The curious mind of alice hall

My mind

"One, two...three, one,two..three" i mumble as i hear the buzzing of the light out near my door,the sharp long sizzling sound of faulty electricity. "one,two..three.." i stare at the crack in the wall, as i sit crouched,my back hunched over and my bare feet planted flat against the mattress of my small single bed.

'Its silent shall we sing?'

I cock my head to the side studying the wall more curiously as i start to gnaw at my thumb, "sing? "

"What to sing?...one,two...three"

I mumble running my thumb slightly against my lips as i hear the voices. theyre happy almost giddy it makes my mind race with anticipation as I start to rock back and forth.

'sing our song,yes sing to us,we want to dance and play'

I laugh away and smile up at the ceiling

"this melody is just a memory, what becomes of curious minds, follow the rabbit up the road that winds.
I reached for you but you were gone,i knew you had to go back home,you search the world for something else,and in the end we both went mad.."

I hear the distant sound of the thudding of footsteps coming from down the hall way, hushed the incoherent sound of voices, they're whispering voices sounding off the walls.
'They come,they come..hush and silent'

A frown furrows on my face as i stop singing and clench my hands to my knees ,i lock my chin in between the crook of my knees as I sit with my legs against my chest.The footsteps stop outside my door. 'klonk klonk!' I hear the deep knocking before the door solid metal door is clanked unlocked before being opened,and i see my female psychiatrist mrs cherie and two male nurses behind her.

" Good morning alice how are we today did you get any sleep?" She ask with a sickly sweet smile on her face.

I stop my rocking as i peer up at her and tilt my head to the right 'say yes'..'yes if the know they will leave us be'

"Yes" i whisper she looks and me and i notice every detail about her, her hands are wrapped around folders and notebook and i see finger nails that are shiny and manicured  to perfection.But her far left pointer finger has a slight scrape, her light grey skirt is ironed,her white blouse is slightly disheveled and has bits of dust and the smell of caffeine clinging to it. her face is flushed from the slight dampness in the building. her smile lessens before her eyes looks calculating at me .

"Hmmm.. ok well, ill see you for our session later on today and then i believe dr harrison is to come and view you tomorrow afternoon" she says as she looks at her book. my eyes widen slightly and my heart beats abit faster dr harrison is the only nice person who truly treats me as a being as a person needing care and treatment

' he comes,to see you..to see us! Shall we dance and sing'

" No singing..no,no.." i whisper to the voices "alice!" Mrs cherie calls me,my eyes snap up to her brown ones giving her my full attention "hm?" I give her a questioning look as i stick my thumb in my mouth and start to gnawing at it as i wait for her reply " who are you talking to?"She asks curiosity and frustration laced in her voice.

"No one,just thinking" i reply in a soft voice "id love a new puzzle or book can i go to the recreational room?" I ask.

Staring wide eyed up at her she purses her lips and gives a slight nod "but after you eat" she replies before turning sharply around and leaving the room. the two male nurses come forward to my bedside "ok alice standing up and well go to breakfast" the taller one says in a gruff voice, i stand up from my crouch position with my arms tight against my sides and a small smile on my face,before hopping off the bed and holding my hands together,behind me as walking out of the room with the two nurses escorting me.