Hey guys! This story is by Romeo and all the little boxes are supposed to be smileys--I'm too lazy to go through and change them all. And at the end there's an outline... Sorry, but I have to finish Chapter 3 before I post it... Sorry! Chapter 2 is already posted. Sorry about the emails--as in the email addresses. I'm too lazy to go back and fix them... :D lololol. WRITE REVIEWS!

Prologue

I was special. Or so everyone says just by my appearance. But you have to remember… it's not what's on the outside that counts.

Chapter 1: In the Beginning

(like Genesis )

January 5

I got transported to a "mental asylum" last month. And it's in Australia, in a quiet, cozy little pocket of forest. It's really not what you think it would be, because when you think about it, most people freak out even more when they find that they are in the asylums (or at least a select few do) so this asylum is designed to be completely "normal" but really, it's not, at least to me (because they don't know that I really am completely sane). They have cameras everywhere! This asylum has it all. A school, houses, cabins (for those old-fashioned ones), dorms, a gym, bookstores, a department store (with all totally unfashionable clothing), and even a public restroom, which, by the way, is not so pretty… Anyway, everything seems very normal, but like I said there are cameras everywhere and those supposedly normal-looking students are actually, I guess you could say, secret agents undercover. You know, blending in, making sure that everything is okay, becoming friends with some of the kids/teens that are a bit more "challenged" than others, because some kids only let up about there real problems that they let out only at home. I don't know if it's just the fact that they're scared, or if they might even notice the cameras, but kids are quiet here, walking down the school's hallway almost normal (except for the select few who are walking down the hall paranoid with stricken faces with their "best friends"). But actually, there are more than a select few. There are a lot.

Speaking of paranoid kids, I am SO not one of them. I was a normal girl; sure I had a few problems here and there. Sure, I didn't get the best grades, but I was managing! At least I wasn't failing. Not like other kids. I am not a freak! Except for maybe that one thing. Oh well. It's really not that bad. It always goes away! That's no reason to put me here! This just keeps getting more and more complicated!

Anyway, I seriously think that just being in here is starting to drive me insane. They monitor your every move! And I'm just barely surviving clothes-wise, my best friend for life (well, one of them), Jenay, is actually sending me clothes, then I send her money in return. Okay, so maybe I don't wear Prada and Coach and Juicy, but still, I like to have what I wear a bit decent! But, I have made no friends, especially not my roommate.

I guess what they thought when pairing me with my roommate, was that a slightly normal (yet still in this asylum) person would do best with someone who looks like she's going to commit suicide by jumping from Niagara Falls! Her name is Helen, and ohmigod, is she pretty! She has beautiful coconut brown hair with round chocolate almond-shaped eyes. Her body is excellent. She could probably pull off anything. It really is too bad that she's this close to really jumping off Niagara Falls to commit suicide. Anyway, it seems like she's scared of me. Or at least, that's what it seems like from all of the paranoid looks (with a hint of horror, stir quickly, yet gently, and then pop in the oven at 425°F for about 20 minutes).

That's a crazy person for ya!