My name is Jasmine Matin. I'm 16 years old. Due to a mental health issue I was admitted into St. Jasper's hospital.
I just only got here though. It's my first time being to a place like this and i'm really scared.
I walk through the corridors with a nurse who happens to be showing me around. We walk by the seating area and I look around.
I see people painting and playing games or just talking.
As I begin to exit the seating room with the nurse I notice eyes on me. I slowly turn around to see a boy staring at me. I quickly turn away to follow the nurse to my room.
My room isn't what I was expecting at all. I thought this was going to be a padded cell or something but its like a regular room.
I look around my room and then turn to look back at the nurse. Behind her I notice that boy again, he's standing in the door way of my room.
I think my face changes due surprise because the nurse gives me a strange look and then turns around to see what it is that made my face change.
"Kevin! Go back to the seating area with everyone else!" She yells while walking towards Kevin and ushering him away.
Kevin? What's wrong with Kevin? Why does he keep staring? Is he weird?
"Sorry about that." The nurse says while walking back into my room and closing the door.
"Who is Kevin?" I ask shyly and unsure if i'm ask to much.
"Kevin is... How should I explain. Kevin is... well he's been here for one year, ever since he was 18. He suffers from many mental illnesses... His name is Kevin Khatchadourian... That's all I can say." The nurse smiles softly and leaves my room. 1 years?
I decided I'd go to the seating room and find something to do instead of sitting in my room. I begin looking through the book shelves.
"You like books?" I turn around to see who the voice belongs to.
Its a little red head girl. "Ya, I like books." The girl smiles even though my response was dry.
She bends down beside me and opens up a notepad. She begins to wright something on the paper.
~ Kevin has taken an interest in you. Don't trust Kevin. Kevin tried to kill my friend Patrick 2 months ago. Patrick was in critical condition. Kevin knows everything about this building, if he wanted to escape he could. He is smart. Smart means dangerous.~
I look over to where Kevin is and his eyes are glued on me. He has an evil smirk on his face.
I quickly take the pen from the little red head girl and begin to wright something down.
~ Will Kevin try to kill me? ~
The little red head looks up at me and shrugs her shoulders. The red head begins writing again.
~My name is Kristen Hofcord.~
I nod and the write down my name.
~Jasmine Matin.~
She smiles and then adds more to the paper.
~I know your name already. Everyone here knows your name already.~
I smile trying to hide the fact that I am genuinely freaked out. I stand up and sit down in the nearest chair. I then focus my gaze back on Kristen who has ran away. She's running away with her head down. She's running away like a scared dog.
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Teen FictionThis is a book inspired by the book 'We need to talk about Kevin' Written by Lionel Shriver. I have nothing more to add, just read the book. You may like it.