Cosmic Killer

Reality Check

"Everything here. Is so. BORING." I said to the camera I had discovered in my room. "NOTHING TO DO, NO ONE TO TALK TO..." My mind wandered to thinking about Luke, so my gaze drifted away from the camera. But I soon regained my focus.

"YOU CAN'T KEEP ME HERE FOREVER!!" I angrily pointed at the camera "I'LL GET OUT EVENTUALLY, EVEN IF I HAVE TO DIE!"

Yeah. Well be dead if they keep feeding us this bull crap they call food.

Without thinking, I blurted out "HA HA GOOD ONE." and highfived myself. Now they really think I'm going crazy.

I waltzed over to the wall and crouched to the ground, hugging my knees. "It's been three weeks since I've talked to Luke... I really miss him." I said, and began "clawing" at the foam where I saw Luke retreat from when he left before. I glanced at the camera, and smirked. My fists began punching the door, and my mouth screaming to see someone,  ANYONE. Any living, breathing, human being.

"Patient 106743." I could hear a raspy, muffled voice coming from the loud speakers. "You must be calm in order to regain your mental health."

"IS THIS GOD?" I sassily said back.

The voice on the loud speaker sighed. "If you can't calm down patient 106743, we have no choice but to condition you to our liking."

Condition? What could that mean?

Well that sounded like a threat. So I don't think we want the conditioning.

I rolled my eyes and flopped on my uncomfortable bed. "Yeah. sure. I'm chill."

A few hours passed, with me just laying on the cot. Using the straight jacket as a blanket to warm my chilled body. The scratchy cot was still better than my usual concrete bed, so I wasn't complaining. But, if found a new form of entertainment. Scratching my skin till I bleed. As I lay, I dug my jagged, unkempt fingernails into my arms and watched the oozing blood seep out, it made me think. Think about what they said about me. Did I kill those people? Would I really do that?

My thoughts were interrupted with a click from my door, as if it had unlocked. I cautiously sat up to examine whether or not this was true, but heard the loud speakers again. "Patient, you will be escorted to the lunch hall to engage in friendly banter with your fellow crazies, and consume your lunch." After the announcement ended, the door way fully opened.

"LUKE!" I exclaimed in excitement as I leaped from my bed, a big fat smile forming on my face. My companion had returned, and looked startled when I pounced on him to give a hug.

He smells so good...

LIKE THE BEACH!

Mmmm. Let's hug him forever...

Luke coughed, and I reluctantly let go of him. "So Cosmia, h-how have you..." Luke awkwardly shifted his stance from one side to the other, not finding the perfect way to stand. "How have you been holding up?"

I blinked. How have I been... I picked at the bleeding spot on my arm, and shrugged. Luke noticed, and a worried expression appeared on his face.

"Don't do that." He grabbed my hand, but his grip was so loose that it almost didn't feel real. "I want you to be safe."

I looked down and moved my feet around, while pulling my hand away. "I'm fine." Are the words that came from my mouth, but I knew it's not what I wanted to say. I needed a hug, I needed a friend, I needed a decent meal, I needed a shoulder to cry on... But instead all I could say was "I'm serious. I don't need anything."

Just then, the door was thrusted open, and was pushed with such force it slammed against the wall. A large man approached Luke and I, but not even acknowledging Luke's existence.

He stopped in front of me, not even realizing he had pushed Luke to the side. "Come on crazy." He grunted "you're gonna meet some friends" with this statement from his lips, there was a small twitching sort of smile that sent shivers down your spine. His yellow crooked teeth were the least intimidating thing about him, as he had scars up and along his face.

I gave a half hearted smile, and looked at Luke. He was off to the side, leaning against the wall. He seemed so chill about the man pushing him to the side. "Well sir," I said, looking into the new intimidating man's dark brown eyes, "I'm not going anywhere until you show my friend some respect." And with that, I crossed my arms and began to pout.

The man squinted his eyes at me. His face got closer to mine, and he tried to figure things out. "Who... Who could possibly be your friend here." He said with a silent chuckle. "You haven't left this place. Not to mention.." He took a step back "I haven't disrespected anyone." The man shook his head. He didn't even notice Luke.

At this point I was mad. "FOR GODS SAKE HES RIGHT OVER THERE!" I blurted out. "LUKE CHECKED ON ME A FEW WEEKS AGO." I threw my arms in the air, and the man grabbed them. He then proceeded to handcuff my wrists together, which was NOT a pleasant experience.

"NO ONE HAS COME IN THIS ROOM YOUR ENTIRE TIME HERE" the man screamed at me in rage, then pointed to where I saw Luke leaning against the wall. "NO ONE"

I looked again, and Luke wasn't there. I tried to escape from my captor's grasp, but he had a tight grip on my shoulders. "Luke... Was... Never..." I started to say to myself. My brain couldn't process what I heard and saw.

"No one named Luke works here." The man sighed. "We've been watching you on the cameras, and seen you talking to yourself. It's mostly mumbles, so we couldn't make out what you were saying." The man loosened his grip on my shoulders and hung his head. "Luke never existed."

A tear rolled down my cheek. My mind rattled. "But it... Felt so real..." I winced, trying not to cry.

You know what would make us not cry?

No. What?

LETS START SPONTANEOUSLY LAUGHING.

Oh. good idea.

A little laughter began to come from my mouth. Then a bit more. Then my lungs filled with air and I erupted with laughter. My eyes began to water and my sides began to hurt. I didn't remember what happened after that, but I have blurred memories of myself being carried away... Out of the room... Into the hallway... Oh dear.

Luke is just a figment of my imagination.

Just let that sink in

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