the center of the room, equipped with high tex computers and a flat screen TV along with a small fridge and trash covering the area around with it.

"Come on!" Some one screamed.

I knew that voice. Blake and I rushed over.

"Stop flagging me bitch I ain't doing nothing wrong!" She screamed hitting the desk.

We came over and looked in shock.

It was Journey or Trip I was guessing. She had short black hair with blond running through it, her thick rim glasses hanging in front of her golden brown eyes.

(Like Hayley Kiyoko hair and eyes)

She wore a Angry Nerds T and school uniform red and black plaid skirt and some weird retro nerd shoes.

She gave the computer a evil glare before looking up. She gave us a weird, wide eyed look before sitting down and looking at us.

After a moment she leaned forward and put her hands in a praying statues.

"What the hell are you doing here?" She asked.

"Looking for Journey." Blake and I said in unison.

She nodded. "Then I suppose you have questions as well."

"Ya." We said in unison again.

"Okay first question?" She asked.

"Where the hell is Journey!?" we said yet again in unison.

'Ya, if he says the same thing as me again I'm gonna get pissed!'