Going Insane

Zeke and Anthony's Stories

I don’t like the crapateria food. Want to know why it’s called a crapateria? Because all the food tastes like crap. The PB&J wasn’t bad and that was my lunch but NEVER eat their soup. It’s gross! I had that for dinner where I ate at a table with Maya and Anthony. Their actually really nice people and just as crazy, I mean not like mentally ill kind of crazy but like normal people crazy, as I am. Anthony signs when he’s in public but won’t talk to other people but Maya and I. I want to know why. I’ll ask him about it later. I have to tell Sapphire and Lexi about what the two of them are really like.

                After dinner I get my meds and they watch me take it. I walk back to my two new friends and we see everyone starting to leave the crapateria and most go to church. “Do you go to church Anthony?” he shakes his head and signs ‘I’m Wiccan too, but they won’t give me back my pentacle either. I liked that you stood up about that earlier.’ Wow. I’m not the only Wiccan here? That’s a big surprise since I’m used to only having about ten or so of us at home. “You’re Wiccan too? I promise I will steal our pentacles back if I have to. They can’t take those from us and not take crosses from the Christians.” He smiles at me.

                We walk to the rec. room and Dr. Marks comes and finds me. “Your pentacle isn’t going to be given back to you. We do religions from all over but Wicca isn’t one we can deal with and your pentacle is in restricted access, along with Anthony’s. You can get them back when you leave here.”

                “You can’t do that! We have freedom of religion! We have rights! Christians can’t be going around with their crosses and rosaries if we can’t have a pentacle. You have no right to do that!” He glares at me.

                “I’m the doctor and I know best. Wicca is an unhealthy religion and is not accepted here. If I feel something is unhealthy then than it is taken away from the environment. I will ban all activities related to Wicca.” He begins to walk away.

                “You don’t celebrate Easter? Or Halloween? Or May Day? Or how about Christmas? Those are all based off of Celtic holidays and are there for also Wiccan holidays. You have no right to tell us we can’t be a part of our religion and If you do, then I can take it up with the authorities.” He smirks an evil grin.

                “You’re in a Mental hospital, why do you think the authorities will believe you? You have no evidence to prove this. Now if you continue to fight with me I’ll move you back down to level zero. Do I make myself clear?” We all nod our heads. When he walks away the three of us all sign ‘flaming asshole.’

                “He’s such a jerk. I’ll get one of my friends at home to take it up with the authorities. All my Wiccan friends will do something about it. He’s being prejudice!” I shake my head and Anthony walks over to me and hugs me tight.

                “He doesn’t like people standing up to him and he’s super catholic and doesn’t like anyone who doesn’t believe in God.” It was only whispered but it was loud enough for Maya and I to understand him.

                We play scrabble for a little while and then we get to curfew. I walk back to my room and see my Ereader on my desk and IPod next to it. YES!!!!! I grab my Ereader and IPod and put it on my bed. I then change into some pajama’s and sit on my bed and read for a couple of hours. I guess I have to go to bed kind of early so that I can be awake for school. I stay up till about nine thirty before putting my stuff up and falling to sleep.

                Morning comes way too early. I get up and make my way to the shower and notice I’m the first one there besides one nurse who stands near the door to check us in. she tells me that if I need to shave to call to her and she’ll come to my shower block and give me a razor but she has to watch me so that I don’t harm myself since I’m a level one. I don’t get to have a razor till at least level four. I take a quick shower and shave before exiting. When I get out and change Maya walks in “Good morning Maya!!!”