Nobody Gets Used to Hell

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INT. SPRING HILL MENTAL HOSPITAL, THE GROUP ROOM- THE NEXT MORNING

(BRENT and other people are seen sitting in a circle in the middle of the room.)

NARRATOR

I’ve learned some things from being in a mental hospital; killing yourself doesn’t make you crazy, living dose. Living my days out her in Spring Hill Mental Hospital have made me crazy. Looking at the same walls, staying in the same small room for hours upon hours makes me want to rip my hair out.

MR.CORPS

Brent, why don’t you welcome our newest group member, Victory Johnson?

BRENT

(Thinking.) So that’s her name.

(Normal voice.) Welcome to hell Victory.

VICTORY

(Lift hears head and smiles.)

NARRATOR

Right then, that’s when my heart stops beating, as if I intended it to when I shot the gun, I can’t breathe. Hear eyes are a moss green and her lips are plump and pink. She had high cheekbones and an all-together perfect face. But it’s when she speak, her word kill me.

VICTORY

Ha, I guess this is what I get for wanting to die.

NARRATOR

Her voice is sweet like honey, her word cutting me with a knife. It feels like I’ve been stabbed the heart. I’ve never felt like this before. What’s wrong with me? She offers a sly smile and I melt.

MR.CORPS

Okay, that’s enough. Victory why don’t tell the group why you’re here.

VICTORY

Well, I tried to kill myself. I downed a bottle of my mom’s ox cotton. I was too scared to stab myself or shoot myself. I wanted just to pass out and die that way. My mom came home early from work. It was my birthday and she wanted to spend the day with me. I wish I could see the look on her face when she found me on the floor of the bathroom.

MR.CORPS

Okay good. You’re opening up to us that are a start (writes something on his clipboard.)

Brent why don’t you tell victory what brought you here.

BRENT

Why not? So I shot myself in the chest. I was in my room and my parents were at work. I thought I was for sure going to die, but then our house cleaner found me. Guess I didn’t think it though enough. (Shrugs shoulders.)

MR.CORPS

Well that’s all for today. Jack and May will escort you back to your rooms. (Stands up and walks out the room.)

(Brent walks over to victory.)

BRENT

I’m Brent Skies.

VICTORY

Victory Johnson, but you already know that. (Smiles.)

JACK

Come on you two.

VICTORY

So you shot yourself, you must have a pretty bad ass scar.

BRENT

(Smirks and lifts up his shirt and reach the end of the hall were boy’s and girl’s rooms split.)

VICTORY

We’ll see you later psycho.

JACK

Come on lover boy, let’s go. (Grabs BRENT’S arm pulling him towards his room.) 

BRENT

Lover boy, I’m so not in love with her.

JACK

Have you seen the way you look at her?

BRENT

Dude, she hot.

JACK

Suit yourself. (Unlocks BRENT’S door and lock the door behind BRENT.)

(BRENT lies back on his bed crossing his arms and stares at the ceiling and think.)

NARRATOR (V.O)

There’s no way at all I could love victory, I just meet her. I mean, how could I fall in love with a freak that tried to kill themselves? I don’t even love myself. What the hell is wrong with me? Yesterday in-group, victory had made my heart beating. Unfortunately, I was still alive though. But after seeing her perfect and beautiful face, I can’t stop thinking about her. She’s the reason I wake up in the morning. There’s n o way that I’m in love with her. I’m a ladies’ man, the perfect stud. I hit on girls not fall for them!