Goodbye Sanity, Hello Headlines

Chapter 5

I didn't have any visitors today. Edward was still mad that I had called him stupid and Oswald scolded me for starting an unnecessary tantrum and putting Ed in a bad mood. They walked over to another table so that Oswald could talk some sense into Ed and convince him I didn't, Oswald expected me to give him a sincere apology by the end of the day.

With both of them gone to 'cool off' I was left alone at the table, forced to keep myself busy. I fiddled with my fingers, mindlessly staring at a spot on the table before the seat opposite me was occupied by none other than Georgia Fishwick herself. It was brutal what she had done to her family, more psychotic and animalistic than Jerome had ever been. The crazed smile on her face setting me slightly on edge.

"We didn't get to finish our conversation yesterday." She began. "I don't know about you but I could really use a gal pal in this place." She giggled. Did she just say gal pal?

"A friend would be great right about now." I agreed. "Ed and Oswald are throwing a hissy fit and the two of them can be so annoying sometimes." I groaned and she smirked.

"Lucky for you, you have little old me." She announced joyfully, reminding me all too much of Jerome, the thought of him sending involuntary shivers down my spine.

"Lucky me." I smiled, maybe I had judged her a little too quickly, I mean I guess I was crazy now too you know? I have to lower the sanity standard of my friends and she seemed like a perfectly good person to keep around during my time here.

"Well look I've been dying to ask ya something." She drawls and I nod for her to go on. "What had your panties in a bunch when I was talking bout Jerome?" My eyes widened as she mentions yesterday's conversation, I thought I had escaped that situation.

"Oh um, it's just, we knew each other is all." I tried to only say enough to keep her unknowing.

"Huh, fancy that. Did he leave ya locked up in the looney bin too?" She asked eagerly, resting her head on her palm with curiosity sparkling in her eyes.

"Something like that." I replied cryptically, my eyes flickering back to my hand which had started fiddling once more.

"If we are gonna be friends I'm gonna have to know how you got in here, I mean people don't just come here for a vacation."

"I killed my father." I stated simply, I had been practicing to do so with my therapist. She said it would help me accept what has happened and take responsibility.

"Well you don't have to use so many words." She joked lightly but the curious glint never left. "How'd ya do it?" I bit the inside of my cheek as I tried really hard to keep the contents of my stomach down. I hated thinking about it, little own talking to someone about it. Anxiety began to bubble dangerously close to the surface until an unexpected wave of relief flooded through my body.

"I shot him. Right in the chest. He didn't stand a chance ya know? He was out like that." I snapped my fingers and giggled. "I mean there was blood everywhere, I thought he was this guy Theo who totally deserved to die but oh well you win some you lose some." The words kept pouring from my mouth and I didn't think it was planning on stopping anytime soon. "You see, I didn't get much of a chance to bask in it or nothing, Jimbo took me down to the GCPD faster than I could say murder." The words were merciless and cruel but it felt liberating to get it lol off my chest finally.

"Amateur, everyone knows you shoot them in the leg so they bleed out painfully. First time?" She questioned and I looked at her confused. "Killing someone." She clarified and I nodded in realization.

"Yup, he was the first. Sucks though, he wasn't too bad." I shrugged, the feeling of her presence bringing out this remorseless part of me I didn't think I even had.

"Oh man you haven't lived until you've cut someone's limbs off." She stated and I couldn't help the interest that was growing inside of me. I wanted to know more.

"Please enlighten me." I found myself wanting her to explain the details of her family's murder. Surprisingly I enjoyed it, it sounded like a horror movie had played out right in front of her.

"Well, I only severed mummy's limbs, she was a real bitch that one." She continued to go into the morbid details of severing her mother's arms and legs off and I found myself giggling along with her.

"You are so lucky, I wish I had a mum to chop the limbs off of." I whined, jealousy bubbling in my stomach.

"It's ok, you and I will get outta here and severe the limbs off of whoever we want!" She exclaimed and we high fived eachother. What on earth has my life become. As we became more comfortable with eachother I decided to ask her some stuff that was a teeny bit more personal.

"Hey Georgia?" I asked and she looked up from laughing at one of her morbid jokes.

"Yeah?" She replied.

"What was Jerome like? In here I mean." I couldn't help but ask, what had Jerome been like before I met him? When he was locked up in this place with no one but Georgia?

"He was something else that's for sure." She laughed. "He was a real performer you know? I remember when I first met him he was real confident, he knew what he wanted and how to get it. He also liked to complain alot, about everything but he made a really good addition to Aaron and I, you would've liked Aaron, he was a sweetheart." I felt like interrupting, saying that I had known Aaron and he was no where near as sweet as she portrayed but I let her continue. "We were always getting into all sorts of trouble the three of us. He and I got along like a house on fire, you couldn't keep us apart. Well not until that guy with the gas in his chest got here."

"Gas in his chest?" I asked and she nodded before continuing.

"Yep, I still remember it like it was a week ago. He ran in and was waving his arms around and telling everyone he was a god or something, Jerome, Aaron and I didn't think much of it until this weird gas started spraying out of him, it was this massive cloud and people were dropping like flies. Eventually I passed out too, only to wake up alone in my cell. I found out that Jerome and Aaron had planned to escape without me! Little bastards left me here to rot alone! I kept telling myself that it was a mistake, that they would come back for me and take me with them but it's been months and they haven't come yet." She explained and I thought I saw a tear before her perky attitude was back. "Anyways! That's in the past and I have you to keep me company now right? Who needs them?"

I gave her a small smile but my mind was racing, he never came back for her. Would he bother coming back for me?

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Heyyyyyyyyy

Georgia and Kay are doing some bonding yayyyyyyy

How are you all? Are you liking Georgia? I'm excited for the next couple of chapters.

~Mikayla