Mute(Jerrie)

3

The first night in the mental hospital was horrible.I couldn't sleep at all and I was already missing my family and my soft bed.That bed was killing my back.In the morning I was probably looking like a zombie.

Someone knocked at my door before it opened.It was Jesy."Morning!"She sang letting herself in.I raised an eyebrow in a questioningly way."What are you doing here?"

"Paying you a visit?I figured you must be awake already."She sat on the edge of the bed and looked around."These rooms are so plain,eh?"I nodded.I was happy that it wasn't just me who thought that.

"Wait you can actually just walk into my room whenever you want?Aren't there I don't know,rules?"I asked curiously.

"Yeah there are rules but there are also sections and each one of them has its rules.Haven't Greta and Abigail told You?"I shook my head."Well there are 3 sections:A,B and C.Section A is for those with serious problems such as schizophrenia,suicidal thoughts or other dangerous illnesses.Section B is for people like Leigh-Anne with bipolarity,like Grace who sees imaginary things and section C is for people like us suffering from depression,anxiety,eating disorders.In section C rules aren't that harsh."

Now it did make more sense.Although I wasn't even all settled,I had already set a goal.I wanted to get to know more about the blonde,mute girl.

"So you know pretty much everyone in here,huh?"

Jesy nodded"Probably.Why?"

I shrugged"Can you provide me some information about the mute girl?"I asked in a weird voice,trying to sound like those detectives in films."You mean Perrie?"She laughed at my silliness."Yeah,her."

"Mm I may or may not know her room's number though."She almost whispered,throwing her head back a bit.She wanted something."Spill."

She raised an eyebrow and smirked"Not before you tell me some more about you."

"I told you a lot about me yesterday."

"There must be some more.Look,I like you,I really do"she slightly shrugged"But this is my territory,I must know everything about everyone."She growled getting up"So you better cooperate."

I gulped.She could get really scary at times."Okay fine."I gave in and sat on the bed,starting to tell Jesy the story of my life.

"And that's it.Now will you help me?"I folded my arms around my chest."Right,let's go."

"You said you know everything about everyone.What do you know about Perrie?"I asked as we where walking down the hallways towards Perrie's room."I already told you all I know yesterday."

"But you only told me that she's been here for a long time and that she doesn't speak.There must be more."

She shook her head and shrugged her shoulders."Nope,sorry.I told you there is something weird about her.Honestly,I don't even know why you're trying.You can talk to other people in here."

"I don't want to talk to other people,I want to talk to her."I said confidently.

"Well okay then.Although it'll be only you talking you know.Right there,room 107.Have fun!"She pointed to a door at the end of the hallway and left.

I sighed,taking a deep breath and heading to room 107.When I got in front of it I noticed that it was the only door which had a simple plaque.As I said,patients were allowed to decorate the number plaque as they pleased.And from what I had seen so far,everyone did it.Except from Perrie.

I knocked on the door and stood there,waiting for someone,namely Perrie,to open the door and hopefully let me in.I knocked a few times but no answer.I decided to just let myself in.

I carefully cracked the door open and stuck my head inside.I noticed the blonde I had run into the day before sitting on her bad and reading a book.She was probably really into it,she did not notice me standing there.

I cleared my throat and I was about to say something when she turned her look on me and suddenly jumped,almost hitting her head on the bunked bed.She seemed to be extremely scared,she was trying to hide from me,moving to the corner,where it was darker.

"Hey hey,easy.It's okay."I said softly trying to get closer,but the closer I got the more tensed she became.She started shaking her head and she was on the verge of crying.

"Are you scared of me?"

She nodded,still shaking frantically which worried me."You shouldn't be.I won't hurt you."I said sitting on the edge of the bed.She was refusing to look up at me."In fact,I am here to talk to you.I was hoping we could...be friends?"I asked with a glint of hope.

She stopped sobbing and she finally looked at me.She looked frightened."I'm Jade."I introduced myself and waited for a while.At some point she titled her head and rose an eyebrow.I had forgotten."Oh right!Your name is Perrie.Nice to meet you."I smiled.

Prrrie didn't make any gestures,she brought her knees to her chest and folded her arms around them,looking away again.

I was trying to find a topic,although I knew I was the only one going to talk,when I hit my head on the edge of the bunked bed."Ouch!"I hissed in pain and rubbed my head.A little smile creeped on her face and she gave me a dumb look."Don't look at me like that,it hurts."I laughed still rubbing my head."You have a roommate?"

She looked away and shook her head."Oh I thought you did because of the bunked bed...Never mind.So I'm new here and I'm still accommodating.What about you?For how long have you been here?"She shrugged.I was starting to get frustrated.She was never going to say a word and she wasn't making much effort to try and help me understand.

I was about to give up and start a new topic when she raised her hand and held 4 fingers up."Four years?"I almost gasped.She nodded."Wow that's a long time.And are you making any progress?"

She shrugged her shoulders again then nodded."I'm glad then."

After a while the door opened and one of the two ladies who took me in on my arrival day walked in."What are you doing here?"She whisper-yelled.I jolted up."I wanted to talk to Pe-"

"You're not allowed to get in here!"This time she yelled for good.

I raised an eyebrow"Huh?But Jesy visited me and said we can-"She cut me off again.Ugh that bitch,I would so like to cut something more than just her words."You cannot!At least not Miss Edwards.She is still in probation.You are putting yourself in danger by being here.Now get out!Miss Edwards needs to take her medicine and rest."She pushed me out.Before she slammed the door in my face,I caught a glimpse of Perrie's scared look,she was really crying this time.It broke my heart.

I started to walk away,trying to take my mind off it.Something weird was going on and I had to dig up further.That woman said Perrie's on probation.Probation for what?And why was I in danger?I was more than determined to find out more about Perrie's back ground and also some more details about that jail of a hospital.