The Joke Falls On Me

mesmerized

Maxine wakes up with an bad headache and back aches "Oh My god" Maxine Groaned Out, Maxine heard an beeping sound Her eyes open wide, She turned where the sound came from, it was a heart monitor, Then Realization hits Maxine she was in the hospital

'What happen?...Why am I in a hospital' Maxine Thought curious but not before flashback hit her, She was walking from home to school Then it came to her walking in the alley, Then to where she got grab by the arm by the drunk man, then lastly Maxine got thrown into the brick wall by the furious man Cracking the back of her head Before she too slump down the concrete ground,

Then it ended when it came down to an unknown figure walking away hastily from the cold alleys of Gotham

Maxine then was knocked from state of mind when a knocks on the door was heard, Maxine intentionally stares at the door, feeling Hesitated But Spoke up "Come In" Maxine Says smooth but raspy a little bit feeling uneased

The person who knock on the door appeared as her mother "Katie", Maxine automatically felted relief but still yet had a strange feeling shooting down her body, Maxine ignore the feeling

"Hey sweetie" Katie Says to her Daughter while closing the door Katie take her purse off her shoulder before walking over towards where Maxine was, Katie looks down at her daughter, Maxine eyes was Bloodshot red, Maxine was dazing straight ahead, Katie almost could scream from seeing her daughter like this, but didn't, "Maxine...baby are u doing fine" Katie says softly to Maxine after putting a curl behind maxine ears from blocking her sight,

Maxine took a big intake of air before exhaling out so smoothly, averting her bloodshot eyes up her mother nodding her head no,

"Mom?" Maxine says smoothly but yet raspy
"Hm" Katie mumbled "How Long have I been here Mom?" Maxine ask her mother with curious eyes,

"3 days" Katie replied before sitting beside Maxine onto the bed, Maxine couldn't believe it, but before Maxine could replied back, Katie gets up from the bed before giving Maxine a kiss onto the forehead "I've got to go baby I'll see you tommorow okay love you" Katie says nodding her head before giving Maxine another kiss onto the forehead "love you too" Maxine says

Katie walk towards the door but not before turning to look at Maxine one last time, Katie smile Maxine smiled back, turning straight ahead again Katie opens the door before closing behind,

Shifting from side to side Maxine still had a strange feeling as if someone was watching her from nearby, Maxine felted uncomfortable, but thinking it's nothing to serious, that it's because she's in the hospital, Maxine shuts her eyes

Hours later Maxine was an a deep sleep, soft snores filled the air, but then there was a click from the door, the door opens but before also closing softly without waking Maxine

Footsteps then was replaced, finally until the footsteps stop by Maxine,

Looking over, Maxine started making whimpers, she was having a nightmare, quivering her lips, Maxine body momentarily jolt from frightened,
Maxine eyes then automatically open wide, looking over at the darkness that surrounded her, maxine noticed that her heart was racing from anticipation, Maxine started meditating, seconds her heart lower down to it's normal rate

All was heard now in the room was maxine hard breathing, her breathing echos the entire room,
Maxine looks ahead in what she failed to noticed was that her hospital to door was wide open, The cold breeze then hits Maxine which made her shivered,

Throwing her legs to the side slowly, taking her time slowly to get from out the bed, once her feet met the floor maxine almost toppled over from not being used to stand but once she got herself contacted and control Maxine walks towards the door, peeking her head out, she looks from each side of the hall,

Once not seeing anybody coming from out of no opposite Maxine then brings herself back inside her room before closing the door softly without disturbance

Maxine then switch the lights on which only made her shut her eyes from the brightness, opening her eyes once against, Maxine then walks over to her bed before planting herself under the blankets that the nurses gave her when she was probably sleep, letting her body get warm from the firm cotton blankets,

Maxine was gonna sleep with the lights on tonight, she didn't care what anybody think she was gonna sleep with lights on,

Finally what seems like hours Maxine drift back to sleep, Before Maxine fell asleep she felted as if someone was mesmerized by her