Jekyll-Hyde Effect

Chapter 6 - The Invite

Freedom.

Freedom is but a mere word when you have no idea what to do with it. You might as well be dependent or better yet imprisoned.

I have taken care of my mom. I locked her up in the cell just like she did me.

Oh my, how the tables have turned and it sure feels good. Now I can have all the time I want to take a shower and eat something deserving.

I head upstairs to my room and prepare to embark on a journey in the bathroom. Trust me, this is about to be a trip.

I strip off my clothes as soon as I get to my room and head over to the bathroom. I need to brush my teeth. Over the past month, I had to brush into a basin. I was treated like a savage in my own home by my mom but not anymore.

As I see my reflection in the bathroom mirror, I am caught off guard. I look crazy, my hair's a mess and I'm dirty. Sounds bad as it is but that isn't what startled me.

My eyes. They were glowing green. Literally. Very green. The greenest they've ever been.

I start to get nervous, what is wrong with me? Why me?

I quickly brush my teeth and step into the shower. While enjoying my hot shower, some images flash behind my closed eyes. Images I had seen in my dreams when I was in the cell. Images of lust and desire. Every time I see those images I can't explain how but it's as if I can feel all those feelings at once.

Lust, Jealously, and Desire.

I can't let these feelings ruin my mood. Can I? No. I push them aside and enjoy a long deserving shower.

After, I get into a shorts and long-sleeved shirt and lay in bed. I tie my hair to get it out of my face when I'm thinking. Right now I'm thinking of what to do.

What next?

I have the freedom I've always wanted but I'm struggling to find something to do. I would have started to clean the house if my mom wasn't such a neat freak.

So I just lay there.

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How is it that I'm lost even though I have a GPS? These campus buildings look the same.

After staying indoors for so long, I decided to go to the library. I might meet new people or get a headstart for my formula.

I took my mom's phone. She doesn't need it.

I stood in front of a huge building with an exterior that looked like it was from ancient Greece. It had a lot of pillars. Written boldly in front of it is 'University Center'.

The campus feels so alive and I feel very aware of myself and my surroundings. I haven't been in the midst of people in a while. This could take some getting used to.

I continue to follow the bloody GPS until I get to another building with a wide stretch of neatly mowed lawn in front of it. It looked a lot like the previous building but more modern. The same color though, concrete. Old concrete. I had lots of pillars also. In front of this building was inscribed the words 'Earl K. Long Library'.

Finally! I was on the verge of giving up.

I walk in hoping I'm not going to be singled out or asked for an ID. No one seemed to notice or care whether I was there or not. Everyone was minding their business which was a good thing.

As I enter, I realize that the exterior does no justice to the interior. This was a beautiful sight before me.

I only went to my high school's library and it was a public one but this was glorious. Okay, maybe glorious is a tad bit far fetched but you get the idea.