The Truths that Tie.
Chapter 1.
"White."
Disclaimer:I do not own Labyrinth.
"Just tell them Sarah. If you do, you'll be able to leave here."
White washed walls surrounded her. Bright lights shone down from a tall ceiling in this tiny square room. There were no windows in this room, there wasn't much of anything in this room. The hard metal stool she sat on, the long plain white table with metal legs, and three stiff metal chairs on the other side. One which was occupied by her case worker. He was an older man, maybe in his late 60's. He was thin, a bit shorter then Sarah herself. A well kept white beard and mustache lined his wrinkled face. He was a gentle soul, who honestly wanted to help her.
"Miss Williams, please-" he started again, but was quickly interrupted when the sound of the only door in or out of the room, opened. Two more people walked into the room. One a woman with blonde hair pulled back tightly in a bun that sat high on her head her low heels clacked loudly, the sound bouncing off the walls. The other a middle aged man in a long white coat. The woman sat next to Mr. Homesly, Sarah's caseworker. The other doctor made his way over to her with a hand held machine and a hand full of wires and little white censers.
"Sarah Williams", the blonde started, "This is Doctor Shepard. He's been reviewing your case for sometime now. He is also one of the doctors you will need clearance from." Doctor Shepard gave her a fast smile and looked her over. Clad in a white long sleeved scrub top and matching white pants and shoes that all the admitted were required to wear. The cloths were ill fitting and though loose, left little breathing room making her hot quickly.
"Sarah this is your final chance to obtain release from this facility before you become permanently admitted." The blond said with a finality that Sarah didn't doubt. "Now I'll ask you once more..."
The woman read statement after statement she had typed up on her papers. She would glance up at Sarah ever few lines, but never skipped a beat reading out loud. Mr. Homesly sat with his hands clasped together tightly, staring directly at Sarah. It pained her to see the concern in the older man's eyes. Yet, there was nothing she could do. All the while Doctor Shepard stuck the annoying white censors to her temples, neck, hands and one directly over her heart. He stepped back only a step or two, leaving the wires snaking their way all over her. They all gathered into the small hand held gadget Doctor Shepard was holding. He pressed a few buttons on it and Sarah heard a 'ping'.
Sarah closed her eyes, this had all started about a year ago. Toby was now a happy 5 year old boy, who adored his older sister. Sarah was starting collage in the fall, to study theater. She still spoke with her friends from the Labyrinth every few days, through her mirror. She told Toby stories of her adventure through the Underground, and he was always happy to hear the stories over and over.
One day Toby walked in right as Hoggle appeared in the mirror. Caught by surprise, he ran out of Sarah's room and straight to his mother. When Karen heard what her son had told her, she started keeping a closer watch on Sarah. She started hearing Sarah talk to someone when she was alone in her room, like anyone was there. Toby started running ramped with the stories Sarah had told him, which upset Karen greatly. When Sarah defended herself, saying Toby should be able to pretend all he wanted, Karen believed it had gotten out of hand. She convened Sarah's father to get her into therapy.
Sarah went, and went round and round with questions from a short woman with large glasses about all the things Karen had accused her of. When the therapist suggested to Karen to keep Toby distant from Sarah as much as possible until this 'spell' passed, Sarah got angry. Things only got worse from there.
When Karen thought she still heard Sarah speaking into the Mirror like Toby told her the first time, Karen got rid of it while Sarah wasn't home. When Sarah returned to find it gone, she demanded it back at once, not knowing if there was any other way to speak to her friends again. Karen refused and Sarah shoved her during the heated argument. Karen hammed it up so well, Sarah was taken to a Mental Hospital, and Karen seemed more than happy to pay to keep her there.
It was agreed that once Sarah was cleared and stable, she would be released. But Karen had somehow got Toby to tell her all the stories Sarah had told him, which she in turn, told Sarah's doctors. She told them Sarah that belief in the stories were unhealthy, that Sarah thought they were real.
Which of course they were, but how could Sarah convince anyone of that? It was impossible. Six months she had been locked up in this place and every time they ran some sort of brainwave lie detector test on her, she failed. She thought if she could keep her breathing and heartbeat calm, she could easily pass it.
She had failed it twice. This was her last chance before they permanently kept her. Near defeat was all she felt. She couldn't convince herself it wasn't real, it was. Her friends, the Labyrinth, the Goblin King...If she told the truth, she failed, if she lied, she'd fail. How on earth was she to prove her sanity when she visited a land were nothing is at it seems and anything was possible?
She took a deep breath in as the Doctor asked the same question for a third time,
"Do you believe the adventures and stories you've told about the Underground really happened to you Sarah?
Sarah opened her eyes, and answered simply;
"Yes."
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