Two more days and I'll be sixteen. I don't
have anything to be excited about, so I
have no idea why the nurse they hired
yesterday insist on reminding me with that
too sweet smile that makes me feel sick to
my stomach at the innocence of it.
“How are you feeling today, Belle?” She
asks and I want to wipe that smile off her
face. How does she think I'm feeling? How
would she feel being trapped in a place like
this for almost a year? “How about bath?”
Oh, just kill me.
Soon after, I'm stripped of my clothing and
bathed in a tub in the ward bathroom. Her
kindness radiates off of her in an almost
welcoming way.
So welcoming that it made me ask, “Did
you see the sunrise today?”
She seemed surprised that I'm all of a
sudden talking, but still smiles and nods.
“Yes. It was beautiful.”
I smile and look straight ahead as she
continues to bathe me, “That's good.”
YOU ARE READING
Corruption
Short StoryFirst book in The Lunacy trilogy: Sent to an Asylum to be treated for Female hysteria. Isabelle just wanted to dance and live her own life, but they didn't agree with that and now she must learn to survive in the place where the darkness lurks- awai...
