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Amanda couldn’t help but hate the creature that had caused her to end up here. Four long years and the doctor still considered her mentally unstable. She pushed herself away from the window walking to the small library section. It had a small selection of books. They couldn’t have anything too graphic. One of the other girls happened to already be sitting in this section of the rec room. Her name was Jane. She had short mousy brown hair that had a pixie chop to it. Big round reading glasses that constantly slipped down to the end of her nose.

Amanda and Jane got along pretty well. Jane was only 14years old, so Amanda thought of her like a younger sister. Jane’s hazel eyes peered over the top of the book. Amanda walked by ruffling the younger girl’s hair.

“I saw you hit Maria.” Jane said in a hushed tone, “Nice hook.”

Amanda laughed, selecting a Goosebumps novel from the shelf. She’d always loved reading the series as a kid, they used to terrify her. But now that she was older it was just a way to pass the time while she rotted away in this hell.

Amanda spent the next couple of hours reading through four Goosebumps books. The sky outside had darkened. The women were told to return to their rooms. Amanda shuffled slowly into her room. Ryan was the orderly that escorted them to their wing. He locked the door behind Amanda after handing her a tray of today’s dinner. Mashed potatoes, bread, and a piece of what looked to be Salisbury steak.

Amanda picked at her food. She ate it, even though it had a nasty taste, as if it had been in the freezer too long and frostbite had claimed it. ‘It probably has’ she thought. She finished and set the empty tray on the floor in front of her door. At some point in the dead of night an orderly would come in and remove it.

She walked over to her bed, donning the nighttime attire the institution provided. A large slightly stretched sweatshirt and a pair of large sweats. They were actually pretty comfortable. Not much different from what Amanda wore to bed before she had ended up in the nut house. Ryan came up to her door rapping it with his knuckles and informing her “Lights out!” in 5 minutes. She laid on her bed staring up at the ceiling until the lights dimmed and shut off for the night. She fell asleep with thoughts of the past still bothering her.

Amanda awoke with a start. It was pitch black in her room. ‘Must be a little after midnight’ Amanda thought to herself. She looked to the floor to see if the dinner tray had been removed. It had not. She looked around trying to figure out what had woken her up. She walked to the door peering out in the hallway. Ryan sat there arms folded in front of his chest and his head hanging lazily on his chest. She could hear him snoring lightly.

Her back to her the room she was unaware of the moving shadow. It was then that she heard the Clunk, Clunk, Clunk. It sounded like hooves. She felt her heart lurch. She gulped, turning around to face the inky blackness of her room. She could make out a pure black shadowy form within the shadows of her room. The faint stream of moonlight that leaked in gave her no comfort.

Her hands shaking, Amanda bent down searching for the steel tray that had held her food. She silently thanked the gods that it hadn’t been taken out of her room yet. She picked it up, holding it like a shield in front of her. She saw the figure move it stepped towards her. She took a step back. The thing laughed a menacing laugh and lunged for her, hands outstretched.

Amanda screamed loudly, awakening Ryan, and swung the steel tray as hard as she could as the creature lunged toward her. The tray hit it with a loud THUNK! The creature crashed to the floor and slunk back into the shadows. Amanda heard commotion in the hallway and she knew the orderlies would come crashing in. She turned her head to the door quickly to see how close the orderlies were.

The orderlies burst into the room shouting loudly. Some one had switched on the main lights and a burst of light suddenly blinded Amanda. She shouted, throwing her hands over her eyes. An orderly knocked her down pinning her arms behind her back.

With light now flooding the room and her eyes now adjusted Amanda looked to the corner of her room the creature had hidden to. It was gone. Her room was bare.

“That’s not possible!” Amanda cried. “He was right there. No!”

“We need to sedate her. Hand me the syringe!” One of the orderlies shouted. Amanda felt a small sharp pain in her left arm. She cried silently as the orderlies hauled her up from the floor and moved her to her bed. The shot she was given was a heavy sedative and it was kicking in fast. Amanda laid back on her bed staring up at the ceiling, the sedative already making her body and mind numb.

“Sorry about this Amanda, but you know you can’t behave this way in the middle of the night and think we wont notice.” Dr. Carlos had walked in. He came to stand next to the foot of Amanda’s bed. If she’d have had the muscle control she would have kicked him. It was better that she didn’t. Amanda didn’t want to even begin to think of what kind of trouble that would land her in if she did.

Dr. Carlos patted her head and walked out of the room. He stopped at her door and whispered quietly to Ryan “Keep a close eye on her the rest of the evening. Inform me in the morning if she has had any more outbursts.”

Ryan merely nodded his head at the Doctor’s command. He followed suit and took up his position in his chair in the hallway, the only change was he now situated his chair directly in front of Amanda’s room. He kept his eyes and ears peeled the rest of the evening. Nothing happened and before he knew it, morning was here.

Description
Amanda couldn’t help but hate the creature that had caused her to end up here. Four long years and the doctor still considered her mentally unstable. She pushed herself away from the window walking to the small library section. It had a small selection of books. They couldn’t have anything too graphic. One of the other girls happened to already be sitting in this section of the rec room. Her name was Jane. She had short mousy brown hair that had a pixie chop to it. Big round reading glasses that constantly slipped down to the end of her nose.

Amanda and Jane got along pretty well. Jane was only 14years old, so Amanda thought of her like a younger sister. Jane’s hazel eyes peered over the top of the book. Amanda walked by ruffling the younger girl’s hair.

“I saw you hit Maria.” Jane said in a hushed tone, “Nice hook.”

Amanda laughed, selecting a Goosebumps novel from the shelf. She’d always loved reading the series as a kid, they used to terrify her. But now that she was older it was just a way to pass the time while she rotted away in this hell.

Amanda spent the next couple of hours reading through four Goosebumps books. The sky outside had darkened. The women were told to return to their rooms. Amanda shuffled slowly into her room. Ryan was the orderly that escorted them to their wing. He locked the door behind Amanda after handing her a tray of today’s dinner. Mashed potatoes, bread, and a piece of what looked to be Salisbury steak.

Amanda picked at her food. She ate it, even though it had a nasty taste, as if it had been in the freezer too long and frostbite had claimed it. ‘It probably has’ she thought. She finished and set the empty tray on the floor in front of her door. At some point in the dead of night an orderly would come in and remove it.

She walked over to her bed, donning the nighttime attire the institution provided. A large slightly stretched sweatshirt and a pair of large sweats. They were actually pretty comfortable. Not much different from what Amanda wore to bed before she had ended up in the nut house. Ryan came up to her door rapping it with his knuckles and informing her “Lights out!” in 5 minutes. She laid on her bed staring up at the ceiling until the lights dimmed and shut off for the night. She fell asleep with thoughts of the past still bothering her.

Amanda awoke with a start. It was pitch black in her room. ‘Must be a little after midnight’ Amanda thought to herself. She looked to the floor to see if the dinner tray had been removed. It had not. She looked around trying to figure out what had woken her up. She walked to the door peering out in the hallway. Ryan sat there arms folded in front of his chest and his head hanging lazily on his chest. She could hear him snoring lightly.

Her back to her the room she was unaware of the moving shadow. It was then that she heard the Clunk, Clunk, Clunk. It sounded like hooves. She felt her heart lurch. She gulped, turning around to face the inky blackness of her room. She could make out a pure black shadowy form within the shadows of her room. The faint stream of moonlight that leaked in gave her no comfort.

Her hands shaking, Amanda bent down searching for the steel tray that had held her food. She silently thanked the gods that it hadn’t been taken out of her room yet. She picked it up, holding it like a shield in front of her. She saw the figure move it stepped towards her. She took a step back. The thing laughed a menacing laugh and lunged for her, hands outstretched.

Amanda screamed loudly, awakening Ryan, and swung the steel tray as hard as she could as the creature lunged toward her. The tray hit it with a loud THUNK! The creature crashed to the floor and slunk back into the shadows. Amanda heard commotion in the hallway and she knew the orderlies would come crashing in. She turned her head to the door quickly to see how close the orderlies were.

The orderlies burst into the room shouting loudly. Some one had switched on the main lights and a burst of light suddenly blinded Amanda. She shouted, throwing her hands over her eyes. An orderly knocked her down pinning her arms behind her back.

With light now flooding the room and her eyes now adjusted Amanda looked to the corner of her room the creature had hidden to. It was gone. Her room was bare.

“That’s not possible!” Amanda cried. “He was right there. No!”

“We need to sedate her. Hand me the syringe!” One of the orderlies shouted. Amanda felt a small sharp pain in her left arm. She cried silently as the orderlies hauled her up from the floor and moved her to her bed. The shot she was given was a heavy sedative and it was kicking in fast. Amanda laid back on her bed staring up at the ceiling, the sedative already making her body and mind numb.

“Sorry about this Amanda, but you know you can’t behave this way in the middle of the night and think we wont notice.” Dr. Carlos had walked in. He came to stand next to the foot of Amanda’s bed. If she’d have had the muscle control she would have kicked him. It was better that she didn’t. Amanda didn’t want to even begin to think of what kind of trouble that would land her in if she did.

Dr. Carlos patted her head and walked out of the room. He stopped at her door and whispered quietly to Ryan “Keep a close eye on her the rest of the evening. Inform me in the morning if she has had any more outbursts.”

Ryan merely nodded his head at the Doctor’s command. He followed suit and took up his position in his chair in the hallway, the only change was he now situated his chair directly in front of Amanda’s room. He kept his eyes and ears peeled the rest of the evening. Nothing happened and before he knew it, morning was here.