House of Lost Minds

"So, I was thinking, Elerna."

She was thinking.

It's never good.

She cares

What could she be thinking about? How she needs to take the pills away from me? She can't do that. I need them. So. Fucking. Much.

"Seeing as I care about you so much, how would you want to go away with me?"

She's evil

No. Cares. She does.

My fingers tighten their grip on my hair as I look at her from where I'm crouched. She gave me so many pills today. So many, so many.

So.
Many.
Pretty.
Pills.

She cares

"How would you want to go away from here, Elerna?"

Away from here? Away? Here? Not be here?

But how?

I'm here because... well I'm here now, that's all I remember. I'm here. But I can be out?

Rayne... maybe?

"B-b-but," I start but can't finish. It's so fucking hard to talk.

I stutter and it's better not to talk.

Much nicer.

And quieter.

And simpler.

"But what, Elerna? Don't I care about you? Of course I do, so why is there a but?"

She does. She really does.

"I-I-I-I... sorry."

She smiled and bent down, smoothing my hair carefully down. It didn't make much of a difference; it was messy and tangled.

"It's okay, Elerna. But do you want to get out of here, just the two of us? You're like my own daughter. I care for you. I want to take you away from here and care for you."

Away from here.

Away

What about Mikey.... where are they?

Not coming

She doesn't lie

I nodded.