I Am Not Insane

"And what's your name?" I stare at the ground with wide eyes as my parents are crying in the background. Why would they send me here? How could they? 'Probably because you tried to kill them when they were asleep.' "You told me to!" I scream and my parents gasp and cry more. The secretary sighs and gives me a sad smile. "What's your name Hun?" She asks again. 'Answer you freak.' "Ava Rose Royals.." I whisper. She writes on a piece of paper and I cringe at the noise. "Okay.. Follow me." She says and stands. I stand and turn to see my parents gone. I bite my lip nervously and walk on with the woman. She brings me to a room with a small bed, closet, and attached bathroom. "This is your room. Your Mental Helper will be here soon. Please don't break anything and don't let the Voices win." She smiles at me then leaves me alone in my room. 'Ooh~ You're all alone!' I sniffle and sit on the bed. The Voices start to scream and my eyes go wide. I scream and start to claw my face. "Stop!" I yell as their high pitched squeals could shatter bulletproof windows. Someone runs in and pulls my hands away from my face and the Voices stop. I look up to see a guy. Probably two or three years older than me. He is handsome and he is panting. "Are you Ava?" He asks, staring at my eyes in wonder. They must be an unnatural color. I nod as a yes to his question and he sighs. "I'm Andrew. Your Mental Helper. You can call me Andy. Are you okay?" He asks and I nod my head slowly. I hope he doesn't expect me to talk much, because I don't like to talk. He smiles at me and I keep a blank face. "Look, I'm here to be your friend. I just want you to know that. If you are insane, I don't care. I'm here to help." He states and I look him in the eyes. "I am not insane." I retort. He rolls his eyes and mouths the word whatever and stands up. I stand up as well and push past him as I go into the bathroom. Where are the voices? I close the door and then I hear them.. 'You must kill him! Now!' The voices shout at me. Why do they want me to so bad? "No way.." I mumble to myself. 'Now!' They start screaming again and I put my hands over my ears and fall to the ground. I take a really deep breath and scream loudly. Andrew kicks the door open and picks me up as the screaming stops. I pant heavily and cling to him as he lays me on my bed. I don't let go so he sits on the bed beside me as I keep my arms around his waist. "What did they say?" He whispers after what seemed like an hour of silence. "They want me to kill you." I reply. He tenses up as I continue. "They start screaming when they don't get what they want.. It is so high pitched.. I feel like a dog and the Voices have those dog whistles.." I explain to him. The only reason I could never explain or really talk about my problems to anyone is because the Voices are always talking. "Listen. You can't let them win. You need to ignore them. Yes, I know. It's hard. But you need to try. You need to fight for yourself." Andrew states and I blush. We stayed that way until night time. Me just laying there, holding him, listening to him talk about how I need to fight back as I count his heartbeat. But sadly, he had to go. "Please.. Don't leave me.." I beg him and he sighs as he gets up. "I'm sorry. I'll be back tomorrow. I promise." He says. I nod and he walks out the room. 'Well, Well, Well...' Oh no...

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