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NOAH The next morning I perched before Olivia’s desk flinging back to her questions on an empty stomach, keenly waiting for them to wind up. The chair I sat in was somewhat comfortable, mushy foam enveloped in thick brown leather. One placed beneath me and the other screwed over the cross rail. “So, how are you feeling today?” she interrogated. “Good. Better than yesterday. And also famished right now," I rejoined. “Good,” She nodded her head. “I’m so glad about the progress you’re making.” Following a brief delay, I said, “Something strange happened last night.” “I'm all ears.” “I had a nightmare, the same as the last few days. Very peculiar. About that night in the woods. I killed a girl; it was my body that harmed her but I just didn’t feel like I was in it. When it was over, my eyes wouldn't open. I was awake. I tried to open them. But they didn't for a while.” While scribbling down on the paper she mumbled, “Fourth time this week. Right?” I nodded. "How long af
That Night in the Woods Chapter 13
NOAH I could see Liam gazing at me in an awkward manner. I didn't get it. Probably he had heard about my first meeting with Lane. Olivia had told me that it was not quite what they were expecting. I wholly broke down when they asked about my family. “I have a wife. I don’t know where she is as if now. But Olivia … she said that she’d help me find her,” I answered his question. "And what about your parents?" he came up with another question. "They died. And m--my twin sister. She also died." His face ran blank, eyes felt like peering right into my soul. He was still expecting something. An extended answer perhaps. Or probably a reaction. I had nothing else to say. Olivia stepped into the awkward pause between us. She stood there for a while without saying anything. “Liam.” She sighed. “Monica and I were taking Noah out. Lane said to take you with us. If you wanted to go.” He rose to his feet. I overheard him whisper, “wait … he got a pass already?” Olivia didn't both
That Night in the Woods Chapter 14
Liam “So, where are you taking us?” I asked Olivia. “You'll know when we get there,” she replied sternly. As Monica arrived she sat in the front seat and we left for where ever Olivia was taking us. I didn't bother to ask something more. And guessed silently. Even though I’ve known this woman for a while, she hasn’t earned my trust. She seemed dubious. Noah was very intriguing from my perspective and agonized from his. He’s experiencing an engrossing story, that had twisted his mind, only his unconscious might have an idea of what was going on. In this condition, we shouldn’t have been here, out of the ward with him. I was surprised why Lane even gave her permission to apply for the outpass. He appeared alright even happy back when we were in the hospital. Considering he’s seeing a psychiatrist that was normal. It was just that my subconscious knew his case was given to the wrong person. Olivia was a decent psychologist after they unveiled that Noah was in desperate need of
That Night in the Woods Chapter 15
Noah I tried to run away. But couldn't, as I recalled this forest. My nightmare. Flashing into reality. The dense weeping willows. Olivia and Liam ambled behind me pursuing the trail I was following. Crooning the same melody. Now the flags of trees motioned to its rhythm. A dark figure in distance lurked at the rear of the trunk. It held on to a camcorder, the lens looking onto the unfilled space encircled by the green and brown giants. The silhouette was too far flung to be clearly seen. But I knew it had a recorder. Almost like a Déjà vu. I’ve experienced it before. Not in a dream or hallucination. In reality. The stage was set. I hurriedly tramped through the two steps into the center, to perform the pirouette Jenny and I had been preparing for our dad’s wedding. A baby-blue color was slathered over nature’s ceiling. The sun hid behind an enormous cloud, giving it a silver lining. I watched them drift away by the joyous winds revealing the solar disc ornamented in the sky. It w
That Night in the Woods Chapter 16
Liam Noah appeared to be lost in his mind. Olivia and I sauntered behind him. My fingers traced a rugged trunk as we proceeded. A small creature sprinted over my sneakers. It went too swiftly to be seen. Perhaps a squirrel. Noah levitated his hand in the air, it was in a position as if someone else’s hand was hooked on it. Hand of a person significantly shorter than him. I was on the verge of touching him when Olivia’s arm stretched out and blocked me. She placed her index finger perpendicular to her lips. “What?” I whispered. “Stay back,” she whispered back. Whatever was going on her mind, didn't look like it would do good to Noah. She may have been more experienced than me, but whatever was happening didn't seem normal. “It doesn't look right to me.” “Sh … I know what you’re thinking. Let me deal with it my way.” That sounded weird. I withdrew my cell phone from the back pocket to put the hospitals number on quick dial in case of an emergency. On the first tap a beep s
That Night in the Woods Chapter 17
NOAH I ran. Fast and forward. Not because Liam said to. I wanted to get away from everyone. The woods weren’t populated by weeping willows anymore. Olivia and Liam bolted to get to me. I didn’t want to be gotten. Did not want to go back to that place. It was nasty and depressing. Recovery from that place wasn’t for me. Not for people like me. I needed to be with them. Mom, Dad and Jenny. And Ella. I ran while tears from my eyes flew backwards as the wind struck my face. My body started producing heat. Tears mixed with sweat. My lungs were in need of more oxygen. I stopped and glanced over my shoulders. Olivia and Liam could be seen in distance, flying through the woods. No. It won’t happen. I won’t go back there ever again. Ella can help me recover. Not them. Ah! My body felt as if it would crumble into pieces. I needed to brethe. But didn't have time to stop. My head spun rigorously. I continued to run. My speed slowed down. I darted through the air coughing and breathing heavily.
That Night in the Woods Chapter 18
NOAH My eyes opened to a gut-wrenching pain. It felt like being continuously banged in the skull by a hammer. Not piercing but excruciating blunt pain. My head all of a sudden weighed a hundred and ten pounds. There were trails of blood on the wooden brown floor. The ceiling was slightly growing bigger and shrinking. Pain from the shards of glass on my back had numbed. There was an uncanny quietness in the air. The last thing I recall was Olivia striking me in the head with her clenched fist. My hand felt wet. As I slid it beside my head, on rolling eyes I saw blood smeared over it. Must have been from the glass. My body sprawled on the floor I wanted to get up but it felt too heavy to drag. Consuming the mere left energy, I dragged myself to the wall and reclined my back over it. Shit! No … no! “Liam! Liam.” Liam Laid in front of me. His white polo shirt was drenched in the red fluid. A large piece of glass stood on his abdomen. Part of it was somewhere in his intestines. Several
That Night in the Woods Chapter 19
Olivia What the … Are they both dead? I crawled over to Liam’s body fighting nausea and excruciating headache. He wasn’t breathing. Shit! I place two fingers, on his bloodstained wrist. In the middle of the bone and tendon over his radial artery, which was situated on the thumb side. He had no pulse! It took just almost an hour to wreck everything. The triangular fragment of glass jabbed into Liam’s abdomen drenched in gore. Fingerprints were stamped over it. I squinted to see the pattern. It was a double loop. I gazed at my fingertips; arch patterns were engraved on them. They weren’t mine. Then they should have been Noah’s. I crept over to Noah on my knees and trembling hands. This wasn’t supposed to happen. It clicked me that Monica was with us as well. I checked Noah's nerves. They were throbbing. He was alive. He had a plain arched pattern on his fingers. I dragged myself over to the main door. It was still fastened from the outside. "Shit!" I messed up badly. Should've n
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