Why was she here, again?
The sickly green wallpaper glared back at Terese as she studied it, waiting for the receptionist to finish whatever she was doing in those files.
"Hello?"
Shouldn't she be, erm, receptioning? Desperate for some form entertainment, the girl quickly scanned the room for any way she could possibly deter the anticipated boredom. As her eye found just the right plaything, a chrome-plated ballpoint pen lying on the desk in front of her, she lit up, reached for it, and then winced at the sharp nails that now gripped her wrist. Looking up, Terese's steady blue gaze was met by the scrutinizing eyes of the receptionist. So she had finished her work…
The woman – Jane, now that her name tag was in full view – silently handed Terese a small packet of paperwork, as well as a pen, sadly not the shining, metallic, ballpoint she had noticed. No, it was felt tipped, its only desirable attribute being its colour, which was red. Terese quietly sucked on the tip as she looked over the forms.
Name: Peyton, Terese
Date of Birth: 09/22/1992
Cause for Admission: self-harm, deeply disturbed, probably something else :]
Filling out the third line, she cackled loudly, causing "Jane" to stand up as if to silence her; she stopped abruptly. Terese sifted through the rest of the admission and consent forms, supplying answers for most of the questions, some quite rudely, and doodling in the margins with her red "pen" once finished. When all space left on the forms was occupied, the girl rose, handing Jane the vandalized paperwork. The scowl at Terese's artwork was shown a wicked grin; she had made her mark.
"This way."
Terese's grin only broadened, as she was led down a brightly lit hallway. There were doors on either side of the linoleum floor, each with a number underneath the small window. What had Dave been thinking, sending her to this place? After dating her for nearly a year, didn't he at least know how her mind worked? Spending the minimum of two weeks that she had just signed herself up for could only screw with her head more than it had already been.