A Curse as Old as Time

"Hi, my name's Chloe and I'm five years old. The little girl says brightly to the doctor standing before her.
"Hi Chloe, my name is Jane. Do you mind moving your arms and legs in a circle at the same time for me?" the doctor replies. She watches and scribbles down notes as she instructs Chloe to do other little exercises such as jump up and down while singing "Mary had a Little Lamb". Harmless little things exercises that add up to a whole lot.

"Miss Pilaski, I think your daughter has developed a mental disorder called schizophrenia. It is highly unlikely for someone of her age so my diagnosis is not set in stone, but your daughter displays the basic symptoms of the disorder. I'll get back with you when I am positive of my diagnosis. I'm sorry," Jane the psychiatrist says to Miss Theresa Pilaski after leaving Chloe to her own devices in Jane's office claiming to have boring adult conversation. Jane squeezed the panic-stricken mother's hand before walking back into the room to talk to Chloe some more while her mother recovered.

The little innocent brown haired, dark skinned, Chloe was officially diagnosed with schizophrenia on February 25, 2012. Following the diagnosis were many doctor visits to Jane, some planned and others spontaneous from Chloe's sudden remissions. The remissions went from severe mood swings within seconds of each other to complete immobilization when Chloe refused to move. Now Chloe has an even more interesting symptom of the mental disorder: hallucinations. To Chloe these hallucinations offer a savior from reality but to Theresa could it be as opposite as dark and light?