I'm not mental

I am mental

Lana's POV

Last day of being hospitalized
I was in a hospital bed, weak and frail, I don't remember anything of what happened except...

Alice..That son of a bitch tried to kill me! But why?, I didn't do anything to her. "Excuse me?" I heard a little boy say. I look to my left and see the boy in a hospital gown, with the same amount of needles in his arm as I have.

"Do you have it?" He asked, I crinkled my nose, "Have what?" I said wheezing, the boy sighed, and was about to the day something but his nurse came in.

"Michael, do not go off running again like that!" She said, "But..The lady in colors told me to." He said. I sat up quickly, "You see her too?" I asked as the boy and the nurse went out of the room.

I guess I wasn't the only seeing things, the kid's gonna suffer what I suffer..
"Um..Lana, you have visitors." Donavan said with a big smile on his face, I tilted my head but then smiled with tears of joy falling down as I saw my brother and my friends coming in.

"Lana!" They all hugged me except for Dale, I hugged them all tight, glad for them to be here. They all backed up, Dale Slowly comes to me, "Lana I-" I cut him off, "Shut up and give me a hug!" I shouted as he hugged me, I hugged back crying my eyes out.

"Alan's gonna be out today with you, Lan." Toby said as I wiped my eyes, sighing, "And he's now gonna be able to grow old!" Sally said, I squeal in joy, Eli was mouthing to me, "Date him when you can".

I blushed, rolling my eyes. "Lana, Mom won't be with us for another week, which means.." I gasped, "Were drew from everything!" Sally tilted her head.

"How?" She asked, "Yesterday was the last day of school, we all stayed here taking care of these two so...Schools out and our guardians won't be home for another week." Eli explained.

"Then what are we waiting for, Let's get these two out already!" Toby exclaimed, Donavan came inside with a pair of clean clothes for me, the others left and I could see Alan outside waving at me.

After a while, I walk out feeling great, the whole gang is back together again, no more problems.

"So, where to now?" Toby asked, Alan chuckled and pointed at a Ferris wheel that's outside, "Today is when the carnival is free..Race you there!" He shouted as we all ran after him, we tried to catch up but he won first place.

Eli was second, Sally and Toby were tied, Dale was next to last and I was obviously last. "So, what do we ride?" Sally asked as Alan and I held in our laugh, "What's so funny?" She asked.

We all ignored her and split up in groups of two, Toby with Alan, Eli with Sally and me with Dale. I didn't know where they went but Dale took us to a tunnel of horror or something.

"Dale, thanks for being there for me.." I said as Dale patted my head softly, his eyes were saying millions of things.
But what were they truly saying?

As we got out of the tunnel, I went running towards the roller coaster, pulling his hand, I saw the others in the line waiting excitedly. "Isn't this fun?!" Eli squealed, we all laughed at him.

"Step right up onto the devils pit!" Said the lady dressed up as a demon, it was really fun to see people dressed up like this. But it's December, why not Santa Claus?

We all rode on the roller coaster, screamed, tried not to puke the candy we ate. After the ride was over, we all spilt up again, to different rides.

But Dale took me to the benches, and I felt a knot form in my stomach.

"Lana, there's something you should know.." He said, putting his hand on mine slowly. My smile faded away slowly, I already felt a bad vibe go around us.

"About Alice and Kiru..." he said, I immediately pulled my hand away from his, with a ring of rage growing in my eyes. "You think I'm a freak, don't you?" I said.

Dale looked at me, stuttering, "You think I'm a freak!" I stood up, clenching my fists, "Lana wait-"
"No, don't "Lana" me!" I yell, walking away, at the corner of my eyes I could see Eli and the others looking at me.

"Lana, come on, wait!" Dale shouted as I began to run away from him, looking for a place to hide. I hid behind trees, cars, vans, even behind two really overweight couples!

He could still find his way to me, it was annoying me, why does Dale think I'm a maniac? He's my brother!

It's been thirty minutes of a game of cat and mouse and I'm furious at Dale.

"Lana will you just listen to me?!" He finally caught up, pulling my arm.
"Let go of my fucking arm Dale!" I yell as he pulled me into a tight hug.

"You'll just say I'm a maniac.." I whimpered as he gave me a soft yet tender kiss on my forehead. "Lana, Mom didn't tell you at all?" He asked as I nodded.

"You're not mental, you-" I cut him off by screaming at the sight of a dark figure behind him, he looked and acted like he saw nothing, I covered my eyes quickly, whimpering.

"You fool!" Yelled the figure, it tried to claw at me but Dale was in the way, it had hurt its claws.

"Lana, listen to me, you have schizophrenia!" As Dale yelled, the figure went away screeching, I looked at Dale, with my eyes wide.

"I have what?.." I asked. The others finally ran to us, panting and sweating.
"Schizophrenia, it's a condition that makes you see things, hear, and act inappropriately.." He explained.

I look at everyone else, they nodded.
"You all knew..?" I ask. "We thought you know too but...as it turns out, you didn't." Sally said.

I look at Dale, who is still hugging me, "We're here for you, Lana." He said as everyone else joined in the hug.

They pull away as suddenly Alan stole a kiss from me, Dale was either glad or about to be in brother mode, but then Sally kissed his cheek causing him to blush.

We all just laughed, talked and did mischief, yet, the night was dawning onto us, we were very late to come home, which we did.

But I stayed outside with Alan, hugging him sitting on the doorstep, "Well Lana, what do you say when people greet you?" He said.

"My name is Alana Holden, I have schizophrenia and I am mental."
I smiled as we both looked at the stars in the twilight sky.

The end