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The Asylum

October 8, 2014
By Lindsey Olsen BRONZE, Paragould, Arkansas
Lindsey Olsen BRONZE, Paragould, Arkansas
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I woke up in a cold sweat. I looked around the room. ‘This isn’t my room,’ I thought. I started screaming and banging on the walls, “let me out!” I cried. I fell in a heap on the floor and just sat there crying because I didn’t know where I was.
The door finally opened and I look up from where I sat and there was a lady standing there in pink scrubs. “Hi, honey. I’m Nurse Ally.” She said very nicely.
“Hi.” I said scooting back on the floor till I hit the wall.
“I’m not going to hurt you,” she said walking towards me. “I just want you to let me give you this shot. It’ll make you feel better”
“No!” I screamed and tried to run around her. I felt the needle go in my arm and then everything was black.
Hi, my name is Paisley Carson Brown. I’m in an insane asylum, called Dr. Lee’s asylum. Dr. Lee told me I have ‘multiple person disorder.’ I supposedly burned down someone house and they’re now dead. I didn’t do it, because I’m pretty sure I would remember if I burned down someone’s house and killed them.
“Lights out.” The intercom came on then it was pitch black.
Nurse Ally came in my room this morning and gave me some medicine and told me I get to meet new people today. I’m pretty excited. As I was walking down the hall way I looked out the window and saw people walking around.
“Will I ever get to go outside any time soon?” I asked.
“Yes, that’s where we’re going right now.” Nurse Ally replied.
We we’re walking outside and a really petite girl ran up to me and gave me a big hug. I just kind of stood there shocked..
“Well! Hello there!” I laughed.
“Hi!” She exclaimed, “I’m Alexis DeWitt Bishop and I’m 13!”
“I’m Paisley Carson Brown and I’m 17. It’s nice to meet you.”  I shook her hand while laughing at her. She was wearing a red long sleeve shirt that went pass her finger tips and it’s 95 degrees the middle of summer in Texas. “Honey, why don’t you go put a short sleeve shirt on. You must be burning up in that!” She looked at me embarrassed.
“I can’t wear short sleeves.” She looked down at her shoes like they were the most interesting thing on the planet.
“Why can’t you, sweetheart?” I asked her, concerned.
“Because, I’m a masochist.” She looked up at me and started crying.
“Oh, honey. Come here.” I opened up my arms and gave her a big hug. “Let me see you wrists.” She look at her sleeves and looked at me.
“I’ve never shown anyone willingly. But here.” She rolled up her sleeves and they were worse than I thought they were. There was scar after scar.
“Alexis. What did you do to yourself?”
“No one was there for me when I needed them the most. So this happened. But I haven’t done it in 4 months and 27 days.”
“I’m proud.” I looked over in the corner and there was a girl sitting there shaking back and forth. She was skinny, she’s so skinny she looks sick. Her cheeks were hollow and you could see her cheek bones and collar bone. Her thighs didn’t touch and you could see her ribs through her shirt. “Alexis, who is that?”
“That’s Victoria.” She said.
‘She looks creepy,’ I thought looking at her. Victoria and Alexis looked at each other then left the room. I looked around and only saw Nurse Ally. I walked over to her and said I wanted to go back to my room.
When I walked into the room there was a different nurse standing there and she looked mean, she shoved a cup of water and a pill and told me to take them. I did as I was told and fell into a deep sleep.
I woke up the next morning and I sat straight up in bed and looked around the room and found there was no one in there. There was a sharp two knock on the door then the door opened and Dr. Lee walked in.
“How are you today, Paisley.” He asked looking at me.
“I’m fine, how are you?”
“I’m doing great. If you will please roll up your sleeve and let me see it.”
I looked at him kinda funny, but did as I was told and rolled up my sleeve. He felt around my arm and told me to look away, I looked away and felt a needle go in my skin.
“You can look now, I just gave you a shot, no big deal. You can go into the lobby if you want.” He said pointing at the door.
I slowly walked into the lobby and I heard a squeal and “Paisley!” I looked up and alexis was running full blast at me and then jumped in my arms laughing.
“Well, someone is in a good mood today.” I laughed along with her.
I turned around and saw Victoria sitting in the corning shaking and I walked over to her “What’s wrong, hun?”
“LEAVE!” she yelled pulling out a gun and shot me, right then and there. I heard Alexis screaming then everything was black.
I felt someone shaking me, I fluttered my eyes open and noticed the whole room was white.
“PAISLEY!” someone yelled, hugging me. Stunned I turned to look at the person.
Confused, I said, “Who is Paisley and who are you?”


The author's comments:

My english teacher told us to write something for halloween and this is what I got.


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