Trapped

Welcome

I wake up again. This time I am in a larger room with white walls covered with newspapers and drawings. There are 5 beds. "Hi!" A girl says to me. I jump. "Sorry? Did I scare you?" The girl said. "Where am I? Who are you?" I asked. "Slow down," The girl says. "My name is Piper." She has straight bright purple hair that goes down to her shoulders with hazel eyes. She is about an inch taller than me. She looks about fifteen. She has light skin and looks excited to have someone new to talk to. "Over there is Bridget." Piper points to her. "And I'm Cassie." A girl next to her says. "So you're our new roommate!" The girl named Bridget says.

She has an extremely high and squeaky voice for what looks like a sixteen year old. Her hair is a mix of red and brown. Her eyes are bright green and almost pop out of her head. What I notice the most is the fact that she was extremely thin. Her bones are clearly showing. It looked like she had not eaten in weeks. Her skin looks like a mix of gray and yellow. The girl named Cassie gets up to get me. She looks like she is the oldest. She is probably around seventeen or eighteen.Although she is thin, she looks like she eats. She has curly blonde hair with blue eyes. She smiles at me. Her teeth look damaged. "Hi." She says. Her voice sounds scratchy. I notice her hands are bruised and red. She has dark circles around her eyes.
"And over there is Miserie." Piper says. She points to a girl in the corner. The whole time I was there I hardly noticed the small girl in the corner. She whispers hi in a barley audible voice. She doesn't look up. Her hair is a plain brown color and is cut short. Her eyes are large. She looks younger than everyone else. She looks around thirteen. I hear a loud knock on the door. "Time to eat." Piper says. We step out into a hallway. Someone escorts us to a room where they serve lunch. Once we get our food we sit down. Bridget just picks at her food and talks while Cassie begins stuffing food into her mouth. Miserie goes and sits in the corner.

"Bridget is anorexic," Piper explains. Both Bridget and Cassie seemed to not pay attention. "Miserie has anxiety and sometimes talks to herself." She continues. "What are you in for?" She asks. "I don't know what you're talking about." I say. I was confused. "This is a mental hospital. We are all in for something." Piper says. "I don't know who I am." I say. "Sometimes we forget who we were but, then they all end up reminding us later on." She says. "So what are you in for?" I ask. "They told me I was bipolar." She says.

The rest of the day passes by quickly. I am so overwhelmed. Cassie is nice enough to help me move around on my leg which I later found out was broken. They helped me get my schedule for when I have to see my therapist. Finally, we made it back to our room. "Oh! I almost forgot to tell you!" Piper says. "Tell me what?" I question. "Welcome to Cane Hill Asylum." Piper says.