Hatter

THE ESCAPEE

A very merry unbirthday to me
To who?
To me
Oh, you!
A very merry unbirthday to you
Who me?
Yes, you!
Oh, me!
Let's all congratulate us with another cup of tea
A very merry unbirthday to you!
Now, statistics prove, prove that you've one birthday
Imagine, just one birthday every year
Ah, but there are three hundred and sixty-four unbirthdays!
Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer
A very merry unbirthday to you, to you
To me?
To you!
A very merry unbirthday
For me?
For you!
Now blow the candle out my dear
And make your wish come true
A merry merry unbirthday to you!

The song echoed through the hallways but it seemed as if it came from thin air as every corner they turned there was no one.
"Do you know who escaped from their room and how!" yelled Lilith at Henry as they ran down the hallway, Catherine followed behind them trying to keep up.
"It was mister Oscar, we opened his room to give him his medications and he pushed passed us saying he is free from this hell hole," said Henry trying to keep up with Lilith.
Henry suffered from OCD and had a fear of people come close to him, everyone knew he was distant but didn't understand why, but all became clear when his friend tried to surprise him on his birthday by giving a surprise party but seeing so many people frightened Oscar and he had a fit and when his friends tried to console him by putting a hand on his shoulder he scratched them and bit them.
Lilith was worried as he had made much progress but her incompetent assistants didn't understand that a patient like this needs to be calm as he can be dangerous yet fragile. As they reached the end of the hallway they saw Oscar curled up in a corner, "Don't come near me, I am not going back to that hell whole you can't make me." said Oscar with crazy gray hair standing up as it had been electrocuted. Catherine was horror-stricken, she wanted to leave, now. She looked at Lilith who was smiling softly, it almost seemed empathetic, that's when Catherine noticed the large team in white coats behind her was gone. Cath observed her skeptically as she stood next to Henry at a distance. Lilith began to speak softly, "It's ok Ozzy, no one will force you to go anywhere." She was still at a distance from him but sat down to be at his level, Catherine noticed that Oscar began slowly looking towards her, Lilith had always been kind to him she asked him why he felt unsafe around people, around human who always pushed him to be open but she never pressured him to socialize. He had met with other patients and even befriended two but always met them from a distance, these three people were the only ones that mattered.
Lilith looked at him and then at Catherine."You wanted to see your husband right?"
She spoke softly but Catherine knew this was fake kindness, she knew how brutal Lilith was after all Lilith is known as an evil spirit. Cath nodded, as she did so she saw the man gazing at her, she first thought it was surprising but it was actually fear.
Lilith then spoke to the man, "Why don't we go meet an old friend of yours but you have to promise me now you won't pull a stunt like this again you had me worried!"The man smiled, nodded and then began to get up slowly.
He walked beside Lilith, Cath walked behind them with Henry, "what is going on Henry, where are we going?"
"The meeting room," replied Henry, smiling.
The hallway was brighter now and the looked white instead of a dull grey, they reached a door labeled interaction room in silver. Lilith pushes the big iron handle, then there she saw him, Sebastian.

***
Catherine stood shellshocked, tears rolled down her cheeks as she was about to call out to him someone grabbed her arm. It was Lilith she looked at her gravely, "He doesn't know who you are."
Catherine sighed she already knew this but every time she saw Sebastian he would pray that he would remember. She watched from a distance as Lilith took Oscar to Sebastian and a short man that stood next to him leaning against the wall.

Lilith left Oscar a foot away from Sebastian and said, "Do you remember your friend Sebastian."
"Ah, March Hare of course, why don't you say hello to Dormouse," said Sebastian smiling
"Hello, Dormouse." Said Oscar meekly.
The man they were referring to dormouse was a small man of about 5ft. He was dressed in a red t-shirt and white pants, his name was Ace.
Ace took out towards them took out the toothpick in his mouth and said, "I already told you, Sebastian, I don't like these stupid nicknames and why the hell am I a dormouse!"
Sebastian laughed lightly, "Because you are short."
Ace walked towards, "why you cocky a** Hatter."
As he walked towards him Sebastian said: "See you called me Hatter ."
This made Ace stop in his tracks, he forgot Sebastian was the maddest of them all.
"Now shall we begin the meeting or would you care to intervene further," said Sebastian his eyes gleamed.
They around a large, white, marble table Sebastian and Ace sat on one side of the tale while Oscar sat opposite to them. Ace leaned back on his chair twirling his toothpick in his mouth and said, "why the hell did you call this meeting?"
"To help our dear friend the March hare he has fallen prey to the Queen." whispered Sebastian to Ace as Oscar looked at the glass window which Lilith and Catherine stood behind.
Ace looks at Sebastian thinking, it is just like they say he is as Mad as a Hatter.
"Now let's begin the meeting." said Sebastian
clapping his hands together.
"Lets." smiled Ace.