St. Martin's Psychiatric Hospital.

"At least you dare to open your eyes." Diego said to Alda with an ironic smile on his face. "And being an optimist also requires courage, I guess."

He heard someone walking around. The footsteps sounded differently than any he head heard before in this particular hospital. Diego contemplated opening his eyes again to look at this newcomer but decided against it. The images from the last time he opened his eyes were still too fresh.

Then the music started. "No, no, no." He moaned and covered his ears. It wasn't an unpleasant melody (in fact, it was quite a good one) but the prospect of having it stuck in his head for the rest of life, always playing in the background together with all the other songs he had ever heard, made him cringe. Unless he made a great effort to ignore it or seperate all of them it was a very unpleasant sensation.

"I don't want to remember."

Raine shook his head "Don't listen to the nurses" he exclaimed "And why would you want to go to your room anyway?" he asked. Raine looked at her suspiciously "Are you ok, you look kinda scared?" he questioned

Hailey gulped once and shrugged, not sure now if she wanted to go to her room. what was so bad about the rooms? "S-So what am I supposed to do if someone comes to take me to my room?" She asked timidly, scooting a bit closer to Raine, only to sit down by his feet. "I'm fine. Just a bit nervous; never been 'ere before."

"Diego? Diego, are you okay?"

Alda turned to him, frowning. She looked up at the newcomer. The flute he was playing caught her eyes, and the music coming from him made her pause a moment to listen. What beautiful music... she thought. She shook her head, refocusing her thoughts on her new friend.

"Are you afraid of getting this song stuck in your head?" she asked quietly, though the answer was pretty obvious.

She hesitated for a moment then stood up, walking over to the flute player.

"Umm... excuse me," she said tapping his shoulder.

(@Trashyscenequeen: yeah he is)

Ali looked around slightly he didn't know where he was the floor was warm and carpeted the colour was nuetral and it calmed him for some reason he whiped the tears from his eyes. He couldn't remerber crying at all he was too scared to look up so he kept his eyes on the carpet, he placed his other hand in his mouth sucking on it softly trying to console himself he wanted to move but couldnt.

rain opted for the lounge- there were usually many in there. she entered, seeing two boys and a girl at first glance. she walked up to them, her small diary in her hand. she looked out at the rain, smiled softly and turned to them. "hey guys... are you busy?"

She was reminded of a previous therapist. It was a fun session. He was all like: "I'm going to do the old ink-blot test."
And she was like: "OK then. Hit me!"
Then he held one up then she was like: "A Mediterranean oil cruser leaking the black substance on everything in the sea."
He held another up and she was like: "Prostitute having her head beaten in with a lead pipe that's then shoved up her arse?"
He held up another and she was like: "A bunny!"
And he was like: "Your playing with me."
And then she was like: "Yeah! Guess which one!" That was great.

Well, the nurse went down easy so she had to keep going. Can't stop now! She could practically see the spring air and taste the rolling hills or something very close. She turns the corner before the scream comes from behind her. There's clomping of boots, wondering around the corner then everything went hazy...

Blinking, Alda turned to new girl. She looked at the diary in her hands, wondering why she would carry it around, before looking back up at her.

"Oh, hello," she said, smiling back. "Well, I was just going to ask this person if he could do me a favor, but.... I guess I'm not busy. Is there anything in particular you need?"

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she looked around and shrugged. "i was just wondering... what do you all think of the doctor?"

Leif grinned. They had finally let her outside. She trudged through the large grounds every so often making a mark on her paper. There was a small scale of the building. She carefully had made blue prints. She peered back into the window of the waiting room. There was a large amount of people. She rolled her eyes as they talked to each other, then went back to sliding through the mud. It was still drizzling but her paper was durable enough to withstand it and the pencil was thick. She marked a few more trees when the nurse came out.
" Um . . . Miss Soul."
" Yes?" she groaned more than asked.
" You-your me-medicine." she said frightened and Leif sighed. She took the pill and popped it in her mouth. Swallowing harshly she sneered at the nurse.
" Now Go." she growled and continued to walk around again. The nurse nodded and hurried inside. Leif waited until she was sure no one was watching and then opened her hand revealing the pill. She flipped open her notebook and read the list and then sighed. Throwing the pill and note back in her pack she tottered a bit and then went cross eyed for three seconds before leaning against something. She finally was done with her act and again started to walk around the court yard.
" Stupid pills." she grumbled and began to draw again in the notebook.

"I think the doctor is a good man," Alda said to Rain. "After all, he helped find the right kind of medicine to get myself under control. I'm just praying he finds a more permenant solution to my problem..."

As the rain started to fall harder Leif decided to head inside. Packing her things up she put a dazed smile on her face and went inside. Of corse there was a large group of people sitting there and she merely gave a forced smile to them all. she didn't particularly like people but still she had to act under her medicine. she took a seat in an empty corner of the room and started writing in her note book, planing a route of escape.

Leif sighed as the night grew on and decided to go to bed. Finally reaching her room she looked inside finding a maid going through her things.
" What are you doing?!" she snarled and the woman jumped.
" I-I-"
" Those are MINE!" she hissed closing the door behind her and the Maid began to tremble.
" T-they w-will t-take you a-away if y-you h-hurt m-m-me." she whimpered and Leif squinted her eyes.
" You return my st-st-stuff-" she mocked in a horrid voice, " to my box under the bed. Those are my personal things. Return them, and i promise i wont kill you and eat your remains so they don't find the body." the maid returned everything in her hands under the bed and ran for the door but Leif blocked her way. " All of it." the maid bit her lip and reached in her pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper. Handing it to her she ran off and Leif smirked before lying down.