Obscurity

Chapter 50: Coffee & Medical

Sierra

After five cups of coffee and a half hour spent in the bathroom regretting it, I make my way out of our room and into the hallway. I thought I could make myself have a really bad stomachache to get sent to Medical but it didn't work. I'm beginning to think we should just wait to see if Abigail and Michelle end up coming back to the unit sometime tonight. Trying to get myself sent to Medical is exhausting.And it's left me feeling like crap. Mental note: no more coffee, Sierra.

I amble on my way down the hallway to the day room. When I reach the day room, I see Alma sitting there talking to Spencer. Of course. Those two are seemingly more and more attached to one another. I wonder what she thinks she's doing. I told her he was off limits. Speaking of limits, I'm thinking maybe she's pushing hers with me.

I walk up to their table and take a seat without a word. Upon my arrival, their conversation halts. I look between the two of them. I'm curious but I'm tired so I refrain from pointing out the fact they're being shady. I relax back into my chair and wait for their conversation to pick back up. It doesn't, though.Hmm.

"You guys couldn't be more obvious." I say, my head leaned back and eyes closed. I don't need to open my eyes to see they're probably exchanging puzzled glances.

"What?" Spencer speaks up.

I open my eyes and lean my head forward. "The two of you have something going on. Which is extremely interesting seeing as how I told you," I point a finger at Alma, "about the need for you to leave Spencer alone." I raise my eyebrows upon finishing my statement.

Like clockwork, they exchange glances. Alma bursts into a fit of laughter.

"I don't see what's so fucking funny." My irritation hitting an all-time high.

She keeps laughing. Spencer speaks up, "Sierra, you don't understand."

"Oh, I understand completely." I say narrowing my eyes.

"No, you don't!" Alma says through tears, her laughing fit starting to calm.

"Well why don't you fucking explain it to me?" I say to her. Then I look over at Spencer, "Maybe you could draw me a fucking picture and color it in so that I understand better?"

They exchange another look, and now, they're both laughing too hard to even talk.

"Is everything all right over here?" A white clad flunky comes up behind me.

"Take a hike." I say to her over my shoulder.

"No need to be so rude, Sierra." She scolds me.

I raise up from my seat, "Yes, there is a need. You're in my fucking space, worried about my shit. It's none of your business so go back over there behind your desk." I challenge her.

"I will not." She says, chin jutting out in defiance.

Alma and Spencer have stopped their laughing and are watching my every move.

I weigh the options in front of me. I just had a great idea, but it's going to suck. I decide between punching Ms. Jutting Chin in front of me or shoving her and basically get her to take me down to the floor where I'll have to crack my head to get sent to Medical.

"Fuck you Flunky."

She doesn't flinch. She just stands there all puffed up. It's irritating how she's trying to be intimidating. She doesn't scare me. She wouldn't scare a fly. This place is a joke. I bet they trained her to stand her ground.

I flash a grin at Alma and launch myself forward pushing into the nurse and sending her crashing backward to the floor. I stand over her smiling. "You didn't plant your feet."

Within seconds three other nursing staff come rushing me from the nurses station. I wink at Alma and Spencer and wait for the impact. The first one reaches me, stops short of putting hands on me, and I take her and shove her backward.

The second one sees this and runs full blast for the my side. She connects pretty efficiently and as she propels me toward the ground I make sure to dramatically throw my head back hard into the floor. It doesn't hit the hard tiled floor. My head has landed on the other nurses leg instead. We're essentially in a pile up on the floor so I figure I've got to knock my head somehow so I begin to thrash around. I wrestle one of the nurses off me and start crawling toward the other one, but she seems to stop relatively quickly. What the fuck? I've got to put some heart into this. If I get sent to Secondary for shoving a couple of nurses, I'm going to be pissed off. If I go to Secondary, it's going to be worth it.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see one of the nurses racing for the nurses station and I realize then, I don't have to hurt anyone. They're going to sedate me. I laugh out loud at the idea that I have grossly over-thought this whole thing.

I press and shove against one of the remaining nurses and send her careening across the day room floor. You'd think they would hire more competent fighters. Or at the least, teach these idiots how to properly restrain patients.

Once I clear my path of the careening nurse, I head for the other which is kneeling in front of me when I turn in her direction. She actually has her hands up in a surrendering fashion.

"You're gonna give up? Just like that? You've got to be kidding me?" I say shaking my head.

I see the nurse who retreated to the nurses station coming back our way, out of the corner of my eye. I stay kneeling in front of the kneeling nurse who is surrendering.

I look up at Alma and Spencer who have both backed up away from the scuffle. I wink at them again. "I know what I'm doing." I quickly say before turning my attention to the nurse in front of me.

"Well, doll. This has been fun." I say to her. I notice her hands are shaking. I wonder why they're so afraid of me. It makes me laugh.

Suddenly I feel the prick of a needle sinking into my arm. I don't fight. My eyes slowly flutter and my vision fogs up. I feel myself falling. Someone's arms catch me before I hit the floor. I look up and as my vision begins to completely fade out, I see Spencer. He's caught my head, preventing it from cracking against the floor. Beautiful Spencer. I smile. Everything goes blank.