Demented | n.h

T H R E E

I start slowly walking towards the back yard hoping to take a breath of fresh air.

Besides, this smell is getting really unconfortable.

As getting closer I finally see the green grass. I open the door and get outside.

Again, no one. This is such a lonely place. I sat on one of the wood chairs and it's just like how i imagine: not nice at all to sit.

I can see the big grey and dirty walls separating this space from outside. On them, theres this weird form drawed.

"Hello."

"Fuck! You scared me."- i turn my body to the right as i watch this guy sitting besides me.

"I'm sorry i didn't mean it."- his face looks embarrased.

"No it's okay. Im just being paronoid about this place."

"I would be too. I was."

"Oh you work here."

"Yeah... Once you get in you can't get out."- he looks at the horizont and i slightly observe him. His jawline is absolutly stunning.

He has brown eyes and big eyelashes.

"Lost something."- he asks me with a smile.

"No. I was just wondering... Why do you say that?"

"Say what?"

"You were paranoid too."

"Oh yeah... The voices, the shadows, the goosebumps... It gets to a time where you just don't feel it anymore."-he looks at me and I can't ignore how beautiful his eyes are.

"What if its all true? This place can be haunted"- i say and he giggles.

"Trust me it's not. I searched every corner of this hospital. There's nothing haunted about it."

"Im sure i could start by talking about Rose and that she-."

"She's my mother. I wouldn't appreciate you talking bad about her. Usually when she gets new people around here she's cold with them. It's like a protection and an act of autority."

"I'm so sorry."-I say.

I'm so embarrassed. She was cold and creepy tho, I can't deny that.

I can see him sighing.

"Aren't you suppose to be working with your patient now?"

"No. Our session is over for today."

"Why?"

"Because he said so."- he should know we can't force a session time. If it has to end earlier, it will.

"Oh so, you do everything he says?."

"You shouldnt do something your patient doesn't want. Are you a therapist?"

"No I'm an auxiliary."

"Here, outside? Theres no one to be under watch."

"I'm on my break."- he does a movement and i can tell hes seing the time in his watch.

"Wich by the way it's over. I work at the cantine."

"Oh okay."

"I have to go. It was nice to meet you..."

"Emily."

"I'm Zayn."

"It was nice to meet you too."- he smiles and walks away.

At this moment I'm alone again. Not that is a bad thing but definitly a weird thing. He described the exact same things that i feel and he said it was nothing.

How can this be nothing? Does he just ignore it?

Curiosity gets bigger as the time passes. I get up and start walking towards the wall.

When i get there I can see the weird form. It's names. They are all scratched.

I let my hand get in contact with the surface. Its sharp. It hurts my fingers.

When i look closely i can see a little bit of redness.

"Oh shit im bleeding."- i start sucking my finger and by acident a little drop lands on my shirt.

Great.

When i look around something catches my eyes. There's a shadow... a body standing on a window.

With my hand above my forehead because of the sun, i try to have a better look...

It dissapeard.

Theres no one there now.

How?

This is getting more and more confusing. This place just doesn't feel right.

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I'm getting closer to his table. Jeffrey's table.

He stops writing and takes his glasses off. My steps must be loud according to the speed im taking.

"I... I want to see more of this place."- Im a little scared at this point.

He gets up and hangs his glasses on his neck.

Jeffrey gets behind me and holds my shoulders while gives a little smile.

"What's the matter."- his pale face that close to me isn't good.

"I just... If i work here i have the right to know this place. What if an acident happens here?"

"Im sure it won't ."

"But still... I want to know more."

"We have a little curious and smart girl here... Let's do a deal."

"If you do your job properly and if i see some changes on Niall Horan, you can see a room that you choose."

"Really? Any room?"- he nods and the first thing that comes to my mind is the corridor that Rose went.

"What if now you go to the cantine and help there? It's almost lunch time for the patients."

"Am i suppose to eat with mine?"

"Oh Niall doesnt eat."- he taps my shoulder before getting back to his chair.

"What do you mean he doesnt eat? He's a human being he needs to eat."

"I guess he's special or has superpowers. He just doesn't."

How's that even possible?

"Don't worry you can eat. They serve different meals for the patients and workers."

"Oh"- i can tell he looked at me and his eyes bulged on my shirt. I looked there and see the blood mark.

"You can go now miss Lanning. Opsi dopsi." - he moves his hand while continues to awkwardly smiling has I walk away looking behind confused.

What is going on?