Escaping the Madhouse

Escaping the Madhouse

I yawned and stretched my arms. “Today is the day Toby!” I sit up and look over at him, “I am going to get out of here.”

“Come get breakfast,” Mrs. Rachel calls. I always loved that name, it was my mom’s name. I walked to the dining hall and took a seat at the table. My meds were already waiting for me. I only take them so that the nurse will put chocolate chips on my pancakes. As I waited for my pancakes I overheard the nurses talking.

“Rob I am telling you he needs a different medication he’s getting worse.”

Rob is our other nurse, he never listens to Rachel, but I don’t blame him. They always have something to fight about. Toby and I think that it’s very unprofessional, but we don’t say anything.

The nurse brought out my pancakes and then went back into the kitchen. Then came back with Toby’s pancake. Toby only gets one pancake but he never eats it, honestly, I don’t know how he’s never hungry. I can already taste the homemade syrup and chocolate chips. Sometimes Rob will sit with us and drink his coffee before clocking out, but today he was in a hurry. He works night shifts but always seems tired. That’s okay though. I look over at Toby who hasn’t touched his pancakes.

“Hey, Toby you want to get out of here with me?” I whispered so the nurses wouldn’t hear us. He didn’t answer but I kept talking. “Look I’m going to need your help okay? You’ll have to distract the nurses while I make a run for it.”

“Hi, honey do you need anything to drink?” Mrs.Rachel asked.

“No thank you, Mrs.Rachel, Toby does though.”

“Alright,” she sighed and filled his cup with water, then walked back into the kitchen.

I ate the last piece of my pancakes and went back to my room. I listened to my clock. Tik tik tok tik tik tok. Before I knew it, it was time for my night meds. I went to the dining hall to take them. Mrs. Rachel was chopping vegetables for our dinner. I snuck a veggie into my mouth.

“Hey buddy how are you feeling today?” It was Rob. “Listen, I went to see Dr. Linza today. She prescribed a new medication for you to try.”

“No. I don’t want a new one. I want to leave.”

“But honey this is your home why wou-” Mrs. Rachel joined in.

“Rachel stop let me talk to him.”

“This is a madhouse NOT my home!” I scream while tears run down my face.

“The only thing that’s mad is you!”

“Gregory please don’t do this. Just sit down and let’s talk.” I tried to run but Rob had a tight grip on my arm.

I grabbed the first thing my hand touched and used it to separate us. The last thing I remember is the feeling of warm liquid on my hand.

I woke up in a new hospital. The walls were blank. Where were my things? Did the nurses take all my things? I find my way to the dining hall. Wow, this is different. I sat at a table in front of the TV. They had the news channel on.

This just end. New information about the gruesome homicide in the small town of Conklin. Two parents murdered by their son Gregory Lincoln. Doctors say that he was, in fact, on medication for hallucinations. However, they were ineffective and did not stop him from repeatedly stabbing his parents. Linsey live at the crime scene now…