Mad

All I have is a black bag

"Calm down!!"

Louise was flailing her arms trying to keep me calm.

"No! I can't just sit here and let her violate my moms grave!"

"I get it -"
"No you don't! You don't get the situation Louise! Shut up just! Just shut up"

She was silenced.

She doesn't understand anything that is going on. She can't just tell me to be calm when this chick not only said my mother's name but she touched her grave. No she didn't just touch it. She did more. Se rearranged something, removed something or put something there.

I paced back and forth and back and forth again.

"What does she want?!" I said

"What does she want from me!?"

A little voice in the back of my head began to speak.

You know, this could be her telling us who she is.

"No. She wouldn't be that stupid" I whispered to my self.

Just hear me out. It could be a clue. And if it is you could turn it in to the police and then, Wala! No more Mad!

I stopped pacing.

"What? What is that face your making?" Said Louise.

"we have to go and see what she did"

"What? Scarlett think about this."

"I already thought about it. We need to know what she did to the grave"

I began walking towards my room leaving Louise behind in confusion.

"I need to do this"

••••••

"A bag, all I have is a black bag"

I tried gathering materials to take with me to the grave yard but we aren't aloud to have anything that could harm, disturb, or agitate any of the other patients. In all honesty I didn't need that much. Just a flashlight.

"Hey! I was looking for you."

Aiden was at the door. And I didn't even hear him open it.

"Hey" I said back at him

He glanced at the bag and began to walk towards my bed.

"What are you doing?" He asked

"I'm...um.. Hold on"

I closed the door and returned to the bed.

" Mad sent me this"

I pulled the note out of my pocket and handed it to him.

He read it then turned his attention to the bag.

"So... What? Your gonna leave and go to the cemetery?"

"That's the plan" I said.

"You can't just up and leave. Don't you think people will notice."

"It's not like I'm going to be there for weeks, if anything I'm gonna be there for a few hours"

He made an uncertain face at the bag then looked up at me.

"I'm going with you" he said

"No you can't. This isn't your fight"

"You can't do this alone"

"Yes I can. And I will, you're not going"

"Scarlett."

"Aiden I can't have you there, what if the other two show up huh?"

I was refering to Jason and Elliott. When they appear, they can't be controlled.

" I'll bring my pills with me, they can keep both of them in check. Okay? It will all be okay"

"Aiden-"I said trying one last time to convince him but before I could even finish my sentence he grabbed my face and pulled me in close.
"You are NOT doing this alone" he said.

His hands felt warm on my cheecks and I no longer felt threatened. We stood in that position letting the tension build and build. Me, wanting him to make a move. Him, wanting me to make a move. But none of us did and after a while this new found feeling towards him became uncomfortable to me.

"Alright you can come" I said removing his hands from my face.

They were so warm.

He cleared his throat trying to regain his thoughts.

"Well..um.. You are going to need more than a black bag"

He forced a chuckle.

" um.. Maybe we can steal some flashlights from the janitors office"

"Okay. But how are we going to get to the cemetary?" He asked.

I sat down on the bed letting my mind go to work.

We can't take the bus, we don't have money, we can't steal a car, we can't drive.

"Do you think Louise would help us?"
Asked Aiden.

"I guess."

Aiden followed me back to the cafeteria where Louise was still sitting in the same place.
We sat in front of her.

"Louise we need you"

She looked just as confused as she did when I left.

"We? He knows about this?" She said.

"Yes and he's coming with me to the grave yard but we need your help"

"Oh god. With what?"

" well we need to get out of here, and then a way to the cemetery. After that we can take it from there" I said

She let out a sigh.

"Alright I'll help you guys, even though I am completely against this"

She looked around making sure no one was trying to listen in.

"We need to do this when it's dark. Let me figure out a way to get you guys out okay?"

And with that we were set and on our way to visit my mom.