ourloveisabedofnails

"Are you alright?" Gail was at Alice's side, her fingertips against his forehead, caressing soothingly. It surprised me it took so long for the staff to realize something was wrong but Roger and I had wandered around the side of the building just out of view. Alice must have followed knowing better than to leave me on my own with my ex. And the sound of the fight must have traveled catching either Tony or Gail's attention. Unless Gail had her eyes on Alice the whole time? It wouldn't have surprised me, really it wouldn't. She seemed to study him like a hawk half the time. "I'm fine." Alice pulled his hand away from his mouth. His lip was s

I instinctively backed up as if trying to find an exit. I didn't want to see Roger. I hated him. He had been a deciding factor on why I had ended up here. I never wanted to see him again. In fact I planned on never seeing him again. I had pictured spending the rest of my life away from him at all costs. And he had come to the only place I could not flee from. He was confronting me in a place I was trapped. "Emilie, you okay?" Alice took his finger from under my chin looking over to me. I shook my head softly. I felt like I could not move fast enough. I felt so stiff, stuck in place like a statue. I could not believe this was happening. I ju

"Hey, get up." I felt something nudging me and opened my eyes with a yawn. I was surprised to not feel odd for once. Normally I woke feeling exhausted still or dying of thirst but I felt no real symptoms. It took me a moment to realize that it was due to having not taken my medication the previous night. I had fallen asleep on my own without little trouble. I looked to whom had woken me to recognize it to be Alice. "What's going on?" I asked stretching a bit before sitting up. I wondered why he had woken me up. It was the first time he had during my stay here. All other times he let me sleep in as late as the medication let me. Glancing to

"Alice." A voice came from outside the door, the lock was turning. Alice tensed, we both knew it was Gail. He released me from his arms and I quickly collapsed laying my head on his lap trying to be as flat as I could. From the back of the couch it would look like he was alone. Even if this was an awkward position to have thrown myself in. "Yeah?" He called out calmly when the door opened then closed. "Just wanted to make sure you were okay." Gail told him in a sweet voice. I clasped my hand over my mouth to make sure I stayed quiet but it was just so bizarre to think of a nurse liking a patient. It seemed so unprofessional and could

Alice was right, a short while later Gail came inside the room. I kept my eyes shut trying to make it seem like I was naturally asleep. I did not need her catching me, she hated me as it was. I didn't need to give her a reason to do something that could be punishing because she caught me awake. "Alice..." Gail's voice could be heard in a soft whisper as she spoke with him. "Yeah?" He responded in his similar soft voice. "Do you want to watch television tonight?" She questioned in a caressing tone. I almost wanted to peek to see if indeed she was flirting with him as she had been earlier. The tone led on that she was but body language coul

Walking to my bed I saw a new shirt laid out for me like Doctor Treloar had promised. I decided I would take my pills first then change after. I picked up the cup about to pop them into my mouth but Alice startled me. He grabbed my cup taking it from me. I stared at him in confusion. "You're not taking them tonight." He was talking in a soft whisper and I was curious as to just what he meant. I had to take them. I was supposed to. It was just what was ordered, I couldn't simply not take them because I didn't want to. Or because I hated the way the pills effected my body. "Well, why not?" I whispered right back. He smiled, all knowingly.

Alice and I made it to the day room. There wasn't any body else inside. He walked to the television turning it on settling on some random channel. It wasn't even a color program, it was black and white but I didn't mind it. I liked the older look to it, the feeling of a time long since passed. Alice came back to the couch and sat down beside me. "Before Bambi got here I'd watch this non-stop all day. It was my best friend." He commented to me. I looked to him seeing his eyes were focused solely on the screen. He almost seemed addicted to it even. And to refer to such an object as his 'best friend' implied a lot. "Didn't you want to talk to

The same dry taste overwhelmed my senses as I woke the following afternoon. I could feel a slight headache growing, working its way to a migraine status as it throbbed in my temple. I didn't like these pills nor the effects they had on me. I rubbed my eyes feeling almost like I could not open them. I was exhausted, just physically spent and weakened. That feeling Alice had described to me about feeling fragile had finally hit full force. I accepted where I was, even if the concept seemed bizarre at first thought. My concern was mainly about how I could get out of this place or even how long I was meant to stay here. Who had committed me anyw