Wednesday

Chapter 4: Murder of Crows

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Back at Nevermore, Ajax noticed all the messages Bianca was receiving.

"Your phone's been blowing up since we got here. What's going on?" He asked.

"Um, nothing." Bianca denied. "I'm fine."

"My fangs aren't the sharpest in the pit, but I can definitely tell when something is not fine." He told her.

"It's my mom. She's in trouble." Bianca confessed. "And I've got to get her out of it before she permanently ruins her life. But I can't Siren Orloff. His heads in a jar, so it blocks my song."

"You two, less gabbing, more stuffing!" Professor Orloff scolded.

Ajax suddenly got an idea. "Uh, Professor? Can you take a look at these, make sure I got the seals right? I don't usually do snail mail...woah!" Ajax removed his beanie and stoned Professor Orloff. "Okay, that bought us a couple hours."

Bianca raised her brows. "Us? This is my problem."

"Nightshades forever, right?"

"Hey, we wanna go too." Pugsley said, pointing to himself and Eugene who nodded.

Bianca sighed and removed her necklace. "Stay here and finish the rest of the invitations."

...

Fester had managed to get into Willow Hill, and was sitting in Dr. Fairburns office as she went through his fake passports.

"We have Fester Fumagalli, Fester Dubois, and my personal favorite, Fester Fiesta." She listed. "What is your real name?"

"It's just Fester. Like an open wound." He shrugged.

"You do understand you're in a psychiatric hospital."

"They used to call them funny farms. My parents abandoned me at one when I was ten. They said it was summer camp, but they never came back." He reminisced. "You never forget the cold embrace of your first straitjacket. Is that an amenity you offer here?"

At that moment, Judi entered the office holding an image. "His brain scan, doctor. It's a doozy." She warned.

Dr. Fairburn placed the scan on a light board. And her eyes widened as his brain scan showed several sharp objects in his head like nails, screws, even a pair of scissors.

"Welcome to Willow Hill." Dr. Fairburn announced to Fester. "We have a very long journey ahead of us."

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Fester began with a round of electroshock therapy. His body tightened as the electricity made him tense up and flinch.

"Nothing like a good jolt to get the day started. Any chance I can get a second round?" He requested.

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Fester joined a painting class taught by Judi that took place in the outdoor area in the middle of the hospital.

"Don't forget to stroke the canvas. Really make that sunset shine."

She placed her brush down and walked by all the patients, looking at their paintings. She stopped at Fester and saw that he did more of a self portrait.