Delusion or Confusion?

Chapter 1 ...Aliens?

Chapter One

I wake up to find my friend Lucy sitting on my toy box, we always talk she keeps all my secrets away from others. She keeps them safe.

" Mommy, mommy can Lucy stay the night tonight?"

" Honey we have gone through this nobody is there and you know daddy gets upset when u act so strange" my mother says as she walks into my room and sits down on the bed.

My mother always said this when I was younger I thought she was teasing me. Now I think that I'm crazy. I feel so lonely, people say I'm weird and I need help. Do I need help? And if I do what kind of help? Help with what?

I don't know but I'm scared daddy's always mad at me.

What do I do?

I'll tell you exactly what I do I ignore everybody they don't like me, then don't talk to me because I am who I am.

That's what I grew up to hearing...Well that's from my mommy at least.

My daddy tries not to see me ......he says I'm embarrassing. But mommy always says he needs to make a choice to either be my dad or pack his bags. I'm not sure what that means. Yet I'm sure I'll find out.

Now my mommy is waving her hands in front of my face again. Probably scared I slipped away into my "special place" as the councillor calls it. "I'm hungry" I say quietly. My mom waves me into the kitchen where i take a seat in my chair me and Sarah my councillor painted.

She said painting helps express emotion. Its black splattered with grey. She also said because I chose those colours I could be depressed but that's not why I picked those colours I picked them because I wanted them. I hate when people make up stuff that isn't true. Especially when it is about ME!

I guess I was kind of hungry because i ate or as my mom said "devoured" my breakfast which was scrambled eggs, buttered toast and orange juice.

Or maybe I wasn't hungry and I just really wanted to go play with Lucy and talk to her. I don't have anything new to tell her but I want to go play outside.

I hear the door shut. I guess dads working today. I run down stairs to try and catch him so I can say goodbye but the truck was well out of ear shot. Oh well.

I see someone laying on the couch assuming it's my mother I ask "can i go play with Lucy outs..." Before I can finish my sentence my father stands up and my heart starts racing. My father's face goes red with anger but suddenly he shakes his head and sits back down on the couch. Rubbing his eyes, as if magic was happening right in front of his eyes.

He asks me who my friend is. To my surprise and confusion I spin my head to where he was looking. Standing behind me is Lucy.

"He can see me" she says with confusion and frustration in her voice.

"Uh... Daddy meet Lucy"

" who are you?" He says staring with icy eyes into Lucy's blue eyes.

"I-I-I" she stutters, and takes a deep breath "I am Lucy"

My father is unbelievably upset now and is opening his mouth to yell then he takes a deep breath.

"I am losing my mind" he says his voice fading away.

"Daddy she was here all along you are not losing your mind your opening your mind and seeing the stuff I see you're opening your eye's "I say trying not to do anymore to anger him.

"Honey what is going on" my mother's voice cracks as she walks in, she turns to face me. Her mouth drops open and her eyes go wide.

"Can u see her too mommy?" I ask.