Alice in Madness

Young Alice was released from San Antonio center for the mentally ill. She was believed to be schizophrenic saying she was hearing voices in her head even screaming. Later on in a year the voices disappeared. After her long term hold the facility found her fit to be released she was released into the care of her mother who took her home. She went to her room seeing old posters and pictures that brought up her darker times. She tore them down and threw them in the garbage can next to her bed. Nothing had been touched. Cups, bowls, even plates remained. Her room was dark the way she liked it just like a dark cave. It was always cold with an icy chill lingering in the air. She began to clean up the mess picking up clothes from the floor and rounding up the dishes and took it all down stairs. Her mother watched and thought to herself “she’s finally better”. Alice left her dishes off on the kitchen sink and began to head towards the garage to start her laundry. She separated her dark's and lights unconsciously doing it out of habit. An OCD she thought. She giggled at herself once she realized when she realized what she’d down. Things seem to be looking up for young Alice she was ecstatic about staring school and a fresh beginning. After all it was a new school from her previous one. She took a shower and ate dinner with her family. She thought to herself “were finally normal”. After dinner she headed upstairs to go to bed after all she’s starting school tomorrow. She thought to herself “I hope it’ll be ok I hope she won’t come back”. She slowly dozed off to sleep dreaming of the she that she was afraid of seeing. She awoke in the morning glad to see it was only a dream. She smelled breakfast down stairs. Surprised her mother cooked she began to get dressed looking through her wardrobe only finding dark colored clothes. She shuttered at the dark clothes and dug deeper finding a bright floral shirt and blue jeans. She finished getting dressed and ran down stairs to find her mother with a surprised look upon her face. She looked back at her mother puzzled. Her mother said “my Beautiful Angel it’s been so long sense I’ve seen you wear color”. She rolled her eyes at her mother’s statement and smiled then said “I thought I’d change it up for the better”. She sat down with her mother and ate breakfast and left for school. Getting her schedule she reviewed her schedule excited seeing only AP classes. “A new start she thought”. Her day went on without a hitch and even made some new friends. She got home that day and finished cleaning her room making it appear brighter and opened her dusty curtains letting in beams of bright sunlight. She went to her bathroom to change into her pajamas when she heard a low voice calling her. She panicked for a second then realizing it was her mother calling her from down stairs she breathed a sigh of relief. She finished changing and went to wash her face to remove her make up when she heard a quiet voice call to her “Better leave it on you look better that way” she looked up swiftly in a panic looking around her empty bathroom when she was suddenly throw against her bathroom wall by an unseen force she struggled hard until she heard a familiar voice it was the she “you thought you can get rid of me so easily huh you little *****” she began to weep realizing it was back she cried out “leave me alone” the unseen force replied “I’m apart of you I am you. You little ***** we’re Alice remember we are the ugly thing” the unseen force grabbed Alice by her hair and spun her sight to the mirror where she could see herself. Alice struggled harder and began to cry and scream “YOU AREN'T REAL GET OUT OF MY HEAD” when suddenly her mother busted through the door and Alice collapsed to the floor. Her mother ran to her aide and asked if she was all right as she cried to her mother “she’s back”. Her mother held her in a tight embrace softly saying “It’ll be ok I promise” That night her and her mother had fallen asleep together in her own bed. She awoke an hour later feeling a tremendous pressure on her chest holding her down. She cried out “leave me alone” to which the unseen force replied “Why should I listen to such an ugly ***** like you. You tried to get rid of me” Alice began to feel pressure weighing down on her throat strangling her. She fought hard against this unseen force. She cried silent tears not being able to breathe things started going black. When she had awaken she was back in the mental health institution. Confused she ran to her cell door looking out the window realizing she never left. It was all a dream. And so goes on with ALICE TRAPPED IN MADNESS.